2021-2022 BIT Highlights

Spring 2021

Congratulations to CTE IT Instructional Support Specialist Dr. Nadine Leblanc for being selected to present her Journey to Justice: Engagement of the Need for Critical Educators and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in the Classroom work during the 2021 Illinois Career Connections Conference on April 23, 2021. Conference themes are centered on equity, CTE stakeholder outreach and collaboration, and the integration of CTE and core academics. We look forward to your session, Dr. Leblanc, and the continued powerful impact of your life’s work on CTE teachers and students. #CTEProud

Congratulations to CTE Business Instructional Support Specialist Troy Meinders for being selected to co-present his collaborative SEL work with Dr. Nadine Leblanc during the 2021 Illinois Career Connections Conference on April 23, 2021. Conference themes are centered on equity, CTE stakeholder outreach and collaboration, and the integration of CTE and core academics. We look forward to your session, Troy Meinders, and the continued powerful impact of your life’s work on the social and emotional development of students. #CTEProud

Winter 2020/2021

CTE Entrepreneurship Students Earn ESB Industry Certification

We want to send a special #CTEProud shoutout to Entrepreneurship teacher Calvin Clark for already leading four of his students in March 2020 to success with the Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) certification. The earned credential provides students with increased industry access, and three semester college credits in Business Information Technology or Business Administration within the baccalaureate/associate degree category. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of the following CTE Entrepreneurship students:

*Huzayfa, Mohammed *Opadotun, Omogbolahan, *Muyenzi, Patrick *Mendez, Rubi

CTE IT Students Design and Develop Intranet Site for Minds Matter Chicago 💻

Minds Matter Chicago, a national college access non-profit with chapters across the country, hired Von Steuben Metropolitan High School CTE IT students to revise its intranet (internal website). This was no small task! Seniors Camille Nono (Project Manager), Felomina Antolin, Lorena Ramirez, and Vinsline Voltaire, with the support of teacher Mr. Andres Hernandez, collaborated on both programming and new design. They met weekly to workshop the design and incorporate feedback from their client. Von students gained invaluable experience communicating with clients, listening to their needs, and translating the vision into a practical, usable website that will be used for years to come amongst members of Minds Matter Chicago. CTE students have the skills to gain employment and create real-world products. Thank you to CTE Health, Education, Law, and Personal Care (HELP) Cluster Manager Rhonda Bell for providing such a wonderful opportunity for our students to apply and showcase what they are learning in their CTE programs. Great work team! #CTEProud

Big CTE shoutouts to Theresa Mathis (@South Shore) and Calvin Clark (@Sullivan) for leading their students to success at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Competition in January 2021. Many CTE Entrepreneurship students walked away with first and second place awards - automatically qualifying them for participation in the statewide competition in March 2021. #CTEProud

CTE Web Development Students Earn MTA Industry Certification

We want to send a special #CTEProud shoutout to Web Development teacher Timothy Graham for leading five of his students in January 2021 to success with Microsoft’s Technology Associate (MTA) certification in HTML and CSS. The earned credential provides students with increased industry access, and two semester college credits in introduction to HTML or introduction to web design courses within the baccalaureate/associate degree category. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of the following CTE Web students:

* Jeremy Battung * Jalen Davis * Beyoncee Lopez * Yasmin Pintor * Shaun Shannon

Congratulations to Calvin Clark (@Sullivan) for being selected as Business Teacher of the Month for December 2020. Calvin consistently connects with BIT Cluster Team members to provide his students with engaging and valuable work-based learning and career and technical student organization (CTSO) experiences. We are SO proud of you!

Fall 2020

Within the BIT Cluster, our partners become members of our family, as they provide essential Business and IT opportunities and supports that contribute to the success of our teachers and students. On November 18^th, we were proud to honor the following four partners for their outstanding support: Certiport, Cengage, Important Little Games, and Junior Achievement. During the hour-long virtual event, words of appreciation from teachers and students were shared with partners. BIT students from Curie, South Shore, Von Steuben, and Whitney Young shared about the impact that their engagement with partners (through internship experiences) has contributed to their Business and IT interests, and solidified their academic and career pursuits in the disciplines. Each featured partner was presented with a certificate of appreciation, and given an opportunity to express their gratitude for being part of the family. It was truly a memorable event, and one we plan to continue quarterly – as we show some more ‘partner love’.

CTE Web Development Students Earn MTA Industry Certification

We want to send a special #CTEProud shoutout to Web Development teacher Mohammed Ikrammullah for leading 25 of his students in November 2020 to success with Microsoft’s Technology Associate (MTA) certification in HTML and CSS. The earned credential provides students with increased industry access, and two semester college credits in introduction to HTML or introduction to web design courses within the baccalaureate/associate degree category. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of the following CTE Web students:

*Alvarez, Abel *Apreutesei, George *Camacho, Dayanara *Castulo, Julio *Duplechin, Isabella *Escobedo, Luis *Espinoza Flores, Maria *Greer, Anthony *Gutierrez, Jesus *Hernandez, Melany *Jeba, Jobaida *John-Miller, Bariture *Kando, Joseph *Khalid, Roshaan *Luu, Brian *Mammadova, Emiliya *Nasir, Khansa *Phan, Cindy *Quach, Lana *Samatov, Maksatbek *Soto, Kevin *Topic, Denis *Vargas, Jerahmeel *Vo, Paul *Zapien, Daniel

Congratulations to Theresa Mathis (@South Shore) for being selected as Business Teacher of the Month for October 2020. Theresa goes to great lengths to provide her students with relevant and exceptional industry and partner engagement opportunities. We are SO proud of you!
We want to extend a heartfelt CTE congratulations to 2020 Von Steuben CTE Web Development graduate Emily Aguilar for securing employment maintaining the computer network in the dormitory of the university that she now attends. While she was a CTE student, Emily won the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Award, and earned four certifications. The training and support that Emily received in her CTE IT Web Development program from Mr. Andres Hernandez; her CS experience; Tech Crew participation and service; and earned certifications contributed to her success. We are SO proud of you, Emily, and we look forward to hearing more about your accomplishments. #CTEProud
Congratulations to Melissa Muro (@Taft) and Carol Uhl-Alba (@Whitney Young) for being selected as Business Teachers of the Month for September 2020. Melissa and Carol have shown remarkable dedication to providing their students opportunities to earn Business and Finance credentials and certifications last school year. We are SO proud of you!

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