Webinars & Video
ACTE offers live online Webinars, videos about best practices in CTE and other videos promoting CTE and ACTE events.
Current Webinar and Webcasts
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Blueprint Webinar—April 14, 3:30 p.m. ET
ACTE hosted a free, one-hour Webinar on Wednesday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. ET. Glenn Cummings, deputy assistant secretary in the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Massie Ritsch, deputy assistant secretary for External Affairs and Outreach for the U.S. Department of Education, and Judy Wurtzel, deputy assistant secretary in the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, walked attendees through the department’s blueprint for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and answered questions about the proposal.
HSTW/ACTE 2009-2010 School Improvement Webinar SeriesHigh Schools That Work (HSTW) Ohio Regions and ACTE collaborated on a free School Improvement Webinar Series to provide administrators and teacher leaders with strategies for implementing HSTW and Making Middle Grades Work (MMGW) and for implementing school improvement techniques outside of the HSTW/MMGW framework. To receive graduate credit for viewing each archived Webinar, please
fill out the survey that will pop up after viewing the Webinar in
Playback mode, print a copy before submitting and contact Terry Wheeler (if you are in Ohio) or Diana Rogers
(rest of the U.S.) to complete the process.
April 13, 2010—Using the Technical Assistance Visit Report
March 16, 2010—Developing a School-wide Numeracy Plan
February 16, 2010—Establishing an Effective Advisor/Advisee Program
January 19, 2010—Developing a School-wide Literacy Plan
December 15, 2009—Using Multiple Sources of Data for Student Success
November 10, 2009—Motivating Students to Participate in Assessments
October 20, 2009—Developing Effective School Improvement Teams
September 29, 2009—Assessing Grade-level Rigor
Older Webinars and Webcasts
Education for the Green Economy Webinar: Opportunities, Resources and Models
On May 20, 2009, ACTE co-sponsored a live Webinar on green jobs; professional development, certification and curricular material for teachers at both the high school and community college levels; and partnership models with business and government.
Watch the recorded presentation
Web Technology/IT Certification Webinars
In 2008, ACTE co-sponsored two Webinars, one for a secondary and one for a postsecondary audience, with CIW about empowering students for success in today's Web-centered workplace through integrating IT certifications into your Web technology courses.
Download slides and watch the recorded presentation from the secondary Webinar.
Download slides and watch the recorded presentation from the postsecondary Webinar.
ACTE Best Practices Webcast Series
CTE in the Economic Stimulus (Free)—An examination of this groundbreaking legislation, including the State Stabilization Fund, education line items, job training and school modernization, and how the legislation could impact CTE. Recorded live on February 18, 2009. Sponsored by Siemens Building Technologies.
Kentucky CTE: Math In CTE (Free)—A profile of a program in Kentucky that integrates core mathematics into automotive and health-science courses, with a focus on planning the curriculum and ensuring relevance.
Kentucky CTE: Construction Geometry (Free)—An initiative in Kentucky offers dual-credit courses that integrate construction with geometry lessons delivered via DVD.
High Tech Girls Society (Free)—A profile of Minneapolis Public Schools' High Tech Girls Society, a nationally recognized female-focused technical education program, including recommendations on how to implement a similar program.
Perkins (Free)—A look into the new law and how it impacts career and technical education. Recorded live on August 15, 2006.
Technology Integration at Auburn Career Center ($150)—A tour of a state-of-the-art technology center that includes student demonstrations and a lively question-and-answer period.
Wall-to-Wall Career Academies, Seneca Valley High School, Maryland ($150)—Highlights a successful career academy program and how you can replicate this model.
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Watch promotional videos, student-produced public service announcements, clips of speakers from ACTE events and other video at ACTE's channel on SchoolTube, a moderated media-sharing site for students and educators.
CTE News Segments & Other Audio/Video
These news segments and other Web audio and videos depicting CTE and workforce issues show you the public perception of CTE. A number of these videos could be used to educate and inform colleagues, legislators and policymakers, and students about CTE.
Philly Culinary Arts Teacher aka "Drill Sergeant"—An NPR interview with Wilma Stephenson, culinary arts teacher at Philadelphia's Frankford High School, and former student Fatoumata Dembele, on the documentary Pressure Cooker and how Stephenson gets the best from her students. May 20, 2009.
Lost Jobs, New Directions—An NPR "On Point" segment in which people recount their stories about living "Plan B." March 25, 2009.
Wrong Side of History—In this NPR "This American Life" segment, a journalist tries to enlist a professor of economics from Georgetown University to convince his young cousin to attend college, with surprising results. March 13, 2009.
Students Get Hands On Experience, College Credits At Career Center—Sound bytes from a story broadcast on WAMU (Washington, DC) about Arlington Career Center's technology, internship and college credit programs. February 2, 2009. (Right-click on Real Audio or Windows Media to download clips).
College: Worth the Price of Admission?—This 20/20 news segment addresses college graduates who are
struggling to find work and presents CTE as an alternative. January 16,
2009.
Wisconsin Trains Workers for In-Demand Jobs—This ABC Nightly News segment focuses on a collaboration between Gateway Technical College and local government to train workers for high-demand jobs. October 3, 2008.
WGTD interview
with ACTE Executive Director Jan Bray, President Bryan Albrecht and
President-Elect Ed Melott. November 2008. (PC users: right-click and choose “Save
Target As”).
Photos
ACTE shares photos on Flickr from ACTE events, such as the Annual Convention and the National Policy Seminar, and from the adventures of ACTE staff traveling to other CTE-related conferences.