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Wed., Sept. 288 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. . . . Tour of Hillsborough County Schools 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. . . . . The Career Pathways Leadership

Certification Workshop Presenter: Dr. Richard Hinckley, CORD

8:30 a.m. – noon . . . . . What Every Administrator Needs to Know Presenters: Dr. John Foster, NOCTI and Dr. Clyde Hornberger

1 – 4:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . Expanding Your Administrator Skills: Concentrating on Reality Education Presenters: Drs. Larae Watkins and Michelle Conrad, University of Central Missouri

1 – 4:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . Game-Changing Strategies for Dynamic Enrollment, Retention and Performance Results Presenter: Mark Perna, CEO, Tools for Schools

6 – 9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . Welcome to Tampa Dinner

Thurs., Sept. 297:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Continental Breakfast 8:15 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . General Session

Presenter: Kevin Fleming, CEO, Telos Educational Services and Dean of Instruction, Norco College

9:50 – 10:50 a.m. . . . . Breakout Sessions10:50 – 11:05 a.m. . . . Break11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. . Breakout Sessions12:15 –1:45 p.m. . . . . Lunch and General Session

Presenter: Jane Oates, Vice President for External Affairs, The Apollo Group

2 – 3 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Breakout Sessions3 – 3:15 p.m. . . . . . . . . Break3:15 – 4:15 p.m. . . . . . Breakout and Roundtable Sessions

Fri., Sept. 307:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Continental Breakfast 8 – 9 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . Breakout Sessions9 – 9:15 a.m. . . . . . . . . Break 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. . . . . Breakout Sessions10:15 – 10:30 a.m. . . . Break10:30 – 11:30 a.m. . . . Breakout Sessions11:30 – 11:45 a.m. . . . Hotel Checkoutnoon – 1:30 p.m. . . . . . Lunch and General Session

Presenter: Karen Cator, President and CEO, Digital Promise

CONFERENCE

Region II: Alabama, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Virgin Islands

Not Yet an ACTE and NCLA Member? Join ACTE and NCLA for year-round best practices and inno-vations in CTE when you register for the conference. Sign up for membership when you register at www.acteonline.org/bestpractices or call 800-826-9972.

Questions?For additional information about the agenda, please contact Tom Applegate at 512-797-7271 or tomgobucks@gmail.com. For ques-tions about registration, please contact ACTE at 800-826-9972 or registration@acteonline.org.

Best Practices Conference RatesACTE/NCLA members $395

Non-members $485

Speaker $250

Pre-Conference Workshops (Sept. 28)The Career Pathways Leadership Certification Workshop $225

Game-Changing Strategies for Dynamic Enrollment, Retention and Performance Results

$125

What Every Administrator Needs to Know $125

Expanding Your Administrator Skills: Concentrating on Reality Education

$125

Tour and Dinner (Sept. 28)Tour of Hillsborough County Schools (Transportation and lunch included)

$35

Welcome to Tampa Dinner (Transportation included) $55

AccommodationsGrand Hyatt Tampa Bay2900 Bayport DriveTampa, FL 33607Phone: (813) 874-1234https://aws.passkey.com/g/53216396

Room Rate: $169 plus 12% state and local taxes

Parking: Complimentary self-parking; Valet–$12 for overnight stays or $8 daily

Hotel Reservation Deadline: Sept. 1

The ACTE Region II ConferenceBest Practices Conference will be held in conjunction with the ACTE Region II Conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay for added professional development and networking opportunities. Learn more at www.acteonline.org/regionii.

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PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR

Hillsborough County SchoolsSept. 28, 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Leto High School and Learey Technical College share a campus and provide model programs for student-centered competen-cy-based learning. Tour participants will visit the following CTE programs: Medical Assisting, Cosmetology, Early Childhood Edu-cation, Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, Web Development, and Electricity and Automotive. The tour will conclude with lunch produced by the students in the Culinary Arts program. 

Expanding Your Administrator Skills: Concentrating on Reality EducationPresenters: Drs. Larae Watkins and Michelle Conrad, University of Central MissouriSept. 28, 1 – 4:30 p.m.CTE administrators serve in the unique role as instructional leaders for teachers. This interactive workshop will help administrators and provide essential online and face-to-face resources to build a pro-fessional development plan that helps teachers integrate academic concepts into CTE curricula. 

Game-Changing Strategies for Dynamic Enrollment, Retention and Performance Results

Presenter: Mark Perna, CEO, Tools for SchoolsSept. 28, 1 – 4:30 p.m.Discover how CTE delivers the single most important competitive advantage in today’s workforce through the synergy of academic knowledge and technical skills. Mark Perna’s

revolutionary Education with Purpose® philosophy will boost your en-rollment, retention, and performance results as students and parents experience the incredible value of purpose-driven learning. You’ll gain key insights on today’s generation, how they make decisions, and how you can connect your offerings with their goals.

GENERAL SESSIONSThursday Opening Keynote Speaker

Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D., CEO of Telos Educational Services and Dean of Instruction for CTE, Norco College (Re)Defining the Goal: Providing True Career ReadinessTechnical skills are the new currency in the 21st century, but how do we balance

preparing students for both higher education and the workforce? This presentation will discuss new paradigms and tangible action steps for CTE to help all students gain a competitive advantage. Dr. Kevin Flem-ing, producer of Success in the New Economy, will make a clear case for students to explore career choices early, make informed decisions when declaring their college education goal, and consider technical skill acquisition and real-world application in tandem with a classical education. Finally, his new animated video will both invigorate and challenge the evolution of CTE. Are you ready to pivot?

Thursday Luncheon Keynote Jane Oates, Vice President for External Affairs, The Apollo Group Managing the Renewed Interest in CTEAs more attention is given to the critical role that CTE plays in creating and maintaining pipelines to good jobs, policymakers still forget the realities of running a strong CTE

program—dwindling budgets, spiraling costs, the multitasking de-mands on administrators and teachers as they modernize curriculum, create and maintain partnerships, and run effective demand-driven programs. Learn how you can balance the vision of CTE with your local program needs in this insightful presentation.

Friday Closing Luncheon KeynoteOpening General Session for the Region II Conference

Karen Cator, President and CEO, Digital Promise Towards a Powerful Workforce: Closing the Digital Learning GapKaren Cator will give a compelling presen-tation on transforming American education through technology, innovation and research.

As former Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education, she led the development of the 2010 National Education Technology Plan and focused the Office’s efforts on teacher and leader support. Prior to joining the department, Cator directed Apple’s leadership and advocacy efforts in education with a keen focus on the intersection of education policy and research, emerging technologies and the reality faced by teachers, studentsand administrators.

BREAKOUT AND ROUNDTABLE SESSION HIGHLIGHTSVisit www.acteonline.org/bestpractices for complete agenda information

• Building an Effective Occupational License New Teacher Training Program

• #TeachlikeTED

• Recognizing CTAE Students in 3Cs: College, Career and Community Service

• Partnerships to Shape the Industry

• Feed Their Hearts and Minds—Instructional Leadership Team Caters Learning at Lunches

• Mentoring and Retaining Quality CTE Teachers

• The Power of the Education-Industry Partnership: Fostering Innovation in Collaboration Between CTE and Businesses

• Building Mobile Apps in a Makerspace Environment = Tech Skills for the “Other 98”

• Soft Skills and Professionalism in the Classroom: A Hands-on Approach

• Why Marketing your District is Critical for a School of Choice

• Targeting Workforce Projects in Career Pathway Courses

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPSNew This Year!The Career Pathways Leadership Certification WorkshopPresenter: Dr. Richard Hinckley, CORDSept. 28, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.If you are involved in workforce development, CTE, adult education or counseling and your duties have expanded to include the career path-ways, then help is on the way. The National Career Pathways Network certification workshop provides current and future education leaders with essential tools and resources to implement career pathways into CTE programming.

What Every Administrator Needs to KnowPresenters: Dr. John Foster, NOCTI, and Dr. Clyde HornbergerSept. 28, 8:30 a.m. – noonAre you bilingual? Can you speak in education and workforce termi-nology? Administering CTE requires an array of skills from understand-ing your local economy to retaining technically talented educators and addressing students’ technical and academic preparation. Join us for an engaging discussion on how to improve your CTE admin-istrator skills to generate additional resources for building strong technical education programs and growing your local economy.

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Tailored Programming for CTE LeadersACTE and NCLA are pleased to host their annual Best Practices and Innovations in CTE Conference at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida this Sept. 28 – 30. You’ll hear the latest insights on:

• Instructional leadership• Mentoring CTE teachers• Best practices• Marketing your district• Tech skills and CTE• Business and industry partnerships• More

For the complete agenda and to register, visit www.acteonline.org/bestpractices.

Special Thanks for Our Sponsors!

WELCOME TO TAMPA DINNERSept. 28, 6 – 9 p.m.Join your CTE administrator peers from across the nation for an off-site event designed to welcome you to the history and flavors of the famed Ybor City neighborhood. Featuring a delectable Cuban menu at the Columbia Restaurant, this event includes the dinner buffet and transportation to and from the restaurant. This is sure to be both a tasty and memorable way to kick off your conference experience!