|
Dear ACTE Region II Members, | |
It is hard to believe the end of the 2022–23 school year is almost here! I hope the warmer temperatures and spring weather give you the energy needed to continue the hard work you do each day and finish strong!
In this newsletter, you will find many upcoming professional learning events that are available to you over the next few months. These events provide wonderful opportunities for you to network with colleagues and continue to stay up to date with the ever-changing world of career and technical education (CTE)! If you are interested in getting more involved with ACTE, please pay close attention to the open board of directors positions! I would love to see Region II represented in multiple positions!
| |
Sincerely,
Beth Parks
ACTE Region II Vice President
| |
Professional Development Conferences & Events | |
|
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!
| |
|
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
| |
|
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
| |
|
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
| | |
|
|
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
| | |
|
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
| |
ACTE Awards & Contest Opportunities | |
|
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.
| |
|
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.
| |
|
|
|
$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
| | | |
|
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:
-
Courageous Conversations About Race, April 20, 4:00 p.m. ET
-
Building Business and Industry Partnerships, April 27, 1:00 p.m. ET
-
Career Laddering in Postsecondary CTE, May 25, 1:00 p.m. ET
-
Promising Teaching Practices During the Era of COVID, June 29, 1:00 p.m. ET
Learn more
| | |
|
Association for Career and Technical Education
1410 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-3111
| | | | |
