Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Are you passionate about helping young adults build their workplace skills?

Francis Tuttle is hiring a part-time (29 hours/week) Work Skills Trainer for our Project SEARCH program. This position is responsible for training and supporting student interns during their on-site work rotations, assisting with job development and placement of student interns.

Benefits include partial health insurance contribution, paid leave, and 100% pension contribution into the Oklahoma Teachers' Retirement System.

Visit our website for the full job description and to apply now - https://www.francistuttle.edu/about/jobs-at-francis-tuttle

Francis Tuttle campuses will be closed this Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. We will reopen for regular hours on Monday, June 22.

Juneteenth recognizes the date when federal troops arrived in Galveston, TX on June 19, 1865 to ensure the freedom of enslaved people. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, it took more than two years for troops to reach Galveston, signaling freedom for Texas' 250,000 slaves. It was established as a federal holiday in June 2021.

Learn more about the history of Juneteenth - https://bit.ly/4omOJJQ

Week two of Summer Quest was an absolute blast!

Some amazing things campers got to do this week-

🤖 Build and program robots
🧁 Make delicious treats
🧠 Dissect a sheep brain
🎨 Create art in various mediums
🔨 Build unique pieces of furniture like stools and shelves

We can't wait to see what next week has in store! We still have a few spots available - check them out and register now - https://ftsis.francistuttle.edu/ #/sq-courses?q=

Are you looking to become a real estate professional? Our upcoming Basic Course of Real Estate will guide students through studying the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission's Code and Rules, agency and contract law, value and appraisal, and more in preparation for the state qualifying exam. The next class starts July 6!

https://ftsis.francistuttle.edu/ #/ll-courses/10005716/

When Makenna Dill first connected a tiny light-emitting diode to a breadboard at Francis Tuttle Technology Center, she didn't expect the simple exercise to change the course of her future.
While the project, completed during an electrical unit in the Engineering Academy, may have seemed simple, it sparked something bigger for Dill.

“I thought that was the most exciting thing ever,” she said.

Read more about Makenna's Francis Tuttle experience - https://www.francistuttle.edu/blog/turning-curiosity-career-path

Whether you're a new supervisor or have several years of managerial experience, we have several leadership development classes coming up this fall!

Our Leadership Development Academy will provide new supervisors the skill to properly lead their team, including topics such as communications, personality types when leading, navigating difficult conversations, and more.

For more experienced managers looking to grow their leadership skills, our Advanced Leadership Academy will touch on topics such as Emotional Intelligence and how it influences decision-making, exploring strategies for navigating workplace conflict, and leanring ways to foster trust and create clarity within goal-driven teams.

For full descriptions and schedules, or to register, visit our website now - https://bit.ly/3PSDwUG

Industry certifications are an important piece of many program at Francis Tuttle - and for Pre-Nursing students, completing the Nurse Aide (NA) certification prepares them to enter the healthcare field or pursue an adult health program.

New instructors Chelsea Cutright, Rachel Watkins, and Melissa Weingartner saw an opportunity to approach test preparation differently to make it feel more familiar for students.

They created the "Pre-Nursing Boot Camp" to help students prepare for their exams. Students received skills books with practice scenarios to work through, with each student playing a different role, including a one-on-one test with an instructor to mimic the skills state testing environment.

Their approach proved successful - with 81 of 83 students passing both portions of the exam! 🙌

Read more on the blog - https://www.francistuttle.edu/blog/pre-nursing-boot-camp-builds-confidence

Long before he started Francis Tuttle Technology Center’s Engineering Academy, Jaden Azbill was crafting paper lightsabers after watching “Star Wars.”

What started as childhood imagination developed into a passion for engineering. That interest expanded in seventh grade after Azbill took an engineering class and experimented with 3D printing. After seeing one of his early projects, his parents bought him his own 3D printer.

“I’ve always been interested in engineering and designing stuff,” shared Azbill, who completed the Engineering Academy on the Danforth Campus last month. “I’ve made all these different things, and that got me into engineering. I got a 3D printer when I was 12 years old, and I’ve made all these cool props. When I heard about an engineering program at Francis Tuttle, I jumped to sign up.”

Read more about Jaden's journey on the blog - https://www.francistuttle.edu/blog/childhood-creativity-sparks-engineering-passion

We wrapped up an amazing first week of Summer Quest today! Campers learned skills like:

- Building and coding robots
- How to set up and create videos to tell a story
- Engineering basics
- Build a babysitting business, complete with care and marketing tips

Thanks to everyone who joined us this week - we are so excited to see what Week 2 has in store!

Interested in enrolling your child in one of these camps? We still have a handful of spots available throughout June! Check out the full schedule here - https://ftsis.francistuttle.edu/ #/sq-courses?q=