National Clusters™ Institute to be held in Washington, DC, June 18–20
Setting a New Standard is the theme of this exciting event, which brings together educators from middle school, secondary, and postsecondary levels, school counseling, state education leadership, along with workforce development, business and industry experts, and economic development representatives to gain insight, hear strategies, and plan efforts for coordinating the implementation of aligned educational delivery in communities and states. For general information and registration, click here.
Motivational Books from Ron Clark AvailableThe Center’s library has two titles from the celebrated author and teaching motivator who presented at last summer's Va. Department of Education institute in Williamsburg. Read the article... Workplace Readiness Skills Resource Repository PostedThis new collection provides links to the research and literature that informed the WRS revision, the process milestones of bringing the new skills to implementation, and the products and statistics related to Workplace Readiness Skills. USDOT Calls for Teachers to Field Test Transportation CurriculumThe Department of Transportation needs teachers to test and evaluate lessons related to careers in transportation, some of which were developed by the CTE Resource Center. Read the article... Recently Archived
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Microsoft IT Academy Comes to VirginiaThe Virginia Department of Education has initiated a pilot phase in implementing Microsoft’s IT Academy in Virginia. By Spring 2012, all high schools and technical centers will be eligible to participate. Check here for all communication regarding the IT Academy. Promotional Tools for CTE“There’s an urgent need to re-imagine and remake career and technical education....CTE advocates must make a compelling case for continued funding.” — Arne Duncan
The sites below provide tools for making that “compelling case” for CTE.
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