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Departments Up FRONt 6 LEADING EDGE Forging business and industry relationships is key to weathering these tough economic times, says 32 Constructing a Self-Funded Program Takes More Than Just Dollars and Cents ACTE President James W. Comer. 8 CLASSROOM CONNECtION This former ACTE Practitioner-in-Residence highlights strategies for literacy integration in the career and technical education curriculum. With a little ingenuity and a lot of dedication, this educator in Loveland, Colorado, created a self-funded construction program that is weathering the ups and downs of school funding; it enjoys great support from the community, is accomplishing more with less, and collaborative efforts between teachers are paying off. 10 LEADERSHIp MAttERS ACTE Executive Director Jan Bray gets an inside look at CTE programs in Oujda, Morocco, as part of a delegation that included Gateway Technical College. 36 Public-Private Partnerships Benefit Students and Industry U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; thanks to another venture, EVIT will soon have a new health center on campus that provides students with hands-on training and employment opportunities. 12 CApItOL VIEW Reaching out to the media is an important part of any CTE advocacy and outreach efforts. At East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) in Mesa, Arizona, a successful partnership has net the school a renovated facility that trains workers for the 14 Q&A Sir Ken Robinson headlined ACTE’s Annual Convention back in November. He spoke with some local high school students about the need to foster creativity in education. IN BACk 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 56 INSIDE ACtE CTE Month Celebrations; ACTE’s CareerTech VISION 2012; don’t forget to register for NPS; and more. 40 48 52 Annual Convention in St. Louis a Dynamic Convergence 58 CAREER CURVE Zookeeper is this month’s “hot job,” with the school spotlight on Moorpark College, located in Southern California. The ACTE 2011 Annual Convention was held November 17–19 in St. Louis, Missouri. This article brings you all the highlights, including the keynote speakers and award winners. 60 E-CONNECt This month we focus on funding resources for your classroom projects and professional development. Building Green: Construction for the 21st Century Students at Jefferson County Vocational School in Bloomingdale, Ohio, get a lesson on building green with the construction of a home in the school’s subdivision. Team-Teaching a Digital Senior Capstone Project in CTE FEbruary 2012 is CTE MonTH! Please visit www.CTEmonth.com for more information.. At Cass Career Center in Harrisonville, Missouri, a senior capstone project was developed by the school’s health sciences and English instructors to give students knowledge and skills across the two curricula. www.acteonline.org F ebruar y 2012 Techniques 5
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