East Mecklenburg Academy of Engineering Open House

What is the Academy?

Welcome to East Mecklenburg High School Rick ParkerPrincipal

What is the difference between a CTE program and the Academy of Engineering?• NAF Partnership for the Academy

• Project Lead the Way• Academy Cohorting• What is coming up later?

Academy of Engineering Partners

NAF (www.NAF.org)

The Academy of Engineering answers an acute need for engineers in this country by educating high school students in the principles of engineering, and providing content in the fields of electronics, biotech, aerospace, civil engineering, and architecture. Academies use curriculum from Project Lead The Way, Inc. (PLTW). They also benefit from support provided by National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME).http://naf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/AOE.pdf

Academy of Engineering Board Chair

Tom Fenimore Academy Senior

Duke Energy Experience Matt Enten

NAFTrackCertification

NAFTrack Certification is achieved through an online system designed to assess college and career. NAF uses a multi-method approach to assess students on a broad range of college and career readiness skills. Student perform is measured not only through end-of-course exams, but also through culminating projects and internships. Upon successful completion of NAFTrack Certification, students are eligible for NAFTrack Certified Hiring!http://naf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NAFTrack.pdf

Academy and Project Lead the Way

PLTW

• College Credit• NAFTrack• Projects

Why is this important?STEM

Academy Cohorting

What is coming up later?

April 11 at 6:00• Academy Celebration for Juniors and

Seniors• Updates about the Academy

• NEW – AP +PLTW• Starting Summer of 2016• collegeboard.org/ap-student