IACTE Update!!

91st IACTE Conference Call for Presentations
The Call for Presentations for the 91st Annual IACTE Conference is now open. At this time, IACTE is still planning for an in person conference, however, this is contingent on Illinois being in Phase V of Restore Illinois. Please consider presenting on your best practices and sharing you knowledge and expertise with other CTE educators. If the conferernce becomes a virtual conference, hopefully you will be willing to present virtually.

Proposals are due October 2, and must be submitted through this link: Call for Presentations

IACTE Seeking Award Nominees
The IACTE Awards Portal is now open. Please nominate outstanding IACTE members for these awards. Any IACTE member can nominate any other IACTE member. The nomination deadline is December 15. The following nominations are being accepted through the ACTE Awards Portal:
  • IACTE Carl Perkins Community Service Award
This award recognizes individuals who have used CTE to make a significant impact on their community and demonstrated leadership in programs and activities that promote student involvement in community service. 
  • IACTE Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes the finest career and technical teachers at the middle and secondary school level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students and dedication to the improvement of CTE in their institutions and communities. 
  • IACTE Administrator of the Year
This award recognizes administrative CTE professionals at the school, district, county, state or federal level who have demonstrated leadership in ensuring teacher and student success and have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and effective career and technical education programs. 
  • IACTE New Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes new CTE teachers who have made significant contributions toward innovative and unique career and technical education programs and shown a professional commitment early in their careers.  
  • IACTE Lifetime Achievement Award
This award recognizes CTE professionals for their leadership on behalf of IACTE, their innovations in CTE and their contributions to the field over an extended period of time.
  •  IACTE Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes the finest career and technical teachers at the postsecondary level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students and dedication to the improvement of CTE in their institutions and communities. 
  • IACTE Career Guidance Award
This award recognizes school counselors and career development professionals who have demonstrated commitment to connecting students with opportunities for success, shown innovation in career exploration and development and have advocated for CTE as a viable option for all students. 
  • Teacher Educator of the Year
This award recognizes teacher educators who have demonstrated innovation in teacher education, leadership in improving CTE, and commitment to preparing teachers to deliver high quality CTE programs.

Student Employability Resource
IACTE member, Rich Busby, has posted a student employability research plan on broadskilling.com. This provides a ready-made activity teachers can offer students for in-school or after school projects. It can be done asynchronously, which should help in the online learning surge we are in now.

Rich spent a lot of time curating content, specific to each of the three areas. The research plan is a guide. The outcome is for each student to do the research to become aware of:

1. A realistic view of the demands and opportunities in the future of work
2. A specific plan to build relevant skills to be employable (they have to justify their choices)
3. A plan to make a "beyond the resume" portfolio of skills, credentials and experiences visible to employers.

Inquiry questions are embedded in each area as well as in the research plan.

Hopefully, this will help both teachers and students during this phase of online learning.
www.broadskilling.com

Please contact Rich Busby, richard@broadskilling.com, with any questions. 

Updated ILCTE Website! 

The ILCTE team recently published many innovative health science lessons on their all-new website: It includes everything from teacher & student editions, student evaluations, teacher suggestions, online format options and much more! If you are interested in learning more about easier lesson development, check out their "Upcoming Events!" Please visit their website & like them on Facebook for updates! There are other content areas worth of information as well!

https://ilcte.org/?fbclid=IwAR2yrDk0l7lLg_8oBMIyEYzLSAr1-eM0dmxyDbvKAxyzGxEJ51TqDokMnVU

Introducing a New Resource for Foods and Culinary Teachers!

What The Butter Book is:
  • The Butter Book is the most comprehensive online pastry, baking, and cake decorating educational solution. It’s a new creation from world-renowned Pastry Chefs Sébastien Canonne, M.O.F., and Jacquy Pfeiffer who are also the founders of The French Pastry School.
  • The Butter Book offers a combination of basics, fundamentals and recipe application video lessons. Content can be sorted out by type, category and difficulty level.
 
What you’ll find on the site (www.thebutterbook.com)
  • 150+ video lessons / 36 courses developed by master chefs and expert contributors,
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  • Each video is closed-captioned
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  • A glossary of over 4,000 terms & references with many links for purchase
  • Exclusive articles & tips
Right now, The Butter Book is available with a 60-day free trial, no-credit-card required offer. Just go to the site, create an account and start taking advantage of all the content.
 
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