MPTV Events

MPTV Community Cinema: Blueprint for Tomorrow's Education

Thursday, February 4, 2010 / 6:30 pm

This half-hour MPTV documentary takes a look at how schools, businesses and communities are partnering to prepare students for the 21st. century workplace. Innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs throughout Wisconsin are explored: Bay View High School's construction, architecture, and technology (BAT Academy); Burlington High School's BHS Chemicals Company; the Fluid Power Challenge, a fluid power technology skills competition for 8th. grade students; and the "green" garage partnership between Bradley Tech HS, Lowe's Foundation, the Helen Bader Foundation and Growing Power, an organization that grows food that grows community.

Panel:
Lauren Baker, Coordinator, Career and Technical Education for MPS.
Willie Sinclair, Bradley Tech High School Instructor.
Dr. Barbara Kopack-Hill, Burlington High School Principal.

Broadcast date for BLUEPRINT FOR TOMORROW'S EDUCATION: Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. on MPTV 10.1. See resources links below.

Parking in the underground structure is $1.00 for cinema attendees.

For more information on this film screening, contact Darlyne Haertlein, Supervisor: Outreach Services at 414-297-7518.

Links:

http://wistem.org/
The STEM education portal of the Educational Communications Board.
Wisconsin's Source for all thing STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Math)

http://beta.pltw.org/
Project Lead the Way, Igniting Imagination and Innovation Through Learning

http://www.nfpa.com/
National Fluid Power Association
organizers of the Fluid Power Challenge

http://www2.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/bayview/?q=node/225
BAT Academy, Bay View High School


http://bayviewcompass.com/archives/2696
Bay View Compass article about BAT house construction project
featured on documentary.


http://burlingtonhs.basd.k12.wi.us/<
Burlington High School (BHS) web site.

http://www2.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/new_tech/
Bradley Tech High School web site.

http://bayviewcompass.com/archives/2118
Bay View Compass article about construction of the green garage.

http://www.growingpower.org/
Home page for Growing Power, partners in green garage project.

http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=5279
WUWM story about green garage project.