Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools

Other months were recorded, but Andrew ended up in hospital for a while and the episodes were not edited. Please enjoy the final episode with Andrew, Dave, and Dan.

Dan, Dave, and myself catch up on what's new and how the holidays were for us all. We hear from 3 of the students of the month for January, and some sporting events from Angeliz Sara.Welcome back, everyone!

Wishing all of our bulldog family a happy and healthy Holiday Season. Best wishes from, Dan, Dave and Andrew

Dan, Dave and I talk about the school clubs. We hear from Rachel Dewey's students (the Rho Kappa students) and their fun history lesson on Halloween. Tenaya Bascum informs us about her new role as student activities coordinator with PCTI.

Welcome back to a brand new school year! 2021 to 2022

It's that time of year again! and WHAT a year it has been. In today's show I have both principles, Mr.Johnson and Mr. Garcia as talk about the year that was and their plans for the summer. We hear from Dave, Dan and Andrew and a few of the Graphic Design Seniors, (Camila, Diana, Margaret, Jamie and Mauricio) as they reflect deeply on 2020 - 2021  at PCTVS.

The end of the year is nearly upon us. In today's show we hear from Dan, Dave, myself and The students of Ti, Victoria Mistretta, Fahil Hussain and Santiago Munera as they talk about mental health. Plus we hear a few of the positive affirmations that we have been sharing on our social media. We also talk with May student of the month, Roohan Patel.

A great show for you today with Principle, Mr. Garcia, Culinary instructor Anthony Capo and his students entering the NASA HUNCH Mission. I am joined with David and Dad and the students from Ti and their thoughts about peer pressure.

Dan Ambrose, David Christie and myself talk about some of the issues we deal with on a weekly basis and the new school schedule. The students from Rho Kappa talk about National  Women's month. Finally, we hear from the 2 students of the month, Misty Skupienski and Jia Xuan Zhang, for March. Since the show got a little long, we moved the March conversation with the students of Ti to the April podcast.

An incredible podcast for you today. We have a list of names coming this week on the 3 missing episode summaries. But in today's show we celebrate CTE month at PCTVS with students taking over the podcast. We hear some black history month facts, and hear about why some of the students got started in the CTE areas that they have.

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In this episode, we hear from many of the amazing students from PCTVS, as they let us know what they are thankful for. We also hear from Mr.Garcia as he responds to some of the questions from students. A much later episode, as logistics of sitting with individuals, is almost impossible at times, as we go through this pandemic teaching remotely on occasion.For the first time, we also hear from a deaf student, Kimberly Laveriano, an amazing young lady that is in Digital Media class. When I can grab the file from school, I will place the text version into the show notes, of what Kimberly tells us in this podcast, so Kimberly can also read her part in this awesome episode.When I get back into class, I will double-check the names of the contributors below.In this episode, we have: Daniel Ambrose, Maureen Wacha, Principle Antonio Garcia, Principle Joaquim Johnson, Billy Vacca, Andrew JonesStudents: Kimberly Laveriano, Andres Fuentes, Elizabeth Hervias, Jennifer Priegue, Leslie Martinez, Jamie Kivelier, Camila Vasquez, Margaret Dela Cruz, Fiona Solter, Kenneth Tello, Vincent Colella, Ashley Matos, Jaylen Rizzo, Nathan Bavaro, Katherine Jiminez, Anazuy Guzman, and Emily Javier.Students of the Month: Grace Tang and Shahriyar AhmedIn a show such as this, we truly begin to see who it is we are teaching and guiding in life. A peek behind the curtain into the heart of these young adults, as they make ready to step into the next phase of their lives. It is my honor to have spent a little time with all of you.  Giving you maybe a little more direction, a little more understanding of what it is you want to pursue in your lifetime. - Jones

October and November's podcast is extremely late due to the logistics of living in a pandemic, remote learning environment. In October's show, we talk with Bill Vacca about the annual car show, Joaquim Johnson, and what's going on at the STEM Academy, Daniel Ambrose, Maureen Wacha, and myself, Andrew Jones. We also hear from several of my students from the Digital Media elective class and my Senior' Graphic Design class, In this episode, we hear from Jamie Kivelier, Margaret Dela Cruz, and Aidan Strungis. If YOU are a student or teacher and go to PCTVS and want to be a part of the show, contact me at ajones@pcti.tec.nj.usHot on the tail of the October show, we have a Thanksgiving podcast currently being edited. We will be hearing from Mr. Garcia, the principal of PCTI. He addresses a number of questions both parents and students alike have about how the school is handling the pandemic. So stay tuned for the November show being released in a few days from now.

Maureen Wacha, Daniel Ambrose, and Andrew Jones Host the PCTVS Podcast. Introducing a few words from our new school principal, Mr. Antion Garcia.Mr. Garcia is welcomed aboard as the brand new principle of PCTI. We talk about his thoughts for the future and a little about how he got to where he is today. We also welcome Maureen Wacha as a new voice with the show, to help give another perspective to our podcast.With a difficult year ahead of us, we talk about some of the positives that are coming out of all of this.

A massive thank you to the following individuals. Including Diana. C. Lobosco, Dr. Michael Parent, Sandy Woods. Thank you to the contributors, Aaliyah Rodriguez, Alima Pudup, Ahmed Ramadan, Amira Eldesouky, Arfa Ahmed, Ashley White, Ayah Ibrahim, Cayla Brodeur, Denise Puello, Eboni Bugg, Fatima Ramirez, Gianna Kelson, Grace Boonstra, Irene Olaya, Jamisin Saracino, Jennifer Limekiller, Jordyn Grier Parham, Katrina Minnett, Kayla Yepez, Kim Prinzo, Kimberly Crawford, Mehreen Ahmed, Nicole Candiotti Bustamante, Nicole Sandoval, Penny Roman, Raja Dawson, Renee Angello, Sabrina Vazquez, Sharifa Aktar, Symran Lall, Tenaya Bascomb, Tyra Davila, Veronica Martinez, Yalaisa Mejia, Bob Costa, Briana Diaz, Danielle Krehel, Lynn Quinn, Michaela Schwab, Naraly De Rosa Mercedes, Sebastian Carrasco, york lam, Ashley White, Kebra RettenbergDon't miss the youtube virtual graduation also, at 6 pm today (June 16th)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e0nNlwG-nk

In this episode, we hear from some of our students on how they are handling life during the pandemic. Thank you to Alexander Ontaneda, Courtney Post, Julia Zukofsky, and Michael Todoroff.We talk with Jennine LaCorte about the virtual wellness day and motivational speaker, Michael Arterberry about the work he does and how he works with schools and their students to give encouragement and drive during dark times.If you like Michael's message, here is how you can contact him.www.michaelarterberry.com and www.youthvoicescenter.org Some of the topics that I discuss in my messages, workshops and in my book include:"Be the Driver of Your Car, not the Passenger""No Regrets""How do you want to be remembered?""Shake the Dirt""Change is in the Show Up"https://www.facebook.com/michael.arterberry/https://www.facebook.com/YouthVoicesCenter/https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelarterberry/

We talk with the cast of the Wizard of Oz, Denise Puello (Dorothy), Justin D'Alesandro (Tinman), Christina Cinque (Scarecrow), and Javier Martinez (Lion), as well as Emily Villar (Stage Manager). We also talk with Tracy Espiritu and Javier Rabelo from the Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy. And as always, Dan and Sarah.

We hear from Sandy Woods, Director of Communications, about CTE month. We also hear from Lynn Quinn, Theater Instructor, about the spectacular play coming  on March 27th and 28th. We also hear from Julissa Rodriguez, Instructional Technology Coach, who shares how she can assist us in becoming more effective teachers by using the technology that is available to us within the school.