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ACTE Convention and Career-Tech Expo Division Sessions ACTE division leaders have scheduled hundreds of high-quality programs addressing key areas and concerns for CTE educators. As just a small sample, the Administrative Division will present “Recruit and Retain the BEST Staff,” “Stop Being the Best-Kept Secret in Town,” and “Recruiting and Retaining New, SecondCareer Teachers.” The Engineering and Technology Education Division offers “Building an Electric-Powered Vehicle,” CAD/Drafting for the 21st Century,” and “Recruiting Females into Engineering/Technology Teacher Education.” General Education sessions include “Building CTE Teacher Pipelines with Community Colleges,” “Employability Skills Fairs—Preparing Students for the Job Application Process,” “Going Beyond the Test—Alternative Assessments for CTE,” “Integrating CTE into Regional Workforce Development Strategies,” and “Podcasting—A New Generation of Teaching and Learning.” Guidance and Career Development presents “Teachers as Advisors” and “Teaching and Learning Career Days—A Recipe for Success.” New and Related Services offers “A Changing World: Helping Students Prepare for Life in a World That We Know Little About,” “21st-Century Skills for 21st-Century Students,” and “Tech Prep Career Pathways and Career Coaching Programs.” Trade and Industrial Education Division sessions include “Is Green Your Curriculum?” “School and Classroom Lab Safety and Health,” “SkillsUSA Workforce Ready System,” “Teaching 101—Putting Ideas into Practice,” and “The Middle Apprenticeship Model—A Unique Approach to Career Development for At-Risk Youth.” Racing Toward Charlotte HE Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is gearing up for its annual convention, to be held this year in Charlotte, NC, from December 4-6. As always, an excellent event is in store, with many division sessions, exhibitor workshops, and continuing education seminars. To provide the greatest beneﬁts to attending educators, ACTE will again partner with several other associations at this year’s convention. Participating organizations include High Schools That Work, which will offer two pre-convention workshops in addition to concurrent sessions; the International Vocational Education and Training Association, which will provide a one-day mini-conference on Youth Employment/Unemployment: The Role of Vocational-Technical Education; and the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, which will facilitate a session on its program certiﬁcation process and hold an Evaluation Team Leader Training. In addition, the National Career Academy Coalition will work with ACTE to offer sessions dedicated to career academies and small learning communities; the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education will host a presession on its Jump-Start Initiative for its math-in-CTE model; NOCTI will facilitate a one-day conference on assessment; Project Lead The Way will facilitate sessions on pre-engineering; and Tools for Schools will direct a pre-convention workshop that will show CTE educators how to more effectively market their programs. T General Session Speakers ACTE has lined up three great speakers for the convention’s general sessions. Daniel Pink is a best-selling author and expert on innovation, competition, and the changing world of work. His book A Whole New Mind charts the rise of right-brain thinking in modern economies and explains the abilities individuals and organizations must master in an outsourced and automated world. Pink will address this year’s Opening General Session. It has been reported that this is the ﬁrst time in history that four generations are in the workforce at the same time. What impacts may this have? Historian, economist, and demographer Neil Howe has written extensively on the collective personalities of today’s generations—who they are, what motivates them, and how they will shape America’s future—in such books as Generations, 13th-Gen, and Millennials Rising. Currently at work on a book titled Millennials in the Workplace, Howe will address Friday’s General Session. Willard Daggett, president of the International Center for Leadership in Education, is recognized worldwide for his ability to move education systems toward more rigorous and relevant skills and knowledge for all students. In Charlotte, he will share his thoughts and insights at the Closing General Session. His enlightening, entertaining, and motivating message will help attendees look at education differently by challenging assumptions about the purposes, beneﬁts, and effectiveness of American schools. Career Tech Expo One of the most popular features of the annual convention is the Career Tech Expo—a marketplace of technology, media, and tools for all areas of career and technical education. Attendees will have a chance to try out new software, browse the latest publications, and learn about a 24 techdirections ◆ NOVEMBER 2008

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Tech Directions - November 2008

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