Professional Development Opportunities

NOTE: All Teachers and Directors are welcome to attend any training at any location.

CTSO New Advisor Training

START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

Event Details: *West-MEC is excited to host CTSO New Advisor Training, facilitated by CTSO State Director Julie Ellis. Please register for this class using this link. Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) will take your CTE Program to the next level. Teachers who have strong student organizations love the benefits of having students involved in them. […]

$50.00

Advanced Methods of Teaching CTE

JTED @ Master Pieces 2855 W Master Pieces Drive, Building 1/PD Classroom, Tucson, AZ, United States

Event Details: Level 4 Prerequisite: Completion of Instructional Best Practices Day 1 and Day 2 This class is designed for advanced CTE teachers Please bring a laptop This course will support teachers’ continuing development as outstanding teachers for CTE programs by examining their personal educational philosophy, instructional design, and methodology. Three major components comprise the course: Examining […]

Technical Reading & Performance Literacy Day 2

START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

Event Details: Level 1 No prerequisite This class is designed for all CTE teachers. This course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  Your CTE classroom truly is the key to the meaningful application of the current career and college readiness standards. This course will give you specific examples […]

$100.00

Lesson Plan Writing

START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

Event Details: Level 2 Prerequisite: Completion of Instructional Best Practices Day 1 and Day 2 NOT an Option B approved course This class will show you how to build a lesson plan with all the needed components for student success. Wouldn’t you love to learn to write lessons that allow you to walk into your […]

$50.00

Work-Based Learning

JTED @ Master Pieces 2855 W Master Pieces Drive, Building 1/PD Classroom, Tucson, AZ, United States

Event Details: Level 3 No prerequisite This class is designed for all CTE teachers Option B approved course Create meaningful work-based learning experiences for your students. This course will provide teachers with a variety of models of work-based learning along with the associated forms, agreements, and guidelines. You will select the model that is most […]

Using Advisory Councils Effectively

Online via Zoom

Event Details: Level 3 No prerequisite This class is designed for all CTE teachers Option B approved course An energetic and involved advisory council can have a significant impact on helping your program and students achieve their goals! This interactive class is designed to ensure success in the formation and use of industry advisory councils. During […]

Effective Demonstrations

JTED @ Master Pieces 2855 W Master Pieces Drive, Building 1/PD Classroom, Tucson, AZ, United States

Event Details: Level 2 No prerequisite This class is designed for all CTE teachers Option B approved course Whether in a welding lab or a bioscience lab, effective demonstrations are crucial. If done correctly, every student can successfully perform the new skill with little or no frustration, without wasted materials, and attain proficiency in a […]

Laboratory Safety and Management

START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

Event Details: Level 1 No prerequisite This class is designed for all CTE teachers Option B approved course Are you ready for students in the lab? This workshop is designed to help participants develop a laboratory improvement plan, including management, clean-up procedures, safety procedures, and meeting monitoring agency mandates. Join us as we identify a […]

$50.00

Using Advisory Councils Effectively

START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

Event Details: Level 3 No prerequisite This class is designed for all CTE teachers Option B approved course An energetic and involved advisory council can have a significant impact on helping your program and students achieve their goals! This interactive class is designed to ensure success in the formation and use of industry advisory councils. During […]

$50.00

Lesson Plan Writing

JTED @ Master Pieces 2855 W Master Pieces Drive, Building 1/PD Classroom, Tucson, AZ, United States

Event Details: Level 2 Prerequisite: Completion of Instructional Best Practices Day 1 and Day 2 NOT an Option B approved course This class will show you how to build a lesson plan with all the needed components for student success. Wouldn’t you love to learn to write lessons that allow you to walk into your […]

CTE Essentials

START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

Event Details: Level 1 No prerequisite This class is designed for all CTE employees Option B approved course The CTE Delivery Model is THE premier educational system for all students. CTE Essentials will give you an overview of each of the four components of this outstanding model and allow you time to process how you […]

$50.00

Rubrics To Increase Student Success

Online via Zoom

Event Details: Level 3 No prerequisite This class is designed for all CTE teachers Option B approved course CTE courses are driven by student-created projects. Rubrics are an evaluation tool that can increase the quality of those student projects while simultaneously giving the teacher a quicker, fairer way to assess their quality. Come to this […]