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Fellow CTE Administrators: | |
Happy Spring season to all of you! As administrators, we all know and experience the craziness of this time of the school year, as we concurrently focus on finishing up the current school year while planning and preparing for the all-too-soon 2023–24 academic year. My very best to you in these efforts and remind each of you to also take time for yourself and to stay mindful of your work-life balance during these very busy times.
It was terrific to see the strong attendance from the division at the National Policy Seminar, and division representatives just completed the proposal reviews in determining the breakout sessions for next year’s Best Practices & Innovations Conference (Salt Lake City, Utah) and VISION 2023 (Phoenix, Arizona). ACTE received a record number of sessions proposals again this year for our division! Both conferences will be outstanding professional development opportunities, and very appreciative to see the willingness of so many to share their strategies, projects, expertise, and best practices to their CTE administrative colleagues.
Please take the time to review the newsletter items below, which includes an introduction from our Administration Division Fellows (Dr. Tiffany Barney & Dr. Jaime Fiorenza), a link to a recent industry partner webinar on Financial Literacy resources, and a variety of reminders from ACTE.
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Eric Ripley
ACTE Administration Division, Vice President
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Administration Division News |
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Introducing the ACTE Administration Division Fellows | |
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Dr. Jaime Fiorenza
Hello, My name is Dr. Jaime Fiorenza, I am a 2023 ACTE Fellow sponsored by the Administration division of Region V. I currently work in Denver Public Schools in Colorado, as the Director of Career and Technical Education. I applied for this opportunity to further my knowledge of policy in my home state of Colorado, and Nationally as it pertains to CTE. I firmly believe you can make more of a difference with an increase in knowledge of any subject and I wanted to learn more about how policy and law influence the guidelines and rules with which CTE operates nationally and in our state. With this knowledge, I believe I can crosswalk this with our current policies in DPS to see where improvements can be made. This is all to further the opportunities for students to be successful upon graduation from High School. I am excited to continue my learning from other Fellows this year and to learn all I can to move CTE forward. My experience so far has been so rewarding to get to know others from all over the country and to see their passion, like mine, for CTE. I know this journey will be a stepping stone to my next phase with CTE in ACTE and my own district.
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Dr. Tiffany Barney
There are some experiences in life where reality far exceeds initial expectations. For me, being a part of the 2023 ACTE Experienced Fellowship is one of them. I am Dr. Tiffany Barney, a fellow sponsored by the Administration Division. I currently serve as the Director of the Cobb Innovation and Technology Academy in Georgia. I initially applied for the fellowship to gain knowledge on how to get more involved with ACTE and better serve GACTE; however, the relationships that have come from the fellowship far exceeded my expectations. The fellowship has afforded me the opportunity to get to know ACTE staff, ACTE board members, and leaders in CTE across the country. This network is priceless. Having these relationships means when I have a question related to my budget, curriculum, policy, or simply need a sounding board to flush out ideas, I have someone to call. In CTE, educators are often singletons so building a reliable network is critical, and being a part of the 2023 ACTE Fellows has helped me expand my network of brilliant and talented educators that believe in CTE just as much as I do.
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Best Practices for Strengthening Financial Literacy Education
Hear how leaders from ACTE, NCLA, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the Milton Hershey School are working to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to make wise financial decisions.
Watch the webinar to walk away with best practices around:
- Building a financial literacy curriculum map
- Measuring the effectiveness of your personal finance curriculum
- Making financial literacy education accessible to all students
- Selecting resources
- Training teachers
- Engaging families & the community
Plus, get easy-to-implement (and free) financial literacy resources from EVERFI!
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Professional Development Conferences & Events | |
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Super Early Bird Registration for VISION Now Open!
ACTE’s CareerTech VISION is the must-attend event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals. Happening Nov. 29–Dec. 2 in Phoenix, Arizona, VISION offers comprehensive programming covering high-quality CTE in secondary and postsecondary environments and emerging trends in the field to help career and technical educators thrive in their careers. VISION provides attendees with a rich array of networking opportunities, an Expo, hundreds of concurrent program sessions, and numerous networking opportunities. Register by July 31 to secure last year’s early-bird rates for VISION 2023!
Register now and save!
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Strategies to Address CTE Teacher Shortage Issues
This national convening covers promising practices pertaining to CTE teacher recruitment and retention issues at the state and local levels. We encourage administrators, teacher educators, teachers/instructors, CTE government officials, and researchers in the secondary and postsecondary areas to join us at ACTE’s Teach CTE Summit, happening June 27–29 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Register by April 28 to secure early bird rates!
Learn more and register
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Transform Postsecondary CTE
Join us at ACTE’s Postsecondary CTE Summit, happening Sept. 20–22 in Denver, Colorado, to address equity gaps, build partnerships and ensure that our postsecondary CTE students are successful in their educational journeys and beyond!
Register now
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Boutique Conference Designed for CTE Administrators
Hosted by NCLA and the Administration Division of ACTE, Best Practices and Innovations in CTE Conference provides tailored professional development for CTE administrators of both secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions. This year’s event happens Sept. 27–29 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Learn more and register
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Become a CTE Ambassador!
Help spread the word about the CTE field year-round by becoming a CTE Ambassador with free digital and print awareness resources, including social media graphics.
Become a CTE Ambassador
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Accepting Applications for Board of Directors Election
Interested in serving ACTE as a member of its board of directors? Applications for the following open positions are due June 15:
- President-elect: Serves a one-year term beginning in July 2024, followed by one year as president and one year as past president
- Region V Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2024
- Agricultural Education Division Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2024
- Health Science Education Division Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2024
- Work-based Learning Division Vice President: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2024
- Region II Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2025
- Region III Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2025
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education Division Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2025
- New and Related Services Division Vice President-elect: Serves a three-year term beginning July 2025
For more information, please see the guidelines for the board of director nominations.
Apply now
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New Techniques Editorial Calendar for 2023–24
ACTE and the Techniques team are excited to launch the 2023–24 editorial calendar with eight comprehensive themes. Read the magazine, then reach out to Lia Milgram, senior managing editor, with story ideas.
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ACTE Awards & Contest Opportunities | |
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Student Trophy Design Contest
Encourage your students to participate in ACTE’s annual student trophy design contest to redesign the 3D-printed trophies presented to the national ACTE award winners at the 2023 ACTE Awards Gala, happening Nov. 29 in Phoenix, Arizona. The winning team will receive a $1,000 scholarship, a free one-year lease of a 3D printer for the winner’s school, courtesy of Stratasys, and more! The deadline for design submissions is May 1.
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ACTE Impact Awards
The ACTE Impact Awards recognize groups and individuals from the education, business and industry communities who contribute to the improvement and promotion CTE. The deadline to apply for the two Impact awards, the Business-Education Partnership Award and the Champion for CTE Award, is June 30.
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$2,500 in Scholarship Money
Encourage students and adult learners, ages 18–35, to apply for the Horatio Alger Association Career and Technical Education Scholarship. They could earn up to $2,500 to pursue CTE. The application is open now through June 15. To request a presentation to students or educators, please email Julie Kasper.
Encourage your students to apply
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Calling All High School Skilled Trades Teachers!
Applications for the 2023 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence are now open! Harbor Freight Tools for Schools will award $1.5 million in cash prizes to 25 outstanding U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers and their programs.
Apply now
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New CTE Resource for Families
This new brochure is designed to inform families and their students about the value of CTE in an easy-to-read brochure. Perfect for handing out at:
- The start of a new school year
- Counseling and career development sessions
- Open houses
- Parent-teacher conferences
- Anytime a family member asks about CTE
Available at the member price in packs of 25 for $19.95 or 50 for $29.95.
Shop today
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ACTE Webinars Now Available on CTE Learn
ACTE is pleased to begin hosting all free webinars on our premier online learning network, CTE Learn, which also features more than 180 for-credit CTE courses along with numerous free resources. If you're not already an ACTE CTE Learn user, register at ctelearn.org/webinars and sign in to access both upcoming and recorded webinars. Join us for these upcoming webinars:
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Building Business and Industry Partnerships, April 27, 1:00 p.m. ET
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Career Laddering in Postsecondary CTE, May 25, 1:00 p.m. ET
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Promising Teaching Practices During the Era of COVID, June 29, 1:00 p.m. ET
Learn more
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New Section Added to NRS Division
ACTE is proud to offer a NEW section to enhance member value for our Law and Public Safety professionals. The new LPS section, under the New and Related Services Division, will offer networking and professional opportunities to this growing program of study. If you are interested in being part of this section, please fill out the interest form for adding a division or section.
Professional ACTE memberships include membership in one division or section, additional divisions/sections can be added for $10.
If you have any questions, please contact Susan Leon, ACTE New & Related Services Division Vice President.
Fill out the Interest Form
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