Hello. I'd like to welcome you to a
presentation on the
magnet programs available at Parkville
High School.
At Parkville High School, we are very
proud of our academic successes.
Here you'll see a list of some of the
highlights of our magnet students from
last year,
including an amazing AP pass rate, a
National Merit Scholarship winner,
and acceptance into many ivy league
schools.
At Parkville High School, we know that
creativity
and academic success go hand in hand.
We at Parkville High School offer many
fine arts groups,
musical performance groups, as well as
theater performance groups,
and we encourage all of our magnet
students to participate in these.
Though Parkville High School is a magnet
school, it offers all of the same sports
and extracurriculars as general
population schools.
Parkville High School offers a variety
of sports and extracurricular activities
including football, basketball, and
lacrosse.
We are incrowd, incredibly proud of the
success that our Knights have both in
the classroom and outside of the
classroom.
Last year, our football team made it to
the state
semifinals, and our basketball team made
it to the state quarterfinals before
playoffs
had been postponed. Parkville High School
also offers a JROTC program,
uh, for those students who are interested
in entering the military
upon completion of their
high school
coursework.
Here you'll see the list of magnet
pathway options available at Parkville
High School
and the required course load for each of
them. You'll see that our magnet pathways
include Computer Science, Interactive
Media Production,
CISCO Cyber Security, Project Lead The
Way,
and the Teacher Academy of Maryland.
Students must select one of these
pathways upon
being accepted into our magnet program.
What you'll notice is
for each of the pathways only one or two
courses are required
for each academic year.  This means that
students can still participate in things
like the band,
dance, and other electives,
including JROTC.
We want students at Parkville High
School to still
be able to pursue their interests.
We are now going to have the program
directors for each of the five different
magnet pathways
briefly describe some of the highlights,
coursework,
and expectations for their magnet
program.
At Parkville High School, we take
Computer Science very seriously.
Our program is taught by instructors
that are not only certified in computer
science but in many cases, have a
computer science degree.
We understand that computer science is
more than coding;
it's about problem solving in a
technologically-focused world.
That's why we begin our program by
training our students to become more
efficient problem solvers, many times
helping them learn how to think outside
of the box.
Coming from the industry we know the
importance of collaboration
and embrace the power of working
together. Computer science innovation
doesn't happen from a single individual
coding in some dark basement.
It comes from creative minds working
towards a common goal.
We also know that computer science has
applications in just about every field
of study.
That is why we allow our students to
choose what they create
and what field interests them. We mentor
these students and provide resources and
direction to help them meet their
individual goals.
Computer science jobs are the fastest
growing across the globe.
We want our students to tap into this
potential, not only because there's
great opportunity for them but also
because we need more trained computer
scientists for us to succeed as a
society.
We help our students explore the many
interesting computer science careers
out there and providing them resources
to make connections for the future.
All of our students begin our program
developing websites
using the same software that is used in
the industry. Our students create
legitimate websites as freshmen
and many of them have even published and
gone on to earn money from their
creations.
Even if they do not earn money from
their creation, students learn the tools
that will eventually help them build a
very attractive portfolio.
Our students spend the majority of the
program learning software engineering
or programming. At Parkville, we know the
importance of allowing our students to
apply their knowledge to creation
and innovation. That is why we often have
our students use their programming
knowledge to create
mobile apps. They learn how to create
legitimate applications that address
real needs and interests of actual
consumers.
It's not unusual for our students to
create something that eventually becomes
published
and used in the real world. That is what
Computer Science program at Parkville is
all about--
creativity, innovation, and empowerment.
Thank you for your interest in the IMP
program at Parkville High School.
By the way, IMP is simply a shorter way
to say Interactive Media Production and
we will continue to abbreviate it for
this presentation.
The fact that it's both a CTE and magnet
pathway makes IMP a very special program
that's designed to focus on computer
science as a design pathway.
Thinking of IMP students as digital
artists is very important because that
is the focus of the program.
It's built around real world projects
and gives students the opportunity to
earn both college credit
and a industry level certification
before they graduate high school.
Parkville's IMP students have the
opportunity to work with the latest and
greatest in both software and hardware.
We focus on the Adobe Creative Cloud,
Fusion, ,Audacity, and many other software
programs
and the hardware could not be better. Our
computer lab was just updated in the
summer of 2020--very exciting.
We also have active pens that work with
student devices, Cintiq active displays,
DSLRs, other cameras, high resolution
scanners,
microphones, and portable digital audio
recorders.
IMP 1 is of course the gateway to the
IMP program
and it's all about exploring the world
of digital art. The idea of taking
traditional art making and extending
into the digital realm using all that
wonderful software,
developing skills and design, composition,
rendering, and animation,
and learning to create your own personal
voice in the graphics lab.
In IMP 2, we build on what you learn in
IMP 1, 
continuing to explore deeper into the
software, possibly some new programs,
new applications, getting deeper into the
world of graphics, animation, and video,
gaining a deeper understanding again of
all the Adobe CC software,
plus other apps, learning the hardware a
little better,
working on project planning and workflow,
and developing complex artistic
solutions
to authentic challenges. The goal of IMP 3
is to provide students with the
experience of what it's like to be a
real world graphic designer,
starting with creating their own brand
as a design company
and then working through that persona to
take on the role of a professional
graphic designer,
working with clients and other
collaborators
to mimic what it's like in the real
world to do things like meet deadlines,
manage budgets, and deal with client
expectations
and critiques in the process.
They create some amazing artworks that
add to their portfolio
and help develop their critical thinking
and problem solving skills.
By the time students arrive in IMP 4,
they have had years to develop an
impressive array of artwork and
marketable
skills that they are now ready to
present to the world beyond high school.
Throughout the year they work
independently and collaboratively
on highlights such as designing their
own video game
but focus mainly on developing a
professional portfolio that will enable
themselves to present their work to
colleges and prospective employers.
We hope you enjoyed this presentation
and are as excited about Parkville's IMP
program as we are.
Please reach out if you have any
questions and we look forward to working
with you.
The Project Lead The Way Engineering
program at Parkville High School is a
program where students learn
and apply science, technology, engineering,
and mathematical principles
to solve real-world problems in a
project-based, hands-on curriculum.
Students implement the design process to
solve a variety of real-world challenges
while gaining 21st century essential
skills,
such as collaboration, time management,
data-driven decision-making,
iteration, and coping with failure and
presentation skills that colleges
employers are looking for
in a globally competitive candidate. Upon
completion of the PHS
PLTW program students can earn college
credit,
will be prepared for professional
certification exams in CAD modeling,
and will have access to a network of
colleges looking
for PLTW completers.
PLTW at PHS is a five course engineering
program
offered over the four years you will
spend with Parkville High School.
In the ninth grade ,you will be enrolled
in a foundational course called
Introduction to Engineering Design
or IED.
Students are introduced to the
engineering profession and
the engineering design process, which is
the iterative method engineers are using
today
to solve real-world problems through
both
individual and collaborative team
activities and projects.
Students will solve problems as they
practice common engineering design and
development protocols
such as project management and peer
review.
Students will develop skill in technical
representation and documentation of
design solutions
according to accepted technical
standards and
they will use current 3D design and
modeling software
to represent and communicate those
solutions.
In the second year of the program,
students will take two courses
the first, Principles of Engineering or POE.
POE is a survey course that exposes
students to some of the major concepts
that they will encounter
in a post-secondary engineering course
of study.
Through problems that engage and
challenge, students explore a broad range
of engineering topics including
mechanisms,
the strength of materials and structures,
automation,
and kinematics. The second course
of their sophomore year is called
Digital Electronics.
In Digital Electronics, students learn
the digital circuit design process
used to create circuits and present
solutions
that can improve people's lives. The
major focus of the Eigital Electronics
course
is to expose students to the design
process
of combinational and sequential logic
design, teamwork, communication methods,
engineering standards,
and technical documentation. Additionally,
students will gain knowledge in
analyzing designing
and building a number of digital
electronic circuits.
The third year the program brings the
students to a course called Computer
Integrated Manufacturing, 
or CIM.
Students learn about manufacturing,
processes, product design,
robotics, and automation. Students develop
their knowledge and skills of computer
aid design and manufacturing
to produce products using a computer
numerical controlled
mill, more commonly referred to as a CNC
machine. The course deepens the skills
and knowledge of an engineering student
within the context of efficiency.
Students build upon their computer aid
design experiences
using computer-aided manufacturing
software,
or CAM. CAM software transforms a digital
design
into a program that a CNC machine
uses to transform a block of raw
material
into a product designed by the student
themselves.
The final course typically offered in
the senior year
is Engineering Design and Development, or
EDD. EDD is an open-ended
engineering research course in which
students work in
teams to design and develop an original
solution to a well-defined
and justified open-ended problem by
applying an engineering design
process. The knowledge and skills
students acquire throughout the PLTW
engineering program come together in EDD
as they identify an issue and then
research
design and test the solution, ultimately
presenting
this solution to a panel of engineers
at the end of the school year.
During their time with PLTW at PHS,
students will also interact with several
industry grade
software programs. They will use MultiSIM,
Robot C, Autodesk Inventor, and Logger Pro 3.
 
To enhance student learning, in addition
to their
PLTW program, students can also
participate in VEX Robotics clubs,
Skills USA, Cyber Security or Future
Business Leaders of America.
Upon completion of the PLTW program at
Parkville High School,
students could be eligible for
professional certifications
in Autodesk Inventor and CAD modeling
software,
as well as have access to a number
of college partners looking for
applicants with the skill set of the
PLTW
graduate.
Interested in working as a teacher or in
education?
Parkville offers the Teacher Academy of
Maryland magnet program.
In this program you will get a head
start on your teaching
or education career you can earn
articulated credit to statewide colleges
and universities.
You gain valuable experience in the
classroom before going to college
and you develop skills as an educator
so the program prepares our high school
students to further
education and careers in the education
profession.
We make sure that we align with the
Interstate Teacher Assessment and
Support Consortium, or InTASC) standards,
as well as Maryland Essential Dimensions
of Teaching.
The program culminates after four years
in an internship where students
integrate content and pedagogical
knowledge in an educational area of
interest in a critical shortage area
so students are essentially allowed to
do a mock student teaching placement
before even graduating high school
and gaining that experience much earlier
than those who start
a teacher program in college do.
It also offers students opportunities to
extend and apply,
apply their knowledge about teaching in
a classroom setting under the
supervision of a mentor teacher.
It requires students to prepare a
working portfolio during the internship.
What this means is students each year
will gather some of the
activities and projects that they have
worked on and put it all in one
portfolio, which is reviewed at the end
of their senior year
and is used to help them get those
articulation credits in college.
We also encourage students to take the
SAT and Praxis Core.
The program course of study for our TAM
program is over four years.
In ninth grade, students take Child and
Adolescent Development, which focuses on
physical, emotional, and psychological
development of children from
infancy through adolescence. Grade 10 is
Teaching as a Profession, where we go
over
what it means to become a teacher, what
are the requirements,
some history of education school law,
learning styles.
Grade 11 is Foundations of Curriculum
and Instruction so really focusing on
how do you plan lessons and units, how do
you look at content
and change that into something that you
can then teach to students.
And Grade 12 is that culmination where
students are doing their educational
academy internship
where they will work with a mentor
teacher in a classroom and do what is
similar to a student teaching placement
in college.
Some of the certification tests for the
program. Students can take the ParaPro.
they are recommended to take the Praxis
Core, what is now called Praxis
1 and then there are articulation
agreements, as mentioned before
at 10 Maryland universities and that
includes Towson University, Stevenson
University,
Coppin State, Morgan State, Salisbury
Hood, McDaniel, Bowie, St. Mary's,
and every year the TAM program is
working on gaining more.
We hope that this information has been
helpful and that you give the TAM
program at Parkville
your interest and consideration.
Parkville High School's magnets bus
routes
change annually. It's based upon the
location and distribution
of the current magnet students. These
buses go
to and from different high schools,
middle schools, and elementary schools
to Parkville High School and return at
the end of the day.
Families are responsible for
transportation to and from these pickup
and drop-off locations,
or they are responsible for taking their
student
to and from Parkville High School. As
more information about transportation is
collected
we will be posting our bus routes.
Currently we do not have planned any
virtual or
in-person magnet showcases. Please visit
our website
or contact our magnet office and
coordinator
for updates on our magnet showcases. This
is a great opportunity for students to
see
the work that our magnet students are
doing and
get a chance to see what our building
and teachers are like.
Magnet application cycle for the 2021 to
2022 school year.
Magnet brochures will be available on
the BCPS Magnet Programs' website
(www.tinyurl.com/bcpsmagnet)
beginning September 8th, 2020.
Magnet applications will be available on
the online application system
(www.bcpsonlineapplication/apply)
beginning at noon on September 16,
2020. Magnet applications must be
submitted through the online application
system
by 1pm on November 6, 2020.
Application information meetings--learn
more about the magnet application
process.
Saturday, September 26, 2020--choose a
session 10 am or 1 pm,
or Wednesday, September 30th, 2020--choose a session 10 a.m or 6:30 p.m.
Meetings will be held virtually. Parents
must pre-register through the magnet
programs website
(www.tinyurl.com/bcpsmagnet) to receive an email
invitation.
High school magnet assessments--please
see the BCPS Magnet Programs website
(www.tinyurl.com/bcpsmagnet)
for the most current information
regarding magnet assessments for the
high school magnet applicants.
If you have additional questions or if
you need additional information,
please feel free to visit our website
posted on this slide
or contact our magnet coordinator,
whose information and contact
information
is posted below. I really appreciate the
time you guys took to hear about our
magnet programs here at Parkville High
School.
If you're interested in any of these,
please complete the application
and look for updates on our assessment.
You will need to complete both of those
to be accepted.
We hope we can welcome you to the
Parkville family and help you reach your
potential through our magnet programs.
