Career, technical and agricultural education state newsletter, (Vol. 1, Issue 4)

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Georgia Department of Education
Volume 1, Issue 4
2012
Career, Technical and A gricultural Education
State Newsletter

dturner@doe.k12.ga.us
From the Desk of David Turner
Special points of interest:
May 15, 2012 Consolidated Application and Program of Work Deadline
GACTE ConferencePreRegistration Deadline: June 22, 2012.
GACTE Conference, Atlanta Renaissance Waverly, July 15-18, 2012
Regional Counselor Workshops, Macon State College, June 5, 6, & 7, 2012

Greetings CTAE Family!

I would like to thank each teacher and administrator who attended a CTSO conference or convention this spring with their students. I had the honor of attending the CTI, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, Skills and TSA events. I cannot tell you how good it feels to see thousands of students competing, learning and enjoying fellowship at these meetings. I know how important it was to me when I had the opportunity to attend the FFA State Convention, as a student in high school. While we may feel stressed over the responsibilities of taking students to a conference or convention, we cannot forget the impact that these activities have on our students.

Congratulations to each CTAE instructor who has a newly elected State CTSO Officer. Next year will be an excellent leadership development opportunity for each of the students. I encourage you to support these young people and to participate in their continued development.

This summer the CTAE Resource Network has a tremendous offering of professional learning opportunities for everyone in CTAE. I hope that you will take advantage of these offerings.

House Bill 186 set the 2012-2013 year for implementation of the new Career Cluster and pathways structure. With the passage of House Bill 713 and the signing into law by Governor Deal, the Career Cluster implementation will be delayed until 2013-2014. An update on the implementation timeline will be provided at the GACTE Summer Conference.

One of our main goals for the new Career Clusters and Pathway development is to engage our business and

industry partners in the creation of the new standards and courses. We have reached out to business and

industry leaders from across our state. Many business and industry friends have been working with us but

we need more engagement from this sector. We are partnering with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce

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I hope that you are planning to attend the GACTE Conference. Commendations to the GACTE leadership for the excellent program that is being planned for the conference! The GACTE Conference is a wonderful opportunity for you to participate in both professional fellowship and development with your peers from across the state.

Thanks for the emails and calls that I am receiving each week regarding our great CTAE state staff. I can assure you that each member of our state staff appreciates your comments.

Finally, thank you for the job that you have done this school year. Your efforts are making a difference in the lives of your students in ways that you will never know. Your positive impact is reflected in your community and our state. You are a hero in the eyes of someone.

"I touch the future. I teach." Christa McAuliffe
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Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter
From the Desk of Charles Banks Accountability and Improvement
cbanks@doe.k12.ga.us
Accountability and Improvement Update
CTAE Directors, Today is the final day to submit your FY13 Consolidated Application. Please ensure that you have completed all the forms (Data) related to each grant that your system wishes to apply for, and both coordinator and superintendent have signed-off. If you are not sure if all your grants have been signed off by yourself or your superintendent, go to the Program Status screen where the sign-off status will be displayed under the DC Status tab as shown below in yellow highlight. Kindly note that your grants are not considered in an "approvable" format until the superintendent has signed-off.
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The following items should have been submitted for approval to your CTAE Director or Supervisor by May 15th.
All FY12 Program of Work Annual Report Submission Approval All FY12 Program of Work Improvement Plan Submission Approval

CTAE Director / Supervisor should have completed the following: All FY13 Program of Work Applications including Vacancies Submission Approval The extended day budget should have been generated in a PDF format from CTAERN and uploaded to the FY13 Consolidated Application

June 29 July 1

Last day to complete all FY2012 POW Monthly Reports (Save a copy to your computer!)
FY13 POW Application will open to accommodate the filling of pre-established teacher vacancies, or to accommodate the changes in teacher placement.

Questions regarding the Extended Day Program of Work Application Process: 1. For questions on CTSO standards, contact the corresponding CTSO State Advisor/State Program Specialist
2. For questions about the CRE (Career-Related Education) standards, contact Dwayne Hobbs, dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us
3. For questions on the on-line functionality, contact the CTAE Resource Network Help Desk at hotline@ctaern.org or Skip Brown at skipbrown@doe.k12.ga.us.
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From the Desk of Emily Spann Development and Transition espann@doe.k12.ga.us
Development and Transition Update
As the 2011-2012 year draws to a close, the members of the Development and Transition state staff would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of all CTAE programs and initiatives! Many activities and events are planned for the summer and this newsletter will provide you with important dates, including professional learning opportunities. Common Core CTAE Literacy presentations will be available through the Georgia Public Broadcasting website. The links below will include presentations that demonstrate multiple middle school and high school strategies to use in your programs. Middle School CTAE Literacy Presentation: http://www.gpb.org/education/common-core/2012/05/09/technical-subjects-6th-8th-grades High School CTAE Literacy Presentation: http://www.gpb.org/education/common-core/2012/05/09/technical-subjects-9th-12th-grades Please feel free to forward this newsletter to any of your colleagues. We hope you have a restful summer break and we look forward to seeing many of you at the annual GACTE conference on July 15-18, at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta.
Transition Career Partnership Update
Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Update Important Reminders:
As a requirement of House Bill 186 legislation, any students interested in participating in dual enrollment must have a conference with their high school counselor and complete a participation Sign-off Form. Dual enrollment/Dual Credit is not available for summer school or participation with any out-of-state colleges and universities.
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High school students may receive credit for college courses only when enrolled in a dual credit program. Students are limited to 12 semester hours (4 units) per semester and 8 units per year for dual credit participation. Students may earn a total of 8 units per school year, regardless of the combination of high school and college courses they take. Students who earn more than 12 hours per semester receive college credit only for those extra hours and college payment may be required of the students/parents. The Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Course Directory and Move On When Ready Supplemental List for FY 2013 will be available soon for distribution. Continue to check the GaDOE Transition Career Partnership website at the following link: http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/Transition-CareerPartnerships.aspx
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) Update
JROTC Update
Each fall the University of Phoenix will donate a full scholarship to a JROTC instructor in Georgia. The scholarship may be used by the JROTC instructor to obtain a Bachelor or Masters Degree to improve JROTC instruction. The scholarship application period begins June 19, 2012, with an application deadline of August 2, 2012. A representative from Phoenix will speak about the scholarship at the GACTE Division Luncheon. More information will be coming soon!! JROTC's Teacher of the Year will be announced at the GACTE conference. A draft of the Revised By-laws will be emailed to all JROTC instructors, and these By-laws will be voted on at the GACTE conference. Please be sure to review the draft prior to the conference. The annual JROTC Performance Data Report for FY12 must be sent to the military service representative in your branch by June 15, 2012. Please note: The completed report is not to be sent to the Georgia Department of Education. To start a JROTC program, the first step is to go to any or all of the military branch's JROTC web pages and complete an application. The JROTC program earns vocational weight (K) funding for FTE purposes. This is stated in the FTE Coding information. JROTC does not require an End of Pathway Assessment. The links for all military branches and their instructor's qualifications are located on Georgia Department of Education's JROTC web page. The link to the JROTC section of the GaDOE website is: http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/JROTC-.aspx
For more information about the Transition Career Partnership program and JROTC, contact: Gary Mealer, gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us
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Professional Learning Update
65th Annual GACTE Summer Leadership Conference
July 15-18, 2012 Renaissance Waverly Hotel & Cobb Galleria Centre Conference Registration Fee--Members: $290 Non-Members: $450 Registration Deadline--June 22, 2012 All Payments Due--June 29, 2012
Contact Skip Brown, skip.brown@doe.k12.ga.us, or Matthew Gambill, if you have questions regarding the conference.
GACTE Conference On-Line Registration Process:
Step 1: Provide your ACTE membership number in order to register (the ACTE membership number is located on the mailing label of the TECHNIQUES magazine you receive as an ACTE member). If you need membership assistance, please contact ACTE.
Step 2: Be sure your ACTE membership is up-to-date. If your membership expires before July 31, 2012, please renew online at www.acteonline.org. You may renew at the GACTE Conference, but this will increase the time it takes to pick up your conference registration.
Step 3: If you do not have a CTAERN profile, please send an e-mail to hotline@ctaern.org to request a user ID.
Step 4: Registration for the conference is through the CTAERN website at www.ctaern.org. Login to CTAERN using your CTAERN password (assigned when your profile was created). Then click on the 2012GACTE CONFERENCE link on the left side of the CTAERN homepage to access GACTE registration.
Step 5: Enter all registration information and be sure to indicate "yes" or "no" on all conference functions. Click the SUBMIT button after entering your registration information. Your registration is NOT complete until you click SUBMIT.
Step 5: If you are paying by credit card, your registration is not complete unless you get a confirmation page stating that your credit card payment was successful.
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Please Note: Be sure to check with your system to see if they are paying your registration before paying with your personal credit card. Credit card refunds are charged a $50.00 processing fee.
Registration payments must be received by June 29, 2012 or a late fee will apply.
Registration forms and checks should be mailed to:
GACTE 2012 PO Box 682256 Marietta, Georgia 30068

Coming in the Fall:
ACTE Region II Conference September 27-30, 2012 Greenville, South Carolina For Registration Info:
http://acteonline.org/content.aspx?id=7938

ACTE National Convention
CareerTech Vision 2012
November 29-December 1, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia
For Registration Info: www.careertechdivison.com Special Georgia ACTE member conference registration rate.

End-of-Pathway Assessment Update
End-of-Pathway Assessment Demographic Data Report
Please be reminded that the FY2012 EOPA Demographic Data Report is due Friday, June 29, 2012. When completing your report, do not attempt to re-type the Career Pathway Codes nor the Exam Codes. Copy and paste the codes from the documents provided to you in an email dated November 15, 2011. Also, please do not forget to include your system name, system code (a three-digit number) and your school code (a fourdigit number) in your report before submitting it. Your reports should be submitted electronically to Ms. Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us. If you have any questions regarding completion or submission, please contact Ms. Hanson. As always, thank you so much for your assistance.
For additional information regarding End-of-Pathway Assessment, please contact Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us or by telephone at 404-657-6279.

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Georgia STEM Festivals
Aerospace STEM Institute The Center for Innovation in Aerospace will be hosting an Aerospace STEM Institute this summer from June 19-20th. The Institute will focus on high school curriculum and will involve visits to aviation industries and development of aerospace lessons in the classroom. For more information, please contact Gilda Lyon at 404.463.1977 or email at glyon@doe.k12.ga.us. Contact Gilda Lyon, glyon@doe.k12.ga.us, for an application or go to our new website at http://stemgeorgia.org STEM Georgia Webpage The new STEM Georgia website is available at http://stemgeorgia.org The latest STEM grants, student scholarships, STEM competitions, workshops, webinars, freebies for teachers and STEM lesson plans are available on the site. Follow STEM Georgia on Twitter Immediate updates on grants, workshops, competitions, scholarships, and STEM resources. http://twitter.com/stemgeorgia
Save the Dates:
Georgia Department of Education STEM Festival at the National Fair When: Oct. 10th, 11th, 12th, 2012 Time: 10:00 am until 8:00 pm each day Location: Perry, Georgia If your school is interested in exhibiting to highlight your STEM program, contact Gilda Lyon at glyon@doe.k12.ga.us or 404.463.1977
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Career Development / Student Advisement / Non-Traditional Update 2012 National Career Development Conference in Atlanta, GA, from June 21-23, 2012. The conference theme is Building on the Dream. The conference hotel is the Hyatt Regency on Peachtree Street. Please go to the following website for registration and other important conference information: http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/conference_info For more information regarding Career Development, Student Advisement, and Non Traditional programs, contact Vivian Snyder, Program Specialist, vsnyder@doe.k12.ga.us, 404-657-8331
School Counseling Update Upcoming Middle and High School Counselor Professional Learning Opportunities Mark your calendar for the following professional learning opportunities!
Deadline to Register for the June 2012 Regional Counselor Workshops: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Dates: June 5, June 6, June 7, 2012 (One-day workshops - select only one date when registering) Where: Macon State College. Room 211, 100 College Station Drive Macon, GA. 31206 Who: Local system team - one administrator, one middle school counselor and one high school counselor. Registration email was sent to local school superintendents.
GACTE Summer Conference School Counselor Affiliate Sessions July 15-18, 2012
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August 21, 2012 August 23, 2012 August 27, 2012 August 28, 2012 August 30, 2012

August 2012
North Fulton County (school TBD) East Jackson High School Bibb County (school TBD) Harris County High School
Drew High School (Clayton County)

September 5, 2012 September 6, 2012 September 11, 2012 September 12, 2012 September 18, 2012 September 19, 2012

September 2012
Floyd County (school TBD) Fannin County High School Columbia County (school TBD) Statesboro High School (Bulloch County) Rural Development Center (Tift County) Ware County High School (Ware County)

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From the Desk of Dwayne Hobbs - Program Delivery
dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us
Continued efforts are underway to align Georgia's curriculum to the Federal Career Clusters model as mandated in House Bill 186. Currently, work is underway with advisory committees for each Career Cluster. The Georgia Department of Education has partnered with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to maximize the input from Business and Industry. Another key initiative is a survey of business and industries in partnership with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government-University of Georgia. If you would like to be involved in this decision making phase of the State's curriculum, or if you have local business and industry representatives that would like to serve on an advisory committee, please contact the Program Specialist for your program area.
Career Clusters and Pathways There are currently no new courses scheduled to be introduced during the 2012-2013 school year, but advisory committee meetings will continue through the summer and fall to evaluate the current curriculum and alignment to the national Career Cluster model. Your opinions matter! Take a look at www.CareerTech.org for more information on the career clusters.
Common Core Literacy Presentation Our CTAE Program Specialists have been busy working on a project to highlight strategies for integration of Common Core into the CTAE curriculum. If you missed the Common Core CTAE Literacy presentation that was shown live through Georgia Public Broadcasting on May 9, you can still watch the archived version. A link will be sent out telling you how to find it after the live presentation is completed. Be sure and check out both the middle school and high school sessions since they both demonstrate multiple strategies to use in your program.
New Teacher Workshop in Macon CTAE New Teacher workshop will be Sept. 25-26, at Macon State. This workshop is for teachers with less than three years experience. Even if a teacher is currently in or has completed NTI or PACTE, this is still a very worthwhile event. This does not replace either of those, but supplements what you have or will learn in those programs. This is especially good for those teachers who will not be able to get into NTI or PACTE until after they have taught that first year. This will also be a great time to network with other new teachers and with the experienced teachers who will be presenting at the event. Please spread the word to any new CTAE teachers (except Ag who does their own new teacher program) that sign up on the CTAERN will be available soon.
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Healthcare, Law and Public Safety and Cosmetology
Health Science Sharon Norman with Blue Ridge AHEC and Phyllis Johnson have been traveling around the state with Industry Certification on site reviews. Congratulations to all of those schools that have already completed their review and have been awarded the industry certified program credential for 2012. There will be a meeting on the Tuesday affiliate day at GACTE for instructors of the programs that have been awarded the Industry Certification grant for the 2012-2013 school year to answer questions and provide you with information you will need to get started. There will also be a two-day required training in September for all of those schools who will be going through this process for the 2012-2013 school year (dates and times to be announced later). For those who have completed this in the past couple of years, you will be receiving your annual update report to complete very soon.
Georgia HOSA Foundation The Georgia HOSA Foundation is proud to announce that over 25 students have received Travel scholarships to help with their cost of attending the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. The HOSA Foundation extends a thank you to teachers and business partners for their support. Congratulations to all students who will be representing Georgia at this important national event.
GACTE Session Location Change Due to an increase in Healthcare Science attendance at GACTE, we have been moved to a larger room. We will have four large sessions and a smaller room session during each time slot on Tuesday, our affiliate day. Please make sure to attend the business meeting and luncheon as well. Changes are still being made to the agenda for each session. I will send an updated agenda as soon as possible. Go to www.gacte.org for more information.
Summer Workshop A summer workshop is in the works to be held during the first two weeks of June or the first week of August. We only had 18 replies to the survey that was sent out to determine the best date. We are attempting to work around HOSA NLC and GACTE. Another option is to offer something on Saturday, July 14. Your input would be greatly appreciated.
Your Future in Healthcare Magazine Copies of Your Future in Healthcare (also a HOSA Foundation and Georgia Healthcare Science Education Foundation project) will be available at GACTE. Be on the lookout for an electronic link that will be sent out with lessons you can use with the magazine. Not only are these magazines great for your students, but they can be shared with business and industry in your area as well.
Public Safety and Cosmetology A summer workshop is being planned for the first two weeks of June or the first week of August. We had 15 total replies from cosmetology and public safety combined to determine the best date. We are trying to work around SkillsUSA Nationals and GACTE. Another option is to offer something on Saturday, July 14. Your input would be greatly appreciated.
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Architecture, Construction, Communications and Transportation
Ford AAA Auto Skills Competition The Ford AAA Auto Skills competition was held at the NAPA Wildwood campus in Atlanta on Friday, April 27. The top ten teams of 11th and 12th graders competed to make repairs with the highest quality workmanship in the lowest total time. The winners were:
1st place: Thomson High School, Jason Brooks, Instructor 2nd place: Forsyth Central High School, Marlo Miranda, Instructor 3rd place: Lowndes High School, Corey Nawolski, Instructor
The winning two-person team from each state and their instructor are provided expense-paid trips to the national finals in June at the Ford headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Congratulations, everyone!
Camp T&I Teachers in the Architecture, Communication, Transportation and Logistics teachers are invited to join us at Camp T&I at Savannah Tech in June for a little hands-on time while we sharpen our skills. The automotives group will meet on June 11-14. Broadcast Video, Construction, Drafting and Graphics teachers will be meeting June 13-15. There are special hotel rates available at the Homewood Suites and Residence Inn. Please check the workshop posting for details or contact Carol Burke at cburke@doe.k12.ga.us.
Economic Summit at GACTE Conference Make plans to attend the Economic Summit during the GACTE Conference at the Waverly/Galleria complex on July 15-18 for excellent break-out sessions, business and industry representatives, and plenty of opportunities to discuss plans for the re-alignment of the pathways. There will be no new courses introduced for ACCT during 2012-2013 school year; however, we will see new courses and pathways available for 2013-2014. Advisory committee members are still meeting to assess our options and determine the best solutions for our students in Georgia. Thank you to everyone who has assisted in this process so far. We welcome your input! Please email Carol Burke at cburke@doe.k12.ga.us or call at (404) 657-8308 with your concerns and opinions.
Marketing, Sales and Service
DECA International Career Development Conference DECA just returned from its international conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The DECA International Conference hosts 15,000+ students from around the globe. The events are very rigorous and the competition is fierce.
Georgia is pleased to report that 43 students were event finalists with the following students achieving 2nd place internationally:
Amanda Schreiner, South Forsyth High School, Entrepreneurship Participating Independent Event Ellie Forrester and Kaylynn Samples, Lanier Charter Career Academy, Public Relations Project and Taylor Wingard, North Forsyth High School, Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan Event
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Six students won national scholarships. Two Georgia schools won Microsoft Technology Application Awards: North Gwinnett High School won this award in the School-Based Enterprise category and Lanier Charter Career Academy won in the Public Relations category. Six DECA Chapters achieved Silver and Gold level certification for their School-Based Enterprises; 11 DECA Chapters received Summit Level Membership Campaign Awards and 3 DECA Chapters were recognized for their DECA Week Campaign.
A complete list of Georgia's student and chapter finalists and winners will be sent to teachers and CTAE administrators via the CTAE Resource Network e-mail.
Special Populations Georgia Career & Technical Education (CTI, CCAE, Project Success)
CTI and CCAE New Teacher Summer Institute Workshop CTAERN 3441 The CTI and CCAE New Teacher Summer Institute Workshop (CTAERN 3441) will be held at the Athens Community Career Academy located at 440 Dearing Extension, Building #1 in Athens, Georgia on July 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, and 20, at 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. There is one Saturday workshop day on July 7. The workshop is posted on www.ctaern.org and is now open for registration. There is a block of rooms reserved at The Foundry Park Inn and Spa in Athens, at a rate of $79 a night. This rate is available until June 4, so book early by calling (706) 433-1941.
Individuals must be hired by a school system to work as a CTI or CCAE Coordinator in order to participate in the Summer Institute and Internship. Participants will need to bring a laptop. No makeup days or hours will be allowed under any circumstances. Attendance at the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education (GACTE) Conference on July 15-18 is also required.
To become certified as a CTI Coordinator (serves students with IEPs) the following requirements must be met:
Must hold a valid teaching certificate in the area of Special Education Must attend a three week summer training Must complete a one year on-the-job internship Must have evidence of administration support from both CTAE and special education
To become certified as a CCAE/Project Success Coordinator, the following requirements must be met: Must hold a valid teaching certificate in any field Must attend a three week summer training Must complete a one year on-the-job internship Must have evidence of administration support
Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS), Culinary Arts, Education
Professional Development Please visit the CTAE Resource Network at www.ctaern.org for wonderful professional development workshops that teachers have asked for including Food Science, Consumer services, Early Childhood Education, School Based Enterprises, Culinary, and FCCLA Management. Industry Certification workshops will be posted soon and will be held during the week of June 11, in Middle Georgia.
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Congratulations! Wonderful End of Pathway Results Congratulations to all the Rockdale Career Academy (RCA) students who took a three hour + exam that involved each participant preparing four dishes including deboning a whole chicken, preparing chicken forestiere, steamed broccoli, sauted buttered diced potatoes, and cream puffs with chocolate ganache. These students have also earned their CERTIFIED JUNIOR CULINARIAN certification from our industry certifying organization the American Culinary Federation Educational Foundation:
Angelea Youngblood DJ Youngblood Ava Gude Jamara Dye Julia Briones Derek Burgess Brittany Claritt Breaunna Cook Katie Lee Georgia Hay Keiandrea Giraud Jacobs Mary Roden
Thanks also to the wonderful instructors at RCA Wes Goodman and Cathy Harris
Culinary Arts Certificate Teachers teaching any course in the Culinary Arts Pathway must hold a Culinary Arts teaching certificate from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GAPSC)? FACS certification is not valid for teaching the Culinary pathway courses. Culinary teachers not properly certified should be registered for the Summer Culinary Training to earn their certificate or if they are a certified chef, they should be attending the New Teacher Institute. Please contact Laura Ergle at lergle@doe.k12.ga.us for any questions on this topic.
College Credit for The Teaching as a Profession Pathway As the year comes to a close, please refer to the attachment for guidelines on earning college credit for the Teaching as a Profession Pathway: EDUC 2110 Credit.pdf.
Business and Computer Science
Professional Development Opportunities FREE WORKSHOPS...for all teachers! Each year middle and high school teachers have the opportunity to attend many free workshops sponsored by the CTAE Resource Network that aim to meet learning needs of teachers in the classroom. The summer workshop series is entitled Field of Dreams! The idea is if we offer GREAT workshops, TEACHERS will come! The expectation of each workshop is to provide teachers a true learning environment of resources, ideas, lessons, material and/or instructions on materials to use in the classroom to enhance student learning. Workshop instructors are prepared to deliver relevant, up-to-date, and innovative workshops that leave teachers with valuable resources to use when they return to the classroom.
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Enrollment is now open through the CTAE Resource network at www.ctaern.org. Choose from the variety of workshops offered:
Your PAD or Mine? Integrating iPad Technology into the Classroom All Things Google The Virtual Classroom: Going Green in the classroom with Technology Behind the Scenes: Tips, Tricks, and Projects Wiki? Wiki! WOW! Cool Web 2.0 Tools You have Got to Have for Your Class! Make our Like a BANDIT with FREE Resources! Web Design "How To" MSBCS, CCGPS...What I am supposed to teach? Surviving as a Business Teacher Business Essentials-Preparing Students for the "Real World" Are you ready for Computer Science? Designing Amazing Websites Having FUN with Computer Applications FBLA High School Advisor Workshop Middle and High School Level
GACTE All teachers are encouraged to attend GACTE on July 15-18. Sessions are being offered specific to the courses in Business and Computer Science! Register on www.gacte.org.
You will mad at yourself if you miss this conference! A dynamic opening session with Harvard Professor, William Symonds, author of Pathways to Prosperity will be the keynote speaker. If you have not heard or read of this, take time to find it! After a full day of sessions to choose from and a networking lunch, Business will end the day with a Business Division Meeting! In this session, Chad Foster will be our guest speaker and will motivate and educate us on money matters. Georgia Business Education Association (GBEA) will provide information, updates, and reveal the new attitude of GBEA, DOE will give details about Career Clusters and what's affecting you. Monty Rhodes will provide a FBLA update for 2012-13 school year, and the Technical College System of Georgia will talk about happenings and activities for high school students!
Tuesday is packed full of awesome workshops that will leave you with resources to take back to the classroom! We will stop at lunch for SHRM to honor Industry Certification Schools, GBEA to recognize Award Winners, and to network with colleagues! Wrap up the conference by attending Wednesday conference sessions and the Awards Brunch! GACTE will honor some outstanding people and conduct the annual business meeting to keep members informed!
Industry Certification Congratulations to all the programs who achieved certification this year! For programs currently certified, please continue to support the program as each program should submit the annual report for compliance of standards by June 1.
Programs that have applied for the Industry Certification Grant: all teachers teaching in Business & Computer Science should plan to attend an Industry Certification Prep Workshop this summer! All teachers from one school should make plans to attend the same workshop. Three different workshops are provided and available for registration on the CTAERN for the following dates:
June 13, 2012 in Cleveland, Georgia
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June 21, 2012 in Brunswick, Georgia July 15, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia

All CTAE administrators are encouraged to attend the one-day workshop along with the teachers to understand the requirements of achieving certification.

Welcome!!

Engineering and Technology

Mark Crenshaw has been chosen to replace Ron Barker as the Program Specialist for Engineering and Technology. Mr. Barker retired at the end of February and Mr.Crenshaw was approved at the May 10th State Board meeting as his replacement. Mr. Crenshaw is widely known within the Engineering and Technology profession and has been actively involved in TSA and GETEA. Mr. Crenshaw has a background of varied experiences that will be invaluable to his effort to provide new leadership in this program. Mr. Crenshaw brings a broad perspective to many of the issues affecting the profession. Please join the CTAE Division of GaDOE in welcoming and supporting Mr. Crenshaw in his new endeavor.

Industry Certification Congratulations to everyone who is completing the Industry Certification process! Many schools are having their final visits right now in the last few weeks of the year. Certification of our programs is an important part of strengthening career and technical education. For more information on Industry Certification, visit the GaDOE website at http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/Engineering-and-Technology.aspx.

The University of Georgia is currently reviewing and revising the standards and the processes for Engineering and Technology. We would appreciate your input! If you have comments or concerns about the standards, you will have an opportunity to share them with Dr. Roger Hill at rbhill@uga.edu before June 30, when the review will be complete.

GACTE We hope that everyone is planning to attend GACTE this summer for the Education and Economic Development Summit at the Waverly/Galleria July 15-18. There will be several special sessions on Tuesday designed specifically for Engineering and Technology teachers. This promises to be very beneficial information supporting our move to re-align the clusters and career pathways for the 2013-14 school year. For more information, visit www.GACTE.org.

Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs)

CTI Georgia CTI has had an amazing 2011-2012 school year! The Annual State Leadership Conference was held on April 25-27, and was a huge success with over 100 judges from different business and industries volunteering their time to give our students guidance and direction on their career pathways. We recognized and honored over 400 students with disabilities for their outstanding achievements. Congratulations go to Loganville High School who received the highest honor being recognized as the Outstanding School of the Year. We wish all of our coordinators a wonderful summer break and we look forward to seeing you at the GACTE Conference in July. Be sure to check out our CTSO Student Showcase on July 15.

June 8-10, 2012: CTSO Officer Training, Covington, GA

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June 11-12, 2012: CTI Board Retreat, Savannah GA July 15-18, 2012: GACTE Summer Leadership Conference, Atlanta, GA July 2012: New CTI Internship, Athens, GA
DECA Our 582 Georgia DECA delegates made their way to Salt Lake City for the International Career Development Conference on April 28-May 1. Of the 582 delegates, Georgia had 348 competitors, 128 academy participants, and 21 voting delegates! Georgia DECA members continued to "Aspire Higher" and brought home four 2nd Place trophies, 17 overall top 10 medals, 39 finalists' medals, 5 top exam scores, and 7 top role play scores.
Georgia DECA, the 2nd largest chartered delegation, was also recognized for having four out of the top ten largest DECA chapters in the world (four out of the top five). South Forsyth High is the world's largest Chapter, Lambert High is the 2nd largest, North Forsyth High is the 4th largest, and West Forsyth High is the 5th largest!
FBLA Over 300 Georgia FBLA members and advisers are gearing up to attend the 2012 FBLA National Leadership Conference to be held in June in San Antonio. The week after our return from NLC, more than 500 members and advisers will participate in our 7th annual Summer Leadership & Officer Training Summits on July 9-12 in locations across the state. SLOTS will be held in Swainsboro on July 9, Cordele on July 10, Lithonia on July 11, and in Calhoun on July 12. We will be distributing our Chapter Resource Kits once again at the GACTE Career Tech Expo on July 15-16. FBLA Advisers, be sure to stop by Booth 127 to pick up your materials. If you aren't attending GACTE, please have someone from your school pick this up for you.
FCCLA Georgia FCCLA has had one of the most successful years ever with increased attendance in every state event. We would like to also congratulate all FCCLA chapters helping make us the largest state delegation in the nation with over 31,000 members in 307 schools.
June 11-15, 2012: FCCLA Culinary Academy, Camp John Hope, Ft. Valley June 19-20, 2012: FCCLA Summer Chapter Management Workshop, FFA-FCCLA Center in Covington(Great for New or Veteran Teachers that want to learn more about integrating FCCLA in the classroom) July 8-12, 2012: National FCCLA Leadership Conference, Orlando, Florida
HOSA Georgia HOSA: Future Health Professionals is ending the year on a strong note! With a record-breaking membership of over 10,400 and the largest State Leadership Conference in the U.S. with over 2,800, we are proud to have gone "Beyond Possible" this year. We look forward to seeing our HOSA advisors and chapter officers over the summer at their respective trainings. HOSA Success Day is our training program for local chapter advisors and JumpStart is our training for local chapter officers. Below are some of our upcoming events.
June 18-24: National Leadership Conference
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July 15: HOSA Success Day July 25-27: JumpStart Officer Training
SkillsUSA Nearly 300 SkillsUSA members from across the state are preparing to take their skills to the next level in head to head competition against the best of the best from across the nation at the 48th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City this June. The SkillsUSA Georgia Youth Development Foundation raised $54,075.67 this past year to assist state gold medalist with their expenses associated with attending the national conference. Several of SkillsUSA Georgia's chapters and advisors have already been informed of national awards that they will be receiving at the Opening General Session in June: Debbie Peabody of Union Grove High School will be recognized as the National Region 2 Advisor of the Year; Cross Keys High School is the Grand Prize Winner of the Student2Student Mentoring Program; Ringgold High School Chapter Team is the recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award for "Families and Groups" and Jamar Feggins, Raven Henry, Zachery Bruner of Jordan Vocational High School will receive the President's Volunteer Service Award.
Have a new teacher joining your school next year or a teacher that is interested in starting a SkillsUSA chapter or making their current chapter more effective? Encourage them to sign up for SkillsUSA University (CTAERN 3440) which will be held on July 15, 2012 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta.
May 6 12, 2012 SkillsUSA Week of Service May 18, 2012 - SkillsUSA Appreciation Luncheon for Business and Education Partners June 23-27, 2012 National Leadership and Skills Conference, Kansas City, MO
TSA Georgia TSA finished its school year strong with over 1,500 students competing at the State Leadership Conference. Students are now preparing for TSA's National Conference, which will be held in Nashville, TN on June 21-25. As the school year comes to a close, teachers are beginning to gear up for next school year's activities.
September 7-9, 2012: CORE - Chapter Officer Retreat for Excellence October 8, 2012: Technology Day, GA National Fairgrounds November 2-4, 2012: Fall Leadership Conference
Work-Based Learning (including Youth Apprenticeship)
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Professional Learning Opportunities Workshops for Work-Based Learning (WBL) coordinators are now posted on the CTAERN website and available for registration. There are two workshops for experienced coordinators and two workshops for new coordinators. Below are the available Work-Based Learning workshops:
WBL Update/Refresher, Dublin (experienced coordinators 5 years or more) June 4-5, 2012 WBL Update/Refresher, Cumming (experienced coordinators 5 years or more) June 4-5, 2012 WBL Bootcamp, Gainesville (new coordinators) June 11-14, 2012 WBL Bootcamp, Macon (new coordinators) June 18-21, 2012
State Board Rule 160-4-3-.14 defines the certification/training requirements for WBL coordinators: (h) Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator supervising students enrolled in State approved work-based
learning courses shall meet one of the following requirements: 1. Hold a valid Work-Based Learning (WBL) endorsement (formerly DCT) issued by the Professional
Standards Commission and have completed a State approved WBL training session within the past five years.
2. Hold a valid certificate in any Career, Technical and Agricultural Education field and have completed a State approved WBL training session within the past five years.
3. Serve as a coordinator for the Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) only and attend a State approved WBL training session within the past five years. Please direct any questions and concerns related to Work-Based Learning to Dwayne Hobbs dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us
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From the Desk of Chip Bridges Agricultural Education

jbridges@doe.k12.ga.us

Agricultural Education Update

As we conclude another school year, many of you are already busy planning for next year. I really appreciate the great support and encouragement that each of you have provided to agricultural education and FFA during the school year. It should never go unnoticed that support from great CTAE administrators is a very important part of any successful agricultural education program. Before we get too caught up in making plans for next year, I would like to share some great moments from the 2011 2012 school year.
The agricultural education program was able to conduct three major career development event programs at three of the major post-secondary institutions that offer advanced training in Agriculture. The University of Georgia (Athens), Ft. Valley State University, and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College & UGA Tifton were the site of these events. On each day, at each campus, hundreds of students from across the state gathered to showcase their technical skill attainment. These events were also important because it helped consolidate events so that your school systems could help cut travel expenses. Hopefully the next year events will be even more successful. It was a record setting year for agricultural education in Georgia again this year. FFA membership will set all time record highs for the 2011-2012 school year. The State FFA Convention saw increased attendance and record numbers. Participation in agricultural education and FFA events across the state is at all time levels. All aspects of the program are growing except for the budget. The focus of agricultural education teachers across the state to reinforce academics and integrate core subjects into regular program course work is creating some positive results and making agricultural education more relevant than ever. The data shows that students with a well rounded, three circle model, Ag-Ed program are better prepared for a successful future with leadership skills that will be attractive to future employers.
Now as we end this year and begin to focus on another great opportunity, my wish is that we always remember the most important reason we are members of this profession. I assure you that we will continue to offer quality opportunities for students.
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