Alaska ACTE Professional Development Conference
Thank you to everyone that attended this year’s virtual event and for all of our exhibitor’s support.
Missy Fraze, 2019-2020 President
Alaska Association for Career and Technical Education
2020 Exhibitors
Agenda
| Fri Oct 9 | ||
| 3:00PM | Welcome and explanation of the conference | AK ACTE President |
| State of Alaska ACTE report | AK ACTE President and AK ACTE President Elect | |
| 4pm | The Time is NOW! Centering Equity in CTE | Dr. Ricardo Romanillos National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) |
| 5:15pm | Breakout rooms for follow up discussion with guided questions | AK ACTE Board of Directors will facilitate the conversations |
| 6:00pm | Reconvene to report out on the breakout session discussion | |
| 6:30pm | Close out and plan for the next day | |
| Sat Oct 10 | ||
| 8:00am | Welcome | AK ACTE President |
| 8:10am | Master Blended Learning Lesson Planning
We have all been challenged to become master teachers of virtual teaching and learning, with very little time to develop to field-test strategies and collaborate with peers. We will dig deep into an exemplar Blended Learning lesson to extrapolate the principles of effective virtual teaching. Participants will end the session with an “Eight Thinking Processes for Effective Blended/Virtual Experiences.” |
Sandra Adams |
| 9:10am | Tomorrow Starts Today: Explore Immersive Extended Reality (XR) Technologies
Educators from the AVTEC Maritime Training Center and Designori, LLC, an Alaska-based virtual technologies company, as we explore the amazing development and career opportunities offered by the Reality Spectrum. From Lidar Scanning to Immersive Video; from Game Engines to Virtual and Extended Reality, we will provide you with an engaging overview of these emerging career fields. Extended reality (XR) is the umbrella term that covers virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and other immersive technologies. These are technologies that merge the physical and digital worlds. Learn how our economic future will be driven by these fields. Learn how you can become part of that future; and what training options are available. From online and mobile to virtual and experiential, the AVTEC Designori team offers a wide range of venues and choices. Your tomorrow starts today! |
Deb Burdick, AVTEC Instructor/Young Mariner Program Coordinator,
Terry Federer, AVTEC’s Alaska Maritime Training Center Dept Head/Instructor, Richard Webb, PhD, Cofounder & CXO, Designori, LLC, an Alaska founded and grown company and Matt Moore, General Manager, Designori LLC. |
| 9:45am | Breakout session for conversations aimed at field of study focused discussion and sharing of ideas – share ideas and brainstorm future teacher strategies and those you can take back to class on Monday with other shop teachers, culinary teachers and other focus areas
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| 11:15am | PLCP Tools for Special Populations
New or Seasoned this workshop provides “use it now” resources to help students create and grow their excitement for postsecondary education and training. All age groups represented, supporting students and creating a strong transition to postsecondary education. Focus will be given to “special populations” as defined in Perkins V. For all curriculum areas. |
Julia Renfro |
| 12pm? | Lunch and Learn – Vendor Fair
Vendors give a short presentation of their products and contact information for follow up specials and information. |
See AK ACTE website for information on how to access vendors after the conference |
| 1:15pm | Regional and Economic Recovery and Occupational Forecast Hear about the educational needs in support of regional economic recovery and to meet the forecasted occupations in the State of Alaska. | Nolan Klouda, Director of CEDS at UAA
Dan Robinson, Senior Research Analyst DOLWD |
| 2:25pm | Breakout session for facilitated regional conversations about presentation and education and regional economic and workforce development. | |
| 3:00pm | This presentation will detail the ASD’s Office of Equity and Compliance Equity Plan to provide a more equitable environment for students by focusing on the areas of student achievement, community engagement and staff hiring. | Donte Powell |
| 3:45pm | Closing comments and adjourn | AK ACTE President |
Keynote Speaker
Ricardo Romanillos, Ed.D. is passionate about building structures and pathways that empower underserved communities. He has 14 years of experience in public education, including work as a Science Curriculum Director leading curriculum development and professional learning. The commitment to empowering underrepresented students is reflected in his professional work as the Senior Director of Programs with the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, and in his volunteer work with local Dallas, TX organizations.
Ricardo brings many lenses and identities to his work, including husband, father of a medically-dependent child, second generation Latino, and scholar. He earned his Doctorate in Education from Johns Hopkins University, focusing on improving teachers’ sense of self-efficacy to engage minority students in the sciences. He graduated with honors from Southwestern University with a BA in Chemistry and a minor in Biology, and earned a Masters in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from UT Arlington.
Speaker Bios
| SPEAKER NAME | BIO | CONTACT INFO |
| Dr. Ricardo Romanillos | Ricardo Romanillos, Ed.D. is passionate about building structures and pathways that empower underserved communities. He has 14 years of experience in public education, including work as a Science Curriculum Director leading curriculum development and professional learning. The commitment to empowering underrepresented students is reflected in his professional work as the Senior Director of Programs with the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, and in his volunteer work with local Dallas, TX organizations.
Ricardo brings many lenses and identities to his work, including husband, father of a medically-dependent child, second generation Latino, and scholar. He earned his Doctorate in Education from Johns Hopkins University, focusing on improving teachers’ sense of self-efficacy to engage minority students in the sciences. He graduated with honors from Southwestern University with a BA in Chemistry and a minor in Biology, and earned a Masters in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from UT Arlington. |
rromanillos@napequity.org |
| Sandra Adams | Sandra Adams is a teacher and instructional coach with the Career Academy, Fort Wayne Community Schools. She co-wrote the ACTE-supported book But I’m NOT a Reading Teacher!: Literacy Strategies for Career and Technical Educators with Gwendolyn Leininger. Adams has a passion for learning and is a regular contributor to Techniques, as well as PAGES, a Techniques blog. Adams has presented sessions at several state ACTE conferences, as well as CareerTech VISION for the past three years. | sadams@mresc.org |
| Julia Renfro | Julia helps Alaskans develop personal learning & career plans (PLCPs), and encourages parental engagement by sharing her career services; human resources; job center; secondary & PSE, and corporate training experience. She contributes nationally to CIS system development, serves nationally as ACRP President and CIS Executive Team Chair. | julia.renfro@alaska.gov |
| Nolan Klouda | As Executive Director, Nolan provides overall leadership for the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development (UACED), as well as support for other programs of the UAA Business Enterprise Institute. Prior to taking his current role in 2014, Nolan served as Associate Director. Nolan’s areas of professional interest include feasibility analysis, rural economic development, entrepreneurship programming, and public policy. He is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) through the International Economic Development Council, and serves on the Municipality of Anchorage Budget Advisory Commission. Nolan was named to Alaska’s “Top 40 Under 40” in 2015. He holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Arts, History and Political Science from Gustavus Adolphus College. He lives in Anchorage with his wife Michelle and daughter Cecilia. | nfklouda@alaska.edu |
| Dan Robinson | Research and Analysis Regional Economic and Workforce Development and Occupational Outlook | dan.robinson@alaska.gov |
| Donte Powell | Donte Powell joined the Anchorage School District’s Office of Equity and Compliance (OEC) in January 2020, in the role of Specialist. Donte is responsible for promoting and conveying equity throughout the District as well as providing guidance and ensuring compliance with equal employment laws and best practices. Donte is an alumnus of the University of Alaska Anchorage, having graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice, and is a certified Human Resource Professional. Donte is passionate about improving the environment in which children learn. When Donte is not working, he enjoys small wood working projects, spending time outdoors, and playing piano for a local church. | Powell_Donte@asdk12.org |
Exhibitors
Thank you to our generous exhibitors for participating in this year’s conference.
CEU Paperwork
Alaska ACTE Virtual Professional Development Conference
October 9 – 10, 2020
VERIFICATION OF PDC ATTENDANCE
Continuing Education Unit – you can use your PDC attendance/review as well as the time for uploading 4 different plans the AK ACTE Clearinghouse to earn a CEU for your next Alaska teacher certificate renewal. Complete and email in this form if interested.
To earn a CEU, you must attend/review entire conference, 11 hours, and upload 4 different items to the Alaska ACTE Clearinghouse.
CEU certificates* can be used for 15 contact hours for Type M Certificates or 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) of Professional Development for Teacher Certificate renewal. Certificates will be mailed – you MUST provide your mailing address on page 2!
Make sure you also complete the information at the bottom of the reverse side—and email it to ctegrants@alaska.gov by Friday November 13th. Scanned or photographed pages will be accepted.
Registration
Registration fee- $150, which includes your annual dues payment to the national and state associations. No cancellations.