2008 Events
September 26-27
Indiana ACTE’s state conference will take place at the Adam's Mark Indianapolis Airport Hotel. Visit Indiana ACTE’s Web site for more information and to register.
October 1-3
ACTE and NCLA are co-sponsoring the Best Practices in CTE Fall Conference, which will be held at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona.
October 8-9
The Community College Summit: Building Gateways to the Green Economy will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center. This two-day event will feature general sessions with keynotes, speakers and more than 30 workshops and sessions addressing the full range of green workforce, education and building issues. Visit the Summit’s Web site for more information or to register.
October 9-12
2008 ACTE Region II Professional Development Conference at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. Visit the Region II page for more information.
October 15
Business/Education Partnerships 101 - Essential steps to building great programs is the first Webinar in the fall 2008 Webinar series that ACTE, with DeHavilland Associates, will host. It begins at 2:00 p.m. EST. In this Webinar, Brett Pawlowski, president of DeHavilland Associates, will take participants step-by-step through the process of building a strong and sustainable partnership-driven education program. Topics include getting started; partnership principles; the asset inventory; program design; measurement and evaluation; and sustainability.
October 22
Preparing School Leaders for Community Engagement is the second Webinar in the fall 2008 Webinar series that ACTE, with DeHavilland Associates, will host. It begins at 2:00 p.m. EST. In this Webinar, Nina Randall, coordinator of the Broward County (FL) Partners In Education, program, will present a nuts-and-bolts training that leaders can deliver to their local school-based partnership liaisons. Training will cover the profile of a School Partnership Liaison, steps to take to get started, Broward County’s policies and guidelines on advertising, fliers and security screening as well as partnership activities and aligning partnerships to curriculum standards, information on recruitment, retention and recognition.
October 22-25
The National Career Pathways Networkwill have its Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is a professional development experience for secondary and postsecondary career pathways and Tech Prep practitioners. Early-bird registration ends August 31.
October 29
Building Executive Mentorships Using the PASS (Partnerships to Advance Student Success) Model is the third Webinar in the fall 2008 Webinar series that ACTE, with DeHavilland Associates, will host. It begins at 2:00 p.m. EST. In this Webinar, Elaine Liftin, president of the Council for Educational Change, and PASS coordinator Pat Dixon will share best practices that make PASS the most talked about business-education partnership in Florida--and the subject of a recent book. Topics include: business perspective, investing in student success, scale-up, and assessing success.
October 29-31
WORLDDIDAC 2008 in Basel, Switzerland will showcase innovations and creative solutions for modern teaching and learning. More than 450 exhibitors representing 30 countries are expected to attend. For questions, please contact Sandor Galambos, commercial specialist by e-mail or phone at +41-43-499-2972 (after June 12 call +41-31-357-7244).
November 5
Nurturing Your Relationship with Business Partners is the fourth Webinar in the fall 2008 Webinar series that ACTE, with DeHavilland Associates, will host. It begins at 2:00 p.m. EST. In this Webinar, Chris Adamczyk, former director of U.S. K-12 Science Education programs for GlaxoSmithKline, will provide practical guidance on finding business partners, engaging them, finding common ground, bridging the business/education culture gap, involving business professionals, and understanding what businesses have to offer besides money.
November 7–11
The 26th Annual Entrepreneurship Education FORUM will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Austin, Texas. There are Teacher Scholarships which cover 3 nights at the hotel and conference registration. Visit the FORUM’s Web site for more information and to register.
November 8-10
The National Career Academy Coalition will have it’s 12th Annual National Career Academy Conference at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel. Visit NCAC’s Conference Web site for more information and to register.
November 12
The Seven Key Benchmarks of Successful Education Foundations is the fifth Webinar in the fall 2008 Webinar series that ACTE, with DeHavilland Associates, will host. It begins at 2:00 p.m. EST. In this Webinar, Jim Collogan, executive director of the National School Foundation Association (NSFA), offers an examination of seven characteristics of the most successful K-12 foundations in the U.S. today. The benchmarks originate from the results of a national survey given to the leaders and school superintendents of K-12 foundations conducted by the NSFA in February 2008.
November 19
Using the Critical Path Method to Design Education Programs that Get Results Webinar in the fall 2008 Webinar series that ACTE, with DeHavilland Associates, will host. It begins at 2:00 p.m. EST. The Critical Path method is an effective tool to be used in designing and managing your education initiatives. In this Webinar, Jim McMurtray, executive director of the National Alliance of State Science and Mathematics Coalitions (NASSMC), will show participants how to define their desired program outcomes and to identify the interim objectives, barriers and project requirements they must address in order to chart a path to the successful fulfillment of their goals.
December 4-6
ACTE's 2008 Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo will be held in the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Visit the Convention and Career Tech Expo Web page for more information and to register or exhibit at this event.
December 12-13
The West Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education is holding its Winter Meeting at the scenic Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. Visit the WVACTE page for more information and to download registration materials.