| Announcements: October 31, 2006 - January 10, 2007 | |||||
Tech Prep Tuesday Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium Transition and Transfer January 9, 2007 Happy New Year! Articulation Meetings In conjunction with the Consortium goal of assisting partners in updating and adding articulation agreements, we plan to schedule a series of meetings between high school teachers and college faculty members in the coming months. If you are interested in participating, please send us the following information to help us better plan: Suggested dates between February and April Dates to avoid due to holidays and testing Subject area of interest Please send responses to Sherry Hollinger at shollin@templejc.edu. Upcoming State Conferences Texas Career Education Conference January 30 February 1, 2007 Renaissance Austin Hotel, Austin Sponsored by: Career & Technology Association of Texas TACTE Conference March 28-30, 2007 OMNI Downtown, Austin Conference theme: From Good to Great Preparing a Transitioning Texas Workforce ============
Tech Prep Tuesday Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium Transition and Transfer December 12, 2006 Consortium Website Offers Wealth of Information The Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium website, www.centraltexastechprep.com, offers useful information and links to other sites of interest to educators, students and parents. Here are some highlights for each section of the website: The home page features tabs which link to the various sections of the website, links for parents, teachers and students, a link to information in Spanish and is currently featuring two websites the consortium has helped sponsor, Students to Jobs and Texas Bioscience Institute. About Tech Prep this section offers links to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency and gives a concise description of Tech Prep. Participating Schools in this section are links to consortium partners websites. Articulation Process information on the articulation process and a sample six year plan are listed here. Career Programs approved program articulation agreements are listed here. This section is currently under revision to include links to the college program websites. News back editions of Tech Prep Tuesday and articles of interest are included in this section. Teacher Training local, regional, and national workshops, trainings, and conferences of interest and listed here. Online registration for many consortium sponsored events is available through this section of the website. Publications available resource materials are listed here. Generally there is no charge to consortium members for items in stock. Board a list of current Board members, meeting dates, and minutes of meetings are listed in this section. Labor Market Information lists of Key Industries and Targeted Occupations for Central Texas (with associated links) are provided by the Central Texas Workforce Development Board. This section is updated annually. Friends & Links here are numerous links to state and national Tech Prep sites, counseling, career, and labor market sites, sites with lesson plans and other sites of interest. CATEMA Link access to the Central Texas Tech Prep site for CATEMA registration is found here. Happy Holidays from the Tech Prep Staff! Sherry, Misty and Carol ============
Tech Prep Tuesday Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium Transition and Transfer December 5, 2006 Texas Career Education Conference Scheduled The Texas Career Education Winter Conference is scheduled for January 30 February 1, 2007, at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin. Sponsored by the Career and Technology Association of Texas, this conference is a forum to gather with colleagues to network, share challenges and solutions and explore the latest products and services to support continuous improvement in CTE. Discounted registration expires December 15th. For more information, see the CTAT website at www.ctat.org. Career Cluster Templates Available Templates to customize graduation plans/career cluster groups are now available courtesy of Region 13 ESC. To receive a copy of the templates via email, please email or call Carol Lance, Administrative Assistant for Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium, at carol.lance@templejc.edu or 254-298-8480. ============
Tech Prep Tuesday Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium Transition and Transfer November 21, 2006 State Board of Education Approves Upgraded High School Graduation Plans The State Board of Education gave final approval on November 17 to two upgraded high school graduation plans that increase the number of math and science credits, as well as the total number of course credits, that students must earn to receive a diploma. This action is a response to HB1, passed by the legislature earlier this year, which requires students to earn four credits in each of the core subject areas: math, science, English language arts and social studies. The board increased the total number of credits required for graduation under the Recommended High School Program and the Distinguished Achievement Program from 24 to 26 in order to preserve time for elective courses. Students entering high school next fall will be the first group of students who will follow the revised graduation plans. Students may continue to earn high school credit while still in middle school or junior high school. Amendments presented in September were passed with the following changes: Principles of Technology was added to the list of courses for which a physics credit can be earned. The board revised the math graduation requirements to list the specific courses that can be taken to obtain the fourth math credit. The board voted to include Mathematical Models with Applications as an acceptable course for the fourth credit. Language was added indicating that the board may create additional courses for either math or science at a later date. Additional technical changes were made to language in Chapter 74.64 for the Distinguished Achievement plan. Section (d) (3) removes the words and tech prep articulated colleges courses and now reads (3) college academic courses, advanced technical credit courses and dual credit courses, including local articulation with a grade of 3.0 or higher. Please see the following press release from the Texas Education Agency for additional information: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/press/4x4final.pdf Happy Thanksgiving! ============
Tech Prep Tuesday Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium Transition and Transfer October 31, 2006 Criminal Justice Articulation Meeting Scheduled Teachers interested in the possibility of updating or adding an articulation agreement in Criminal Justice with Temple College should plan to attend a meeting with Lesley Keeling-Olson scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, at 2:30 PM. The meeting will be in Room 147 of the Instructional Services Center (ISC) on the main campus. Teachers attending should bring a copy of their textbooks, business cards and a copy of first day handouts. Substitute reimbursement will be available for consortium members. Emergency Care Attendant Course Temple College Department of Emergency Medical Services will be offering an online ECA Course. This is an introductory course that prepares students to provide emergency medical care to ill or injured patients. This course allows the student to become certified as a First Responder by the National Registry of EMTs and the Texas Department of State Health Services. The course will be conducted through Community Education and is not offered for college credit at this time. The course consists of 56 hours of didactic material and 16 of the hours of psychomotor training. The psychomotor portion of the course will take place in the Temple College Health Science Center. The remaining hours can be completed online. The course will begin in January and be completed in May. There is no clinical component associated with this course. Contact Jeff Fritz for more information. Upcoming Events October 31, 2006 Mid-Tex College Night 7-9 PM - Bell County Expo Center, Belton November 1, 2006 Tech Prep Ambassador Training - Temple College November 1, 2006 Criminal Justice Articulation Meeting - Temple College November 1-4, 2006 National Tech Prep Network Conference (NTPN), Adams Mark Hotel, Dallas ============ |
