T&I

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**Program Area Facilitator: Andy Hines (ahines@randolph.k12.nc.us)**
Welcome to the RCS Trade and Industry Wiki page. We will be using this page as a means of communication. Please use the discussion area to post questions and topics that you would like to discuss. I will be posting things throughout the semester for you to comment on and discuss. This page will also be used to give you updates and important information for your courses. You will need to visit this wiki on a regular basis in order to stay up-to-date.

__General Career Development__

 * [|Reinventing Education to Teach Creativity and Entrepreneurship]**Provides some ways for students to learn problem solving skills in the classroom


 * [|Getting Social for a Job Interview]** Provides some tips for using social media to help land a job.
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION:**


 * [|Job Interview Preparation Means Research]** Explains an important part of the pre-interview procedure.
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION:** What are three questions you would want to know about a company or business you would want to know before you interview?'


 * [|Soft Skills]** Defines soft skills are and explains why employers are looking for them.
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION:** Create a top five list of what soft skills you think are most important.


 * [|1 in 10 Young Job Hunters Rejected because of Social Media]** Explains the affect a negative social media page or website can have on potential employers.
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION:** Do you think it is ethical for employers to use social media to screen potential applicants? Explain your answer.

=__Carpentry__=
 * [|Carpentry Job Outlook]** Provides statistics for carpentry employment
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION:** Using the "//Employment of Carpenters by State Map",// explain why some of the states have a higher demand for carpenters.

=__**Masonry**__= [|__**Careers in Construction:**__ **Bricklayers**] Career profile for bricklayers.
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION:** Create a 50 word "want-ad" for a bricklayer. Include the skills, qualities and characteristics you think are important for the job.

=__**Automotive**__= __**[|Self-driving Cars now Legal in California]**__ Article talking about the future of self-driving cars.
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION:** After reading the article, how will self-driving cars affect the future of auto technicians?

====__[|'Gods' make comeback at Toyota as humans steal jobs from robots]__ Article discussing the importance of developing manual skills.====
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTION:** Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper persuading the public on your opinion of using robots in vehicle manufacturing plants.

Create/Add/Share external classroom assessments in Thinkgate
I am including two links with step-by-step directions on how to create/add an external classroom assessment and how to share(target) an assessment once you have created it. =Trade and Industry Moodle Link = Use this link to visit DPI's Moodle PLC page. [|http://moodle.learnnc.org]
 * [[file:How to Create an External Classroom Assessment.pdf]] || [[file:Target (Share) a Classroom Assessment.pdf]] ||

Pacing Guides--Updated Fall 2014

 * [[file:IT11 Introduction to Automotive Service_Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IT16 Automotive Service I_Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IT17 Automotive Service II_Pacing Guide.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:IC21 Carpentry I Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IC22 Carpentry II Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IC23 Carpentry III Pacing Guide.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:IC11 Masonry I Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IC12 Masonry II Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IC13 Masonry III Pacing Guide.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:IM31 Electronics 1 Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IM32 Electronics 2 Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IM33 Electronics 3 Pacing Guide.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:IM41 Metals Manufacturing Technology I Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IM42 Metals Manufacturing Technology II Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:IC00 Core and Sustainable Construction Pacing Guide.pdf]] ||

**Curriculum Guides and Updates**
 * [[file:Summer conference updates 2012.doc]] || [[file:Career Clusters.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:7511 Automotive Service.xls]] || [[file:7512 Automotive Brakes.xls]] ||
 * [[file:7514 Automotive Electrical.xls]] || [[file:7631-Electronics I blueprint(1).xlsx]] ||
 * [[file:7632-Electronics II blueprint(1).xlsx]] || [[file:7641 Pacing Guide.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:7642 Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:7700 Core and Sustainable Construction.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:7711 Masonry I.pdf]] || [[file:7712 Masonry II.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:7721 Carpentry I.pdf]] || [[file:7722 Carpentry II.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:7723 Carpentry III.pdf]] || [[file:7921 Pacing Guide.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:7962 Pacing Guide.pdf]] || [[file:7963 Pacing Guide.pdf]] ||

Literacy in CTE
[|LIteracy in CTE handbook]

Numeracy in CTE
[|Numeracy in CTE handbook]

SkillsUSA advisor link
[|SkillsUSA advisor link]



Randolph County Schools Career and Technical Education programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, age, or disability in its programs or activities.