Jun 26, 2017 | Professional Development, Tid Bits
For two days in mid-August, join your CTE peers from across the state for the first annual NH Career and Technical Education Summer Conference.
Online Registration is now open for our 2017 CTE Summer Conference! Click this link for all the details and how to register. Registration deadline is June 28, but please jump in before school ends.
We have a full lineup of fantastic keynote speakers, informative and practical workshops, and a showing of the groundbreaking documentary film “Most Likely to Succeed” at the Red River Theater. Not only is this film a wonderful exploration of what education can be, but also it will be followed by a guided audience discussion about how the possibilities presented in the film can come alive in New Hampshire.
CTE Summer Conference 2017 will be a great way to connect with teachers who teach the same CTE program as you from all around the state! You can earn up to 18 hours towards recertification in two days! You can pick and choose workshops to:
- round out your teaching chops,
- design better performance assessments,
- build a more supportive and engaged PAC,
- establish more internships for your students at local businesses, and
- much, much, more…
REGISTER NOW!
May 13, 2017 | Agricutlure, CTSO, FFA, Tid Bits, Uncategorized
The newly named United States Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, invited the Dover FFA Chapter to participate in a digital town hall. The group was one of 6 chapters from across the country invited to join a the discussion about the future of agriculture. Watch the conversation.
Jan 27, 2017 | Tid Bits
Today’s Association for Career and Technical Education Smartbrief included an article discussing competency-based education in New Hampshire. “A school in New Hampshire, where academics support career and technical courses, has adopted a competency-based system in which students work at their own pace. In this commentary, principal Karen Hannigan Machado shares the pros and cons of the approach.”
link to ACTE SmartBrief and full article
Jan 13, 2017 | Building & Construction Trades, Tid Bits
Four CTE centers in New Hampshire are joining the tiny house movement. Tiny House New Hampshire is a workforce development program designed to encourage students from career technical centers to consider the construction trades industry. Four schools around the state are taking part in the program. The other schools are Huot Technical Center in the Lakes Region, Kennett High School in North Conway and Alvirne High School in Hudson. The houses will compete against each other in March.
full Seacoast Online article
Dec 22, 2016 | Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Tid Bits
Salem High School culinary students are preparing hundreds of meals for those in need around their community. Not only do students gain valuable experience in producing large quantities of food, they help out area food banks and homeless shelters in the process. VH1 recently aired a video highlighting the project linked here.
A Go Fund Me page has been established to raise funds for the program.
Oct 28, 2016 | Tid Bits
Last month, 30 NH school counselors got together at Manchester Community College and had a terrific interactive experience learning firsthand about 21st century careers and career readiness. The reviews of this event were hugely positive (see attached on page 3-4). Round #2 is on Election Day, November 8th in Lebanon, NH. We will be touring and meeting leaders of Hypertherm Corp. and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital.
- 8:20 am Arrive Lebanon at Hypertherm
- 8:40 am Tour of HyperthermCorporation (cutting edge high tech advanced manufacturer of plasma cutters) Lebanon, NH
- 11:40 Lunch
- 12:30 pm Meeting and information sessions with Sarah Currier (Director, Workforce Development) of Dartmouth Hitchcock on their apprenticeship program where employee are demonstrating performance measures associated with competencies (assessed by doctors).
- 1:30 pm Debrief and Process
- 2:20 pm Leave Lebanon (OK leave earlier if needed)
Last month Mark Holden (ABC), Pete McNamara (NHADA), Mike Somers (NHLRA), Emily Gagnon (ex of Albany / Saffron), Chancellor Ross Gittell (CCSNH), and President Susan Huard (MCC) really set a high bar. The dialog was tremendous — and energetically went both ways. We want to keep the momentum.
To register contact School Counselor Leader Rebecca Schaefer rschaefer@sau8.org . Also the next two events are: 1/17 and 3/10 details TBD.
