Elective Courses Mr. Conely Facilitates

Instructor Information

Designer: Gregory S. Conely, Jr.

e-mail: gregoryconely@misdmail.org ail.org

Mechatronics

In Mechatronics, students focus on an introduction to technology during the first half of the year, as they apply their knowledge in practical, hands-on, and project-based learning contexts. During the 2nd half of the year, students will create, design, and test their own mechanisms with instructional units related to flight, electronics, and robotics. These learning ventures will assist students with the integration of knowledge they'll gain from mechanical systems, electronics, and computer coding.

Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering course has been primarily designed to offer interested students an exploration of basic mechanical systems and related academic content.  During the first half of the year, students will investigate, create, and design robots to perform tasks  using sensors and motors.  Second semester tasks will focus more on the experimentation of physics concepts as it relates to how this area of science applies to robotics and engineering design.

Film

Film assists learners with understanding the many elements involved  in creating quality and professional-looking video products. As a beginner introduction to the principles of Arts, Audio/Visual Technology and Communications, learners generate commercials, write scripts, memorize parts, perfect acting quality, and learn how to analyze the anatomy of a well-recorded scene. Collaborating on short films produced by groups of learners, themselves, is the culminating course project.

STEM Careers

STEM Careers provides learners with an opportunity to discover their individual skills, qualities, and interests. Then, they explore careers related to those areas through highly interactive and collaborative projects. Frequent surveys and evaluations are combined with hands-on experiences and research into possible career pathways as they develop digital artifacts for an ePortfolio and begin investigating related future courses for their desired career direction.