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2010 CTE Month Logo CTE Month 2010

February is CTE Month! This month-long celebration of CTE kicks off with National Job Shadow Day and concludes with National Entrepreneurship Week USA. This year's theme is CTE: Invest in Your Future.

CTE Month Products Are Here!
The online store is now up and running and ready for your orders! Place your orders today to make sure you have all of your resources by February. This year, ACTE put together a substantial variety of products for you to decorate, hand out, give as gifts, reward CTE teachers and supporters, and other ways. Download the official CTE Month logo or add your own to some of the products for a personal touch and to use throughout the year!

Share Your CTE Month Stories
As you celebrate CTE Month, share stories of your celebration and activities and be entered into a drawing for prizes. ACTE will select winners in three categories. You can share CTE Month celebration plans and stories by e-mailing Sabrina Kidwai. After submitting, post on the CTE Month online discussion forum and tell your colleagues the great work you're doing for CTE Month! See the CTE Month page for more information.

Help spread the word and download the CTE Month 2010 screen saver.

Video PSA Contest Winners Announced
This fall, ACTE held its third annual video public service announcement contest for secondary and postsecondary CTE students. This year’s videos were based on the 2010 CTE Month theme CTE: Invest in Your Future and emphasized the importance of career and technical education. More than 150 entries were received. A panel of marketing and media professionals judged the final entries. Learn more and watch the winning PSAs. You can also link to or embed the winning PSAs into your Web site.

Cliff Weiss Memorial Essay Contest
ACTE sponsors an essay contest in the memory of former ACTE Senior Director of Communications, Cliff Weiss (1951-2004). Cliff had a passion for career and technical education. He believed very strongly in the value of CTE and always felt privileged to be involved in bringing the message of this value to the public. He shared his gift for writing and with it enhanced everything that was done at ACTE. The purpose of this contest is to recognize CTE students who share the same passion and talents. One entry in each category, secondary and postsecondary, will be selected to receive an award of $250. The 2010 topic is "How is CTE an investment in your future?" More details are available here.

Meet the 2009 CTE Month Logo Design Contest Winner
ACTE announced that Grant Robertson of Houston, Texas won the 2010 CTE Month Logo Design Contest. Robertson received a check for $250, and his logo will be used to promote the 2010 CTE Month theme, CTE: Invest in Your Future. ACTE received 280 entries for this year’s contest.

Robertson is a junior in the Advertising and Graphic Design Career Education program at Barbara Jordan High School for Careers in Houston. He entered the program during his freshman year and is learning to use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop CS programs, as well as other world-class computer software. He is a member of the SkillsUSA Leadership Organization and has successfully competed in regional electronic-media competitions.

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NASDCTEc and ACTE Ask the White House to Increase Investment in, Not Flat-fund, CTE

Monday, February 01, 2010

SILVER SPRING, MD—Today, the White House released its Fiscal Year 2011 budget, which proposed level funding for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Perkins is the largest source of federal funds for secondary schools and the primary source of federal funding for education programs that provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to compete in the workforce. The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) understand tight budget constraints, but believe that a greater investment should be made in order to answer the nation’s most pressing need of rebuilding the workforce.

ACTE Essay Contest Asks Students To Describe CTE’S Impact On Their Future

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) today announced the topic for the Cliff Weiss Memorial Essay contest, held in memory of former ACTE Senior Director of Communications Cliff Weiss (1951-2004). This year’s topic for secondary and postsecondary students is "How Is CTE an Investment in Your Future?”

ACTE’s Annual Convention Highlighted CTE’s Critical Role in Education, Training Workforce

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) last week held its Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo and announced today that 5,200 educators and exhibitors attended the event in Nashville, Tennessee, November 19-21, roughly a 20 percent increase over last year’s event. During the three-day Convention, ACTE released an adolescent-literacy Issue Brief, signed an MOU with the U.S. Army Accessions Command, announced the 2010 CTE Month Public Service Announcement (PSA) video and national award winners, and held more than 250 concurrent sessions and workshops that covered topics like data collection, career academies, incorporating technology into the curriculum, and legislative and policy issues affecting CTE.

Silsbee ISD Students Win ACTE PSA Vdieo Contest, Promote CTE Month

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced today that students from Silsbee Independent School District (ISD) in Silsbee, Texas, won the 29-second Public Service Announcement (PSA) contest sponsored by ACTE. The students, Katie Eldredge and Hannah Read, developed a PSA called “The Future Is in Your Hands,” which will be used to market CTE Month during February 2010. ACTE unveiled the video during its opening General Session at ACTE’s Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

Investment in Career Technical Education Critical to Improving Economy, Preparing Future Workforce

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), National Association of State Directors for Career and Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) and career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) are taking steps to educate the public about the role career and technical education (CTE) plays in educating and training the future workforce and the economic impact it has on local communities.

2010 Candidates Selected for ACTE National Leadership Fellowship Program

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced today that it has selected five members to participate in the ACTE National Leadership Fellowship Program, which provides educators an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills and involvement in professional organizations. The program identifies, trains and motivates a cadre of leaders who will continue to advance efforts that support an educated, prepared, adaptable and competitive workforce.

ACTE and the U.S. Army Sign Education Memorandum of Understanding

NASHVILLE, TN—Representatives from the U.S. Army Accessions Command (USAAC) and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) this week signed an official memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing the cooperative framework to increase collaboration in supporting the nation’s young people and improving the educational experiences, postsecondary readiness and career and technical pathways for the nation’s high school students.

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Thursday, February 18, 2010 - National WomenTech Educators Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Community Colleges: Architects of Global Prosperity
Friday, February 26, 2010 - Moody's Mega Math Challenge Deadline
Monday, March 08, 2010 - 2010 National Policy Seminar
Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 2010 Region IV Conference

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NASDCTEc and ACTE Ask the White House to Increase Investment in, Not Flat-fund, CTE

	January 2010 episode of Career Tech Talk—Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary of the U.S. Office of Vocational and Adult Education, and Sharon Miller of OVAE's Academic and Technical Education Division discuss OVAE's goals for CTE and adult education under the new assistant secretary's leadership.
	December 2009 episode of Career Tech Talk—John Ratzenberger, Cheers star and technical trades supporter, talks about Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs, an organization dedicated to the tinkering spirit.