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Greetings CCD Members,

I can’t believe that the end of the school year is approaching! I sincerely hope that everyone has had a positive and productive year. Remember to care for yourself during these crazy weeks ahead. You need to take care of yourself to be able to give to others.

RECESS Returns May 4 at 4:00 p.m.

Topic: Post Secondary options and how to pay for them!

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Relax
Exchange ideas
Connect with others
Explore what others are doing
Share your best practices, or simply
Sit and listen!

Give yourself a break, and enjoy a little PD at the same time!

From ACTE

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!

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!

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

Voice Your VISION

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

Stack of notebooks for Techniques Editorial Guidelines

New Techniques Editorial Calendar for 2023–24

ACTE and the Techniques team are excited to launch the 2023–24 editorial calendar with eight comprehensive themes. Read the magazine, then reach out to Lia Milgram, senior managing editor, with story ideas.

Write for Techniques

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.

Learn more and apply

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.

Apply now

$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

Resources

New CTE Resource for Families

This new brochure is designed to inform families and their students about the value of CTE in an easy-to-read brochure. Perfect for handing out at:

The start of a new school year
Counseling and career development sessions
Open houses
Parent-teacher conferences
Anytime a family member asks about CTE

Available at the member price in packs of 25 for $19.95 or 50 for $29.95.

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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: