Professional Development Opportunities

NOTE: All Teachers and Directors are welcome to attend any training at any location.

Instructional Best Practices

Online via Zoom

In this highly engaging course teachers will focus on the design and delivery of relevant and engaging lessons. Special emphasis is placed on writing clear, aligned and measurable objective(s), a […]

Advanced Methods of Teaching CTE

Online via Zoom

This course will support teachers’ continuing development as outstanding teachers for CTE programs by examining their personal educational philosophy, instructional design, and methodology. Three major components comprise the course: 1. […]

Rubrics to Increase Student Success

START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

CTE courses are performance-based. When teachers let students know exactly how their work will be evaluated, the students' level of performance always improves. Come and participate in a hands-on activity […]

$25

Laboratory Safety & Management

START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

Please bring your laptop or tablet to this class. This class is designed to help participants develop a laboratory improvement plan including management, clean-up procedures, safety procedures, and meeting monitoring […]

$25

Scope and Sequence

Online via Zoom

Developing a scope and sequence is an important first step in delivering an effective CTE program! In this hands-on course CTE teachers will have an opportunity to look at the […]

Effective Classroom Teaching

Online via Zoom

Would you like to improve your classroom delivery? This course will focus on the six basic components of a lesson and how to effectively deliver the lesson. During the class […]

Effective Demonstrations

START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ 5405 N. 99th Avenue, Glendale, AZ, United States

Please bring your laptop to this class.  (tablet or phone could work) Whether in a welding lab or a bioscience lab, effective demonstrations are crucial. In this course, teachers will […]

$25

Foundations for Online Instruction

Online via Zoom

This course will walk you through how to integrate the principles of teaching CTE concepts into those technology platforms you love. You will experience online instruction from the student point […]

Laboratory Safety and Management

Online via Zoom

Are you ready for students in the lab? This course is designed to assist teachers develop a laboratory improvement plan including management, clean-up procedures, safety procedures, and meeting monitoring agency […]

Serving Exceptional Education Students in CTE

Online via Zoom

This one-day course is designed to provide CTE educators and other interested parties with a broad understanding of special education. During the course of this interactive workshop we will cover […]

Grading and Assessment

Online via Zoom

How should students in CTE be assessed? How do we set up a fair grading system for both teachers and students? This course is designed to look at the wide […]