{"id":23610,"date":"2020-05-26T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=23610"},"modified":"2020-05-22T12:27:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T16:27:42","slug":"vocational-school-modifies-hands-on-learning-in-the-face-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2020\/05\/26\/vocational-school-modifies-hands-on-learning-in-the-face-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocational School Modifies Hands-On Learning in the Face of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/825904597&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"listenDetails__partialInfo\">\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo m-collapsed\">\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__content\">\n<div class=\"sc-type-small\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vocational School Modifies Hands-On Learning in the Face of COVID-19<\/strong><br \/>\nby Will Andronico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"soundTags\">\n<p>BOSTON, MA \u2014 Learning by doing for the thousands of vocational and<br \/>\ntechnical high school students across New England became a struggle due to<br \/>\nschool closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vocational high schools are<br \/>\ndifferent from the traditional public high school because they focus specifically<br \/>\non in-person, hands-on training for specific career paths ranging from<br \/>\nengineering to gastronomy.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlantic reports that Massachusetts alone is home to 56 vocational and<br \/>\ntechnical programs that prioritize practical learning alongside academia.<\/p>\n<p>However, schools\u2019 doors have closed and online learning has begun, and it\u2019s become more difficult for educators to give students the direct, practical experience they would normally receive.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, one Boston public school worked to bring that hands-on<br \/>\nexperience to students\u2019 homes. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or<br \/>\nMIT, and Madison Park Vocational Technical High School developed the Cardinal<br \/>\nWorks Program in which students use programming skills to learn to control<br \/>\nbattery-powered cars from home, the school wrote in a May 20 press release.<\/p>\n<p>MIT committed to train teachers, provide educational materials, and give to<br \/>\nMadison Park the parts necessary to build the programmable cars.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the curriculum collaboration, students at Madison Park<br \/>\ncontinued their practical education as well as academia this past semester, and<br \/>\nthe program is expected to continue this summer and in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to finding creative ways to continue students\u2019<br \/>\neducation, despite new challenges, and we are\u2026 thrilled to implement the<br \/>\nCardinal Works program at Madison Park\u201d said Kevin McCaskill, the executive<br \/>\ndirector of the high school.<\/p>\n<p>Madison Park has been a consistent innovator in education among<br \/>\nMassachusetts public schools. This year, their dual enrollment program allowed<br \/>\nfor two students to receive associate\u2019s degrees at local colleges just weeks<br \/>\nbefore their high-school graduation, according to the school\u2019s press release on<br \/>\nMay 21. The Roxbury Massachusetts Advance Post-Secondary Pathways<br \/>\nprogram, or RoxMAPP, permits students to enroll in courses at local colleges<br \/>\nwhile attending Madison Park. RoxMAPP allows students to save money on<br \/>\nfuture college courses by getting ahead in high school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoxMAPP helps students expand their horizons and experience a taste of<br \/>\nwhat\u2019s possible if they work hard and take advantage of all Madison Park has to<br \/>\noffer,\u201d McCaskill said.<\/p>\n<p>The two students, Javon Graham and Melanie Sola, will receive their<br \/>\nassociate\u2019s degrees from Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology and Bunker<br \/>\nHill Community College, respectively. Both will enroll at Northeastern University<br \/>\nthis fall, Graham for health sciences and Sola for civil engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Both students explained that the head start provided by their Madison Park<br \/>\neducation was invaluable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo other high school in Boston could have given me this opportunity,\u201d<br \/>\nSola said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__metadata\">\n<div class=\"listenInfo\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__license\">\n<div class=\"license sc-type-light\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vocational School Modifies Hands-On Learning in the Face of COVID-19 by Will Andronico BOSTON, MA \u2014 Learning by doing for the thousands of vocational and technical high school students across New England became a struggle due to school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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