Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District - Career & Technical Education (CTE)

Career & Technical Education (CTE)

Dr. Helms' speaks to students at the Stanford School of Medicine Helm's Lab

Students in the CTE Patient Care Pathway learn how to identify gum tissue at Stanford

Students visiting Stanford School of Medicine

Students in Robotics 1 learn how to use a drill with Instructor Stephen Hine

Students in Ms. Fambrini's Culinary Class at LAHS learn about Food Safety

Freestyle Academy 3-D Printer Projects in 3-D!

Freestyle Academy Digital Design 3-D Printer Projects

CTE Teacher Adam Anderson works with Looking up Arts Community Project

Looking up Arts Lantern Project

Patient Care Pathway Students Visiting Stanford

Looking up Arts Collaborative Project LAHS Manufacturing and Product Design

Students from LAHS Engineering visit Dexterity Inc. in Redwood City

Culinary Teacher Patti Fambrini hosts Executive Chefs during STEAM week

STEAM week @ LAHS

Mr. Sanford Irwin III Business Teacher and Future DECA Business Club

New Engineering Certification Labs

MVHS CTE Department Team Building

Walking Vocabulary Architecture Field Trip Scavenger Hunt

Students in CTE Architecture pathway showcase barge projects

Students Learn plumbing at AVHS CTE Lab

Dr. Curtis Smith explains Industry Certifications during CTE Career Fair

Students start to earn OSHA-10 Industry Certifications

Engineering Students showcase Projects with Industry Judges

LAHS CTE Students visit Tesla

MVLA CTE Partners with Stanford Dept. Of Surgery, Dr. Jill Helms and Team

LAHS 8th Grade Parent Night CTE Presentation LAHS, Mr. Stephen Hine

Nuro visits MVLA

Nuro WBL Presentation

SVCTE Site Visit Fire Science

LAHS Students Attend Green Careers Field Trip

WBL Work Based Learning Engineering Panel Presentation MVHS

Students Attend SVCTE

MVLA Foundation Phone-A-Thon, Have you made your donation to support CTE?

LAHS Robotics Team Wins! Next Stop, TEXAS!

CTE WBL (Work Based Learning) Presentation Speaker Panel

CTE Engineering Students learn from Industry Experts

Students Learn about CTE During Career Fair

CTE Teacher Tom Chang at CTE Career Fair

AP Heather Morelli, Program Specialist Amber Woodward, and AP Fabian Morales present on Dual Enrollment at Foothill College's DE Summit & Dr. Meyer Speaking on behalf of MVLA CTE/DE.

AVHS Teacher B Filbert Attends San Jose High School Exploratory CTE Learning Trip

Dr. Lynette Gillson will be presenting with NOMAD on Work Based Learning

Student A.C. is awarded CTE Engineering Scholarship from CALCP, Student of CTE Teacher Ly Nguyen

Students Attending Skills USA Competition, Mr. Brendan Dilloughery MVHS CTE Dept. Coordinator

LAHS Student preparing dessert for Culinary Competition

Coming soon to CTE @ Alta Vista High School

Culinary Competition

Students from LAHS at 1st Annual Battle of the Schools Culinary Competition

Career Guide

Guía de Carreras

what is CTE?

Career Technical Education classes give students an opportunity to explore specific career pathways while discovering the real-world application of the knowledge and skills learned in core subjects. Career Technical Education classes also deeply expose students in practical skills, problem solving, creativity, and team building. These "soft" skills are the skills the current job market and industry demands of future applicants to be competitive in today's global workplace.

In Career Technical Education classes, students use math to design buildings, build sets, build robots, and create code. They use artistic skills to prepare meals, design cities, create graphics, web designs and presentations from films to theater productions. They use reading and writing skills to produce multimedia publications, evaluate architectural styles, and develop storylines for student-produced videos. They use science to solve ecological problems and plan sustainable cities and resources of the future. They study history, and use what we have learned from our past, to plan for our future. Career and Technical Education classes are the future. One size does not fit all, and we have to answer the demand of our community and industry to produce the job force that is needed in the 21st century.

While many of our Career Technical Education programs may provide students options for entry level employment, most students complete Career Technical Education courses with an understanding of the next steps they need to take on their career paths, whether it is continuing on to college for a degree or job-related certificate or applying to local apprenticeship programs where they can master a craft as they earn a living.

With a varied set of program offerings, Career Technical Education classes prepare students to be successful in life after high school.

CTE AT MVLA

MVLA CTE programs and services allow all students to graduate from high school prepared to succeed in the workplace and at the post secondary level. The MVLA Foundation is proud to provide funding for the district's CTE Program

Specialist.

Amber Woodward is the CTE Program Specialist for MVLA. She works with students, administrators, CTE teachers, and outside industry to create and support various pathways and learning opportunities for our students.

To learn more about CTE, you may contact:

Amber Woodward, *CTE & Dual Enrollment Program Support Specialist

Phone: (650) 940-4650, ext. 7080
Email: amber.woodward@mvla.net

*Funded by the MVLA Foundation