CTE workshop designed for school counselors and partners
An upcoming presentation will detail CTE programs, which have dramatically changed in the last 10 years. Today, there are more than 10,000 UC a-g approved CTE classes in California and 500 in Santa Clara County. CTE is used as an instructional strategy that provides students with academic core, employment skills and technical skills. Learn how CTE programs prepare students for college and careers. This 90-minute workshop will define CTE and prepare you to talk about programs in Santa Clara County schools. Register here. |
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Elementary and middle grades first career network meeting launched 
The Santa Clara County Office of Education CTE Department is launching a new elementary and middle grades network. The network meetings will be designed for leaders to share practices and to learn about resources being used in Santa Clara County schools. For example, Nobel Elementary School in Berryessa Union School District has held career assemblies for fifth-grade students. Oak Grove School District has had a STEM program for grades 5-8 since 2010 at the Herman Intermediate campus. Cupertino Middle School students will use Real Game California project based learning. The first network meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb.12 at the Santa Clara County Office of Education. Download flier. Register here. |
Why CTE? CTE WORKS!
For many years, it has been hard to find facts and data on CTE. However, those days are over! Now you can click on several documents that are loaded with eye-opening CTE evidence that the instructional strategy improves student acheivement, graduation and college rates. Use any of the documents for parents, school boards, teachers and business partners.
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A new website helps "Explore CTE"
A new CTE website has several links for middle school information, popular career investigation websites and a video that introduces and explains career pathways. Additional information will be added to the website in the future. |
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"Engineer Girl" spotlights opportunities 
Engineer Girl is a website that was launched in 2001 to bring national attention to exciting opportunities for girls and women in the field of engineering. Students can read what women do in engineering and the career paths the women followed to get where they are today. More than 50 interviews are online and student friendly. The website is sponsored by Lockheed Martin. |
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Celebrate CTE Month in February 
Hats off to CTE teachers and administrators. Each February, districts, tech centers and states celebrate national CTE month. The Santa Clara County Office of Education CTE Department has many great products to support CTE Month, including new "I love CTE" hats. The 2012 CTE Month theme is Career and Technical Education WORKS! View the 2013 winning student PSA video. Learn about a variety of CTE Month activities that you can do at your school. |
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CTE professional development dates
There are several opportunites to learn about CTE and to network with more than 20 school districts in Santa Clara County.
Jan. 30 Counselor and Partner Breakfast
Feb.12 Elementary and Middle Grades
Network Meeting
Mar. 5 CTE Steering Committee Meeting #3
Mar. 10-12 Educating For Careers Conference
Apr. 11-14 UCCI in Milbrae
May 15 CTE Steering Committee Meeting #4 |
