Professional Development Opportunities

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

Technical Reading

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

Your CTE classroom truly is the key to the meaningful application of the current career and college readiness standards.   This course will give you specific examples where Arizona’s Common Core […]

$25

Grading and Assessment

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

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 […]

$25

Program Management

Online via Zoom

What constitutes an “approved program”? In this course participants will learn what is required to ensure that a program is in compliance and eligible to receive Federal, State and JTED […]

Instructional Best Practices (Day 1)

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

This 2-day course is an introduction to the design and use of CTE curriculum.  You will outline the 6 parts to a CTED lesson, focusing on the design and delivery […]

$25

Empowering Students Through Professional Skills

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

This course will explore the nine Professional Skills identified by the Arizona Department of Education in collaboration with industry.  Participants will identify them, use created rubrics to assess their use, […]

$25

Using Advisory Councils Effectively

Online via Zoom

An energetic and involved advisory council can have a significant impact in helping your program and students achieve their goals! This interactive course is designed to ensure success in the […]

Instructional Best Practices (Day 2)

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

This 2-day course is an introduction to the design and use of CTE curriculum.  You will outline the 6 parts to a CTED lesson, focusing on the design and delivery […]

$25

Performance Literacy

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

Performance Literacy is the partner class for Technical Reading.  You will earn 1 ADE credit by attending both Technical Reading on June 14, 2021 and this class, Performance Literacy.  This […]

$25

Classroom Management

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

In this course, teachers will enhance classroom management skills by developing rules, procedures, and routines that are aligned to their content and environment. We will consider the philosophy of “Discipline […]

$25

Serving Exceptional Students in CTE

West-MEC District Office 5487 N. 99th Ave, Glendale, AZ, United States

This 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 a […]

$25

Using Rubrics to Increase Student Success

Online via Zoom

CTE courses are performance-based.  When teachers let students know exactly how their work will be evaluated, the students’ level of performance always improves. In this class, you will participate in […]

CTSO New Advisor Training

Hilton El Conquistador 10000 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States

Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) will take your CTE Program to the next level! This course is designed for first, second and Third year advisors who want to effectively […]