Upcoming+Events

=Upcoming Events=

= October =

// **NCCER Instructor Certification Training Program** // The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) provides a standardized national program of accredited craft training. This workshop will focus on instructor certification. Upon completion of this training, teachers will be able to provide students with NCCER Certification.

Important Session Information: //This is a three day training. Participants will need to attend all three days.// 119547
 * Oct 6 2010 || 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM || GULF COAST TRADES CENTER,Raven School (A) ||
 * Oct 7, 8 2010 || 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM || GULF COAST TRADES CENTER,THE RAVEN SCHOOL ||
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// **NCCER Instructor Recertification Program** // The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) provides a standardized national program of accredited craft training. This workshop will focus on instructor recertification. Upon completion of this training, teachers will be able to provide students with NCCER Certification.

Important Session Information: //One day training. Participants need to bring Instructor's Guide.// 119546
 * Oct 6 2010 || 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM || GULF COAST TRADES CENTER,THE RAVEN SCHOOL ||
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// **CTE Administrators and Contact Meeting** // This monthly meeting will provide updates and inservice opportunities for Career and Technology administrators and CATE Contacts. Issues to be discussed will include: Federal and State CATE funding; CATE and OCR Compliance; Tech Prep; High Schools That Work; Integration of CATE and academic education; Planning and evaluation for CATE programs; Campus/program visits to innovative CATE programs; as well as updates from state CATE leaders and the Texas Education Agency. At the conclusion of each meeting, ESC VI will also host a meeting of the Area 5 Career and Technology Administrators of Texas (CTAT). Certification Personnel, Counselors, CTE 7-12 Education, CTE Supervisors 116136
 * Oct 13 2010 || 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM || Region VI Education Service Center, ||
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= November =

// **DMAC: Personal Graduation Plans(PGP)/ Credit Acquisition Plans (CAP)** // PGP These two DMAC components assist secondary campuses in planning for student graduation. The PGP feature meets the requirements of the state mandate in which all students who have failed a portion of the TAKS must have a PGP to include goals, intervention, and monitoring. The CAP helps track the actual graduation credits and the CTE coherent sequence of courses and will also satisfy the Texas Achieve Plan.

Important Session Information: //Participants will be supplied with a compurter. This will be a hands-on learning experience.// 115994
 * Nov 8 2010 || 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM || Region VI Education Service Center, ||
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// **Solid Works CAD Training Workshop** // SolidWorks offers the best suite of tools for engineering design, documentation, simulation, and sustainability in one easy-to-learn software package. With standards-based curriculum, industry recognized certification, and the SolidWorks Community, students with SolidWorks skills have an advantage to succeed in a competitive world.

Important Session Information:

This will be a hands-on, interactive training session, that will allow instructors the opportunity to learn from a teacher that is experienced with the SolidWorks program. 119224
 * Nov 15 2010 || 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM || Region VI Education Service Center, ||
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= April =

// **Area 9 State FFA CDE Contest** // Students from across the State of Texas will compete in the State FFA CDE contest. This contest is for Area 9. ESC, Region VI will serve as the host for this contest. 113194
 * Apr 6 2011 || 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM || Region VI Education Service Center, ||
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// **State Career Development Experience (CDE) Contest** // Students from across the state of Texas will compete in the State FFA CDE Contest. ESC, Region VI will serve as the host for this contest. 113198
 * Apr 29 2011 || 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM || Region VI Education Service Center, ||
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