The Career Technical Education (CTE) Connect and Communication Network is a year-long professional learning activity for CTE administrator and educator teams to collaborate with teams from other career tech centers, experience coaching designed to support increased partnerships among districts, and provide opportunities to update or create required documents such as policies and procedures manuals and student success plans.
Session 1: September 29, 2020
Special Education – Participants will explore the history of IDEA and learn about how educator mindset impacts student performance.
Session 2: November 17, 2020
Teams will explore how academic, CTE and Special Education can partner and support each other in increasing student achievement. Participants will practice examining barriers to student learning and brainstorming ways to remove those barriers.
Session 3: January 26, 2021
Participants will learn about Graduation Plans and why Career Tech Education should be part of the discussion as students first create their plan in 9th grade. Team members will brainstorm how to be included in graduation planning and how to include parents in that planning.
Session 4: March 2, 2021
This session is celebration day, a time for you to showcase a positive outcome connected to your 8-step action plan, special populations, partnerships, or student achievement. It will also be a time to learn from other about their successes and lessons learned through their action research.
The 2020-2021 series will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on September 29, November 17, January 26, and March 2. The first two sessions will be held virtually. The last two sessions are scheduled to be held at the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West in Toledo. Lunch is not provided. Contact hours [20] are available to participants for complete series attendance.
Team Composition
All teams should include at least one administrator (e.g., CTE superintendent, director, special education leader) and CTE teachers, VOSE or special education intervention specialists, academic teachers, guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, admissions office supervisors, and 504 coordinators. Teams are encouraged to attend all four sessions of this series.
Registration
This series has ended.
The need for family and community engagement and partnership has increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. This virtual network series is designed for administrators and district leaders to explore evidence based practices around family and community engagement.
Each 2-hour session will focus on a particular topic, including:
• An overview of family and community engagement practices, then and now
• Evidence-based strategies and family and community engagement frameworks
• Alignment of family and community engagement with school improvement efforts
• Tools for evaluating family and community engagement
After attending these sessions, participants will be able to:
• Describe evidence based practices to improve family and community engagement in schools
• Create action steps to infuse family and community engagement into their school improvement goals
• Choose and use at least one tool for evaluating family and community engagement in their districts and buildings
• Describe evidence based frameworks for family and community engagement
• Create an action plan for the 2021-2022 school year to align family engagement practices with school improvement plans.
Would you like to build your family and community engagement toolkit? Books, supplies and other resources will be given to participants who attend each meeting.
Questions? Please contact Tamie Cruz, SST 1 Consultant.
Registration
Each session has a unique registration link. You must register individually for the dates you wish to attend. You will receive a confirmation email upon successful registration. Please contact Jill Barnhisel if you have questions about registration.
| February 4, 2021 | Closed |
| March 4, 2021 | Closed |
| April 22, 2021 | Register via Zoom |
| May 13, 2021 | Register via Zoom |
Download the flyer for the Virtual Family and Community Engagement Professional Learning Opportunity
Join us each month for relevant discussions regarding Career Technical Education in Ohio. New topics are introduced monthly.
In April, we will focus on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and CTE.
If you’d like to be included on the mailing list to receive the CTE Coffee Hour Zoom link, please email Lisa Hite.
Join us each month for relevant discussions regarding Career Technical Education in Ohio. New topics are introduced monthly.
In March, we will talk about sharing CTE with students in grades K – 8.
If you’d like to be included on the mailing list to receive the CTE Coffee Hour Zoom link, please email Lisa Hite.
SST 1 Offices Closed
The Career Technical Education Special Education Leaders meeting provides an opportunity to receive updates regarding special education as it relates to Career Tech Education and network with other professionals working with students with special needs in career tech.
This training is provided for a closed network. Career technical education special education leaders who are interested in this activity should contact Lisa Hite, M.Ed., at 800-346-8495, extension 161 to be included.
The need for family and community engagement and partnership has increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. This virtual network series is designed for administrators and district leaders to explore evidence based practices around family and community engagement.
Each 2-hour session will focus on a particular topic, including:
• An overview of family and community engagement practices, then and now
• Evidence-based strategies and family and community engagement frameworks
• Alignment of family and community engagement with school improvement efforts
• Tools for evaluating family and community engagement
After attending these sessions, participants will be able to:
• Describe evidence based practices to improve family and community engagement in schools
• Create action steps to infuse family and community engagement into their school improvement goals
• Choose and use at least one tool for evaluating family and community engagement in their districts and buildings
• Describe evidence based frameworks for family and community engagement
• Create an action plan for the 2021-2022 school year to align family engagement practices with school improvement plans.
Would you like to build your family and community engagement toolkit? Books, supplies and other resources will be given to participants who attend each meeting.
Questions? Please contact Tamie Cruz, SST 1 Consultant.
Registration
Each session has a unique registration link. You must register individually for the dates you wish to attend. You will receive a confirmation email upon successful registration. Please contact Jill Barnhisel if you have questions about registration.
| February 4, 2021 | Closed |
| March 4, 2021 | Closed |
| April 22, 2021 | Register via Zoom |
| May 13, 2021 | Register via Zoom |
Download the flyer for the Virtual Family and Community Engagement Professional Learning Opportunity
Join us each month for relevant discussions regarding Career Technical Education in Ohio. New topics are introduced monthly.
In April, we will focus on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and CTE.
If you’d like to be included on the mailing list to receive the CTE Coffee Hour Zoom link, please email Lisa Hite.
