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Greetings Health Science Educators! | |
Many of us have hit the half-way point of the school year and are on the homestretch!
I hope your first half has gone well and that you had a Happy Holiday season!
I am excited to report that you will find something new in the HSE Division starting in February! I strongly feel that we learn the most from each other in conversation. This was evident by the last session of the VISION Conference. So ... coming Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. EST, we will have the first-ever HSE-STAT (Support Topics, All Teachers).
Thank you for all you do, you are amazing teachers, and ACTE is always here for support and encouragement as well as professional growth and development.
Keep up the great work, it isn’t going unnoticed!
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“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” — Helen Keller
With gratitude,
Holly Strand-Rysgaard
VP Health Science Division
strand.rysgaard@gmail.com
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Health Science Education Division News |
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Membership
I am happy to report that the Health Science Education Division is at an all-time high for membership! The most recent number I have is from November 2022, and it is 1,572 members! To put that into perspective at the end of the Fiscal Year 2022, we had 1,459! Make sure you encourage your colleagues to join ACTE. Here are the top 10 reasons to become an ACTE member.
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VISION Conference
VISION 2022 is in the books and was a huge success. The HSE Division also reported an all-time high for attendance. The last session of the conference was a round-table session that I facilitated. It went so well that with the help of our policy committee, we are making it an online meeting option quarterly! Stay tuned on how to get involved, you won’t want to miss these best practice discussions and networking opportunities.
I also want to give sincere thanks to the HSE sponsors of various events throughout the conference: NCHSE, Anatomage, and HOSA. The HOSA luncheon is back, and we were all thrilled to see the response. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we will plan for the next sponsored luncheon at VISION 2023 to accommodate more attendees as well as a more streamlined process to attend. Thank you for your grace and support!
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Awards and Honors
The following awards were presented at the HOSA Luncheon:
- Outstanding CTE Educator: LaDonna Selvidge
- Award of Merit: Rachel Popham
- New Teacher of the Year: Shylee Endicott
- Outstanding Service: LaDonna Selvidge
- Teacher of the Year: Michael Ogas
I challenge you to look for the wonderful things you or your colleagues are doing and consider submitting an application next year.
Shylee Endicott was also named as the HSE New Professional Fellow for 2023. I look forward to working with her in the future.
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VP-elect Position
You may have noticed we had two VP-elect candidates originally on the HSE ballot. Unfortunately, one candidate had to drop out due to a family emergency. This resulted in the removal of the office from the ballot. We will be looking in the upcoming year for candidates to run for my office of VP of HSE. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
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HSE — STAT
6:30 p.m. EST
Stay tuned for more information on this networking and collaborative approach to help each other. Members of the HSE Policy Committee will help facilitate. Topics covered in this first session will be: ACTE Basics, Nursing Education, and Including IAED in the classroom. I hope you can make it and if you have topic ideas that you would like to see, please reach out to me and let me know!
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ACTE Announces Board of Directors 2023 Election Results
ACTE's recent board of directors election was open to the Association’s membership of approximately 25,000 educators, administrators and other career and technical education (CTE) professionals. We are grateful to all of the candidates for their willingness to serve the Association. And congratulations go out to the winners:
- Carrie Scheiderer, president-elect
- Bart Taylor, Trade and Industrial Education Division vice president
- Sandra Adams, Administration Division vice president-elect
- Brooke Kusch, Counseling and Career Development Division vice president-elect
- Shawn Freie, Postsecondary, Adult & Career Education Division vice president-elect
- *Fran Bromley-Norwood, Engineering Technology Education Division vice president
- *Douglas Bush, Region I vice president
*Appointed by the board of directors
Additionally, the vice president-elect whose election occurred last year will join the board as vice president in July 2023. Michael Culwell will assume the position of Region IV vice president. Learn more
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Share Your CTE Stories During CTE Month!
Generously sponsored by NAHB
Join us as we celebrate CTE Month, generously sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders, and help spread awareness about the importance of CTE by sharing your success stories by using #CTEMonth on social media, encouraging your students to participate in this year’s CTE Month-NASA HUNCH student video challenge, “What is the Purpose of NASA?,” gearing up with festive CTE Month merchandise at shopacte.com to show your support for CTE, and much more! Learn more
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Turn CTE Advocacy Into Policy Action!
Join career and technical education (CTE) professionals at ACTE’s National Policy Seminar (NPS) to voice your vision on key education policy topics, learn about best practices for influencing CTE-related federal policy and messaging, and meet with legislators this March 19–22 in Arlington, Virginia. We are pleased announce Daniel Lippman, White House and Washington reporter at POLITICO, as the NPS keynote speaker — visit us online to register and view the complete agenda. Learn more
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Shape the Future of Work-based Learning
Learn about innovations in work-based learning and model programs across the nation at ACTE’s National Work-based Learning Conference, happening April 26–28 in Atlanta, Georgia. This event offers expertise on supporting the delivery of quality experiences that foster in-depth, firsthand engagement with the skills required in any given career field. Learn more
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Tackle Teacher Recruitment & Retention at Teach CTE Summit!
Join us at ACTE’s Teach CTE Summit, happening June 27–29 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to address the CTE teacher pipeline shortage. This event will highlight promising practices, national models and leading research with a secondary focus to solve this important issue. Learn more
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Best Practices CFPs Now Open!
Happening Sept. 27–29 in Salt Lake City, Utah, ACTE’s and NCLA’s Best Practices and Innovations in CTE Conference is seeking session proposals to strengthen the field for CTE administrators of both secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions. The deadline to submit presentation proposals is March 13. Learn more
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VISION 2023 CFPs Now Open!
Share your expertise at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION, the premier annual gathering of CTE professionals happening Nov. 29–Dec. 2 in Phoenix, Arizona. We are seeking session proposals that address the full range of issues facing CTE educators, administrators and key stakeholders as they strive to prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed! VISION features an exciting, educational and inspirational agenda packed with hundreds of concurrent sessions, an Expo and Career Pavilion, awards and recognition programming and a rich array of networking opportunities. The deadline to submit session proposals is March 3. Learn more
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New Year, New Webinars
We are excited to host several upcoming free webinars on a wide range of topics:
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Bridging Access and Equity Gaps in Postsecondary CTE, Jan. 26, 1:00 p.m. ET
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Other Protected Populations, Feb. 16, 4:00 p.m. ET
Sign up to attend!
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Apply for the Prestigious Achieve 100 Award!
ACTE’s Achieve 100 Award is a distinguished award showcasing your school’s commitment to CTE and is presented to schools and institutions that achieve 100% membership across their CTE staff and faculty. All CTE staff must have been ACTE members by Dec. 31, 2022, to qualify. Applications are due Feb. 1. Learn more
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Showcase Your ACTE Member Pride
We encourage you to download, post and share the 2023 ACTE membership graphic #IamCTE via your email signature, website and on social media. Download the badge
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Now Hiring: IAED Manager
ACTE is looking for a part-time IAED manager to lead all facets of ACTE’s IAED programming, including ACTE’s IAED advisory group as well as seeking growth and development opportunities for new and related initiatives. The IAED manager will be tasked with increasing the number of resources and activities to support CTE professionals as they seek to address IAED issues within CTE programs and focusing on how to effectively integrate an IAED awareness and mindset throughout all ACTE’s programming.
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