Alabama Career Technical Association

Resources

AACTE Membership Application (pdf)

Career Tech Talk:
July: As part of a summer series on Web 2.0 in education, ACTE interviews Steve Hargadon, project director for the Consortium for School Networking K-12 Open Technologies Initiative and founder of Classroom 2.0, a social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and education. Hargadon talks about Web 2.0, or the read/write or participatory Web, and how it is leading to a fundamental shift in our world and in education. He also shares online resources and discusses student safety on the Internet and how to manage information overload.

Course of Study:
The Alabama State Department of Education has released the new Career Technical Course of Study for review.

Alabama Career/Technical Education Professional Development Conference and Exhibitor Expo - July 21-22 - at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.

NOTE: conference pre-registration is closed. On-site registration fee is $300.00

General Conference Information (pdf)

Conference Registration Form (pdf)

Hotel Registration Information (pdf)

Tentative Conference Schedule (pdf)

Workshop Offerings (pdf)

Silent Auction (pdf)

Important Professional Development Information (pdf)

Awards

Congratulations to the 2007 Teachers of the Year Award Winners!

News

Alabama Voices: Principal outlines reforms - Saturday, June 21 - montgomeryadvisor.com - Realizing that our traditional public high school requires change to address issues such as graduation rates, the achievement gap and readiness for the workforce, educators at Jefferson Davis High School are being charged to embrace a reform movement that will address themes such as relationships, rigor and relevance.

UA, Auburn lobbyist tab $1M - Tuesday, June 17 - al.com - The University of Alabama and Auburn University systems are spending nearly $1 million combined annually to lobby the Legislature, including $240,000 for contract lobbyists whom critics accused of helping kill the regular session and the education budget.

Some laid-off Alabama teachers getting rehired - Saturday, June 5 - montgomeryadvisor.com - Some Alabama teachers who were laid off when the Legislature failed to pass a budget are getting rehired now that school boards have one to prepare for the new academic year.

Alabama Education Trust Fund grows less than expected - Saturday, June 5 - al.com - Tax collections for the state Education Trust Fund for the first eight months of this fiscal year grew by just 0.2 percent, far less than officials expected, according to state finance department reports released Friday.

Ala. Legislature passes education budget on 2nd try - Sunday, June 1 - al.com - The Alabama Legislature's second attempt at passing a state education budget was successful Saturday, with lawmakers cutting classroom spending while salvaging the jobs of many laid-off teachers.

We are an affiliate of The National Association for Career Technical Education.