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Technical Reading- June 3, 2021
2021-06-03 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix) | START @ West-MEC, 5405 N 99th Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
This class will be held IN PERSON on June 3 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at WEST-MEC Corporate Offices. 5487 N 99th Ave, Glendale AZ 85305.
To receive 1 ADE Credit you must also attend the partner class Performance Literacy on Thursday June 10, 2021.
Your CTE classroom truly is the key to 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 students’ ability to read difficult technical information more effectively.
Come find out why CTE really is a powerful driver for creating literate employees for our 21st century workforce.

Instructional Best Practices Day 1 – June 3, 2021
2021-06-03 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC, 5405 N 99th Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
This class will be held IN PERSON on June 3 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at START @ WEST-MEC Presentation Room. 5405 N 99th Ave, Glendale AZ 85305. To earn 1 ADE credit you must also attend Instructional Best Practices Day 2 on June 8, 2021.
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 writing clear, aligned and measureable objective(s), a variety of methods for structuring learning to meet objective(s), incorporation of active participation strategies, developing a strong introduction to each lesson, and closure to assess learning. These strategies will be woven and modeled throughout the entire course.
This course is excellent for every teacher! Ace your next evaluation!
This 8-hour class is the first class in a 2 class set. You may wish to also sign up for Instructional Best Practices Day 2 (a separate 8 hour class)! The third class in this series is Classroom Management and is also open for registration.
All participants who complete the IBP Day 1 class and whose district is a member of the Curriculum Consortium will receive password-protected access to the AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium with its bank of outstanding lesson plans and/or other valuable resources for CTE programs written by Arizona CTE teachers.
There is no homework for this class. You will only receive 1 ADE Credit once you attend all 8 hours of Instructional Best Practices Day 1 and all 8 hours of Instructional Best Practices Day 2.

Work-based Learning – June 2, 2021
2021-06-02 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC, 5405 N 99th Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
This class will be held IN PERSON on June 2 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at START @ WEST-MEC Presentation Room. 5405 N 99th Ave, Glendale AZ 85305
This course satisfies the ADE requirement for the Cooperative Education Endorsement.
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 appropriate for your situation and create a plan to implement work-based learning as apart of your premier program!
NOTE: There is homework associated with this class if you wish to earn (1) ADE Credit. Participants who participate in the course and complete one follow-up assignment will have the opportunity to earn 15 CEU hours approved by ADE with the Cooperative Education Endorsement.

Effective Classroom Teaching
2021-06-02 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
Would you like to improve your classroom delivery? This course will focus on the six basic components of a lesson, and how to effectively deliver the lesson. During the class, a demonstration lesson will be taught by the participant and observed by a coach. The coach will guide the teacher by debriefing the lesson and assisting the teacher in setting future goals. Each participant will have planning time, teach a lesson and have the opportunity to be coached. Join us for a safe place to hone your skills.

Instructor: Lee Jessen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 2 days no homework

Spring 2021 This course has no spring dates
Summer 2021

Dates:
June 2-3, 2021
(Two-day course)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

CTE Essentials – June 1, 2021
2021-06-01 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC, 5405 N 99th Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
This class will be held IN PERSON on June 1 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at WEST-MEC Corporate Offices. 5487 N 99th Ave, Glendale AZ 85305

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 can incorporate each element into all of your instructional units as you plan your program’s calendar. It will also provide some insight into the many roles a CTE teacher plays in the course of any school day, where to find support to meet those expectations, and how to transition between each of them. CTE Essentials is truly a must have course for the teacher who is looking to build a strong program for students.
NOTE: There will be (1) ADE credit with successful completion of required homework.

CTSO New Advisor Training – June 1, 2021
2021-06-01 08:00 - 16:00 | START @ West-MEC, 5405 N 99th Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85305, United States
This class will be held IN PERSON on June 1 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at START @ WEST-MEC Presentation Room. 5405 N 99th Ave, Glendale AZ 85305

Managing a CTE student organization (CTSO) can be rewarding but overwhelming! This course is designed to provide you with the skills you need to do the job effectively, and without pulling your hair out! In this hands-on workshop, participants will cover event organization and management, legal and ethical issues, ADE requirements, integrating CTSOs into the curriculum, fundraising, recognition events and more. You will have an opportunity to network with, gain insights and share resources with fellow CTE Teachers.
NOTE: There is homework associated with this class if you wish to earn (1) ADE Credit. Participants who participate in the course and who complete one follow-up assignment will have the opportunity to earn 15 CEU hours approved by ADE.

Effective Demonstrations
2021-06-01 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
Whether in a welding lab or a bioscience lab, effective demonstrations are crucial. In this course, teachers will engage in the four-step demonstration method, which gradually transitions the learning of a new skill from teacher to student, through effective modeling, guided instruction and independent practice. 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. An added bonus is that students complete the new skill in a safe and supportive environment. Come and learn this four-part demonstration method!

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021 This course has no spring dates
Summer 2021

Dates:
June 1, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

Lesson Plan Writing
2021-05-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Online via Zoom
Wouldn’t you love to learn to write lessons that allow you to walk into your classroom each day feeling fully prepared? This is a productive and hands-on course that will help you achieve that goal. Each teacher will review the components of an AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium lesson, complete a task analysis for one or more learning objectives, establish the measurement criteria, determine the number of lessons to be written for the unit of instruction and develop the first lesson in the unit. Participants will also engage in a conversation about the effective use of PowerPoint presentations for instruction and review copyright and fair use guidelines.

Using Advisory Councils Effectively
2021-05-08 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
An energetic and involved advisory council can have a significant impact in helping your program and students achieve their goals! This interactive course is designed to ensure success in the formation and use of industry advisory councils. During this course, you will learn how to form a committee, conduct useful advisory council meetings and use advisory council members for continuous program improvement.

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
Saturday, May 8, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

Work-Based Learning
2021-04-28 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
This course satisfies the ADE requirement for the Cooperative Education Endorsement. Create meaningful work-based learning experiences for your students! This course will provide teachers with a variety of models that provide academic and professional growth opportunities for students. You will review workplace employability skills, youth labor laws and the associated forms, agreements, and guidelines that must be taken into consideration. After selecting the model that is most appropriate for your situation, you will develop a plan to implement this critical CTE component into your curriculum.

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
April 28, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

Rubrics
2021-04-27 16:00 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom

Scope and Sequence
2021-04-26 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
Developing a scope and sequence is an important first step in delivering an effective CTE program! In this hands-on course, CTE teachers will have an opportunity to look at the overall scope of their program to identify what students need to know and be able to do in order to meet industry demands. You will examine your program standards and design a sequence of instructional units to assist you in getting students where they need to be. The final product? A scope and sequence that is designed specifically for your program by you!

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen/Kimberly McCroy
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 2 days no homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
April 26-27, 2021
(Two-day course)

Summer 2021

Dates:
June 2-3, 2021
(Two-day course)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

School-Based Enterprise
2021-04-24 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
This course is designed to help participants successfully develop and manage a school-based enterprise. Participants will analyze the key components of school-based enterprises and differentiate such from other forms of work-based learning. Participants will also identify the key elements necessary for planning and implementing a school-based enterprise. Finally, participants will develop a business plan for their proposed enterprise.

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
Saturday, April 24, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

Think Tank
2021-04-22 08:30 - 11:00 | Online via Zoom
The huge disruptions caused by COVID 19 have sparked an increase in the number of students who feel disconnected and unmotivated. As we prepare to come out of the pandemic, how can we re-engage these youth and reinvigorate education for all students and teachers? Embracing Career Literacy is a promising solution. Join us at our April Think Tank as we welcome William Symonds of Western Governors University, and former director of the Global Pathways Institute at ASU. Also presenting will be Angela Hardy of the Arizona Department of Education, who will share Career Literacy resources and best practices from across the state. Register now, you won’t want to miss out.

Laboratory Safety and Management
2021-04-17 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
Are you ready for students in the lab? This course is designed to assist teachers develop a laboratory improvement plan including management, clean-up procedures, safety procedures, and meeting monitoring agency mandates. Participants will be introduced to a variety of techniques that will enable you to evaluate and manage your lab effectively and efficiently. 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.

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
Saturday, April 17, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

Program Management
2021-04-10 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
What constitutes an “approved program”? In this course, participants will learn what is required to ensure that a 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: 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 achieve premier program status!

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
April 10, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Dates:
May 12, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

Professional Skills
2021-03-27 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
Arizona business and industry partners identify these 9 Professional Skills as essential traits of ideal employee. It is crucial that students leave our programs with Professional Skills if they are to be truly ready for the jobs of the 21st century. Come and explore some of the best practices in embedding Professional Skills into your CTE program. Utilize modeling, lessons, CTSOs, Work-based learning, classroom and laboratory procedures and more to ensure that your students leave your program as young professionals!

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
Saturday, March 27, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

School-based Enterprises
2021-03-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom

School-based Enterprises
2021-03-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom
This class will be 4 two-hour sessions held on Zoom. You must attend all 4 sessions to complete this class.
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.
NOTE: There is homework associated with this class if you wish to earn (1) ADE Credit. Participants who participate in the course and who complete one follow-up assignment will have the opportunity to earn 15 CEU hours approved by ADE to be used for moving from provisional to standard CTE certificate or for re-certification hours.

Effective Demos
2021-03-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom

Empowering Students
2021-03-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom

Advanced Methods of Teaching CTE
2021-03-06 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
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:
1. Examining beliefs about learning – developing your own personal philosophy about learning,
2. Motivating adolescent learners – designing a classroom that is especially effective for high school students, and
3. 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.

Instructor: Cathy Carey
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
Saturday, March 6, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Dates:
April 22, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

Intentional Technical Skills Training
2021-03-02 08:30 - 16:00 | NAVIT Office, 951 W. Snowflake Blvd., Snowflake, AZ, 85937, United States

Lesson Plan Writing
2021-03-01 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
Wouldn’t you love to learn to write lessons that allow you to walk into your classroom each day feeling fully prepared? This productive and hands-on course will help you achieve that goal. Each teacher will review the components of an AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium lesson, complete a task analysis for one or more learning objectives, establish the measurement criteria, determine the number of lessons to be written for the unit of instruction, and develop the first lesson in the unit. Participants will also engage in a conversation about the effective use of PowerPoint presentations for instruction and review copyright and fair use guidelines.

Instructor: Lee Jessen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
March 1, 2021
Optional Open Lab day to assist participant with homework:
March 2, 2021

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

Classroom Management
2021-02-24 08:30 - 16:00 | NAVIT Office, 951 W. Snowflake Blvd., Snowflake, AZ, 85937, United States
In this course, teachers will enhance classroom management skills by developing rules, procedures and routines that are aligned to their content and environment. We will consider the philosophy of “Discipline with Dignity” to ensure that you possess discipline strategies that are highly effective without escalating disruptive student behavior. Participants will evaluate how a course syllabus serves as a powerful communication tool between teacher and students and will leave with a draft that defines your procedures, routines, classroom rules and consequences.

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 2 days no homework

Professional Knowledge Assessment Prep
2021-02-23 | Online via Zoom

Performance Literacy
2021-02-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom
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.
Prerequisite: Completion of Technical Reading course to receive (1) ADE Credit.

Classroom Management
2021-02-19 08:00 - 12:00 | Joseph City, AZ Rm 3, Rm 3, Joseph City, AZ, United States
In this course, teachers will enhance classroom management skills by developing rules, procedures and routines that are aligned to their content and environment. We will consider the philosophy of “Discipline with Dignity” to ensure that you possess discipline strategies that are highly effective without escalating disruptive student behavior. Participants will evaluate how a course syllabus serves as a powerful communication tool between teacher and students and will leave with a draft that defines your procedures, routines, classroom rules and consequences.

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 2 days no homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
January 29, 2021
February 19, 2021
(Two-day course)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. each day

Using Rubrics to Increase Student Success
2021-02-16 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
CTE courses are performance-based. When teachers let students know exactly how their work will be evaluated, the students’ level of performance always improves. Come and participate in a hands-on activity that uses a rubric, determine where the rubric made a positive difference in your performance, and then design a rubric for one of your own student projects with guided support and feedback. Bring the assignment for one of your student projects and your current grading criteria for that project with you to help get this practical day started.

Instructor: Cathy Carey
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 1 day + homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
February 16, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Summer 2021

Dates:
Saturday, May 1, 2021
(One-day + homework)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch

Classroom Management
2021-02-13 08:00 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
In this course, teachers will enhance classroom management skills by developing rules, procedures and routines that are aligned to their content and environment. We will consider the philosophy of “Discipline with Dignity” to ensure that you possess discipline strategies that are highly effective without escalating disruptive student behavior. Participants will evaluate how a course syllabus serves as a powerful communication tool between teacher and students and will leave with a draft that defines your procedures, routines, classroom rules and consequences.

Instructor: Curt Bertelsen
For: All CTE Teachers
ADE Credit Available: Yes
One Semester Hour (SH) Credit
Satisfies Professional Knowledge
(PK) deficiencies

Course Length: 2 days no homework

Spring 2021

Dates:
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Saturday, February 20, 2021
(Two-day course)

Dates:
March 3-4, 2021
(Two-day course)

Dates:
May 5-6, 2021
(Two-day course)

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. each day with a 30-minute lunch
