Samsung Solve for Tomorrow State Contest Winner
Vancouver Public Schools was named a State Winner in the 2015 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest and earned a minimum of $20,000 in Samsun technology. The entry was chosen for its innovative approach to advancing interest in STEM among the students as well as making an impact in the community. Congratulations!
The district will now go on to represent the state in the national competition to have the opportunity to earn a larger technology package of $35,000 or $120,000 and a chance to present and compete with other schools in March. If the Vancouver Public Schools is chosen as one of the five National winners, they will be invited to attend an awards ceremony in Washington D.C.
CTE Course Re-Approval Due Date
Please note the deadline for CTE course re-approvals is January 31, 2015.
CTE Month | February 2015
CTE
Month® is an annual celebration held in February of CTE community members’
achievements and accomplishments nationwide. The CTE community will have the opportunity to tell the stories of leadership and excellence in the classroom and workforce.
There are several ways to become involved:
1. Reach out to students and professionals in your local CTE programs.
2. Communicate about CTE with members of the media.
3. Engage policymakers in your community
4. Spread the word to business and industry leaders.
Find out more details at ACTE.
Upcoming Learning
Opportunities
Real World Design Challenge
January 10, 2015 | Team Registration Deadline
Creating Innovators - A Regional EdTech & IT Forum
January 29, 2015 | NEW ESD 101 Conference Center| 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Spokane
Microsoft & CCI Learning Training Session
January 30, 2015 | Microsoft Office Campus, Bldg. 40 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Redmond
WAVA Spring Conference
February 23-24, 2015 | Grand Mound | Great Wolf Lodge
Applied
Math Inservice
February 27, 2015 | YV-Tech, Yakima | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Registration Fee $100
2015 DECA State Career
Development Conference
March 5-7,
2015 | Bellevue | Maydenbauer Center and Hyatt Regency
2015 WITEA Spring Conference
March 12-14, 2015 | Wenatchee | Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel
Washington State FCCLA Leadership Conference
March 25-27, 2015 | Wenatchee | Wenatchee Coast Convention Center
WA FBLA State Business Leadership Conference
April 15-17, 2015 |Spokane | Red Lion River Inn, Red Lion Hotel at the Park,
The DoubleTree
Pacific Northwest
Advanced Placement Institute for Teachers
June 29-July
2, 2015 | Bellevue School District| 26 Free Clock Hours
2015 WA-ACTE Summer
Conference
August 9-12, 2015 | Yakima | Convention Center
Washington CTSO Council Logo Design Contest
The Washington Coordinating Council for Career & Technical Student Organizations (WCC-CTSO) is a coalition of Washington State Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) serving career and technical education students and teachers in one or more of the 16 Career Clusters® identified in The National Career Clusters® Framework. The eight member associations are Washington DECA, Washington FBLA, Washington FCCLA, Washington FFA, Washington HOSA, SkillsUSA Washington, Washington TSA, and Washington CTSMA.
As the council works to have one common voice for CTSO’s and CTE Students in the State of Washington a unifying logo is needed for a variety of promotional purposes. The Council is seeking designs for this logo that will represent the member organizations. Any CTSO member in the Washington state is eligible to participate in this contest.
The deadline for all designs is January 20, 2015.
Scholarship Opportunity
The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship is a scholarship for low and middle income students who are interested in
pursuing degrees in STEM or the Health Care fields. This group has hundreds of
thousands of dollars to give away. Please pass the information along.
Agriculture Education
Sciences
For the latest information in Agriculture Education Sciences, please contact Rebecca Wallace, Agriculture Education Sciences
Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6241 or rebecca.wallace@k12.wa.us.
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Check out the latest information in the Family and Consumer Sciences newsletter.
Grant funds of $2,000 each available. Six will be granted.
Please contact Mary Nagel, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6242 or mary.nagel@k12.wa.us.
Business and Marketing
Check out the latest information in the Business and Marketing newsletter.
Please contact Lance Wrzesinski, Business and Marketing Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6258 or lance.wrzesinski@k12.wa.us.
Jobs for Washington's
Graduates (JWG)
For the latest information on what is happing in JWG, check out
the JWG newsletter.
Please contact Mary Kanikeberg, JWG Program Supervisor,
360-725-6249 or JWG@k12.wa.us.
Skilled and Technical
Sciences
Check out the 2015 January Skilled and Technical Sciences newsletter.
Please contact Denny Wallace, Program Supervisor, with questions
at 360-725-6241 or dennis.wallace@k12.wa.us.
STEM
Check out the STEM newsletter.
Please contact C.J. Dancer,
STEM Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-4467 or clarence.dancer@k12.wa.us.
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