2009 VACTEA Annual Conference

2010 VACTEA Annual Conference

Tuesday, September 28
12 noon–4:00 p.m. New Administrators Workshop
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. VACTEA Board Dinner and Meeting; Registration and CTE Resource Center Set-up
8:00 p.m.–12 midnight VACTEA Hospitality: Special Evening for New Administrators

Wednesday, September 29
8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Registration
8:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. New Administrators Workshop
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Vendor displays open

12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Opening Session and Luncheon
Dr. Robert P. Leber, Special Advisor to the Governor for Workforce Development and Deputy Commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission

2:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. First General Session: Public Policy Session and Regional Meetings
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Beverage Break
5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Vendor Social: Beach Barbeque with Cash Bar
8:00 p.m.–12 midnight VACTEA Hospitality

Thursday, September 30
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Second General Session: Report from the Virginia Department of Education; George R. Willcox, Cluster Coordinator, Office of Career and Technical Education
9:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions (two 55-minute sessions)

• CanDo, Virginia’s Online Competency Tracking System: How You Can Make It Work in Your School Division
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  Glenda C. Lewis, Technology Specialist, CTE Resource Center

  The CanDo system for tracking competencies is a great way to create consistent and accurate recordkeeping among your teachers, but it takes leadership at the top (and good technical support) to make it happen. Come hear about the benefits of CanDo. See why the system is so appealing to teachers and how its administrative reports can make your life easier.

• Virginia Governor’s CTE Exemplary Standards Award Program [program web page]
  Dr. Emily Richardson, President, Virginia Career Education Foundation

  Do you have an exemplary CTE program that should be recognized at the state level? This informal session will update you on the state process and offer suggestions for localities to get ready for the next round.

• Virginia’s New Workplace Readiness Skills
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  Dr. Achsah Carrier, Research Associate, Demographics and Workforce Group, Weldon Cooper Center, University of Virginia
  Peggy Watson, Administrative Coordinator, CTE Resource Center

  A new set of Workplace Readiness Skills is being introduced to the CTE curriculum this year. This presentation will introduce you to the new skills and will explain the reasons for the process of the revision, the changes themselves (including information on how to teach and evaluate your students on the new skills), and the forthcoming assessment.

• High School Students Become Entrepreneurs
  Rhonda Doak, Supervisor, Business and Information Technology, Virginia Beach
  Sara Lockett, Business and Information Technology Teacher, Virginia Beach

  Virtual Enterprise is a project-based simulation. Students learn financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and business management skills while operating their own company.

• Virginia CTE Goes Green: Sustainability Curriculum in Development
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  Angela Whittaker, Renewable Technology Teacher, CTE, Cumberland

  “Sustainability and Renewable Technology” is being piloted in Cumberland County this year and will be offered statewide next fall. In this introductory course, students explore the social, environmental, and economic issues that are driving the “green” revolution in the workplace.

• CTE: Supporting Students’ Academic Success
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  Dr. Johnny Moye, Supervisor, Career and Technical Education, Chesapeake

  There has been much discussion concerning the integration of core academic information into CTE courses. This presentation will describe a common sense approach to different integration methods that meet student competency requirements as well as directly support the Virginia Standards of Learning.

• Industry Certifications: How Are You Handling This Requirement?
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  Mary Beth Dobbins, CTE Coordinator, Stafford

  Come share best practices on how different localities are handling Industry Certifications. This will be a panel discussion on how Stafford and others are dealing with industry certification testing. Come and join in to share your best practice.

12:00 noon–2:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon
[letter to administrators from Emily Richardson, EdD., President, Virginia Career Education Foundation]

2:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Academic and Career Plans and Wizard 3.0
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  Joseph A. Wharff, Career Connections Specialist, CTE, Virginia Department of Education

  The largest coalition of educational agencies and services in Virginia history is supporting the continued development of the innovative Virginia Education Wizard with the goal of making the online college and career planning tool the primary college and career planning resource for every student in Virginia.

  Wizard 3.0, launched on September 12, 2010, will allow students to create and store academic and career plans, as well as merge career pathways into those plans. School counselors and teachers also will be able to create Wizard reports about their students. The session will discuss the Academic and Career Plans and Wizard partnership and the implications for educators.

• Virginia CTE Goes Green: Sustainability Curriculum in Development
  [view the presentation (4.5MB)]
  Angela Whittaker, Renewable Technology Teacher, CTE, Cumberland

  “Sustainability and Renewable Technology” is being piloted in Cumberland County this year and will be offered statewide next fall. In this introductory course, students explore the social, environmental, and economic issues that are driving the “green” revolution in the workplace.

• Update of the Economic and Personal Finance Graduation Requirement
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  Judith P. Sams, Business and Information Technology Specialist, CTE, Virginia Department of Education

  This session will give an update on the history, progress, resources, teacher training, and industry certification related to the Economics and Personal Finance Standards of Learning and graduation requirement approved by the Board of Education in January, 2010. It will also discuss the General Assembly delay of implementation and the planned 2011-2012 implementation. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions about implementation, resources, and requirements for teaching the courses that fulfill the graduation requirement.

• The Labor Market: How Are We Doing?
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  Dr. Achsah Carrier, Research Associate, Demographics & Workforce Group,
  Weldon Cooper Center, University of Virginia
  CTE’s mission is to prepare students for the real world of work. How can we do this, and how are we doing? This presentation will give an overview of current data on where the jobs are and how much education you need to find one, show you how to find the labor market data you need to plan and evaluate your programs, and explain the annual CTE follow-up of completers which shows that CTE students are successful at finding work and postsecondary education.
  

3:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Beverage Break

3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Third General Session: Report from the Virginia Department of Education; B. Anne Rowe, Cluster Coordinator, Office of Career and Technical Education

5:00 p.m. Silent Auction Closes Dinner on your own
7:30 p.m. Vendor Breakdown
8:00 p.m.–12 midnight VACTEA Hospitality

Friday, October 1
7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Fourth General Session: CTE: A National Perspective; Kim Green, National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortium
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. VACTEA Business Meeting 11:00 a.m. Adjournment