Fall tech camp aims to expose eighth, ninth grade students to more career pathways

Career and technical education classes are typically known for being very hands-on, but this year, just like everything else, that has changed.

Despite that, instructors at Pima JTED are moving forward with the first ever Fall Tech Camp.

STUDENTS TO MORE CAREERPATHWAYS -- PIMA JTED ISPUTTING ON A SPECIAL EVENTTHIS MONTH.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S VERONICA ACOSTAEXPLAINS WHAT THE FALL TECHCAMP IS (AND HOW IT WILL WORK.CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONCLASSES ARE KNOWN FOR THISNAT (KIDS WORKING BEINGHANDS ON THIS YEAR JUST LIKEEVERYTHING ELSE THAT ISDIFFERENT WITH STUDENTSLEARNING REMOTELY, EVEN FORTHEIR PIMA JTED CLASSES.

SOT"IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT INTHE SENSE OF HAVING TOMANEUVER AND TWEAK THINGS TOBE MORE VIRTUALLY FRIENDLY, IGUESS YOU COULD SAY." DOCTORRAQUEL MARTIN IS ANATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND ACOMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARETECHNICIAN AT PIMA JTEDSHE'LL BE A PART OF THE FIRSTEVER FALL TECH CAMP "THESTUDENTS IN MY CLASS ARELEARNING ABOUT PHLEBOTOMY,THEY'RE GONNA BECOME EKGTECHNICIANS, THEY'RE GONNALEARN EHR, ALSO KNOWN AS EMRWHICH IS JUST PATIENTCHARTING." THE TECH CAMP WASCREATED TO EXPOSE EIGHTH ANDNINTH GRADE STUDENTS ACROSSPIMA COUNTY TO CAREER ANDTECHNICAL EDUCATION THETWO-DAY CAMP WHICH WILL TAKEPLACE ON OCTOBER 12 AND 13WILL EXPOSE STUDENTS TOMEDICAL PATHWAYS - ENGINEERINGPATHWAYS AND THE CULINARY ARTSSOT "IT'S REALLY JUST ANINTRODUCTION AND A SAMPLINGAND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL WANTMORE AND THEY'LL FIGHT ANDWHEN THEY HIT THE AGE AND GETINTO THAT GRADE LEVEL, THEY'LLTAKE ON SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMSTHAT WE HAVE." CARI BUSON ISRUNNING THE FALL TECH CAMP SHESAYS THAT ALTHOUGH IT WOULD'VEBEEN SIMPLER TO PUT THE CAMPOFF FOR ANOTHER TIMEEXPOSING STUDENTS TO NEWOPPORTUNITIES IS EXTREMELYIMPORTANT SOT "THIS KIND OFGIVES THEM AN IDEA BEFORE THEYSIGN UP FOR CLASSES, WHATTHEY'RE REALLY GETTING INTOAND THE POSSIBILITIES ANDPOTENTIAL AFTER HIGH SCHOOL TOTAKE THESE COURSES." THE FALLTECH CAMP IS AVAILABLE FOR ALLEIGHTH AND NINTH GRADERS INPIMA COUNTY.

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