Presenter(s): James Gregson; Moscow, ID, Sherrie Schneider; Denver, CO, N.L. McCaslin; Columbus, OH
Description: Issues and concerns of facing the initial and continuing preparation of career and technical education teachers. Consideration of alternative models for preparing teachers, including the role of community colleges.
Presenter(s): Francie Russell; Choctaw, OK, Don Blasingame; Choctaw, OK, Chris Allen; Choctaw, OK, Donita Coursey; Choctaw, OK
Description: See how collaboration between a Career Tech Center and a Public High School connected the dots and developed an innovative instruction model to integrate academics and career tech education. Learn how students applied math and geometry concepts to electrical and welding projects. The 3-person panel will present how the idea originated, developed, was implemented and the positive outcomes.
Presenter(s): James Leach, Champaign, IL
Description: Skill standards have become an important part of reforming CTE curriculum. This presentation reports on an on-going National Research Center for Career and Technical Education study of how industry skill standards are being integrated into postsecondary CTE curriculum and its impact on programs and students.
Presenter(s): Thom Suddreth; Kenesaw, GA
Description: Join this interactive, upbeat, fast, and fun session on time management and personal productivity. Participants generally “hang themselves” as they discuss how they currently keep track of everything. An important theme is the notion that everyone is currently doing THREE CRITICAL time management habits, but just needs to “tweak” them a bit, in order to become more productive.
Presenter(s): Theodore Lewis; St. Paul, MN
Description: discussion of the issues upon which the field of career and technical education must reflect
as it adjusts to the changes impelled by the No Child Left Behind legislation. The discussion will include reflections on transitioning CTE from “old” vocationalism to the new and prospects for CTE being included as general education in the high school.
Moderator: Janet B. Bray, ACTE Executive Director
Panelists: Thomas N. Applegate, ACTE President, Executive Dean, Austin Community College; Phyllis Eisen, Executive Director, Center for Workforce Success
Description: This session will explore the events, trends and assumptions that will shape career and technical education over the next five to ten years. A panel of CTE and industry professionals will provide their insights into the impact of these forces and provide guidance for how teachers, administrators and educators can successfully address the challenges the future presents.
Presenter(s): Ray Ryan; Big Rapids, MI, Joanna Kister; Columbus, OH
Description: Presentation will feature new assessments in CTE, including tests developed for the States Career Cluster Initiative and Workplace Readiness, and use in reporting and improving instruction.
Presenter(s): Emily Moore; Tallahassee, FL, Dianne Mondry; Grand Forks, ND
Description: This presentation addresses some of the areas covered by the FEA Legal Services Program, and provides general information on the union's duty of fair representation, as well as educator rights and responsibilities in protecting one's self in the workplace, including self-reporting requirements, workers' compensation, Fair Labor Standards Act provisions, employment discrimination and sexual harassment, child abuse, and discipline and control of students. Other legal issues may be included based on the needs of the audience.
