IFACSTA Member PD Opportunity Below!

Each month this year we are offering *FREE* professional development workshops to our members, as a benefit of your membership.  Thank you to those who attended last month’s workshop!  We hope to see more of you at the November one.
Save the date for this workshop, which will be held Tuesday, November 29, from 4-5 p.m. via Zoom.  The workshop is “What to Do When the Well Runs Dry”.  Do you ever have some dry lessons that you’re tired of teaching, and you’d like a new approach?  Or maybe you have been doing this lesson the same way for years and want something fresh?  Anne Emery and I (Sally Lessen) are going to help you out!  We also want your ideas at our workshop!  Anne and I will be presenting some techniques that we use to liven things up, and then we plan to spend some of our workshop time sharing tips from those in attendance.  If you plan to come, plan to share!
Information about signing up for this workshop will be coming out soon so be watching your email for it!  Also, the December workshop will be coming right up as well.  Cindy Stover will teach us about “The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus”!

October IFACSTA Newsletter

October IFACSTA Newsletter
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Future Career and Technical Education Conferences!

  • ACTE CareerTech VISION Conference: November 30th-December 3rd in Las Vegas, NV - www.acteonline.org/event/careertech-vision-2022/​​
  • 93rd Annual IACTE Conference: February 16th and 17th, 2023 in Bloomington, IL - www.iacte.org/cpages/iacte-annual-conference
    • The Call for Presentations is now open the the 93rd Annual IACTE Conference - Connecting Passion to Opportunity. The conference will be held February 16 - 17, 2023, at the Bloomington/Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. At this time, we are planning an in person conference without a virtual component. Hopefully, you will present and share best practices with CTE educators in the State of Illinois. Presentations from business and industry are also encouraged. Presenters must submit their presentation through this link: IACTE Call for Presentations. Presentations should center around: technology, career planning, career pathways, work based learning, skill training, pedagogy, working with special populations, New Illinois Learning standards, evaluation/assessment, business partnerships, specific subject matter lessons and leadership. (not an all inclusive list). The deadline to submit a proposal is October 15, 2022. however, presentations will be  accepted a few weeks after this date if session slots are still open. **NOTE: IFACSTA is seeking six presenters to represent our organization at this conference! Apply today!!**​

Why should you join IFACSTA?!

Here's what members are saying about IFACSTA, and why it is worthwhile to join!
  • The content-specific sessions with teachers and industry professionals at conference!
  • Tours show partnerships with businesses and how they provide talking points to share in the classroom!
  • Feelings of professionalism, travel opportunities, and the ability to meet FCS teachers from around the country!
  • Many of the best ideas used in the classroom came from IFACSTA conferences!
  • Networking opportunities!
  • Finding new materials and resources is exciting!
  • Strategies to implement technology/student-led learning in the classroom!
  • Making lifelong friends who understand the subject matter that we're passional about!
  • Fun, support, innovation, advocacy, leadership, professional development sessions, curriculum, and swag bags from conference!
I've also attached the flyer for IACTE, on right. Hopefully you can see some of the benefits and join today! If you're already a member, encourage someone else to join too!
IACTE Flyer
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