Past Oregon Summer Professional Development Events
2024
OREGON ACTE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 10-12, 2024
Portland, Oregon
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Program Questions contact: Tom Goodhue, tgoodhue@obcweb.com
2023
Oregon ACTE Annual Conference
April 12-14, 2023
Bend, Oregon
2019
GAINING MOMENTUM IN CTE – BUILDING YOUR CTE TOOLKIT
Career and Technical Education throughout Oregon has received significant attention over the past few years. The time is right for our community to come together to celebrate, explore and learn about the exciting things happening across our state and how we can collaborate to ensure more learners benefit from the work we do. The 2019 professional development conference features cluster specific secondary and post-secondary sessions in Ag, Business, Industrial Engineering, Health Science, Human Resources, and Arts/Communications as well as sessions for administrative and counseling staff along with general sessions that will appeal to all.
Dates: April 18-19, 2019 Pre-conference April 17th, 2019
Location: The Hotel Eugene; Eugene, Oregon
2018
STRENGTHENING CTE: EXPANDING HIGH QUALITY CTE IN OREGON
Career and Technical Education throughout Oregon has received significant attention over the past few years. The time is right for our community to come together to celebrate, explore and learn about the exciting things happening across our state and how we can collaborate to ensure more learners benefit from the work we do. Brought to you by the Oregon Association for Career and Technical Education, Portland Community College and the National Association for Career and Technical Education® this summer 2018 professional development conference features programming for both secondary and postsecondary CTE professionals.
July 30-31, 2018 Portland, Oregon
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Strengthening CTE: Expanding High Quality CTE Oregon Session Evaluation
- Panel #1: Access and Equity in High Quality CTE
- Session #1a: Leading through Inspiration: Motivating your Students to Succeed in CTE Careers
- Session #1b: Technical Writing Strategies for the CTE Teacher
- Session #1c: Educator Externships
- Session #1d: Inclusion: It’s Not Just About Demographics
- Panel #2: Marketing, Recruiting and Retaining CTE Students
- Session #2a: Oregon ACTE Meeting
- Session #2b: CTE Recruitment Roundtable for Community Colleges
- Session #2c: Developing A Model of Student Success Starting with Middle School
- Panel #3: Career Pathways
- Session #3a: Expanding Educator Perceptions of Career Pathways and Building Bridges to High School Through Career Exploration
- Session #3b: Apprenticeship Model for CTE Teacher Education and Utilizing Sector Partnerships in CTE
- Session #3c: Inclusion: It’s Not Just About Demographics
- Panel #4: Work Based Learning
- Session #4a: Future Ready Oregon Listening Session
- Session#4b: Industry Recognized Credential Development and Industry Recognized Credentials for Construction & Building Trades
- Session #4c: What are student support systems?
- Panel #5: Engaging Instructional Practices
- Session #5a: Teaching Technical Theatre Using STEM
- Session #5b: The Math Dilemma in CTE
- Session #5c: Skilled Trades Fair
- Panel #6: CTE Professional Development
- Session #6a: Externships and Expos: Engaging Industry, Educators and Students
- Session #6b: Teaching Students Mechanical Design Techniques through Digital Design and Fabrication
- Session #6c: Connecting Stakeholders to Career Pathways and Connecting Students to the Workplace with School to Career
- Panel #7: Credentials, Certifications and Digital Badges
- Session #7a: Increasing Access & Success in ECE through Integration, Contextualization & Acceleration
- Session #7b: Increasing Access and Success in CTE Programs for Individuals of Low Socio-economic Status
- Session #7c: Updating Your Manufacturing Program of Study
