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This December, join the most proactive career and technical education professionals as they come together to improve organizational performance, student learning and pathways to today’s careers. Connecting Education and Careers 2004 is a conference of innovation, new ideas, peer-to-peer networking and transformation in the career and technical education profession. Educators from middle schools through universities, from the U.S. and around the world, will come to demonstrate exemplary programs and practices, share and learn from one another, and explore how to improve the connection between education and today’s careers!

Who Should Attend
Connecting Education and Careers 2004 will benefit…

• Secondary and middle school administrators
• Secondary and middle school teachers
• Community college and university administrators and deans
• Community college and university faculty
• Teacher educators
• Guidance professionals
• State education policymakers and staff

More reasons to attend...!

ACTE General Session Speakers Interview Bob Kriegel, Ph.D. New York Times best-selling author and commentator for NPR’s Marketplace Program. Topic: Riding the Wave of Change. Interview Handouts Amanda Gore Expert on communications, group dynamics and teamwork will speak on the secrets of building personal and professional relationships and effective teamwork. Interview Roger Herman, CEO The Herman Group and futurist on workforce and workplace trends. Topic: Impending Crisis: Prepare Now for the Shortage of Skilled Labor.  More about presenters...

ACTE Featured Speakers Greg Butler of Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector will address attendees at the ACTE Annual Convention. The featured speaker will hold sessions concerning technology in education on Thursday, December 9th at 1:15pm. Thomas Kadelbach of Oracle Corporation will address attendees at the ACTE Annual Convention. The featured speaker will address “Workforce Preparation in an Outsourcing World” on Thursday, December 9th at 2:15 pm. More about featured speakers...