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1. Minorities in Science
and Technology Careers
To meet this country’s internal needs,
as well as maintain our global competitiveness, there is an
urgent need to engage minority populations in science and technology
careers. Given the anticipated demographic changes of this
country over the next few decades our ability to sustain an
educated workforce in all areas, but particularly in the technical
fields, will be dependent upon our successful recruitment of
minorities into these areas. Are we up to the challenge?
Former Senator Angelea Monson,
Angela-Monson@ouhsc.edu
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Cox Convention Center, Room 10 |
| 2. Planning
and Implementation Ideas for the IT Cluster
Find out how these teachers have developed
Individual Career Plans of Study and cross-walked the course
competencies for the career majors in the IT Cluster.
Barbara Leathers,
bleathers@autrytech.com
Melissa Hula,
mhula@autrytech.com
Kathie Morris,
kathiem@ictctech.com
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Cox Convention Center, Room 18 |
3. Implementing Change
Dealing with change often creates conflict,
stress, and problems in organizations, which can derail attempts
to adapt new solutions to meet current or future demands. This
presentation demonstrates simple tools used in organizational
development to explain the change process. Understanding the
nature of change can improve the implementation of new processes,
promote organizational learning, reduce conflict, and help
manage the change process effectively.
Bob Perry,
bobp@gctech.org
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Cox Convention Center, Room 8 |
4. Financial Literacy for Teens—Learn
Now or Pay Later!
The Financial Literacy for Teens workshop is designed to forever
change the way teens think about money. Credit card debt, needs
vs. wants, secrets to saving, insurance essentials, and the ‘art’ of
investing are the ‘hot topics’ of this hands-on
presentation. Session attendees will be taken through a series
of in-class activities that are part of an engaging 10-day
project-based curriculum used in 2,500 schools nationwide.
This proven strategy helps students develop good financial
habits that will enable them to successfully make, manage,
multiply and protect their hard-earned money.
Chad Foster,
chadfoster@mindspring.com
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Cox Convention Center, Room 20 |
5. Ag Ed Curriculum Initiatives--CIMC
To show new curriculum based on agriculture
education initiatives.
Jamie Church,
jchur@okcareertech.org |
Cox Convention Center, Room 19 |
6. Getting Started with Office
2007
Get a quick start with Office 2007 by locating functions that
were popular in previous versions of Microsoft Office. This
demonstration will show how to create shortcuts and use the “Dialog
Box Launcher” to display familiar tools. See the new “Ribbon” layout
and discuss compatibility issues.
Dee Moore,
dmoore@tctc.org
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Cox Convention Center, Room 11 |
7. Hospitality/Tourism and Human
Services Clusters
Review and update of these two clusters.
Dee Price,
dpric@okcareertech.org
Bobbie Rogers,
broge@okcareertech.org
Michelle Guillory,
Michelle.guillory@tulsatech.org
Kim Lynch
klynch@francistuttle.com
|
Cox Convention Center, Room 17 |
8. Commonly Diverse
What does a natural gas company headquartered in Tulsa, a New
York Times best-selling author and Oklahoma State University
all have in common? The year-long diversity program pairs
OSU students with area high school seniors designed to broaden
perspectives about themselves and others, develop inclusion
leadership skills, increase knowledge regarding global networking
and clear a pathway to successful living within a global
society. The program was developed by Dr. Cornell Thomas,
system VP for Institutional Diversity at OSU for the Summer
Academies in Math and Sciences, jointly sponsored by the
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, and
the VP for Institutional Diversity and the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education.
Dr. Cornell Thomas,
c.thomas@okstate.edu
|
Cox Convention Center, Room 2 |
9. Using Career Clusters to Enhance
Program Placement
Using Career Clusters with students from 8th to 10th grade
allows them to have a firmer idea of what their interests are
before enrollment in a full-time career major. 10th grade students
from all feeder schools are encouraged to enroll in “Exploration
Pathways”, a short course that allows students to “try
on” programs within a Career Cluster before deciding
to become a full-student. Preliminary data shows that students
exposed through this program are more likely to stay in their
original program of choice.
Jennifer Burch,
jburch@eoctech.org
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Cox Convention Center, Room 3 |
10. Making Business, Management,
and Administration Work
Come see how one Business and Information Technology Education
Instructor at a technology center has tamed the Business, Management
and Administration career cluster. She does not have all the
answers, but she will share what has worked for her and her
school.
Karen Skidmore,
kskid@okcareertech.org
|
Cox Convention Center, Room 15 |
11. Academic Commitment to Education
(ACE)
ACE is an honors course designed to give a select group of
seniors a first-hand look at education from early childhood
through college. The goals of ACE are to introduce excellent
students to the field of education, develop powerful insights
into learning and teaching, provide exciting hands-on experiences
in education, develop higher thinking skills, organization,
responsibility, independence, develop skills in working with
others and to work hard and have fun at the same time. Students
in ACE visit colleges, intern in elementary schools and learn
firsthand the rewards of teaching.
Kate Lott,
khlott@okcps.org
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Cox Convention Center, Room 21 |
12. What Would You Like To Do Next
Summer?
Fund for Teachers enriches the personal and professional growth
of teachers by recognizing and supporting them as they identify
and pursue opportunities around the globe that will have the
greatest impact on their practice, the academic lives of their
students and on their school communities. The Stricklins are
2008 Fund for Teachers Fellows that went to Europe to study
agriculture and architecture. Information about Fund for Teachers
organization and their travel experiences will be shared.
Kristi Stricklin,
kristis@gctech.org
Wayne Stricklin,
wstricklin@strother.k12.ok.us
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Cox Convention Center, Room 12 |
13. Law, Public Safety and Security
Career Cluster Update
This upbeat 45-minute presentation supported
by multi-media and handouts explains the purposes and structure
of the career clusters for newcomers and updates veterans of
the career cluster initiative on the latest “CC” news.
Mark American Horse,
marka@ctechok.org
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Cox Convention Center, Room 1 |
14. Key Strategies for Employee
Recruitment and Retention
The labor market of tomorrow will offer unique challenges.
Business owners and organization leaders, large and small,
will be faced with a shrinking labor pool, talent shortages
and a significantly different work ethic. This session will
offer some solutions on how to find and retain the employees
that create organizational value rather than problems. Client-based
coordinators and administrators will find this information
useful.
Pat Beck,
pbeck@gptech.org
|
Cox Convention Center, Room 5 |
15. Health Science Career Cluster,
Now What?
Attend this informative session about the next steps being
developed for the Health Science Career Cluster. Learn
how to implement the new career majors within you educational
setting. Hear the latest on the status of Career Major
development and share ideas and needs for new career majors
in the future.
Ruth Eckenstein,
recke@okcareertech.org
J R Polzein,
Jpolz@okcareertech.org
Lara Skaggs,
lskag@okcareertech.org
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Cox Convention Center, Room 16 |
16. Increasing the Diversity of
the Future STEM Workforce
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and the National Alliance for
Partnerships in Equity have partnered with the National Academies
of Engineering to increase the participation of girls and minorities
in PLTW programs across the county. The Engineering Equity
Extension Service initiative, funded by the National Science
Foundation, will be reviewed and the resources available to
you as a teacher shared. Recruitment strategies, materials,
and future professional development opportunities are part
of the many valuable resources you will receive. This
session will provide some “nuts and bolts” strategies
for ensuring a successful STEM effort. Everything from
marketing your initiative, to facilitating successful student
transitions will be shared.
Bonnie Bostrom
bonniebostrom@napequity.org
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Cox Convention Center, Room 9 |
