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ENTRY LEVEL, TECHNICAL, AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERS RELATED TO THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT OF HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, MULTIMEDIA, AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION SERVICES.
Additional information including blank Plans of Study can be found on this Career Cluster at:
Statistics show that jobs requiring technology skills are increasing, and jobs requiring some coding ability will increase at an even more rapid pace.
- The U.S. Department of Labor projects a 12% growth from 2014-2024
- Median wage for Computer and Information Technology (IT) jobs was $81,000: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/home.htm
- STEM jobs should be on everyone’s radar:
- http://www.careerbuilder.com/advice/cool-stem-jobs-that-will-put-you-in-demand
- Data from the National Association for Woman & Information Technology with projections for future job demand.
Cyber Security Article and Links to Reports
"Phishing" is still a big problem: https://gcn.com/articles/2018/05/22/employees-spot-phishing.aspx
Connecticut will take a larger role in cyber security: https://govcyberinsider.com/articles/2018/05/07/connecticut-cybersecurity-plan.aspx
Coding and Robots can be used in academic subjects to motivate and engage students as well as build confidence.
Computer Science Teachers Association - great resources including monthly newsletters.
Computer Science Teachers Association - great resources including monthly newsletters.
Teachers can have a free account at Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) website - https://www.csteachers.org/ get articles on topics such as:
Using CS to support Math:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kara-mulder/inspiring-math-learning-t_b_11498160.html
or English:
Posters for the Classroom
Posters for the Classroom
Try an Hour of Code Activity: https://code.org/
Watch a video about learning to code:
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