Connecting Education and Careers: December 8-10
Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri | 
Don’t Miss the Excitement that ACTE and the CTE Support Fund have Planned For You! Networking Reception and Silent Auction - Interested in some dancing, hors d’oeuvres and helping your fellow career and technical educators in the Gulf Coast? ACTE and the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Support Fund* have just the thing! Join us at the Networking Reception to raise funds for CTE programs in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The CTE Support Fund Committee will auction (silent auction) off more than $20,000 in prizes. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to ACTE’s hurricane relief efforts. All donations are tax deductible. Cash, credit and purchase orders accepted.
Where: Marriot Imperial Ballroom
When: Thursday, Dec. 8 from 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Cost: Suggested $5 donation at the door and cash bar (100 percent of donations at the door go to hurricane relief efforts)
| | Thursday, December 8 @8:30 a.m - 10:30 a.m. |  Change Expert Jennifer James to Open Convention
Known for her innovative ideas on adapting to change and developing strong thinking skills, cultural anthropologist Jennifer James has been described as “inspiring, thought provoking, innovative,” and “the best speaker I have ever heard.”
James brings her knowledge, insight and unique perspective on change to New Orleans this year as ACTE’s Opening General Session speaker. Attendees will be left with information to ponder and share as James helps set the stage for three days of learning, sharing and networking. Aside from her work as a cultural anthropologist and writer, James is the founder of the Committee for Children, a nonprofit organization that develops curriculum for the protection of children and the development of alternatives to violence. To read a complete bio, click here.
| | Friday, December 9 @7:30 a.m - 9 a.m. |  Gates’ Vander Ark to Share Remarks
Tom Vander Ark, executive director for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s education initiatives, will open this year’s special Friday General Session by sharing his perspective on education.
At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Vander Ark is responsible for the development and administration of the foundation’s education grant programs and scholarship programs, which have committed more than $1 billion to help reduce the financial barriers to higher education for talented low-income students. In addition, the foundation heavily supports the creation of strong new schools and transforming large, impersonal ones into smaller learning environments designed to give all students a rigorous, personalized education.
Attendees will hear not only a unique point of view from Vander Ark, who previously was the superintendent of the Federal Way Public Schools in Washington state, but they will also enjoy a tasty continental breakfast.
| | Saturday, December 10 @8:30 a.m - 9:30 a.m. |  Reduce Your Stress with Loretta LaRoche
Loretta LaRoche is a world-renowned expert in the field of stress management. She serves as an adjunct faculty member at The Mind/Body Medical Institute of Boston, affiliated with Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School. LaRoche is the bestselling author of Relax—You May Only Have A Few Minutes Left!, How Serious Is This?, Happy Talk, The Joy Journal, and Life Is Short: Wear Your Party Pants. She is also the star of six Emmy-award-winning specials on PBS, including favorite titles, "The Joy of Stress," "Humor Your Stress," "How Serious is This, Relax!" "You Only Live Once, Get a Life," and "Life is Short! Wear Your Party Pants." She has been published in many magazines and newspapers, including USA Today, The Boston Globe, First, Woman's Day and Self. Her weekly column"Get a Life" is published every Monday in The Patriot Ledger's lifestyle section. She has appeared as a guest-expert on the CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC networks. To read a complete bio, click here.
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