By Rosalind Russell – Technology teachers in Rainbow Schools are engaging in ongoing training to support student learning on industry-standard equipment installed in technology classrooms in Espanola, Manitoulin Island and Sudbury.
Education director Bruce Bourget says the training is provided by the Canadian Tooling and Manufacturing Association and the Ontario Council of Technology Educators, as part of the “Career-Ready with CTMA” Program.
He says earlier this month, during a four-day workshop in Sudbury, teachers gained hands-on experience with all kinds of machinery including robotics kits, conventional engine lathes and milling machines and more.
Bourget says teachers will bring more hands-on learning experiences into the classroom for the benefit of students, who in turn, are using the machinery and tools used in industry.
He adds students are being introduced to the trades at a younger age and are now required to take one broad-based technology education course in Grades 9 or 10 and can pursue trades related courses in Grades 11 and 12 as they prepare for apprenticeships, college, university or the world of work.
Photos: Tech 4-Gabriel Keresztesi, a technology teacher at Espanola High School, checks the specifications before using the Tormach XS to print.
Tech 5 : Technology educators from Rainbow District School Board, including, front, from left, Brent Coulas of Lockerby Composite School, and Gabriel Keresztesi and Chad Petrenko of Espanola High School participated in tech training along with instructors Kevin Lee, back, left, and David Lewis, Program Manager of Career-Ready with CTMA: Expanding Opportunities program and Past Chair of the Ontario Council for Technology Education (OCTE).
Tech 6: Chad Petrenko of Espanola High School continues to grow his skills using Fusion.
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