Last week was a busy time for Career and Technology Education faculty and staff. So I spent my week sharing and learning in the Metro area at CTE meetings, workshops, and the annual conference. Monday was a workshop for the Perkins fiscal coordinators who learned about managing funds from Perkins IV; Tuesday was the statewide annual meeting for Perkins coordinators; and Wednesday was the annual CTE Conference. The theme for the conference was “Reflect, Transform and Lead”; and many sessions were available that focused on helping students successfully complete an integrated secondary and post-secondary Program of Study. Another emphasis at the Conference was on Technical Skill Attainment so that more and more POS would be ready to implement technical skill assessments in FY2011 and FY2012.
On Thursday I moved to St. Cloud for hands-on sessions about TSA. Representatives from NOCTI and SkillsUSA provided insights into their assessment tools and also gave participants access to trying out some of the assessments. All in all, it was a great week! Progress has been made, but we still have a lot to do—keep up the good work CTE folks!
