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| Announcements: May 16, 2006 - July 25, 2006 |
| Demographic Analysis/Census Workshop Presented |
(posted July 2006)
Richard Miller of Calm River Demographics presented a demographic analysis/census workshop for Consortium members at Temple College on April 21, 2006. Attendees learned how to use the U.S. Census to obtain data for educational and labor market needs as well as special population studies. Each person received a detailed workbook and resource CD to enhance further applications of the material covered.
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| Consortium Sponsors Health Science Cluster Meeting |
(posted July 2006)
About 25 teachers, administrators, college faculty and staff attended a Health Science Cluster Meeting April 6, 2006, at the Health Sciences Center at Temple College. College faculty members from the Health Sciences and Nursing Departments of Central Texas College and Temple College (including the Texas Bioscience Institute) met with teachers and staff from Burnet CISD, Georgetown ISD, Killeen ISD and Temple ISD to discuss articulation possibilities.
Neil Coker conducted a tour of the Health Sciences Center for attendees following the meeting.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - May 30, 2006 |
(posted May 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
May 30, 2006
Announcements
• Although some of you will be teaching or doing administrative work this summer, many of you are beginning time away from the academic world. We appreciate your participation and support in Tech Prep activities this past year and look forward to working with you during the coming year. The Tech Prep office will remain open during the summer, so please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. This will be the last edition of Tech Prep Tuesday, however, until late August.
• It is not too late to register for the upcoming “Generation Y” contextual learning and technical writing workshop. The workshop will be held from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM June 13-15, 2006, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Temple. Lunch will be included, and stipends ($75 per day) are available for eligible attendees. Space is limited so please register now! To register, go to the Consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com and click on Teacher Training, click on Register online, complete the form and click on Sign me up, or call 254.298.8480 for more information.
Have a great summer!
Sherry, Misty, and Carol
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - May 23, 2006 |
(posted May 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
May 23, 2006
Tech-Prep: Is It Working?
Perkins/Tech-Prep Technical Assistance/Evaluation Director, Dr. Martha Francis, and Coordinator, Rita Johnson gather, analyze and report statistical information for statewide and regional profiles for Tech Prep. This information is available on the College Tech Prep of Texas website located at www.techpreptexas.org. The data includes information on Tech Prep enrollments, student demographics, attendance rates, drop-out rates and graduation rates.
Also available on the website is the 2006 P-16 Conference PowerPoint, “Tech-Prep: Is It Working?” presented by Dr. Francis.
“Generation Y” in the Workplace and Tied Up in Knots Over Technical Writing
Registration remains open for a three-day contextual learning workshop June 13 -15, 2006, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Temple. The workshop will be held from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM each day. Lunch will be included. Stipends are available for eligible attendees and space is limited, so please register early.
To register, go to the Consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com and click on Teacher Training, click on Register online, complete the form and click on Sign me up or call 254.298.8480 for more information.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - May 16, 2006 |
(posted May 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
May 16, 2006
Achieve Texas – Implementation of the Statewide Career Clusters Initiative
“Achieve Texas: Lifelong Success for All Students” is the new theme of the statewide career clusters initiative. Kathy Gentry, CTE Team Leader for Region 12 Education Service Center, presented a workshop last Tuesday for Consortium partners on the new initiative. Those attending the P-16 conference last month also had an opportunity to hear about the program during interest sessions.
The concept for the 16 career clusters is national in origin and was developed from the vision of state CTE (Career Technology Education) directors. CTE serves about 11 million people in the US by providing an integrated technical and academic foundation from 9th grade through postsecondary. CTE and Tech Prep are natural partners and have many shared goals. Both Career Clusters and Tech Prep promote transitions to further education through CTE models.
Benefits of using a career clusters framework include: more career exposure and integrated curriculum opportunities, lower drop-out rate, less remediation at the postsecondary level and a larger pool of qualified workers.
CTE teachers will receive more detailed information at Summer Conferences. A website for Achieve Texas is under development at www.achievetexas.org.
“Generation Y” in the Workplace and Tied Up in Knots Over Technical Writing
Registration remains open for a three-day contextual learning workshop June 13 -15, 2006, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Temple. The workshop will be held from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM each day. Lunch will be included. Stipends are available for eligible attendees and space is limited, so please register early.
To register, go to the Consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com and click on Teacher Training, click on Register online, complete the form and click on Sign me up or call 254.298.8480 for more information.
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