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I hope all of you that attended NPS had a great conference. I was pleased to meet with several good people including our new T/I division fellow Laura Smith. I really am looking forward to working with her this year. I also wanted to let you all know that starting April 1st you can register to run for the T/I division V.P. position. This will be a three-year term starting next June.
I also wanted to make sure everyone knew about what the great people at Harbor Freight Tools for Schools are doing. This year, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools will award $1.25 million dollars to 20 outstanding skilled trades teachers and programs in U.S. public high schools. There will be 5 Grand Prize Winners ($100,000 each) and 15 Prize Winners ($50,000 each). This is an awesome opportunity for teachers and their programs to gain national recognition. Applications are open to public high school skilled trades teachers now through May 20, 2022. Finalists will be announced on June 27, 2022, and winners will be announced in October 2022. I have participated in this in the past and wanted to let you know how great of an opportunity it is for you all. For more information and to apply, visit this link:
https://hftforschoolsprize.org/
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Danny Camden
VP, ACTE Trade & Industrial Education Division
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Accepting Applications for Board of Directors Election
Interested in serving the association as a member of the board of directors? Applications for open positions are due June 15. For more information, please see the guidelines for the board of directors nominations.
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New Cohort of IAED Mentors & Mentees
ACTE is excited to announce this year’s class of mentors and mentees for the 2022 Inclusion, Access, Equity and Diversity (IAED) Mentorship Program, sponsored by IMAGO, which provides yearlong leadership development to ACTE members interested in IAED issues in CTE.
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New CTE Fact Sheets, Available in Spanish
ACTE recently released two new resources to help CTE supporters advocate for CTE.
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“What is CTE?” introduces people new to CTE to its scope and benefits. A Spanish-language translation of this new infographic is now available! | |  |
"CTE Works!" provides an evidence-based overview of CTE's impact on student achievement, education and employment outcomes, and the skills gap and economy. A Spanish-language translation of this new fact sheet is now available! | | |
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New Resource: WBL Toolkit
ACTE is pleased to offer a comprehensive new guide for building an employer-partner engagement plan as part of the Xello-sponsored Taking Business to School series that covers topics within ACTE’s Quality CTE Program of Study Framework: Business and Community Partnerships. This toolkit is intended to be used by program leaders who are interested in expanding the scope and quality of their work-based learning programs.
Download the Toolkit
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Early Bird Registration is Open!
ACTE’s CareerTech VISION is the must-attend event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals. Happening Nov. 30–Dec. 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada, VISION offers dynamic programming covering high-quality CTE in secondary and postsecondary environments, an abundance of networking opportunities, the CareerTech Expo, hundreds of concurrent program sessions and more! Early bird registration is now open!
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One-Day Event Addressing Access and Equity in CTE
The Good Trouble: Busting Inclusion, Access, Equity and Diversity Barriers in CTE Conference will offer model programming to amplify the four strands of student voice: content, culture, social and emotional learning, and metacognition. Happening virtually on June 9, this event will explore strategies for removing systemic barriers and revolutionizing students’ CTE experiences.
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Event Designed Especially for CTE Administrators
Happening Sept. 28–30 in beautiful Cape Cod, North Falmouth, Massachusetts, ACTE’s and NCLA’s annual Best Practices and Innovations in CTE Conference focuses on professional development for CTE administrators of both secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions.
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ACTE Awards Opportunities | |
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ACTE Student Trophy Contest
ACTE is excited to announce our annual student contest to redesign the 3D-printed trophies for the ACTE Excellence Awards. The winning trophy design will be 3D-printed by Stratasys and presented to the national award winners at the 2022 ACTE Awards Gala, happening at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION in Las Vegas, Nevada. The deadline for design submissions is May 1.
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ACTE Impact Awards
The ACTE Impact Awards recognize groups and individuals from the education, business and industry communities who contribute to the improvement, promotion and development of CTE. The deadline to apply for the two Impact awards, the Business-Education Partnership Award and the Champion for CTE Award, is June 30.
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Scholarships Available for Your CTE Students
The Horatio Alger Association is now accepting applications from students who are currently enrolled or will enroll at a community college or non-profit technical institution. This year, the association will award 500 CTE scholarships at up to $2,500 each. Applications are due June 15.
Encourage your students to apply
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Apply Now for Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Award
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence is excited to award more funds to more outstanding skilled trades teachers in 2022. You can be one of five grand prize winners ($100,000 each) or 15 prize winners ($50,000 each).
Apply now
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Renew Your Membership!
Renew your membership today for continued access to premier professional development, your annual subscription to Techniques, member-exclusive discounts to ACTE events, high-quality CTE research and legislative updates, the member insurance program, and more!
Renew today!
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