Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education
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Iowa ACTE’s mission is to provide educational leadership in developing a competitive workforce. |
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Iowa ACTE Proposed Bylaw Revisions 2021
Please review the Bylaws revisions prior to our House of Delegates meeting.
David Bunting CTE Teacher Preparation Scholarship
Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education is offering a $1,000 scholarship for a student who is entering their junior or senior year in preparation for teaching in Career and Technical Education. They must be majoring in an Iowa teacher licensure program in one of the CTE areas in Iowa. Priority will be given to a students with previous CTE and CTSO experience while in high school or in an Applied Science program at a community college. A minimum of a 2.5 GPA is required and a current transcript must be included to verify GPA and major. Click here for more information.
CTE Day at the Capitol
CTE Day at the Capital
February 8, 2022
7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Goals: Champion state legislators to advocate for Career and Technical Education Heighten awareness about Iowa ACTE within Iowa
Information Sheet CTE Day at the Capitol
CTE Day at the Capitol Registration Link
Sample phone call to legislators 2022
Objectives/Action of the day:
- Showcase high quality CTE Programs from across the state at displays with students
explaining the benefit and learning as a result of CTE and CTSO’s (Career and Technical
Student Leadership Organizations). - Sponsor several tables from each division with displays (20+ tables total) -Agriculture,
Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science and Industrial Technology. - Advocate how CTE prepares students for contributing to society and the economy.
- Build rapport with our state representatives and senators by making personal contacts,
through appointments made prior to the day (see link below to Find Your Legislators). - Experience the importance of being active in State government.
Advocacy
Do you know and regularly communicate with your state and federal legislators? Do you monitor and advocate for legislation that is critical or detrimental to career and technical education? IACTE wants to link you to key legislative initiatives at the state and national levels:
Iowa ACTE Fact Sheet
Professional Development
Iowa CTE Learn offers over 160 self-paced online courses for CTE professionals. Whether you are looking for engaging professional development or a more convenient way to obtain continuing education credits and advance your career, our online courses are designed for you. Iowa CTE Learn offers an array of topics that focus on effective and proven teaching and leading strategies. Our credit courses have been designed to support CTE institutions with a comprehensive, virtual professional development program.
Gold Level Sponsor for the 2021 Iowa ACTE Conference