Congrats Due for Teacher-Student Success

One of the great things about working at ExplorNet is the opportunity to associate with some real quality CareerTech teachers who are preparing students for lifelong success.

This fall we’ve trained more than a hundred Microsoft IT Academy teachers across North Carolina, helping them take best advantage of a wealth of resources that prepare students for certification.  I’ve heard some inspiring success stories from teachers like Chris Eudy, who passed the Word certification exam during our Charlotte MSITA workshop and immediately put his skills to work in the classroom.

“It was only after I had a firm grasp of the concepts themselves that I was able to score well and then move on to actually help a couple of students (yes, at the alternative school in Henderson County) get certified in Word,” he says. “I am proud of these students and look forward to more getting certified.”

Several Computer Engineering teachers tell me they’ve had students achieve CompTIA A+ certification.  CompTIA’s new Partner Academy program is free for schools to join, and makes it easier to get students certified with discounted test vouchers.  It’s good to hear some teachers are planning to take full advantage of that.

We had the chance to work once again with SkillsUSA and FBLA, judging competitions for both and seeing first-hand some of the quality work done by North Carolina Business Ed and Digital Media students.

NC SkillsUSA Winners in Kansas City

Congratulations are due to all those who did well in those contests, and to students in NC IT programs who won at an even higher level. Reza Mohammadi at Guilford County’s Weaver Center had a national winner in SkillsUSA competition this year.  Allison Hassard won the Telecommuncations Cabling competition in Kansas City.  And Cecil Hobbs of Wilmington’s Ashley High had students place seventh in the worldwide Cisco NetRiders competition. Andrew McCarthy and Alex Hazeltine advanced after placing first in the state.