Techniques back issues from May 2006:
The summer of reinvention.(LEADING EDGE)(Association for Career and Technical Education)
May 01, 2006; ... Traditionally, the summer months have represented a time of renewal for the career and technical education (CTE) community. This is a time when educators re-energize, learn new ideas and skills, and reconnect with family and colleagues. While I fully expect every educator to ...
Coping with end-of-the-year maladies.(CLASSROOM CONNECTION)
May 01, 2006 ... As the school year winds down, teachers may find themselves faced with a classroom full of restless students suffering from maladies that range from simple spring fever to the dreaded "senioritis." In the spring, when a young man's--or a young woman's--fancy lightly turns to ...
Report on supporting and staffing high-needs schools.(CLASSROOM CONNECTION)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... The Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ), the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and the National Education Association (NEA) have issued a report titled "Every Child Deserves Our Best: Recommendations from North Carolina's National Board Certified Teachers on How to Support and ...
Donors choose, teachers benefit.(CLASSROOM CONNECTION)
May 01, 2006 ... Recent articles in Business Week and the Houston Chronicle have cited the Internet program DonorsChoose, which pairs donors with teachers to fund classroom projects. The Web site describes itself as a rumple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often ...
NASSP sees a role for CTE in high school reform.(LEADERSHIP MATTERS)(National Association of Secondary School Principals)
May 01, 2006 ... The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) believes that career and technical education (CTE) plays a crucial role in efforts to improve student achievement in grades nine-12, according to Gerald Tirozzi, NASSP executive director. Tirozzi was among the ...
Rethinking licenses for school leaders.(LEADERSHIP MATTERS)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... According to a report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), When Learning Counts: Rethinking Licenses for School Leaders, licenses for school leaders don't reflect a learning focus. Based on what the organization describes as an in-depth investigation of ...
Report on reconnecting out-of-school youth.(LEADERSHIP MATTERS)(American Youth Policy Forum)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... A new report from the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) looks at how communities across the nation are responding to the dropout problem. Whatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities are Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth was prepared by AYPF in cooperation with the National Conference of ...
Brief on pathways to college.(LEADERSHIP MATTERS)(Community College Research Center)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... A Community College Research Center (CCRC) brief says that credit-based transition programs (CBTPs) such as tech prep, dual or concurrent enrollment, International Baccalaureate, and middle college high school programs can help youth have smoother and more successful transitions to ...
Share the good news.(CAPITOL VIEW)(education grants)
May 01, 2006; ... "The Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) process rated Vocational Education State Grants as ineffective because the program has produced little or no evidence of improved outcomes for students despite decades of federal investment. In particular, the latest full-scale evaluation of the ...
A vision of the 21st century: the new vision for the 21st century is reflected in ACTE's recent position paper on strengthening the American high school through career and technical education.(Reinventing America's High Schools)
May 01, 2006; ... You cannot achieve both rigor and relevance in high school for most students without modern career and technical education. We must continue to raise students' academic achievements and their high school completion rates. But, the way the American high school is configured to ensure that ...
Stating the case for CTE in AZ: in Arizona, academic success is making a solid case for career and technical education in the 21st century high school.(Reinventing America's High Schools)(Association for Career and Technical Education)
May 01, 2006; ... When ACTE issued its position paper, Reinventing the American High School for the 21st Century, it contained much good news about career and technical education (CTE). One of those "good news" items was about integrating academic standards into CTE courses in Arizona. According ...
A wall-to-wall approach: one of the strategies cited by Gene Bottoms of the Southern Regional Education Board in his article, "A Vision of the 21st Century," in this month's issue is the high school with wall-to-wall career academies, such as Seneca Valley High School in Maryland.(Reinventing America's High Schools)
May 01, 2006; ... In Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), there are approximately 42,000 students who attend 24 high schools, and according to Newsweek magazine, all of the county's high schools rank in the top three percent for the nation. In 2001, the MCPS Division of Career and Technology Education ...
Examining a high school that works: Kentucky's Corbin High School is one of the high schools that works as a 21st century school.(Reinventing America's High Schools)(Association for Career and Technical Education)
May 01, 2006; ... The "Good News" about academic and CTE integration in Kentucky, says ACTE in its position paper Reinventing the American High School for the 21st Century, is that the state has developed 10 interdisciplinary courses that allow students to meet requirements for academic courses by taking ...
An IT evolution in the classroom: Auburn Career Center has evolved along with the information technology field to ensure its students are prepared for the 21st century workplace.
May 01, 2006; ... Auburn Career Center, the first career and technical center in the state of Ohio, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Over the years, Auburn has opened new doors to unlock the potential of thousands of high school and adult education students through its commitment to excellence ...
The winners' circle: the educators who received top honors at the ACTE Convention in Kansas City last December share a dedication to career and technical education and to their professional organizations.(Association for Career and Technical Education)(Kevin English)
May 01, 2006; ... 2006 ACTE Teacher of the Year Although he currently serves as the industrial education department chair at Peoria High School in Peoria, Arizona, Kevin English has taught nine different career and technical education curricula during his teaching career. As industrial department ...
Educating policymakers: 2006 NPS arms educators: at this year's ACTE National Policy Seminar, nearly 500 gathered in Washington, D.C., to learn about the latest legislative issues, to hear from Congressional staff, and to take the CTE message up to Capitol Hill.(Association for Career and Technical Education)
May 01, 2006 ... Nearly 500 career and technical educators gathered in Washington, D.C., in March to learn about what's happening with Perkins, receive tips on working with the media, and voice their opinions with their federal representatives. The 2006 National Policy Seminar (NPS) began with a ...
Walk the walk, talk the talk: be prepared, so that you can deliver an effective marketing message for your school anytime and anywhere.
May 01, 2006; ... Imagine you are standing in an elevator with one shot at making a great first impression. What would you say when asked, "What do you do?" I was recently speaking at a conference and traveling in an elevator with several people, when I heard one person ask the other that magic ...
Laptops + challenging curriculum = student success: at an Ohio career center, adding laptops and a virtual curriculum has sparked remarkable achievement gains for students.
May 01, 2006; ... Modern day education reform, impacted by the No Child Left Behind Act, is dominated by accountability and results. At Polaris Career Center in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, student results are front and center. Students participating in a laptop and online curriculum initiative have documented ...
The influences of distance learning on adult learners.(RESEARCH REPORT)
May 01, 2006; ... Distance learning is any type of instruction in which the student and instructor are separated by physical distance (not in the same room) (Wahlstrom, Williams & Shea, 2003). It is a medium of teaching and learning using modern technology so that teachers or students do not have to be ...
Commercial truck driver.(CAREER CURVE)
May 01, 2006 ... Job Description Truck drivers connect the east coast to the west coast, north to south, and are a constant presence on highways across the nation. Businesses, governments, medical facilities, retailers and others rely on trucks to pick up and deliver goods, because there is no ...
"Miami-Dade could adapt plan to start career-themed academies".(NEWS CLIPS)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... --The Miami Herald, March 26, 2006 Rudy Crew, superintendent of Miami-Dade schools, will ask the county's school board to approve reorganization of at least 12 senior high schools into career-themed ...
"Struggling students want vocational education, poll shows".(NEWS CLIPS)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... --Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2006 A poll of California ninth- and 10th-grade students that was conducted for the James Irvine Foundation suggests that combining academics with career training would help motivate struggling students to succeed. ...
"School widens career options".(NEWS CLIPS)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... --The Times-Picayune, April 6, 2006 In Louisiana's St. Charles Parish, school officials are expanding career training options at the Satellite Center in Luling. The course described by The Times-Picayune is process technology, which has ...
"Co-Op students test out world of work".(NEWS CLIPS)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... --Hartford Courant, April 10, 2006 Interest in cooperative education is growing at Connecticut's Middletown High School, according to the Hartford Courant, which also notes that the state's department ...
"Stepping up effort for school to work".(NEWS CLIPS)(high school graduations)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... --The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 2006 According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, experts say that too few students graduate from high school, and too few go on to college or technical training, so Pennsylvania's governor is proposing an increase in funding for an ...
"How Germany keeps kids from dropping out".(NEWS CLIPS)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... --Time, April 17, 2006 One part of Time magazine's cover story, "Dropout Nation," looks at Germany's vocational education system and how it gets students to stay in school and prepare for a career. The magazine ...
"A little gas goes a long, long way".(NEWS CLIPS)(high-mileage cars)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... ---St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 11, 2006 Students in Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights are participating in the school's first high-mileage car class. They plan to enter the car in May's Supermileage Challenge, where ...
"For sale: three bedroom, two bath high school class project".(NEWS CLIPS)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... --The News & Observer, March 26, 2006 According to an Associated Press story that appeared in the North Carolina newspaper, The News & Observer, students from Caswell County's Bartlett Yancey High School are completing a home they have been working on for one-and-a-half ...
"Tech-savvy students show skills on 'Potter Live!'".(NEWS CLIPS)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... --The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 5, 2006 In February, a group of students at Potter Junior High School began presenting a 15-minute program on the school's closed-circuit television ...
CTE Week expands, ACTE announces contest.(INSIDE ACTE)
May 01, 2006 ... Beginning February 2007, Career and Technical Education Week will be expanded to Career and Technical Education Month (CTE Month). This is in response to ACTE members who have said their school's celebration was held at another time in February. Expanding to CTE Month gives all schools and ...
Get into your record.(Update Record)(Association for Career and Technical Education )(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... ACTE has recently completed the integration of its Web site with its database. What does this mean for members? It means you now have the power to update your member record. Go to www.acteonline.org and click on the banner that says "Update Your Member Record." Once inside you ...
Celebrate the end of the year.(INSIDE ACTE)(Association for Career and Technical Education )(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... Looking for ways to recognize students? Look no further than ACTE. Through its relationship with Bells International, ACTE is able to offer its members a number of products that can be customized. ACTE members are encouraged to go to www.imprintmall.com/careertech/ to order ...
New ACTE Research Committee seeks volunteers.(INSIDE ACTE)(Association for Career and Technical Education )(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... If career and technical education is to remain an integral part of education solutions that prepare youth and adults to contribute to a strong national economy, it is crucial that ACTE provide tangible evidence to other educators, policymakers and community members of how CTE makes a ...
Atlanta prepares for ACTE.(INSIDE ACTE)(Association for Career and Technical Education )
May 01, 2006 ... ACTE Connecting Education and Careers Nov. 30-Dec. 2 2006 ATLANTA The state of Georgia and the City of Atlanta are gearing up and looking forward to ACTE's Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo, which will be held in the Georgia World Congress Center, ...
TED awards deadline.(INSIDE ACTE)(Brief article)
May 01, 2006 ... Applications are now being accepted for the Technology Education Division (TED) Outstanding Technology Education Program Award. This award is presented each year at the TED opening general session during ACTE's Annual Convention. Schools receiving the awards are determined as a result of ...
Quality Association Award.(INSIDE ACTE)
May 01, 2006 ... The Quality Association Award is given to states that meet the Quality Association Standards (QAS). This award recognizes those state associations that promote career and technical education and provide their members with a high level of service. The Quality Association Award ...
Ready to score 100?(INSIDE ACTE)
May 01, 2006 ... ACTE's Achieve 100 program recognizes schools and institutions that have 100 percent of their eligible career and technical educators as members of ACTE. What a great way to show your students and community the dedication of the staff than by receiving this prestigious award. To ...
Programmable shake table.(EQUIPMENT)
May 01, 2006 ... Pitsco's EQ Tremor Table provides learning opportunities such as studying resonance, studying the structural center of mass, and conducting soil liquefaction experiments. It can be used for the testing of student-built structures, since it eliminates all variables other ...
Classroom management software.(MULTIMEDIA)
May 01, 2006 ... NetOp School, offered by CrossTec Corp., helps teachers meet federal and state mandates requiring equal access and equity for all students as well as helping them meet the requirement for sheltered instruction for English language learning students. When a teacher ...
Cisco Networking Academy Companion Guide.(RESOURCES)
May 01, 2006 ... Cisco Press, the official publisher for Cisco Systems, has introduced the Networking Basics CCNA 1 Companion Guide. This is the first in a series of new books for each of the four CCNA courses. Cisco Press materials ...
TEC Summer Institute for educators.(RESOURCES)
May 01, 2006 ... Tech Ed Concepts (TEC) is hosting its 12th Annual Accredited TEC Summer Institute June 26 to June 30, 2006, at the Center of New Hampshire Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. Exclusively designed for educators, the institute provides more than 40 ...
New Fiber Optic certification.(RESOURCES)
May 01, 2006 ... The Fiber Optic Association (FOA) has introduced a new certification program for fiber to the home/premises (FTTx) technicians to be offered through the network of FOA-approved training organizations ....
New illustration-based textbooks.(RESOURCES)
May 01, 2006 ... Visibooks, LLC, publisher of illustration-based computer class textbooks, has published four new textbooks on the programs that make up the ...
Family and Consumer Sciences catalog.(RESOURCES)
May 01, 2006 ... NASCO has released the 2006 Family & Consumer Sciences catalog, featuring the latest resources for teaching life skills to students of all ages. The 340-page catalog offers more than 600 products, including NASCO To-Sew kits and ...
Teacher's Survival Guide.(RESOURCES)
May 01, 2006 ... JIST Publishing has released The Unauthorized Teacher's Survival Guide to address the stress that leads to burnout for many new teachers. Authors Jack Warner, Clyde Bryan and Diane ...
NJATC Training Institute.(RESOURCES)
May 01, 2006 ... The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) will hold its National Training Institute July 26 to August 4, 2006, in Knoxville, Tennessee. NJATC is a ...
Meaningful diversion.(SPOTLIGHT)(Soussan Bayati)
May 01, 2006; ... For cosmetology instructor Soussan Bayati, making a big difference in the classroom begins one student at a time. Bayati began her career behind the chair in her native Iran many years ago. Like some career and technical education teachers, her career took many diversions before ...
Using population education for career choice.(ETCETERA)
May 01, 2006; ... As students consider career choices in relation to the world around them, sharing information about the growth and development of population is very significant. Population issues reflect how the human race has grown and shaped the world around us. In the classroom, teachers are able to ...