Torry Bolter

Career & Technical Education: Career Exploration

• I have a BA in Adventure Education from Prescott College in Arizona and have a strong background in experiential and project based teaching.  

• "How Smart Are You?" vs "How Are You Smart?"  The goal of the curriculum is to help students align their interests and aptitude (a natural ability to do something) with real career opportunities and skills.  We want to find what clicks with a student so their learning is strength based.  

• Students work with a partner, and together, they progress through modules that make up their lab.  At CCMS we are one of three middle schools who are utilizing this new curriculum.  

• Examples of Labs:  Introduction to Health Sciences, Criminalistics, Hospitality & Tourism Management, Home Maintenance Fundamentals and many more.  If you want to learn more about the Paxton Patterson curriculum just search it in youtube and you will find lots of videos.