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Argyle’s Magnet Focus

Graphic Design Programming through Gaming and Robotics Website Development Digital Media Production Tech Solutions Pathways for Learning

 Prepare students for more advanced tech courses  Chesapeake Bay stewardship using Photostory and Excel  Introduction to programming using Lego Mindstorm robots  Use Dreamweaver to investigate roller coasters and create a website based on science concepts  Learn art techniques using Blender  Develop 3D models using Google Sketchup ICT 6

Programming through Gaming and Robotics Programming Fundamentals  Testers and developers of video games  Incorporates math concepts  Uses Pbasic to program robotic movement  Based on modified MIT lessons Programming Concepts  Focuses on programming using Visual Basic  Write programs that utilize math equations to solve problems  JHU Robotics competition (winner of multiple categories)

Gaming and Robotics

Website Development Website Fundamentals  Research e-waste and create websites  Incorporate multimedia using Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and Audacity  Create websites based on science class content Website Design  Advanced Dreamweaver, Flash, Javascript  Create websites that meet specific client needs  Create a portfolio of their work to mimic job requirements in the workplace

Tech Solutions Innovative Minds  Application only  Units included fashion technology and artificial intelligence  Students identify and solve real world problems Designing Tech Solutions  Use 12 step design process to examine how products are developed  Use Lego Mindstorms to solve problems  Examine global and societal impacts of technology

Lego Mindstorm Robots

Graphic Design Digital Art  Use Photoshop and Illustrator  Examine different periods in Art History and utilize techniques  Create logo for company of their choosing Art 8  Studio projects examine the elements and principals of art  Print making, painting, paper collage, clay, 2D and 3D drawing  Exploration of self and art history

Finalist, MCPS 2012 Art Fair

Multimedia Lights, Camera, Literacy  Explore literary concepts  Students write scripts and create storyboards  Film scripts and use iMovie to edit and create short movies TV Production  Use TV Studio to write and produce morning announcements  Use advanced editing and recording software such as Premier Elements  Write and record Argyle Public Service Announcements

Student Produced Work

Argyle Class of 2009, Ashley Yuen  Ashley Yuen is a senior at Blair High School in the Math, Science, and Computer Science Magnet Program.  Vice President of the Blair Red Cross Club  Treasurer of the Blair Key Club  Writer for the Magnet Foundation.  Conducted breast cancer research at the National Institutes of Health  A Siemens Competition Semifinalist

A RGYLE AND THE 21 ST C ENTURY T ECHNOLOGY S TUDENT with Pat Yongpradit

T HE B IG P ICTURE : W HERE ARE THE JOBS ?

2021 The year that current 8 th graders will graduate from college

1 in every 2 STEM jobs will be in computing in 2020

$78,730 Average Salary of a Computing Professional in 2011

#1#1 Where computing job salaries rank among the top 10 fastest growing job sectors

#1#1 Where the DC area ranks in IT job hiring in the nation.

2010, 2011 Years that Money Magazine ranked Software Engineer as Best Job in America

150,000 jobs open in computing annually

100,000 Computing Degrees & Certifications annually

50,000 Jobs Unclaimed by Computing Students

19 the percentage of HS students who earned credits in Computer Science (2009)

Argyle is preparing your students to be 21 st Century Innovators.

W HAT H APPENS A FTER A RGYLE ?

Level 2: AP Computer Science Level 3 and 4: Advanced CS Research Level 1: Designing Technology Solutions At Springbrook

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Argyle: From spark to flame High School: From flame to fire College: From fire to INFERNO

PTSA We are Argyle and we are Inventing the Future Come Grow With Us