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DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250214T160000
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SUMMARY:Work-Based Learning
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 3\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers\nOption B approved course\n\nCreate 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 a part of your premier program! \n**This course satisfies the ADE requirement for the Cooperative Education Endorsement. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/work-based-learning-20/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Work-Based Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250204T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250204T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T195339Z
UID:25237-1738656000-1738684800@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Serving Exceptional Students In CTE
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 3\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE educators.\n\nThis 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. \nOur goal is to provide you with the tools you need to serve exceptional students enrolled in CTE courses more effectively. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/serving-exceptional-students-in-cte-15/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Serving Exceptional Students in CTE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250123T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250123T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240813T195045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T195045Z
UID:25234-1737619200-1737648000@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Instructional Best Practices Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nThis 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. \nAll 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. \nThis course is excellent for every teacher. Ace your next evaluation! \nThere 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/instructional-best-practices-day-2-7/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Instructional Best Practices
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250116T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250116T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240813T194916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T195113Z
UID:25232-1737014400-1737043200@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Instructional Best Practices Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nThis 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. \nAll 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. \nThis course is excellent for every teacher. Ace your next evaluation! \nThere 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/instructional-best-practices-day-1-9/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Instructional Best Practices
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250115T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240813T194728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T194728Z
UID:25230-1736928000-1736956800@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nYour 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. \nPerformance 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. \nThe 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. \nCome find out why CTE really is a powerful driver for creating literate employees for our 21st-century workforce! \nThere 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/technical-reading-performance-literacy-day-2/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250108T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250108T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240813T194620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T194620Z
UID:25228-1736323200-1736352000@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nYour 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. \nPerformance 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. \nThe 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. \nCome find out why CTE really is a powerful driver for creating literate employees for our 21st-century workforce! \nThere 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/technical-reading-performance-literacy-day-1/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241210T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T184832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T184832Z
UID:25119-1733817600-1733846400@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Lesson Plan Writing
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 2\nPrerequisite: Completion of Instructional Best Practices Day 1 and Day 2\nOption B approved course\n\nThis class will show you how to build a lesson plan with all the needed components for student success. \nWouldn’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. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/lesson-plan-writing-18/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lesson Plan Writing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241119T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241119T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T184420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T184420Z
UID:25117-1732003200-1732032000@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Strategic Planning
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 4\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for advanced CTE teachers\nOption B approved course\n\nWe 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. \nThis 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. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/strategic-planning-7/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Strategic Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241114T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T184200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T184200Z
UID:25115-1731571200-1731600000@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Lab Safety & Management
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers\nOption B approved course\n\nAre 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. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/lab-safety-management/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Laboratory Safety and Management
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241106T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241106T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T183957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T183957Z
UID:25113-1730880000-1730908800@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Using Advisory Councils Effectively
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 3\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers\nOption B approved course\n\nAn 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. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/using-advisory-councils-effectively-16/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Using Advisory Councils Effectively
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241024T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241024T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T183519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T183519Z
UID:25111-1729756800-1729785600@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Empowering Students Through Professional Skills
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 3\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers\nPlease bring your Scope & Sequence\nOption B approved course\n\nThis 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. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/empowering-students-through-professional-skills-10/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Empowering Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241022T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241022T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T183307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T183307Z
UID:25109-1729584000-1729612800@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Grading & Assessment
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 2\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers\nOption B approved course\n\nAssessing 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. \nHow 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. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/grading-assessment-5/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grading and Assessment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241016T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241016T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T183105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T183105Z
UID:25107-1729065600-1729094400@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Literacy for CTE
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 2\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers\nOption B approved course\n\nResearch 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. \nThis 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. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/literacy-for-cte-2/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literacy for CTE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241001T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241001T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T182357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T182357Z
UID:25103-1727769600-1727798400@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Work-Based Learning
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 3\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers\nOption B approved course\n\nCreate 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 a part of your premier program! \n**This course satisfies the ADE requirement for the Cooperative Education Endorsement. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/work-based-learning-19/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Work-Based Learning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240925T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240925T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T172948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T172948Z
UID:25101-1727251200-1727280000@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Instructional Best Practices\, Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nThis 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. \nAll 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. \nThis course is excellent for every teacher. Ace your next evaluation! \nThere 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/instructional-best-practices-day-2-6/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Instructional Best Practices
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240918T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240918T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T172448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T172448Z
UID:25099-1726646400-1726675200@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Instructional Best Practices\, Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nThis 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. \nAll 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. \nThis course is excellent for every teacher. Ace your next evaluation! \nThere 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/instructional-best-practices-day-1-8/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Instructional Best Practices
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240912T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240912T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T171915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T172758Z
UID:25097-1726128000-1726156800@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:CTE Essentials
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE employees\nOption B approved course\n\nThe CTE Delivery Model is THE premier educational system for all students. \nCTE 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. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/cte-essentials-17/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:CTE Essentials
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240910T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240910T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T171551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T172717Z
UID:25095-1725955200-1725984000@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Program Management
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 4\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for advanced CTE teachers\nOption B approved course\n\nWhat 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. \nYou 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. \nUpon 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.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/program-management-12/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Program Management
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240904T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240904T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20240730T170546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T172632Z
UID:25093-1725436800-1725465600@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Classroom Management
DESCRIPTION:Event Details:\n\nLevel 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nIn this course\, teachers will enhance classroom management skills by developing procedures and routines that are perfect for their situation. We will take a deep look at the philosophy of “Discipline with Dignity” and develop classroom rules and consequences. \nParticipants will be empowered to create an atmosphere that is conducive to learning and high expectations. All of this is based on the belief that excellent classroom management is built on the foundation of well-planned\, relevant\, and engaging lessons. \nUpon successful completion of the course\, which includes the submission of homework\, participants will receive an ADE certificate for 15 professional development clock hour\, which equates to one (1) semester hour of coursework.
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/classroom-management-32/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classroom Management
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240620T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240620T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T171509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T171509Z
UID:23729-1718870400-1718899200@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Rubrics To Increase Student Success
DESCRIPTION:Level 3\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nCTE 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. \nUpon 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/329 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 20\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $50
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/rubrics-to-increase-student-success-11/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rubrics to Increase Student Success
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240620T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240620T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T171350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T171350Z
UID:23727-1718870400-1718899200@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:CTE Essentials
DESCRIPTION:Level 1 CTE Class\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE employees.\n\nThe CTE Delivery Model is THE premier educational system for all students. \nCTE 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. \nUpon 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/320 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 20\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $50
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/cte-essentials-13/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:CTE Essentials
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240618T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240618T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T171207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T171207Z
UID:23726-1718697600-1718726400@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Level 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nYour 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. \nPerformance 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. \nThe 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. \nCome find out why CTE really is a powerful driver for creating literate employees for our 21st-century workforce! \nThere 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/352 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 11 & June 18\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $100
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/technical-reading-performance-literacy-12/2024-06-18/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240618T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240618T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T170945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T170945Z
UID:23722-1718697600-1718726400@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Lesson Plan Writing
DESCRIPTION:This class will show you how to build a lesson plan with all the needed components for student success. \nWouldn’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. \nUpon 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/353 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 18\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $50
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/lesson-plan-writing-16/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lesson Plan Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240618T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240618T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T170204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T170204Z
UID:23716-1718697600-1718726400@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Level 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nYour 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. \nPerformance 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. \nThe 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. \nCome find out why CTE really is a powerful driver for creating literate employees for our 21st-century workforce! \nThere 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/352 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 11 & June 18\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $100
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/technical-reading-performance-literacy-11/2024-06-18/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240613T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240613T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T170639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T170639Z
UID:23718-1718265600-1718294400@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:CTSO New Advisor Training
DESCRIPTION:Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) will take your CTE Program to the next level. Teachers that 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. \nSkills 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. \nCome 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. \nUpon 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/351 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 13\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $25
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/ctso-new-advisor-training-18/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:CTSO New Advisor Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240613T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240613T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T165842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T165723Z
UID:23708-1718265600-1718294400@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Laboratory Safety & Management
DESCRIPTION:Level 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\nParticipants should bring their own technology to work on their business plan\n\nAre 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. \nUpon 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/318 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 13\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $50
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/laboratory-safety-management-6/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Laboratory Safety and Management
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240612T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240612T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20231208T164816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T164816Z
UID:24613-1718179200-1718208000@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Scope and Sequence
DESCRIPTION:Before registering\, please contact Professional Development at PD@west-mec.org or 623-738-0023 to confirm that this class meets your needs. \n\nLevel 4\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all high school CTE teachers who do not have a scope & sequence or need to revise their current scope & sequence to meet ADE monitoring expectations\n\nThis 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! \nUpon 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/437 \nDate: June 12\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $50
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/scope-and-sequence-12/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Scope and Sequence
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240611T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240611T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T171207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T171207Z
UID:23724-1718092800-1718121600@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Level 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nYour 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. \nPerformance 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. \nThe 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. \nCome find out why CTE really is a powerful driver for creating literate employees for our 21st-century workforce! \nThere 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/352 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 11 & June 18\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $100
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/technical-reading-performance-literacy-12/2024-06-11/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240611T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240611T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T170506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T170506Z
UID:23714-1718092800-1718121600@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Using Advisory Councils Effectively
DESCRIPTION:Level 3\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nAn 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. \nUpon 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/331 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 11\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $50
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/using-advisory-councils-effectively-13/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Using Advisory Councils Effectively
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240611T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240611T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133148
CREATED:20230609T170204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T170347Z
UID:23712-1718092800-1718121600@www.acteaz.org
SUMMARY:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Level 1\nNo prerequisite\nThis class is designed for all CTE teachers.\n\nThis course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.  \nYour 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. \nPerformance 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. \nThe 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. \nCome find out why CTE really is a powerful driver for creating literate employees for our 21st-century workforce! \nThere 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. \nLocation:\nSTART@West-MEC\n5405 N. 99th Ave\nGlendale\, AZ 85305 \nLink: https://pdcircle.west-mec.org/course/view/352 – Registration opens July 1\, 2023 \nDate: June 11 & June 18\, 2024 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nCost: $100
URL:https://www.acteaz.org/courses/technical-reading-performance-literacy-11/2024-06-11/
LOCATION:START @ West-MEC – Glendale\, AZ\, 5405 N. 99th Avenue\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
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