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	2005 ACTE Convention-A Lesson in Persistence (All Access) The 2005 ACTE Convention had its share of challenges. But in the end, it was an amazing professional development experience.
	2007-2008 Techniques Editorial Calendar 2007-2008 Techniques Editorial Calendar
	A Career Cluster in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security The Great Plains Technology Center is serving its community and the career and technical education community as a national pilot site.
	A Career that is Playing to Win The gaming industry has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, creating the need for more trained workers in the hospitality field.
	A Certified Health Career (All Access) Kiamichi Technology Center is certifying success for its students while helping to meet the demand for trained health-care workers in Southeastern Oklahoma.
	A Checkup on Careers in Health Technology Career and technical education is preparing technicians to help fill the growing need for skilled workers in the field of health care.
	A Drive for Fuel Efficiency (All Access) Career and technical education is fueling learning for students who are working on solutions to some of our toughest global issues.
	A Green Campus Culture in Wisconsin At Nicolet Area Technical College, preserving the environment is a school-wide initiative.
	A Laboratory Classroom Where "Wining" is Encouraged As California's wine industry continues to grow, the College of Agriculture at Cal Poly Tech in San Luis Obispo is Cultivating new prgrams to meet industry needs.
	A Message that Matters (All Access) Marketing is an important tool in getting out the message about the value of career and technical education.
	A Model of the Career Academy Concept The career academies of New York’s Putnam/Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services are a model of career tech and academic curriculum integration.
	A National Partnership for Careers in Public Safety and Security The National Partnership for Careers in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security serves as the lead organization for the Career Cluster.
	A New Beginning As the school year comes to a close, Dauna Easley shares her thoughts about how, for career tech educators, teaching doesn’t end with their students’ graduation.
	A New School Keeping the Promise of Career and Technical Education Worcester Technical High School continues the tradition of quality career and technical education in a new, state-of-the-art facility.
	A New Teacher's First Year A new CTE teacher shares the story of her first year of teaching
	A New Tool for Career Decision-Making (All Access) America’s Career Resource Network has a new online tool to help high school students explore career opportunities.
	A Quiet Success. Career and Technical Education for Deaf Students Deaf and hard-of-hearing students face certain challenges in the classroom, but when educators understand those challenges, they can find ways to help overcome them.
	A Relationship with Great Chemistry Process technology education programs in community colleges are helping to fill an industry need, and now they are being developed at the high school level as well.
	A Role to Play in School Reform CTE is playing a role in helping students meet the state standards for achievement in Chesapeake, VA.
	A Serious Game of Success (All Access) The computer game design and animation pilot at a Maryland technical high school is about much more than fun and games.
	A State of Growth In Georgia, there are some schools in the technical college system that have experienced a lot of growth, and others that appear ready to follow.
	A Successful Induction into the Teaching Profession Teacher induction programs and peer mentoring can play an important role in keeping new teachers in the classroom.
	A Unique Experience in Marketing Education High school students get a real-world experience that also benefits a business in their community.
	A Vision of the 21st Century (All Access) Gene Bottoms shares his vision for career and technical education in America’s high schools in the 21st century.
	A Wall-to-Wall Approach Wall-to-wall career academies at schools such as Maryland’s Seneca Valley High School are a 21st century approach to education.
	Academic Standards in Career and Technical Education (All Access) In Pennsylvania, Central Tech has developed a working model for achieving academic integration in CTE.
	Adult Workforce Education is Reaching out to Displaced Workers (All Access) In Lima, Ohio, the Apollo Career Center meets the retraining needs of the community’s displaced workers.
	Advancing the concept of technology Education The Advanced Technology Center in Virginia beach City represents a new concept in career and technical education.
	Advocates Take Message to Capitol Hill At the ACTE 2007 National Policy Seminar, educators became better prepared advocates for career and technical education.
	Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources The production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products/resources.
	Alternative Routes to Certify Career and Technical Education Teachers Alternative Routes to Certify Career and Technical Education Teachers
	Amazed and Renewed (All Access) Professional development is a great way to keep learning and growing, but it can also mean a renewal of energy and enthusiasm for teaching.
	An Education in Diversity (All Access) but they all share the need for an education that will prepare them for the future workplace., The changing face of the American classroom reflects many races and cultures
	An IT Evolution in the Classroom (All Access) By evolving to keep pace with the information technology field, Auburn Career Center ensures its students are prepared for today’s workplace.
	An IT Mentoring Program In Washington, D.C., a career center is pairing students with mentors to help those students succeed in today’s information technology workplace.
	Another Positive for Career and Technical Education: A Good Work Ethic It takes more than just technical skills to succeed, and in Georgia’s technical colleges, the curriculum includes work ethic instruction.
	Answering the Call of the Wild A trailblazing program at Southwest Texas Junior College is introducing students to the field of wildlife management.
	Architecture and Construction Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment.
	Are the Stakes Too High? There has to be a way to measure student success, but are high-stakes tests the best way?
	Articulating Success in West Virginia A new articulation process in West Virginia makes it easier for students to earn postsecondary credentials.
	Arts, A/V Technology and Communications Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.
	At the Convention At the Convention
	Auburn Career Center: A Model for Interdisciplinary & Team Teaching At schools such as Ohio’s Penta Career Center, academic teachers and career teachers are working as a team to increase student learning.
	Aviation Focus
	AVTC Hosts TechnoCamp Middle school students in Russellville, Arkansas, explored careers last June in a TechnoCamp that is now being planned as an annual event.
	Basic and Employability Skills
	Basic Utility Vehicle Design Competition The Institute for Affordable Transportation is engaging secondary and postsecondary students in its efforts to build a car for humanity.
	Be Bold ... Be Enrollment Rich Marketing specialist Mark Perna offers more advice on how career and technical schools can market themselves and their programs.
	Being an Effective, Engaged Owner During a Design and Construction Project (All Access) A client who is an active participant during the design and construction of a school project helps ensure its success.
	Beyond Robotics (All Access) Engineering students at Virginia’s Chantilly Academy are going beyond learning the science of robotics and making a difference in their community.
	Body Language in the Classroom Nonverbal communication is a powerful tool, so it is important for teachers and administrators to understand the messages they are sending and receiving.
	Bright Ideas for Dark Days With winter on the doorstep, Dauna Easley shares some tips on brightening those dark days.
	Broadcasting a Middle School Success Story A Massachusetts middle school's TV technology program has become an on-air success.
	Building 21st Century Schools CTE programs for the 21st century require suitably high-tech facilities.
	Building a Culinary Arts Academy An award-winning family and consumer sciences teacher built interest in her program by building a culinary arts academy at her school.
	Building a Future for Future Builders Chicago’s ACE Tech High School is helping attract young people to careers in the building trades.
	Building a New Historic Preservation Trades Program Rhonda L. Deeg shares her experiences and offers her advice on starting up a new program in historic preservation trades.
	Building Career Tech Programs into Career Academies As career tech programs in Manatee County, Fla., became career academies, evaluation was an important part of ensuring they met the true definition of a career academy.
	Building Futures Together (All Access) In Palm Beach County, Florida, career academies are providing students with choices and great opportunities.
	Building Interest in Nursing Careers (All Access) Through a partnership of education and health care organizations in Austin, Texas, efforts are being made to increase interest in nursing as a career.
	Building Relationships with Local Media (All Access) ACTE’s media relations manager, Sabrina Kidwai, discusses how to build fruitful relationships with the media.
	Building Success (All Access) In partnership with the construction industry, career and technical education is helping to build successful futures.
	Business Alliances Improve Career Awareness The Wake County Public School system works with local business leaders from the public and private sectors to give students relevant and realistic career experiences.
	Business, Management and Administration Business Management and Administration careers encompass planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business Management and Administration career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy.
	Businessman's Efforts Help Reinvent Valley Tech In Upton, Massachusetts, one local businessman helped revive Valley Tech’s manufacturing technologies program.
	Camels and Camshafts How the University of Georgia is helping to improve career and technical education in a Persian Gulf neighbor of Iraq, the United Arab Emirates.
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	Career Academies: Cutting-Edge Reform or Passing Fad? An innovative approach to education reform begun more than 30 years ago, the career academy concept has continued to grow.
	Career and Technical Education at Tribal Colleges Native American students are benefiting from career and technical education, but at tribal colleges, there are some unique aspects to the programs.
	Career and Technical Education is Real. And Real Important. The fact that school leaders promulgate the myth and tell parents that all students will complete a college education is wrong, and it is a lie.
	Career and Technical Education with a Delicate Touch (All Access) With skill and artistry, career and technical education students are learning how to repair highquality watches, build beautiful musical instruments and create fine jewelry.
	Career and Technical Education Works for Rural Communities A strong career and technical education system, such as the one in Oklahoma, may be key to preserving our rural communities.
	Career and Technical Education: The Building Blocks of Early Childhood Education Career and technical education is preparing early childhood educators to help get young children off to a good start—both academically and socially.
	Career and Technical Student Organizations Building Our Future CTSO students today are preparing to become outstanding citizens of tomorrow.
	Career Clusters…At Home in State and Schools Work on development of career clusters continues under the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium.
	Career Curve - April 2006 Career Curve - April 2006
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	Career Exploration
	Career Exploration for At-Risk Students When at-risk students are exposed to a variety of career options in school, it can increase their odds for success.
	Career Focus Auto A four-part special "Career Focus" supplement about today's automotive service technician careers.
	Career Focus: CAD/CAM Career and technical education students are training for a new dimension of design and manufacturing.
	Career Focus: Culinary Arts — Education for a Taste of Success Lorain County JVS Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Johnson & Wales University A Passport to Success
	Career Focus: Dental Assisstants, technicians and Hygienists CTE students are learning how to lend a hand for good dental health.
	Career Focus: HVACR - A Field Where the Job Climate is Good It’s a cool field where the job prospects are hot. That’s the message that a lot of trade associations and education organizations are trying to get out about heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR), and they have the statistics to back them up.
	Celebrating 100 Years of Flight In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brother's historic achievement, we look at some of the aviation and aerospace technology education programs that will keep us flying high.
	Celebrating a Strong Family This year’s FCCLA National Meeting was a celebration of the family as well as a celebration of the career and technical student organization’s 60th anniversary.
	Celebrating Successful Students The Machine Tool Program at Cowley College gives students real-world technical skills coveted by employers.
	Centered on Education for Public Safety (All Access) The benefits of the training at Owens Community College reach beyond the campus—especially with the opening of its new Center for Emergency Preparedness.
	Centered on Teacher Training A wide array of services and resources make up the formula for successful teacher training at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Center for Technical Education.
	Changing Traditional Roles in the World of Work Some career and technical education students are pursuing careers that are considered nontraditional for their genders.
	Charge Up You Career IBEW and the Quad Cities NECA chapter have partnered with an Illinois school district’s Minority Teacher Incentive Program to make students aware of career opportunities in the electrical field.
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	CNC Preparation Meets Manufacturing Opportunity North Carolina’s Cape Fear Community College is working to meet diverse industry needs through its CNC training.
	Community Colleges Offer Baby Boomers An Encore (All Access) Baby boomers flock to community colleges to get the skills they need to make career transitions and to pursue lifelong learning.
	Community Support Gives Rise to New Penta Career Center An old facility gets a new lease on life thanks to a vision and business and community support.
	Conducting a Social Network Audit Two experts in social networking offer advice for educators on how they can teach it to their students to help them reach their career goals.
	Contemporary Business Administration Curricula (All Access) The president of MarkED/Career Paths explains how the national standards reflect a broad business context in today’s marketing and business education.
	Cosmetology Focus
	Court Reporting: A Career with Choices Three court reporters share information on the training and opportunities in their field.
	Crafting Hope The Artisans Program at Covenant House Washington is offering young people hope and a chance for a successful future.
	Create a Positive School Culture that Stresses Personalization in Relationships In our continuing series of articles based on ACTE’s high school reform position statement, Assistant Director of Public Policy Alisha Hyslop examines the document’s third recommendation.
	Create Incentives for Students to Pursue the Core Curriculum in an Interest-based Context (All Access) The fifth article in the series by our public policy department focuses on the fifth recommendation in ACTE’s high school reform position statement.
	Create System Incentives and Supports for Connection of CTE and High School Redesign Efforts (All Access) The seventh in the series by our public policy department focuses on the seventh recommendation in ACTE’s high school reform position statement.
	Creating Reality-Based Technology Training Through a Partnership of Contractors and a Community College Creating Reality-Based Technology Training Through a Partnership of Contractors and a Community College
	Creating the Home Field Advantage A marketing professional explains how one school increased enrollment by implementing a winning game plan.
	CTE Plays A Crucial Role in Health Care for the Elderly The health care skill gap is expected to worsen, but CTE is playing an integral part in preparing the next generation of workers.
	CTE: The First Resort for Success Through its partnership with a nearby resort, Mississippi’s East Central Community College is benefiting both its students and the resort.
	Curriculum and Instruction
	Cyber Security—Are You Prepared? In the Information Technologies Division at OSU-Okmulgee, students are being prepared with the skills and knowledge needed to ensure cyber security.
	Develop Education Systems that Integrate All Levels This second article in a yearlong series focuses on the second recommendation in ACTE’s postsecondary reform paper statement.
	Develop, Link, Foster and Encourage (All Access) Develop, Link, Foster and Encourage This third article in a yearlong series focuses on the third recommendation in ACTE’s postsecondary reform position statement.
	Developing a New Wetland Habitat A project at Ohio’s Miami Valley Career Technology Center has made a real difference in the wetland environment on campus.
	Developing Careers (All Access) The DECA International Career Development Conference highlights the skills and achievements of marketing students from across the nation.
	Do You Have a Strategy? The first in a series of articles from architectural and engineering firm Burgess & Niple on how to improve environments for learning offers a perspective for administrators.
	Doing Right Things Right Successfully marketing your school and its programs means not only doing the right things, but doing those things right.
	Dramatically Improve How and Where Academic Content is Taught The fourth article in the series by our public policy department focuses on the fourth recommendation in ACTE’s high school reform position statement.
	Educating Homeless Children Career and technical education can give homeless children an education that will provide them with the job skills they need in order to find their own place in the world.