Career Tech Talk

Interview with Byron Garrett, CEO of the National Parent Teacher Association. Garrett talks about career and technical education, career-technical student organizations and parents’ perceptions of CTE. He also details the PTA’s 2009 policy agenda, describes the PTA’s relationship with the new administration and shares how the organization is faring in tough economic times. (To skip the intro and get straight to the interview, move the gray bar on the player ahead to 0:51.)

Just a reminder–Register by July 15 to save 30 percent on the 2009 ACTE Convention and Career Tech Expo in Nashville in November. Take advantage of any set-aside funds you might lose at the close of the school year! (Registration requires log in. Members should already have their accounts set up; new users can obtain a username and password by clicking “Sign up as new user.”)

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Interview with Butch Spyridon, president of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). Spyridon talks about Nashville as a tourist destination for the 2009 ACTE Convention. He also addresses how the economic downturn has affected the hospitality and tourism industry in general, and specifically in Music City, and provides feedback on the preparation hospitality and tourism students are receiving and whether it’s enough to succeed in the field.

Registration for the 2009 ACTE Convention and Career Tech Expo is open, and early-bird discount rates end July 15, so register now!

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Interview with Jim Scott, current ACTE National Teacher of the Year. Scott talks about the awards process and opportunities the award has brought him. He also shares his thoughts on trends in agriculture education and turf, landscape and greenhouse management; describes the business advisory committee he set up for his program at Tolles Career and Technical Center; and shares some of his philosophy on being an effective teacher.

May 8 is the deadline to nominate colleagues for ACTE awards the Arch of Fame, Award of Merit, Carl Perkins Humanitarian Award and Outstanding Service Award, and the deadline to nominate a celebrity who supports CTE for the ACTE Image Award. Recognizing movers and shakers in CTE is important as we work to bring more attention to CTE in this year of upheaval.

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Interview with Guy Cecil, a Technology Student Association (TSA) alumnus who served as national political director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Cecil talks about the impact TSA has had on his career and how he participates as an alumnus. He also describes his work for the Clinton campaign and addresses how CTE supporters can get the ear of policymakers to increase funding for CTE.

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Interview with Carroll McGillin, national initiatives manager for the Cisco Networking Academy program. McGillin discusses the academy structure and its implementation in schools and workforce development organizations. She also describes the public/private partnerships that support the academies, and shares pathways that academy graduates can take to further education and careers in IT networking.

Learn more about how the academy can address the challenges posed by the economic climate.

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Interview with Timm Boettcher of Realityworks. Boettcher talks about Realityworks’ simulators,  including the RealCare® Baby infant simulator and a smoking prevention program, which help students in many settings engage with and understand the realities of life choices. Boettcher also describes the curricular resources that accompany the technology. (Due to technology problems, some segments of this interview experienced minor audio distortion. We’re working hard to prevent this from happening again.)

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Interview with Kevin Faughnan, director of the IBM Academic Initiative. Faughnan explains the Academic Initiative, which provides postsecondary faculty with hardware, software and IT course materials to implement in IT classes and in other programs such as business and engineering. He also talks about the value employers place on interdisciplinary skills.

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Interview with Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel series “Dirty Jobs” and founder of the mikeroweWORKS campaign to celebrate the skilled trades. Rowe discusses mikeroweWORKS and its accompanying Web site, describes the need for skilled labor in the United States as well as this nation’s negative perception of the skilled trades, and candidly shares what he learned about education and hard work from his family. (This podcast was recorded prior to the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, so some of the news items discussed during the interview are no longer current.)

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For the start of your holiday season, ACTE presents a personal interview with Chef Rock Harper, season 3 winner of Hell’s Kitchen. Chef Rock talks about what he’s grateful for, including his high school culinary arts teacher and his time at Johnson & Wales University. He also discusses his future plans and the integration of math and reading skills into culinary classes.

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Interview with ACTE 2008 Convention speaker Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind. Pink discusses how right-brain abilities are increasingly important for success in the 21st century workplace, and what this means for career and technical education students. In addition, he addresses how right-brain abilities can be measured in schools.

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