TIDE Academy

Career Technical Education

Our CTE and VPA Teachers (from left)---Ms. Ghosh (Business & Marketing), Mr. Klackle (Graphic & Interactive Design/Game Design), Mr. Malpica (Computer Science) and Mr. Masuta (Art) — Our CTE and VPA Teachers (from left)---Ms. Ghosh (Graphic & Interactive Design), Mr. Klackle (Computer Science), Mr. Malpica (Graphic & Interactive Design) and Mr. Masuta (Art)

Welcome to the CTE World!

Computer Science
Graphic & Interactive Design

Career Technical Education (CTE) is a program of study that involves a multiyear sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students a pathway to postsecondary education and careers. The CTE program at TIDE Academy focuses on in-demand occupations across a variety of career pathways.

Our CTE classes at TIDE Academy are also dual-enrolled with Foothill College, allowing students to earn college credits while also earning high school credits for the same course. Taking dual enrolled courses prepares students for the transition to college by earning college credit in high school, and helps students jump ahead in their postsecondary education. Dual enrollment courses are taught in partnership with Foothill College.

TIDE Academy prepares students for STEAM careers through Computer Science or Business Marketing pathways. Two of two highly in-demand industry sectors of California's 15 Career Technical Education industry sectors.

CTE Pathways (Updated 2022-23)
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GID Pathway

CS Pathway

LINKS:

Graphic and Interactive Design (English)

Graphic and Interactive Design (Spanish)

Computer Science (English)

Computer Science (Spanish)

Student Work - Computer Science
Traverse a 2D Maze
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Write a program to run through the course. You should set your Shpero Bolt down at the starting line and when you run your program your robot needs to figure out what direction is North (using the compass) and all instructions should be based on that collaboration.

RULES

Your robot must start behind the starting line
Your robot must go past the finish line
Your robot must not go outside the tape between the start and finish line (on the tape is okay)
Your program should be autonomous once your robot has been placed at the starting line
Run your program
- Use the compass to calibrate the direction
- Use as many commands as you need to complete the course
Test your program, fix and re-run your program

JavaScript Block Code used for assignment

Computer Programming JavaScript Blocks at TIDE Academy

Student Work - Computer Science
Robot Swimming
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Assignment:

Write a program for your robot to swim around the cones. Your Sphero Bolt needs to start in the designated area then it needs to swim around the cones in figure eight, and return back to the starting area.

REQUIREMENTS

Robot/program should be autonomous.
Run your program
- You could use the compass or alignment tool to calibrate the direction
- Use as many commands as you need to complete the course
Test your program, fix and re-run your program

JavaScript Block Code used for assignment