ACTE PACE Summit 2024

Creating powerful CTE learning environments starts with retaining high-quality CTE instructors. How do we design intentional induction activities to assist beginning CTE instructors? How do we help develop instructional skills needed to perform effectively in CTE classrooms and laboratories? This workshop will allow participants to explore the needs of new CTE instructors moving from the workplace into the classroom, as well as appropriate training topics to develop their own “New Teacher Institute” (NTI). In teams, participants will develop a structure and the content to frame a New Teacher Institute appropriate for their own campuses to give new instructors a jump-start!

Participants will tour a data center and participate in a discussion with data center industry professionals. The tour will describe the cloud, or data center industry, including the basic operations and needs of industry. This high-wage and high-demand industry is an emerging CTE field that is relatively invisible to students and educators and lacks a clear talent pipeline. US markets, industry trends and career pathways will be discussed in relation to education and KSAs required. Educators will learn strategies to raise awareness and engage students in data center education and learn about a data center operations

Collecting and effectively using data are critical as we envision the future of postsecondary CTE. Come join this session with the Urban Institute and ACTE to workshop your data questions and issues, including the types of data to collect, how to use data to make decisions, and how insights from data can promote equity. Learn how to use data to inform your efforts to support student, faculty, and staff. We will explore data scenarios and common data challenges to ensure real-life applications. Attendees are also welcome to bring their data collection, analysis, and decision-making challenges to discuss. Data managers and data users alike will benefit from this workshop, as well as program designers and those trying to figure out how to improve program outcomes. We welcome individuals and teams. Come learn how to use data to help build a better future for your CTE students!