Professional Development Opportunities

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

Laboratory Safety & Management – June 22, 2021

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

This class will be held IN PERSON on June 22 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at START @ WEST-MEC Presentation Room.  5405 N 99th Ave, Glendale AZ  85305. This class is designed to help participants develop a laboratory improvement plan including management, clean-up procedures, safety procedures, and meeting monitoring agency mandates.  Participants will have […]

Empowering Students through Professional Skills – June 22, 2021

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

This class will be held IN PERSON on June 22 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at West-MEC Corporate Offices.  5487 N 99th Ave, Glendale AZ  85305. 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 […]

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 funding. You will leave with the skills needed to manage the many facets of running a premier CTE program including: advisory committees, work-based learning, Career […]

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, a demonstration lesson will be taught by the participant and observed by a coach. The coach will guide the teacher by debriefing the lesson and assisting the teacher […]

Instructional Best Practices

JTED @ Master Pieces 2855 W Master Pieces Drive, Building 1/PD Classroom, Tucson, AZ, United States

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 variety of methods for structuring learning to meet objective(s), incorporation of active participation strategies, developing a strong introduction to each lesson, and closure to assess learning. These strategies will […]

Classroom Management

JTED @ Master Pieces 2855 W Master Pieces Drive, Building 1/PD Classroom, Tucson, 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 with Dignity” to ensure that you possess discipline strategies that are highly effective without escalating disruptive student behavior. Participants will evaluate how a course syllabus serves as a powerful communication […]

Instructional Best Practices

Online via Zoom

This course is an introduction to the design and use of CTE curriculum. In this highly-engaging course teachers will focus on the design and delivery of relevant and engaging lessons. Special emphasis is placed on active participation strategies, a strong introduction to each lesson, clear and appropriate objective(s), a variety of ways to meet the […]

$75