General Sessions

• Ford Presentation—Mike Schmidt

Concurrent Sessions

• Are Your PowerPoints Working: Or do They Just Look Pretty?—Ray Shackelford

• Articulations and Scholarship Opportunities—Tom Gauthier

• Automotive Technology Program Certification: It Isn't as Difficult as You May Think—Skip Saurman

• Beyond Advisory Committees:  Engaging Partners—Julie-Ann Fuchs, Suzette Long

• Business Ownership in School: A Value-Added Supplement to the Reinvented High School—Scott Reznick

• Career Clusters 101—Ann Benson, Gene Benson

• Career Clusters 201—Ann Benson, Gene Benson

• Changing the Public's Attitude About Manufacturing—Dexter C. Hulse

• Chocolate Soup for the CTE Soul—Artis Grady, Kathy Croxall

• Climbing the Ladder to Gender Equity and Nontraditional Careers—Debbie Potts
  -Guidelines for Gender Fair Use of Language
  -Sexist Language

• Collaborative Professional Development for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Teachers—Deborah Sullivan, Mary Jo Kohl

• Conquering Change in the Workplace: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore!—Julie-Ann Fuchs, Suzette Long

• Creating Innovative Videos with Movie Maker 2.0—Bob Blackard
  -Sample Video
  -Creating Innovative Videos PowerPoint Handout
  -Movie Maker 2.0 Guide
  -Movie Maker 2.0 Keyboard Shortcuts
  -Movie Maker 2.0 Web sites
  -Master Video Portfolio
  -Movie Maker Rubric
  -Plan Sheet

• CTE in a Standards-driven Educational System—Susan Sclafani
  -CTE in a Standards-driven Educational System Handout

• Culinary Arts Foundations: A New Pathway to Culinary Arts Careers—Amanda Riggen
  -Culinary Arts Foundations Sample Course Outline & Pacing Guide
  -Culinary Arts Careers
  -Culinary Arts Foundations
  -FACS Career Pathways
  -FACS Sample Course Outlines & Pacing Guides

• Designing Secondary Architecture Curriculum—Mike Rogers

• Developing an Instrument for Assessment in Drafting Technology—Edward Livingston

• Digital Tools and Blogging in Education: Basic Skills Every Educator Needs to Master—James Stanger

• Doing Business in America—David W. Leapard

• Dual-enrollment Horticultural Courses: An Articulation Agreement Between Virginia’s High School Agricultural Education Programs and Community Colleges—Rusty Miller, Mindy McCroskey, Ryan Anderson

• Engaging Students with World Class Manufacturing—Rick Kalk
  
  
• Energetic and Eighteen Years Old The Nurses of Today—Jocelyn Amberg, Katie Benson
  

• Evolving Values and Principles for Career and Technical Education—Reynaldo L. Martinez
  
  
• Explicit Literacy Instruction In The Career And Technical Education Classroom—Frederick W. Polkinghorne, Barbara Hagler
  
  
• Gender Differences Among Agricultural Education Instructors Attitudes’ Toward Information Technology—Ryan Anderson, Bob Williams, John G. Cannon, Rusty Miller

• Georgia's CTAE Resource Network: A Data Collection Tool for the Future—Delmas Watkins, Dionne L. Johnigan, Skip Brown

• How Much Do Things Really Cost? Teaching Using Real Life Finance Simulations—Nicole Chinadle, Jennifer Warner
  
  
• Increasing Student Interest in Computer Science (CS) Careers—Suzanne MacLean

• Integrating Reading Strategies into the CTE Classroom—Laura Hilzendeger

• Integrating Special Need Students into Technology Education Classrooms—Robert Howell

• Life After Graduation: Make It Real, Make It Pay, Make It Happen—C.Deanna Lewis

• Manufacturing Biotechnology: Let's Be Real!—Daniel Brenner

• Marketing Your Program-Building Positive PR—Mark J. Stevens

• Meeting Perkins Accountability Requirements—Kimberley A. Green, John Foster

• Meeting the High School Mathematics Requirements-Implementing Algebra II With in Career Technical Education—Janet Haas

• Missouri’s Career Education Mentoring Program—Larae Watkins
  
  
• Moving Forward with Student Retention—Tobe Cookingham

• Moving Past Theory and Into Specifics: How One Large Comprehensive High School Implemented Smaller Learning Communities (SLC’s) through Career Pathways—Carmen DiGregorio, Holly Beiler, Clara Castillo, Valeria Fiorese
  
  
• MYLIFE: A Cost of Living Activity for Young People—Steve Beutler

• National Partnership for Careers in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security—Fostering Careers in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
  -National Partnership for Careers in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Handout
  -National Partnership for Careers in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Chart

• No CTSO Left Behind—Kirk Edney, Sandra Choate, Adren Pilger

• Partnering with Your Board of Education to Create Work Sites for Students—Marci Campbell, Karen Rutter

• Pigs are Flying: Career Clusters Collaboration Between U.S. DOE and DOL—Scott Hess, Steven Rietzke, Cheryl Guilbeau, Kimberly Green

• The Power of an e-Portfolio—Argie Nichols

• Preparing Better Teachers for Tomorrow—Robert E.Norton

• Providing Blind Students with 21st Century Math Skills—John Gugerty

• Raising Expectations at Caddo Career and Technology Center—Gayle Flowers

• Recruiting Middle and High School Engineering/Technology Education Teachers—Kara Sue Harris

• Redefining The Roles For 21st Century Career And Technical Education—Davison M. Mupinga, George R. Maughan, Joe R. Busby

• Relationships~ A Necessity for Student Engagement in Online Environments—Jodi Olmsted

• Research Topics in CTE: What the Experts Suggest!—Richard Joerger, Jack Elliot
  -Research Topics in CTE: What the Experts Suggest Handout

• Seamless Integration of Advanced Academic Curriculum into Career Technical Programs Boosts Student Achievement—Pioneer Career and Technology Center

• Showcasing CTE to External Audiences—Jamie Baxter, Sabrina Kidwai
  -Showcasing CTE to External Audiences Handout

• Strategies For Effective Behavior Management In Career And Technical Education Classes—Emily E. Mupinga, Davison M. Mupinga

• Taking STEPS into the Engineering Pipeline—Laurie Maxson

• Teaching Ideas: 101 Ways to Improve your Teaching!—Mark Threeton, Mark Johnson
  Teaching Ideas 101 List
  
  Watch the video below while viewing the PowerPoint presentation!

• Tech Prep Career Pathways and Career Coaching Programs—Mia Fittz, Jeanette Rader, Jackie Scruggs, Paul Coleman, Vicki Langford

• Technology Centers That Work Using High Schools That Work Key Practices to Improve Academic and Technical Achievement—Belinda McCharen
  -An Enhanced High Schools That Work Design For Technology Centers

• The Bridge: Creating Partnerships With Elementary Schools—Linda Sanford, Andrea Kreis, Cindy Rose, Aundi Peters
  
  
• The Secret to Global Competitiveness: Educating Economically Disadvantaged Youth—Carl Nink
  
  
• The States' Career Clusters Initiative: Bringing It to Scale—Kimberly Green

• The Tricks Tips and Tools of Financial Education in the Middle School Classroom—Nicole Chinadle, Jennifer Warner

• Tools to Help with Rigorous, Relevant and Integrated Curriculum—Kimberly Green, Gregg Betheil

• Using the High Schools That Work Reform Model to Link Career/Technical Studies to Broader High School Reform: How Your School Can Do It—Gene Bottoms

• What are Nontraditional Careers and Why Should My Career Center Care?—Philip Metcalf, Diana Yarian, William Kovach
  
  
• What Every CTE Instructor and Administrator Needs to Know About the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)—Thomas V. Toglia

• What's Happening in Washington: A Policy Update—Stephen DeWitt, Alisha Hyslop

• Which Credential Route to Go? Perceptions of FACS Interns and Traditional Student Teachers—Margaret Lichty

• Work and School Readiness: The Role of Appearance Management—Beth Freeburg, Sally Arnett