We would like to congratulate Joe Allen, Agriculture Educator and FFA Advisor at East High in Cheyenne, for his exemplary performance and use of best practices in CTE both in and out of the classroom. He was selected as one of Wyoming's 2016 Arch Coal Teachers of the Year.
The 2014-15 CTE Fact sheet consists of data collected for Carl D. Perkins Funded.
A group of eleven high school students based in the rural town of Powell, Wyoming have set out to explore the world of drones and agriculture. These two terms are not often associated with each other, and they are the first high school in the United States to officially conduct a drone research project. They seek to find useful applications of drone technology in the world of agriculture to solve problems in our local community and across the world. It is their hope and mission that others will be able to follow in their footsteps without falling in the same holes that they have. To find out more, contact R.J. Kost at Park County School District #1.
 The Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services has published Wyoming’s Hathaway Scholarship Program: A Workforce Outcomes Evaluation of a State Merit-Based Scholarship Initiative Using Administrative Records.
This report is part of a larger effort to understand the impact of postsecondary education on workforce participation and career success.
Topics covered in this publication include:
- The importance of age, gender, and seasonal opportunities in local markets
- The range of career and family formation choices made in the years shortly after high school
- How gender is associated with fields of academic pursuit and labor market outcomes
- How different postsecondary financing strategies influence outcomes, including wages and retention
- The utility value of hours worked in relation to outcome measures in Wyoming
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We are asking for your feedback on CTE Assessments administered through NOCTI during the 2015-16 school year. Please complete this brief survey to help us improve the process for next year.
VirtualJobShadow.com is an invaluable career exploration resource that is a very cost-effective way to help students make life-shaping decisions regarding their future. Our interactive tools guide helps people make informed critical decisions about post-secondary education, job training and work to optimally prepare for a career of their choice. |
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The CTE Makeover Challenge has MakerSpace activities and an announcement for an upcoming challenge that schools can compete in to win $20,000 for their school.
 Still Time to Register for the 2016 Roadmap to STEM Conference
All K-16 educators administrators, counselors, after school providers, and others interested in STEM education are welcome to join us August 1-3 at Western Wyoming Community College.
Choose from over 40 sessions:
- Incorporating art for non-artists into the STEM classroom
- Getting kids hooked on "making"
- Science standards based units on the sagebrush ecosystem
- Hacking the novel to integrate STEM into the ELA classroom
- Aerospace education
- Using virtual reality to inspire STEAM careers
Wyoming Citizen Science Conference:
Call for Presentation Proposals
We are happy to announce that the call for presentation proposals for the Wyoming Citizen Science Conference, December 1-2, 2016 in Lander is now open!
Download the call for proposals document and form here. Proposals are due Sunday, August 21, 11:59 pm MT; K-16 educators may submit proposals until Sunday, September 4, 11:59 pm MT.
The 2016 Wyoming Citizen Science Conference is the first of its kind in Wyoming, and will focus on the problems and solutions that citizen science program managers and volunteers face when implementing and participating in programs. We anticipate approximately 200 attendees, including program organizers, educators, and citizen science volunteers. We request your participation by delivering oral or poster presentations during the conference or workshops following the conference.
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 Funding is available through Carl D. Perkins leadership funds for professional development grants for CTE teachers, faculty and staff in Wyoming. The grant may be used to send one or more CTE professionals to a state or national conference/training, or to bring a trainer to your school or college to facilitate a CTE content-specific training. Amounts awarded are up to $5,000.
This 120-hour blended format training is for school staff, counselors, administrators, and teachers who coordinate career guidance and exploration programming in their respective schools. The first course will begin in Casper on November 6 - 8, 2016 with face-to-face class time, followed by approximately 8 weeks of online collaborative course work, and concluding with a 1 1/2 day face-to-face January 8 - 9th, 2017 for final presentations and graduation.
The course provides a complete set of National Career Development Association (NCDA) endorsed best practices for facilitating career development in multiple settings and for all ages. Course completers will receive a certificate of completion, University of Wyoming graduate credit or PTSB credit, and are eligible to apply for the Global Career Development Facilitator Credential.
This course will be offered twice annually (one in the winter, one in the summer) at a very low cost to participants. Registration fee is $165.00, which includes all course materials.
Believe it or not, it has been about 4 years since we began the process of creating Wyoming Technical Skill Assessments that align to the C-VE Standards in the areas of Business, Marketing, Finance and Family and Consumer Science. It is time to review these assessments to determine the following: 1) Are the current assessments valid and reliable? If not, as a group we need to review and make changes. 2) Do we want to utilize a different assessment in lieu of the Wyoming created assessment? If so, what are the suggestions from the group?
The dates for the assessment review are October 31, 2016 - November 2, 2016 in Cheyenne. The WDE will reimburse the district for the cost of travel and lodging. If you are interested in participating contact Loralyn O’Kief, loralyn.okief@wyo.gov or Tonya Gerharter, tonya.gerharter@wyo.gov prior to October 3, 2016.
Business, Finance and Marketing Content Specialist needed to review the following Wyoming Pathway Assessments:
- Accounting
- Business Technology & Operations
- Finance
- Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurship
Family and Consumer Science Content Specialist needed to review the following Wyoming Pathway Assessments:
- Professional Foods
- Textiles
- Tourism, Hospitality & Lodging
- Child Development
- Food, Nutrition & Wellness
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