Welcome+Parents!

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media type="custom" key="18932332" Hamilton Middle School is committed to teaching technology literacy skills to our students. ** The Center for Communication Technology at Hamilton Middle School (CCT-HMS) ** teaches skills that students need to know as an essential part of job readiness, citizenry, and life. Students must not only become competent in the use of technology and associated applications, they also must be able to apply their skills to practical situations.

** CCT-HMS ** is a program that was built upon the success of Hamilton's computer programs and is part of the Center for Communication Technology at Thomas Jefferson High School (CCT-TJ). Both programs are part of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) department within Denver Public Schools. CTE is designed to help students, male and female, choose a career path, pick the learning needed, build the right skills and knowledge, and get into a great job in a field they will love. Today’s generation of CTE programs are totally integrated with the academic courses needed to prepare students for College and Career success. Programs allow students the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school.

Through the **CCT-HMS** program, students have full access to two different computer strands. Depending upon a student's interest, initiative and self-motivation, **CCT-HMS**  has the potential to be one of the most advanced middle school computer programs found in the Denver area as it can lead to admittance and credit in the CCT-TJ program.

There are two teachers in the **CCT-HMS** umbrella. I teach the business side of computers including Internet research. It is my role to ensure students learn some of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR) skills that are essential for high school graduates to be prepared to enter college or the workforce and compete in the global economy. In addition, these skills are immediately usable which can help improve students' current academic success. These skills not only include the ability to communicate and organize information through project-based learning but also creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and finding and using information.

Mr. Morrow teaches keyboarding, multimedia applications, and in 8th grade time is available for completing a CCT-TJ admissions portfolio.

If you have any questions about the **CCT-HMS** program, how it feeds into the CCT-TJ program or other high schools, or about my classes please feel free to contact me at linda_count@dpsk12.org



= COMPUTER Hub - Students can practice their computer skills, work on projects or just have some fun. Monday afternoons from 3pm to 4pm in Room 24. = ="CTE imparts important academic, technical, and workplace behavior skills that are valued by employers."= = =
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