85Th Annual Summer Conference July 26-28, 2015 Hot Springs Convention Center
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85th Annual Summer Conference July 26-28, 2015 Hot Springs Convention Center Arkansas Association for Career and Technical Education Board Members 2014-2015 Division/Title Name/Title/Institution Address/E-mail Dave Fisher 231 Lawrence 280 President Program Advisor (Retired) Smithville, AR 72466 Arkansas Department of Career Education [email protected] 106 West O Street Dr. Linda Bean Past-President Russellville, AR 72801 Arkansas Tech University [email protected] Ross White 1321 Springhills Drive President-Elect Marketing Instructor Alma, AR 72921 Alma Middle School [email protected] Lesia Edwards Three Capitol Mall Administration Program Coordinator Little Rock, AR 72201 Arkansas Department of Career Education [email protected] Charissa Moore 600 Hwy 181 Agricultural Education Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor Gosnell, AR 72315 Gosnell High School [email protected] Joe Washburn 2312 Stadium Drive Agricultural Education Agriculture Teacher Pochanotas, AR 72455 Pochanotas High School [email protected] Cheryl Wiedmaier Three Capitol Mall Business Education Program Coordinator Little Rock, AR 72201 Arkansas Department of Career Education [email protected] Jana McWhorter P. O. Box 631 Business Education Business Teacher Bearden, AR 71720 Bearden High School [email protected] Vic Dreier 1995 Madison County RD 4905 Engineering and Technology Ed Director of School Engagement Petticrew, AR 72752 Project Lead The Way [email protected] Kim Fowler 500 Bomber Boulevard Family and Consumer Sciences FACS Teacher Mountain Home, AR 72653 Education Mountain Home High School [email protected] Patricia Carroll 401 W. South Street Family and Consumer Sciences FACS Teacher Harrisburg, AR 72432 Education Harrisburg High School [email protected] Starlinda Sanders Three Capitol Mall Guidance and Career Program Coordinator Little Rock, AR 72201 Development Arkansas Department of Career Education [email protected] Relda Steelman 101 College Drive Health Science Education HSTE Teacher Hot Springs, AR 71913 National Park Technology Center [email protected] Michelle Camp 14320 Bradley Road Marketing Education Marketing Teacher Maumelle, AR 72113 Maumelle High School [email protected] Joe Rollins 922 E. Emma Avenue Principal New and Related Springdale, AR 72764 Career and Technical Education Director [email protected] Springdale School of Innovation 1701 S Main Cheryl Morrison Special Populations Hope, AR 71801 Jag Specialist [email protected] Ben Johnson 620 N. Main Skilled and Technical Sciences Trade and Industrial Education Teacher Cave City, AR 72521 Cave City High School [email protected] 40 Brentwood Drive Executive Director Harry Almond Bella Vista, AR 72715 [email protected] 2 STATE OF ARKANSAS Department of Career Education Asa Hutchinson Charisse Childers, Ph.D. Governor Director July 12, 2015 Arkansas Association of Career and Technical Education Hot Springs Civic and Convention Center 134 Convention Boulevard Hot Springs, AR 71901 Dear Colleagues: Welcome to Hot Springs and this year’s Arkansas Association of Career and Technical Education Professional Development Conference. The conference organizers have worked very hard to provide you with the sessions and workshops you need as a career and technical education professional. “Recognizing Classroom Innovators” is an appropriate theme for this year’s conference. As leaders in your field, your job is to prepare students for meaningful work through career and technical education. In order to ensure that students have the skills needed for their respective careers, CTE instructors must create innovative hands-on activities and opportunities that guarantee success for college and career readiness. Being innovative in your teaching and providing real-world experiences are vitally important to our business and industry in Arkansas and the nation. The growth of our economy depends on a highly- skilled workforce, and the competition for highly-skilled employees is real. This conference has a host of speakers and presenters who know what it takes to supply tomorrow’s workforce. Thank you for your commitment to career and technical education. Your students are depending on you to provide them with the skills they need to be successful. Our business and industry leaders in Arkansas are depending on you to provide them with students ready for work. I wish you a great conference and an even better 2015-16 school year. Sincerely, Charisse Childers, Ph.D. Director Three Capitol Mall | Luther S. Hardin Building | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.682.1500 www.ace.arkansas.gov / An Equal Opportunity Employer 3 July 26, 2015 Greetings Arkansas ACTE Members and Guests! Welcome to the 2015 Arkansas Career and Technical Education Summer Conference. On this day last year we were all dealing with the loss of our friend and co-worker Angela Scott. Thanks to the hard work of the Arkansas ACTE Executive Committee, the ACTE Board of Directors, and the ACE staff, Angela’s 2014 Summer Conference was a success. Today, we still have a void in our hearts and in our organization that will never be filled. Angela would insist that we move forward and take care of business. That is just what Harry, Ross, Linda, and the entire ACTE board of directors have done. The 2015 Conference has been planned to provide the Arkansas CTE Educator with the information and resources necessary for a successful 2015-16 school year. Today, you will hear about the exciting new changes in education from the leadership of both the Department of Career Education and the Arkansas Department of Education. Tuesday, our sessions will focus on specific content areas. I hope you will attend as many of these sessions as time allows. Please fill out the on-line post-conference survey on our website and print out your professional development certificate. The survey and certificate will be available on-line throughout the month of August. Your input will enable us to make the 2016 Conference even better. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as your 2015 ACTE President. This has been both the most rewarding and most challenging year of my educational career. I am looking forward to the coming year knowing that Arkansas ACTE will be in the capable hands of Ross White, who has already shown great leadership as ACTE President-elect. Enjoy the conference and have a great 2015-16 school year. May God richly bless you, Dave Fisher Dave Fisher 2015 Arkansas ACTE President 4 Arkansas Career and Technical Educator’s Conference Recognizing Classroom Innovators Conference at a Glance Sunday, July 26 12:00 p.m. Registration Preparation – Board members/volunteers Exhibit Hall A 1:00-4:00 p.m. Expo set up – Vendors move in Exhibit Hall A 1:00-4:00 p.m. Awards Committee Room 201 3:00-4:00 p.m. Standing Committees Rooms 203-204 4:00-5:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting Room 205 5:00-6:30 p.m. Registration and Expo Open Exhibit Hall A Monday, July 27 7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration and Expo Open Exhibit Hall A 8:30-10:00 a.m. Opening Session Horner Hall Streamed Live at https://youtu.be/pTMDtJivU-o 10:00-10:30 a.m. BREAK (☺ Drinks and Snacks in Exhibit Hall A) 10:30-11:15 a.m. Divisional Meetings HSCC 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Networking Lunch Exhibit Halls A-B 12:30-1:15 p.m. Second General Session Horner Hall Streamed Live at https://youtu.be/8xK_pd7XncY 1:15-1:30 p.m. BREAK (☺ Drinks and Snacks in Exhibit Hall A) 1:30-2:15 p.m. Breakout Session 1 HSCC 2:15-2:45 p.m. BREAK (☺ Drinks and Snacks in Exhibit Hall A) 2:45-3:30 p.m. Breakout Session 2 HSCC Tuesday, July 28 8:15-9:00 a.m. Breakout Session 3 HSCC 9:00-10:15 a.m. BREAK-Vendor Expo with Door Prizes Exhibit Hall A 10:15-11:00 a.m. Breakout Session 4 HSCC 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own Exhibit Hall A Special Menu Items Available at Concession Stand 12:30-1:15 p.m. Breakout Session 5 HSCC 1:15-1:30 p.m. BREAK 1:30-3:00 p.m. Closing Session and Awards Horner Hall Streamed Live at https://youtu.be/nNfYMTNxza0 Compliments of the Arkansas Apprenticeship Coalition ☺ 5 Prior to being appointed as Director of the Arkansas Department of Career Education by Governor Asa Hutchinson, Dr. Charisse Childers served for eight and a half years as the Executive Director of Accelerate Arkansas, an eighty member statewide group of business and education leaders dedicated to knowledge-based economic development in Arkansas. Dr. Childers earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business from Arkansas State University and earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Arkansas. She served on the Arkansas State Police Commission for seven years and currently is the Vice Chairman of the Arkansas State Police Foundation. She is recognized as a leader around the state, most recently being recognized by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation as one of 40 non-profit leaders in the state. The Foundation honors those whose accomplishments and strong leadership exemplify the legacy of Governor Rockefeller and who are contributing to moving the needle in Arkansas. She is currently the Vice President of the Arkansas State Alumni Association, a member of the EAST® (Environment and Spatial Technology) Initiative Advisory Council, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Childers’ experiences, knowledge, and unwavering enthusiasm are demonstrated in everything that she does. With 30 years of years of work and personal experience in business, education, law enforcement, non-profits and economic development, she has built friendships and has worked with leaders in all areas of the state. As director, she will continue working around the state on policy and initiatives that prepare our youth and adults for jobs while meeting the needs of our businesses in Arkansas.