CTE Professional Development Offerings

Perkins V Focus

Understanding Perkins V Requirements

• • Overview of Perkins V legislation
  • Key changes from Perkins IV to Perkins V
  • Implications for local CTE programs

Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Workshop

1. • CLNA process and requirements
   • Data collection and analysis strategies
   • Stakeholder engagement techniques

Aligning CTE Programs with Labor Market Demands

1. • Using labor market data to inform program offerings
   • Developing programs of study aligned with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand occupations

Implementing Career Exploration and Development

1. • Strategies for career awareness and exploration in elementary and middle grades
   • Developing comprehensive career guidance programs

Expanding Work-Based Learning Opportunities

1. • Types of work-based learning experiences
   • Building partnerships with local businesses and industries
   • Integrating work-based learning into CTE programs

Special Populations in CTE

1. • Identifying and supporting special population students
   • Strategies for increasing access and success for special populations
   • Addressing equity gaps in CTE programs

Data-Driven Program Improvement

• • Understanding Perkins V performance indicators
  • Using data to drive continuous program improvement
  • Strategies for meeting performance targets
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CTE Administrator & Counselor Professional Development (TEA Modules Provided By TEA)

• • Administrator focused CTE training
  • Counselor focused CTE training

Instructional Technology Focus

Integrating Technology in CTE Classrooms

8. • Overview of educational technology tools for CTE
   • Strategies for effective technology integration
   • Hands-on practice with selected tools

AI in CTE

8. • Introduction to AI technology
   • AI in the CTE Classroom

Online and Blended Learning in CTE

8. • Designing effective online and blended CTE courses
   • Tools and platforms for remote CTE instruction
   • Ensuring hands-on learning in virtual environments

Digital Assessment Strategies for CTE

8. • Using technology for formative and summative assessments
   • Creating authentic, performance-based digital assessments
   • Integrating tools/platforms in the CTE classroom 

Digital Citizenship in CTE

8. • Learning and teaching digital citizenship and online safety

Leveraging Social Media for CTE Program Promotion

• • Strategies for showcasing CTE programs on social platforms
  • Best practices for social media use in education
  • Engaging stakeholders through digital channels

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