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Career & Technical Education Update April 2023
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Oregon ACTE Annual Conference Sets Historic Attendance Record
ODE will be part of the record-breaking attendance this week at Oregon ACTE, partaking of more than 50 breakout sessions, networking events, and vendor information. Over 150 people from around the state will participate in the Wednesday sessions facilitated by ODE.
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ODE PLC Day for CTE Teachers
Over 200 Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers from across Oregon recently gathered for the Oregon Department of Education's Professional Learning Community (PLC) Day at the Oregon ACTE conference in Bend. These educators met with their respective Education Specialists to chat about work-based learning, career connected learning, and statewide programs of study. It was an amazing opportunity for CTE teachers to network, share ideas, and learn from each other. We're thrilled to see so many passionate teachers working to provide their students with the best possible education and career opportunities!
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BrandSource Scholarship
In collaboration with Together We Rise - Foster Love, the BrandSource Scholarship provides access to academic and workforce opportunities for America's current and former foster youth. Scholarship recipients receive up to $11,000 in an effort to alleviate the financial burdens associated with securing a trade certification, license and/or vocational degree. To ensure their long-term success, recipients can receive access to personal mentorship and career development services.
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Sisters Aviation program getting back in the air
“The fact that the SHS students can receive ground instruction at the high school, and flight instruction here locally in Sisters, is what makes our program one-of-a-kind.”
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Governor Tina Kotek Visits Benton County CTE Students
The day started with a conversation with more than 20 students at Philomath High School about their experience with the school’s career and technical education (CTE) programs. The school has CTE programs in forestry, industrial shop, early child development, culinary arts, computer programming, and health occupations. The students spoke about how the programs have helped them and what it means for their futures.
Governor's Press Release
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Expanding Work-Based Learning Opportunities for Gen Z
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Medford School District to open high school focused on hands-on learning
The "high school of choice" will expand on a unique model, blending school subjects together via project-based learning. Per Medford District Superintendent Bret Champion, "The world doesn't revolve around these buckets of math, social studies and science...it's all blended together and we literally are all living project-based in our everyday existence."
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Training for the future: Henley, Klamath County schools offer certified pre-apprenticeship programs
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Central FFA invites community to dinner for 30th year
Senior Cassie Ainsworth says, “Agriculture is not just farming. There are so many different aspects of FFA and agriculture. They all need to be represented.”
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Please email us at ODE.CTECommunications@ode.oregon.gov
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