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| Announcements: August 26, 2008 - September 30, 2008 |
| Tech Prep Tuesday - September 30, 2008 |
(posted September 2008)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
September 30, 2008
Bridges Training in October
It is not too late to register for October Bridges training! Gail Clark, a professional trainer from Bridges, will conduct Choices Explorer and Choices Planner workshops on October 17th and October 31st at the Temple College Library Computer Lab.
The sessions on October 17th will feature basic training for Choices Explorer (8:30 – 11:00 AM) and Choices Planner (12:15-3:30 PM) products and will be suitable for new users, teachers, or anyone desiring an update on these products.
There will be two identical sessions on October 31st – 8:30 -11:30 AM and 12:45 – 3:45 PM. These sessions will focus on utilizing Bridges to help with four year plans and will highlight some of the Bridges professional tools. The focus will be for experienced users, counselors, administrators, or anyone working with four year plan implementation. It is recommended that attendees for this workshop have some previous experience with the products through attendance at prior workshops or participation in tutorials or webinars.
Local Articulation Meetings
This year, the consortium is planning several smaller local articulation meetings to be held throughout the school year. These will generally be grouped by career cluster. The first meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, November 13, at Temple College. Several programs of study in the clusters of Business, Management & Administration, Finance, Information Technology, and Marketing, Sales & Service are under consideration for the first meeting. Area universities and business and industry representatives will be invited to participate at some of the meetings this year. Schools districts may also work individually with colleges to set up local agreements. Contact the consortium office at 254-298-8482 or 8483 for assistance with this.
Save the Date - December Workshop
A workshop for counselors and CTE teachers and administrators is tentatively scheduled for Friday, December 12, at the Temple College Pavilion. Details will be announced next month.
Subcontracts
Information regarding the consortium’s competitive subcontracts (subgrants) for 2008-2009 was mailed to each partner contact on September 19. The focus for this year will be to increase Tech Prep involvement with business, industry and economic development. Applications are due November 10. If you have questions, please contact Sherry Hollinger at 254-298-8482 or Carol Lance at 254-298-8480.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - September 16, 2008 |
(posted September 2008)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
September 16, 2008
Fall Technical Assistance Workshops
Are you new to the world of Tech Prep? Do you have questions about PEIMS coding for CTE students? Would you be interested in applying for a Tech Prep subcontract (subgrant) but do not know where to begin? The answers to all these questions will form the basis of two technical assistance workshops in September. The two workshops will be identical in content.
Wednesday, September 24 Tuesday, September 30
Louise Cox Boardroom, Pavilion Temple College Business Training Center
Temple College 19 North Main Street, Room 2771
Temple, Texas Temple, Texas
Register by: September 22 Register by: September 26
Schedule for Both Sessions
1:00 Tech Prep 101
2:00 PEIMS for CTE
3:30 Subcontract (subgrant) Information Session
Bridges Training Scheduled
Gail Clark, a professional trainer from Bridges, will conduct Choices Explorer and Choices Planner workshops on October 17th and October 31st at the Temple College Library Computer Lab.
The sessions on October 17th will feature training on the Choices Explorer (8:30 – 11:00 AM) and Choices Planner (12:15-3:30 PM) products and will be suitable for new users, teachers, or anyone desiring an update on these products.
There will be two identical sessions on October 31st – 8:30 -11:30 AM or 12:45 – 3:45 PM. These sessions will focus on utilizing Bridges to help with four year plans and will highlight some of the Bridges professional tools. The focus will be for experienced users, counselors, administrators or anyone working with four year plan implementation. It is recommended that attendees for this workshop have some previous experience with the products through attendance at prior workshops or participation in tutorials or webinars.
To register for any of the workshops listed above, go to the consortium website at:
www.centraltexastechprep.com, click on Teacher Training, Register online, complete the form and click on Sign me up!
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - September 9, 2008 |
(posted September 2008)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
September 9, 2008
CATEMA (Career and Technology Education Management Application)
The CATEMA system is now ready for school districts to begin entering classes and students for the 2008 – 2009 school year. School districts that have not participated in CATEMA in the past but have a local articulation agreement with Central Texas College or Temple College, or have a teacher that is eligible to teach Advanced Technical Credit (ATC) courses, and would like to participate in CATEMA, can contact Misty Harrell at 254.298.8483 or mharrell@templejc.edu.
CATEMA is a web-based application designed to identify Career & Technology students who may have Tech Prep articulated credit in escrow. It is important because it helps identify students with articulated credit once they register for classes in college. Because the credit may be in escrow requiring the student to complete coursework with the college before the credit is articulated, many students often forget they have the credit and may end up repeating the course(s) they will get articulated. CATEMA helps to identify these students to college Advisors who will make sure they are advised appropriately. School districts can also use the reports generated by CATEMA to help them when coding in PEIMS.
Teacher training on CATEMA is available for school districts. Training can be given during a teacher In-service, in which it could be combined with additional Tech Prep information, or if you are with a larger district a training date can be scheduled where each teacher meets with the CATEMA trainer throughout the day during his/her conference period.
Advanced Technical Credit (ATC) Training - Waco, TX
School districts that have teachers who need ATC training, whether they are new or their eligibility has expired, may attend the Articulation Summit being hosted by the Heart of Texas Tech Prep Consortium (HOTTPC) on September 16th and 17th in Waco. The trainings will be held at TSTC on Tuesday, September 16th, and at MCC on Wednesday, September 17th. There will be Part I and Part II training available; however, teachers may also complete Part I online.
The deadline for ATC teacher training for the 2008 – 2009 school year is September 19th!
For more information, including a complete list of course offerings available, contact Misty Harrell at 254.298.8483 or mharrell@templejc.edu.
Upcoming Training Sessions
September 24 Technical Assistance Workshop TC Pavilion Boardroom
September 30 Technical Assistance Workshop TC Business Training Center
October 17 Bridges Training TC Library Computer Lab
October 31 Bridges Training TC Library Computer Lab
For more information, call 254.298.8480. To register, go to the consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com. Click on Teacher Training, Register online, Sign me up.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - September 2, 2008 |
(posted September 2008)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
September 2, 2008
Bridges Training Scheduled
Gail Clark, a professional trainer from Bridges, will conduct Choices Explorer and Choices Planner workshops on October 17th and October 31st at the Temple College Library Computer Lab.
The sessions on October 17th will feature training on the Choices Explorer (8:30 - 11:00 AM) and Choices Planner (12:15 - 3:30 PM) products and will be suitable for new users, teachers, or anyone desiring an update on these products.
There will be two identical sessions on October 31st - 8:30 - 11:30 AM or 12:45 - 3:45 PM. These sessions will focus on utilizing Bridges to help with four year plans and will highlight some of the Bridges professional tools. The focus will be for experienced users, counselors, administrators or anyone working with four year plan implementation. It is recommended that attendees for this workshop have some previous experience with the products through attendance at prior workshops or participation in tutorials or webinars.
Fall Technical Assistance Workshops
Are you new to the world of Tech Prep? Do you have questions about PEIMS coding for CTE students? Would you be interested in applying for a Tech Prep subcontract (subgrant) but do not know where to begin? The answers to all these questions will form the basis of two technical assistance workshops in September. The two workshops will be identical in content.
Wednesday, September 24 Tuesday, September 30
Louise Cox Boardroom, Pavilion Temple College Business Training Center
Temple College 19 North Main Street, Room 2771
Temple, Texas Temple, Texas
Register by: September 22 Register by: September 26
Schedule for Both Sessions
1:00 Tech Prep 101
2:00 PEIMS for CTE
3:30 Subcontract (subgrant) Information Session
Registration for any of the workshops listed above is through the consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com. Click on Teacher Training, Register Online, complete the form and click on Sign me up! If you have questions, please call 254-298-8482 or 8480.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - August 26, 2008 |
(posted August 2008)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
August 26, 2008
Advanced Technical Credit Training
The deadline for Advanced Technical Credit (ATC) professional development training is September 19, 2008. Teachers must renew their training every three years, and can view their status by logging on to www.atctexas.org, clicking on Teachers, and then selecting View Your ATC Approval Certificate. If anyone in your district needs to renew their training for the 2008 – 2009 school year please contact Misty Harrell at mharrell@templejc.edu or 254.298.8483 for further details.
Fall Technical Assistance Workshops
Are you new to the world of Tech Prep? Do you have questions about PEIMS coding for CTE students? Would you be interested in applying for a Tech Prep subcontract (subgrant) but do not know where to begin? The answers to all these questions will form the basis of two technical assistance workshops in September. The two workshops will be identical in content.
Tech Prep 101 will feature basic information about the Tech Prep program including legislation, funding, and required contents as well as specific information about services offered through Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium.
The PEIMS portion will review the Fall and new Summer Decision Charts through the use of the same PowerPoint as presented at Summer Conference.
The consortium offers about $50,000 in competitive sub awards each year. This workshop will focus on reviewing the application packet and emphasis for the 2008-2009 awards. School districts must have Tech Prep students and code PEIMS 3 to be eligible to apply.
Wednesday, September 24 Tuesday, September 30
Louise Cox Boardroom, Pavilion Temple College Business Training Center
Temple College 19 North Main Street, Room 2771
Temple, Texas Temple, Texas
Register by: September 22 Register by: September 26
Schedule for Both Sessions
1:00 Tech Prep 101
2:00 PEIMS for CTE
3:30 Subcontract (subgrant) Information Session
Please register for these workshops through the consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com. Click on Teacher Training, Register Online, complete the form and click on Sign me up! If you have questions, please call 254-298-8482 or 8480.
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