COLLEGE READINESS TOOLKIT
During the month of October, you should have received information regarding the Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium offering all Tech Prep juniors the opportunity to take the A+dvancer College Readiness diagnostic exam. Exams are available in the following areas:
- Arithmetic
- Elementary Algebra
- Reading Comprehension
- Sentence Skills
These exams can be taken outside of class and are not required to be completed in one session. Students may login and complete as much of an exam as they have time for, then logout and resume at another time. Once the exam is complete, students will receive a report listing areas they have mastered and areas they need assistance in. Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium does not offer the self-learning companion associated with A+dvancer exams, but MVTPC does have several resources available in the toolbox on our website at www.mvtechprep.org/resources/collegetoolkit/.
Please keep in mind the following when deciding if juniors should take the A+dvancer exam:
- No cost to the student or school; Miami Valley Tech Prep will pick up the cost
- More than a third of all students enrolling into college enroll into remedial courses (42% of first year students entering two-year colleges)
- Students who begin college in remedial courses are less likely to persist and graduate
- The Sinclair Tech Prep Scholarship does not cover developmental courses.
- Testing is available 24/7 online, and students can test anytime, from any location with Internet access.
If you are interested in having your students take the A+dvancer College Readiness diagnostic exam or if you have any questions, please email Julie Wheeler at julie.wheeler@sinclair.edu or call at (937) 512-2406.
WOMEN IN STEM
On December 1, professional engineers from Miami Valley Hospital, the city of Dayton, and Barge Waggoner visited Centerville and Miamisburg High Schools for Women in STEM Careers sessions. Engineers from the city of Dayton, the Ohio EPA, and Shook Construction visited Thurgood Marshall and Jefferson Township High Schools on December 8. Over 160 sophomore girls at the four high schools heard about STEM careers and Tech Prep opportunities. The program was based on www.engineeryourlife.org, an NSF-supported Women in STEM program.
Would you like the Women in STEM program to visit your school next year? Contact Beverly Smith, engineering pathway manager, to sign up.
Pictures from the event: 1, 2.
JUNIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ORIENTATION
On Wednesday, 20 juniors from Miamisburg High School attended Tech Prep junior orientation at Sinclair. Jennifer Wise led students to the river to test water samples. Speakers included a representative from Shawnee State and Harold OConnell, EPA water manager and SCC adjunct faculty member, who discussed environmental careers in the public and private sectors. Pictures from the event: 1, 2, 3, 4.
THE GREAT TECH PREP BRIDGE BUILDING CONTEST
Sixty Tech Prep Construction juniors from Miami Valley CTC and Ponitz CTC visited Sinclair on Friday, December 4 for their junior orientation, The Great Tech Prep Bridge Building contest. Members of the winning team were Jim Meyers (MVCTC), Cody Johnson (MVCTC), and Daran Cash(PCTC). Second place was captured by the two person team of Jake McKay and Casey Barber, both of MVCTC. Third place went to DeMarkco Wells (PCTC), Jordan Hunt (MVCTC), and Marcus Denlinger (MVCTC).
Pictures from the event: 1, 2.
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