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August 1, 2011
CTE UPDATE
A newsletter from Career and Technical Education - Washington
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Come visit our new blog
 As part of our continuing awareness campaign efforts, CTE - Washington has started a new blog. While the CTE Update is perfect for a distilled snapshot of news items and issues of the month, the blog will be a running stream of all that's up with CTE, updated weekly and informed by our daily Twitter feed (below).
For the latest news, events, information and emerging issues in and around CTE, visit our blog at careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com.
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Follow us on Twitter
 A daily feed of what's new in the OSPI-CTE program office, and in education across the nation. Sign up is simple. Come follow us @waOSPI_CTE.
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Washington students win at 2011 National TSA Conference
Students from across the nation converged on Dallas, Texas, and the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center for the 2011 National Technology Student Association Conference. Student members competed in more than 60 competitive events based on principles and concepts learned through projects during the school year in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. The conference recognized the technological future of the nation with the theme "Snapshot of Innovation."
Washington fared extremely well through the competitions. Here is a list of awardees in award categories:
- Write Now! Technical Writing - Christian Aksama, Tolt Middle School, 1st Place
- Tech Bowl Written - Connor Burshears, Tolt Middle School, 6th Place
- Architecture Model - Stanwood High School, 1st Place
- CAD Architecture - Jacob Schwehr, Eisenhower High School, 1st Place; Mark Lavis, Eisenhower High School, 2nd Place
- CAD Engineering - Ian Christen, North Kitsap High School, 5th Place
- Digital Video Production - White River High School, 6th Place
- Music Production - Henry M. Jackson High School, 2nd Place; Cedarcrest High School, 8th Place
- On-Demand Video - Cedarcrest High School, 7th Place
- Photographic Technology - Raeann Moyer, 7th Place
- Structural Engineering - Henry M. Jackson High School, 5th Place
- TSA/ VEX Robotics Challenge - Blaine High School, 1st Place; Stanwood High School, 3rd Place
Learn more about TSA.
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Microsoft Donation Helps National FFA Build Agricultural Career Network
It was announced on Monday, July 24, 2011, that the National FFA Organization received a $1.9 million donation from Microsoft to provide software, training and support for the creation of a new online network to help students track educational successes, pursue awards and scholarships and ultimately obtain careers in the agriculture industry.
The Agricultural Career Network will be an online portal that students can use starting in middle school, through college and beyond to track their educational accomplishments, activities and awards. It will also allow students to build resumes and online portfolios, apply for awards and scholarships, prepare for college, pursue internships, connect with potential employers and pursue employment opportunities.
Agriculture teachers will also be able to manage FFA member information in the network, which will provide key data for Perkins plans and reports, produce local impact reports for advocacy efforts, compile information about available grant and scholarship applications and create tools that teachers can use to gauge the relevance and successes of their individual agricultural education curricula.
Microsoft's donation to FFA includes SharePoint 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2 and additional products.
The initial focus of the Agricultural Career Network will be to improve the quality, service and impact of FFA. Data collected through the network will help document the impact and relevance of FFA and agriculture curricula, drive FFA programming and build a growing base of support for agricultural education.
The Agriculture Career Network will roll out in phases, with the first phase being made available to FFA members and agriculture teachers this fall. Over the next two years, the network will expand, featuring additional tools and features.
Visit the National FFA Organization website for more information.
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Extended STEM Acadamy Grants
The STEM Academy is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving STEM literacy for all students. It features a curriculum delivery system which allows for the real-time integration of advancements in STEM education.
The STEM Academy extended their STEM Corporate Matching Funds Grant to (17) additional high schools through summer of 2011. Any high school can apply to receive the matching funds for the establishment of a STEM Academy or Academy of Engineering academic model based upon STEM 101 curriculum. Qualifying schools are eligible to receive up to $60,000.00 in matching funds grant over a three year term.
To learn more about the STEM Corporate Matching Funds Grant or STEM 101 curriculum please submit requests to info@stem101.org.
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Come enjoy fine cuisine training
On Sunday, August 14, 2011, come to Cleveland High School in Seattle and enjoy an advanced follow-up to previous FACSE fall conference training sessions taught by Bev Anderson.
The training includes:
- Curriculum
- Catering
- Organization and strategies
- Involving professionals in your classroom
- Chef dinners
- Professional opportunities
This is a special invitation to CTE directors and building principals. You are critical in helping support teachers make possible program models such as presented in this training. Join your FACSE teacher attending the first hour (for free) and hear some ideas how you could make this work to financially support your foods program.
Go to http://wa-acte.org/confsummer.php to sign up.
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See you at WA-ACTE Summer Conference
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Jobs for Washington's Graduates (JWG) Wins at the National Training Seminar
This July, at the JAG National Training Seminar in New Orleans, the JAG in Washington Sate was recognized multiple times as a performance champion. This is a great honor, especially as JWG was in its pilot year. Awardees were as follows:
- Christine Armstrong at Moses Lake High School, Serving the Right Students (multi-year)
- Carolyn Craig at New Market Skills Center, Serving the Right Students (senior year)
- Marilyn Conger at Puget Sound Skills Center, Outstanding New Specialist
Awards to the state included:
- Alternative Education Program -- Targeting the Right Students
- Multi-Year Program -- Targeting the Right Students
- Senior Year Program -- Selecting the Right Students
Congratulations to all for a great first year.
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Coming August 15
 | | CTE Stakeholder Report: Available first at the WA-ACTE Summer Conference, August 15, 2011 |
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Career and Technical Education - Washington does not discriminate and provides equal access to its programs and services for all persons without regard to race, color, sex, religeion, creed, marital status, national origin, sexual preference/orientation, age, veteran's status or the presence of any physical, sensory or mental disability. |
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