ACTEAZ

Program Management
2024-10-21 08:00 - 15:30 (America/Phoenix) | Pima JTED @ Master Pieces, 2855 W. Master Pieces Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85741, United States
Event Details:

Level 4
No prerequisite
This class is designed for advanced CTE teachers
Option B approved course

What constitutes an “approved program?” Come and learn in-depth what is required to ensure that your program is in compliance and eligible to receive Federal, State, and JTED funding.
You will leave with the skills needed to manage the many facets of running a premier CTE program, including purchasing, collection of data, reports, advisory committees, work-based learning, Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO), end-of-program assessments, attracting and retaining non-traditional students and more. You will develop an action plan to be successful with ADE Program Monitoring.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Grading & Assessment
2024-10-22 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
Event Details:

Level 2
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers
Option B approved course

Assessing and grading are two different actions. Learn a variety of formative and summative assessment techniques. A major focus is how to assess student work using rubrics. This class will help you create a clear grading policy and develop a variety of ways to assess student learning.
How should students in CTE be assessed? How do we set up a fair grading system for both teachers and students? Learn about the wide variety of options that address both of these issues to help you develop both your own philosophy for grading as well as effective strategies for multiple ways to assess student learning and progress. You will also leave with a greater understanding of how to align testing and evaluation to your course outcomes and grading policies that will increase effective feedback for students.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Empowering Students Through Professional Skills
2024-10-24 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
Event Details:

Level 3
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers
Please bring your Scope & Sequence
Option B approved course

This course will explore the nine Professional Skills identified by the Arizona Department of Education in collaboration with industry. Participants will identify them, use created rubrics to assess their use, explore strategies to embed them across their curriculum, and methods to evaluate students.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Rubrics to Increase Student Success
2024-10-25 08:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
Date: October 25th, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m.
NOTE: Registration for this Premier Series class will close October 11th, 2024. A PO must be received before you can attend the class.
Rubrics to Increase Student Success
Course Description:
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 workshop with one or two student projects that you would like to assess more easily, and you will leave with an excellent rubric that you personalized for your classroom and the confidence and skills to create additional rubrics for the other student projects in your curriculum.
Upon successful completion of the course which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.
Location: Zoom
Cost: $100.00 per participant – Includes all materials.
LINK:
https://new.login.acteaz.org/registrations/conference/10-25-24-rubrics

Formative Assessments For CTE Programs
2024-10-28 08:00 - 15:30 | Pima JTED @ Master Pieces, 2855 W. Master Pieces Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85741, United States
Event Details:

Level 4
No prerequisite
This class is designed for advanced CTE teachers
Option B approved course

This highly engaging course will provide you with an opportunity to evaluate the purpose of formative assessments. Topics include the role and types of assessments, the process to develop an objective assessment, as well as criteria for crafting quality multiple-choice items. You will learn the skills needed to create objective assessment items using a process that mirrors the development of items for the Arizona CTE Technical Skill Assessments. You will develop an understanding of how to assess student skills in relation to standards and Bloom’s Taxonomy levels that require the application of concepts and critical thinking. In addition to learning about assessment development, you will create formative assessment items for use with students in your CTE program and others in the CTE community.
You will be empowered to implement concepts immediately in your classroom.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Scope and Sequence
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-02 | Online via Zoom
Date: November 1st & 2nd, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m.
NOTE: Registration for this Premier Series class will close October 18th, 2024. A PO must be received before you can attend the class.
Scope and Sequence
Course Description:
This class will allow you to prioritize and organize your program’s curriculum for the school year. This is a two-day class.
This class will give you an opportunity to look at the big picture of your program and design it in a way that makes sense. During this class, you will look at all the standards required to prepare your students to enter the field and begin by deciding the order you will teach each unit of instruction. You will also wrestle with the depth and breadth of instruction for each standard you’ve been tasked with teaching. The final product? A scope and sequence that is custom made by you for you.
Upon successful completion of the course participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.
Location: Zoom
Cost: $100.00 per participant – Includes all materials.
LINK:
https://new.login.acteaz.org/registrations/conference/11-1-2-24-scope-sequence

Empowering Students Through Professional Skills
2024-11-04 08:00 - 15:30 | Pima JTED @ Master Pieces, 2855 W. Master Pieces Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85741, United States

Using Advisory Councils Effectively
2024-11-06 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, 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 this class, you will learn how to form a committee, how to conduct useful advisory council meetings, and how to use advisory council members for continuous program improvement.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Advanced Methods of Teaching CTE
2024-11-06 08:00 - 16:00 | AZ
Advanced Methods of Teaching CTE

November 6

Date: November 6th, 2024
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
NOTE: Registration for this Premier Series class will close October 23rd, 2024. A PO must be received before you can attend the class.
Course Description:
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 Beliefs about Learning: Developing your own personal philosophy about learning.
Motivating Adolescent Learners – Designing a classroom that is especially effective for high school student.
Ring of Fire – active participation strategies to use every day in your classroom. Instruction models active participation strategies and major components that are especially effective with adolescents.
Each participant will receive their own “Ring of Fire” to utilize in their classroom.

Location: Yavapai College CTED 220 Ruger Rd. Prescott, AZ 86301. (It’s a single building with a large parking lot. Main entrance is on the side of the building.)
Cost: $100 per participant
Lunch will be provided by MICTED. There is also an on site vending machine system and refrigerator available for anyone who wants to pack a lunch.
Link: https://new.login.acteaz.org/registrations/conference/11-6-24-adv-methods-cte

Effective Demonstrations
2024-11-07 - 2024-11-08 | Prescott Resort & Conference Center, 1500 AZ-69, Prescott, AZ, 86301, United States
Date: November 7th & 8th, 2024
Time:
November 7th: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
November 8th: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
NOTE: Registration for this Premier Series class will close October 23rd, 2024. A PO must be received before you can attend the class.
Effective Demonstrations
Course Description:
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 way that will ensure the whole class progresses at an appropriate pace. This is a real career extender! When you are successful in the lab, and the students are successful in the lab, teaching can be very rewarding. An added bonus is that students complete the new skill in a safe environment. Come and learn this four-part demonstration method.
Upon successful completion of the course (which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.
Location:
ACOVA Fall Conference
Prescott Resort
1500 AZ-69, Prescott, AZ 86301
Day 1: Lunch and evening hors d’oeuvres during Networking Social/Scholarship Auction
Day 2: Breakfast & Lunch
Cost: $270 per participant
Link: https://new.login.acteaz.org/registrations/conference/11-7-8-24-eff-demo

Lab Safety & Management
2024-11-14 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, 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 variety of practical steps you can take to ensure that your students are safe in the laboratory and that you are protected. Participants will have the opportunity to evaluate their CTE labs and develop a management system for their CTE labs. You will also be treated to a variety of techniques to enable you to manage your lab effectively and efficiently. Additionally, you will gain new skills needed to utilize a proven methodology of teaching in the lab or shop.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Literacy For CTE
2024-11-18 08:00 - 15:30 | Pima JTED @ Master Pieces, 2855 W. Master Pieces Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85741, United States
Event Details:

Level 2
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers
Option B approved course

Research and experience show that implementing effective reading and terminology practices directly impacts student academic success. CTE students with strong reading and terminology skills are able to make connections to new content quicker, perform better on certifications and assessments, and engage more readily in professional communication in industry.
This course is designed to equip teachers to use their program instructional terminology along with high-yield vocabulary practices to plan and teach in both the class and hands-on settings. Whereas technical reading and performance-based literacy focus on standards for reading, writing, listening, and speaking, this course takes a deeper look at using effective reading and terminology strategies.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Lesson Plan Writing
2024-11-19 08:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
Date: November 19th, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m.
NOTE: Registration for this Premier Series class will close November 5th, 2024. A PO must be received before you can attend the class.
Lesson Plan Writing
Course Description:
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 classroom each day feeling fully prepared? This class will help you with that goal. Each teacher will complete a task analysis for one or more measurement criteria, determine the number of lessons to be written for the unit of instruction and write the first lesson in the unit.
Upon successful completion of the course which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.
Location: Zoom
Cost: $100.00 per participant – Includes all materials.
LINK:
https://new.login.acteaz.org/registrations/conference/11-19-24-lesson-plan-writing

Strategic Planning
2024-11-19 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
Event Details:

Level 4
No prerequisite
This class is designed for advanced CTE teachers
Option B approved course

We all know that truly great CTE programs are the result of stellar planning. Plan for success, enroll in the Strategic Planning course. You’ll learn how leaders develop compelling plans and execute those plans in a way that empowers all involved.
This course is designed to help participants develop a strategic/tactical plan for their CTE program. Participants will learn the strategic planning process and apply that knowledge to the development of a plan for their program.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Instructional Best Practices
2024-11-20 08:00 - 2024-11-21 15:30 | Pima JTED @ Master Pieces, 2855 W. Master Pieces Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85741, 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.
This course is an introduction to the design and use of CTE curriculum. In this highly engaging course, teachers will focus on the design and delivery of relevant and engaging lessons. Special emphasis is placed on active participation strategies, a strong introduction to each lesson, clear and appropriate objective(s), a variety of ways to meet the objective(s), and closure to assess learning. These strategies will be woven across the entire workshop.
All participants whose districts are members of the AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium and who complete both days of this workshop will receive password-protected access to the Curriculum Connection with its 3500+ bank of outstanding lesson plans for more than 20 CTE programs written by Arizona CTE teachers.
This course is excellent for every teacher. Ace your next evaluation!
There is no homework for this class. Upon successful completion of BOTH Instructional Best Practices classes, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Laboratory Safety and Management
2024-12-03 08:00 - 15:30 | Pima JTED @ Master Pieces, 2855 W. Master Pieces Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85741, United States

CTSO New Advisor Training
2024-12-05 08:00 - 15:30 | ADE @ North Campus, 100 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85007, United States
Event Details:
*Pima JTED 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. Students become leaders, take ownership of their CTE Program, increase their technical knowledge and skill through completion, and make friends.
Skills USA, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of America (FFA), Health Occupation Students Association (HOSA), Distribute Education Club of America (DECA), Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and Educators Rising are the seven approved CTSO’s in Arizona.
Come and learn about the CTSO that YOU will be advising! This is a very practical, hands-on course that provides the information, guidance, and time you need to start a chapter and meet the requirements for having a chapter. Come ready to work! By the end of the course, you will breathe a big sigh of relief as you will feel empowered to get your chapter up and running.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

CTE Program Management
2024-12-10 08:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
Date: December 10th, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m.
NOTE: Registration for this Premier Series class will close November 26th, 2024. A PO must be received before you can attend the class.
CTE Program Management
Course Description:
What constitutes an “approved program”? Come and learn in depth what is required to ensure that your program is in compliance and eligible to receive Federal, State and JTED funding. You will leave with the skills needed to manage the many facets of running a premier CTE program including: purchasing, collection of data, reports, advisory committees, work-based learning, Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO), end of program assessments, attracting and retaining non-traditional students and more. You will develop a 3-year implementation plan for your own CTE Program to be a premier program!
Upon successful completion of the course which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.
Location: Zoom
Cost: $100.00 per participant – Includes all materials.
LINK:
https://new.login.acteaz.org/registrations/conference/12-10-24-cte-program-management

Lesson Plan Writing
2024-12-10 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
Event Details:

Level 2
Prerequisite: Completion of Instructional Best Practices Day 1 and Day 2
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 classroom each day feeling fully prepared? This class will help you with that goal. Each teacher will complete a task analysis for one or more measurement criteria, determine the number of lessons to be written for the unit of instruction, and write the first lesson in the unit.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

PK Test Prep
2024-12-16 16:00 - 23:00 | Online/virtual instruction
Event Details:

Level 2 CTE Class
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers who must take the Assessment of Professional Knowledge Test
Session Dates: October 16 – January 27, 2025

This asynchronous online class allows you to learn at your own pace. You can access lectures, readings, and other learning materials to complete assignments and other activities at any time during the six-week period. A significant benefit to asynchronous classes is, of course, the flexibility.
This course provides an overview of standards and material covered on the NES (formerly AEPA) Professional Knowledge Assessment (Secondary). Participants will engage in discussion and application activities regarding student development and learning, assessment, instruction, the learning environment, and the professional environment.
Participants are required to attend a Zoom Kick-Off Meeting on Monday, December 16, from 4-5 pm. Participants must complete one section per week. The class will close on January 27 at midnight.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

School-Based Enterprises 1 of 5
2025-01-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Online/virtual instruction
Event Details:
Participants must be in a program that can support an SBE. If you have questions, please contact PD@west-mec.org

Level 4
This class is designed for CTE teachers who create and implement a School-Based Enterprise
Participants must create a business plan for a new School-Based Enterprise (SBE) or an in-depth analysis of a current SBE to earn ADE credit
Option B approved course

This is a synchronous course that will have five (5) virtual meetings

Participants are required to be on camera and have a functioning microphone for the duration of all five virtual session
Participants must attend from a quiet, uninterrupted space
This is an interactive class that will require your active participation
After registering, a Zoom link will be sent

Participants must attend all five (5) virtual meetings from 4 pm-6 pm

Tuesday, Janaury 7, 2025
Tuesday, Janaury 14, 2025
Tuesday, Janaury 21, 2025
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

An effective school-based enterprise (SBE) provides students with the unique opportunity to develop and practice real-world industry experience while serving the needs of their campus and/or community! This course is designed to help participants successfully develop and manage a successful SBE.
Participants will analyze the key components of SBEs and identify the differences between this model and other forms of work-based learning. Participants will also identify the key elements necessary for planning and implementing a school-based enterprise, including best practices and record-keeping requirements. Throughout this course, participants will develop a business plan for their proposed enterprise.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes attending all five (5) virtual sessions and submission of classwork and homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

Technical Reading & Performance Literacy Day 1
2025-01-08 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, 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 where Arizona’s Common Core standards for Technical Literacy already exist in your CTE program, it will provide opportunities for you to incorporate additional standards into your lessons, AND it will give you strategies to take back to your classroom to increase your student’s ability to read difficult technical information more effectively.
Performance Literacy is the partner class for Technical Reading. This second course allows teachers to gain a deeper understanding of writing and speaking standards, identify how they currently use them in their programs, and determine specific steps they can take to increase their use of these standards as well as their students’ success with them.
The technical literacy standards are skill-driven and a perfect fit for our CTE programs’ focus on career AND college readiness as our students complete their programs.
Come find out why CTE really is a powerful driver for creating literate employees for our 21st-century workforce!
There is no homework for this class. Upon successful completion of Technical Reading and Performance Literacy, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

School-Based Enterprises 2 of 5
2025-01-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Online/virtual instruction

Technical Reading & Performance Literacy Day 2
2025-01-15 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States

Instructional Best Practices Day 1
2025-01-16 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States

School-Based Enterprises 3 of 5
2025-01-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Online/virtual instruction

Instructional Best Practices Day 2
2025-01-23 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States

Grading and Assessment
2025-01-27 08:00 - 16:00 | Yavapai College CTEC, 220 Ruger Road, Prescott, AZ, 86301, United States
Event Details:

Level 2
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers
Option B approved course

Assessing and grading are two different actions. Learn a variety of formative and summative assessment techniques. A major focus is how to assess student work using rubrics. This class will help you create a clear grading policy and develop a variety of ways to assess student learning.
How should students in CTE be assessed? How do we set up a fair grading system for both teachers and students? Learn about the wide variety of options that address both of these issues to help you develop both your own philosophy for grading as well as effective strategies for multiple ways to assess student learning and progress. You will also leave with a greater understanding of how to align testing and evaluation to your course outcomes and grading policies that will increase effective feedback for students.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

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Serving Exceptional Students In CTE
2025-02-04 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC – Glendale, AZ, 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
Event Details:

Level 3
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE educators.

This course is designed to provide CTE educators and other interested parties with a broad understanding of special education. During the course of this interactive class, we will cover a range of topics, including special education law, modifications, accommodations, interventions, supports, the special education process, the Response to Intervention process, and more.
Our goal is to provide you with the tools you need to serve exceptional students enrolled in CTE courses more effectively.
Upon successful completion of the course, which includes submission of homework, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hours, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.

School-Based Enterprises 4 of 5
2025-02-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Online/virtual instruction
