BIT

Focuses on the management, marketing and the use of electronic technologies to access, use and manipulate information within personal, family, workplace, community, and global contexts. This cluster challenges students to expand their confidence, experience, and skills as innovators and leaders.

HRH

Focuses on a vast array of challenging and rewarding careers in health care, community supports, recreation, cosmetology, food services, tourism, and law.

MDC

Provides students with the flexibility to adapt to various situations relating to design, communication, and fashion. This cluster includes courses related to art and culture, such as the performing arts, film and video, broadcasting, journalism, writing, creative design, fashion, libraries, and museums.

NAT

Focuses on conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources. Students develop the motivation and commitment to work individually and collectively as private citizens and members of the workforce toward the conservation and responsible use of air, energy, forests, land, minerals, water, and wildlife.

TMT

This cluster focuses on the skills and knowledge related to the design, construction, fabrication and maintenance of a product. Course relate to manufacturing, processing, utilities, construction, mechanics, fabrication, trades supervision, trades contracting, logistics, transportation and heavy equipment.

CTF

Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) is an optional program that allows students to explore their interests and passions as they learn about various career possibilities and occupational areas. The CTF Program of Studies is based on 14 learning outcomes that identify what students are expected to learn and what will be assessed, and are the same for grades 5 to 9.

CTEC Conference 2020

Due to a number of factors including COVID-19, school and jurisdictional budget restrictions, and jurisdictional PD travel limitations, we have had to make the hard decision to cancel our 2020 CTEC Fall Conference. It is the goal of the CTEC executive to continue providing our membership with quality and relevant PD opportunities throughout the 2020-2021 school year.

We are currently working on developing presentations for all the Teachers Conventions. We would especially like to bring presentations to some of the smaller convention associations so that all CTF/CTS teachers have access to subject related PD. If you have ideas for us, please either contact your area PD Director, or the CTEC President.

Note that we will follow all COVID guidelines and restrictions, thus plans are subject to change accordingly.

CTEC - COVID PROVINCIAL PD

CTEC is pleased to offer the following subject-specific sessions for check-in, networking and sharing of ideas and resources and generally support each other in this new educational environment.

For security reasons, attendees must be pre-registered by midnight the day before the session. Click the FILL OUT FORM link to register.

Occupational Area:	Cosmetology / Aesthetics
Date:	May 12
Time:	3:15 – 4:30
Host:
Host:	Alicia Kneeland-Teasdale Akneeland-teasdale@clearview.ab.ca
Occupational Area:	Fabrication
Date:	May 19
Time:	3:15 – 4:30
Host:	David Teasdale pdcentral@ctecalberta.ca FILL OUT FORM
Occupational Area:	Communication Technology
Date:	May 20
Time:	3:15 – 4:30
Host:	Tim Kilburn president@ctecalberta.ca FILL OUT FORM
Occupational Area:	Fashion
Date:	May 21
Time:	3:15 – 4:30
Host:	Susannah Killey pdedmonton@ctecalberta.ca FILL OUT FORM
Occupational Area:	Computer Science
Date:	May 25
Time:	3:15 – 4:30
Host:	Tim Kilburn president@ctecalberta.ca FILL OUT FORM
Occupational Area:	Construction
Date:	May 26
Time:	3:15 – 4:30
Host:	Josh Backer PDNortheast@ctecalberta.ca FILL OUT FORM
Occupational Area:	Foods (AHA Group) Topics: - essentials missed that we might cover first thing in September? - unanticipated learnings - precautions that might need to be addressed when we return to classes in a more traditional sense.
Date:	May 26
Time:	4:30 -
Host:	Jodie Kashkar - will let the organizers know who will be attending. Please complete the FORM before Fri., May 22. FILL OUT FORM
Occupational Area:	Mechanics
Date:	May 27
Time:	3:15 – 4:30
Host:	Josh Backer PDNortheast@ctecalberta.ca FILL OUT FORM
Occupational Area:	ALL Areas – Provincial Check-in (Zoom)
Date:	May 28
Time:	3:15 – 4:30
Host:	Tim Kilburn president@ctecalberta.ca FILL OUT FORM

Looking for Ideas for your off-site CTF/CTS Classrooms?

Would you like to share in your off-site CTF/CTS classroom successes?

CTEC is hosting a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. CTF/CTS teachers can share and support each other in this unusual classroom experience we currently are surviving in the COVID 19 world.

We want to invite CTS and CTF teachers whether you are a member of the CTEC Specialist Council or not but you must be a member of the ATA.

For security reasons, we ask that you send an email to president@ctecalberta.ca by Mon, May 4 if you plan on attending so that we can allow you access to the meeting room.

Welcome New Executive Members

Susannah Killey

PD Director Edmonton

Tracy McGowan

PD Director Northwest

Resource for Youth - Patricia J. Hames Award: offers grants to Canadian primary, elementary or secondary home economics/human ecology/family studies educators to support projects directed to the development of life skills in Canadian youth. A total of $5,000 is available each year. Click here for more information.

CTEC Resources

Available to CTEC Members Only

Careers Education

Resources for teaching and counselling students about careers and the trades

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Inspiring, Innovative, Collaborative

The ATA Library is an extensive collection of books, periodicals, videos and other materials focusing on educational research and professional development for teachers. Library services and materials are available in both French and English.

Only ATA members, associate members, life members, and staff may borrow materials.

Books and videos are loaned by mail (with return postage prepaid) for a period of one month.

Ph: 780-447-9400 ext 648 (in Edmonton) 1-800-232-7208 (elsewhere in Alberta)

E-mail: library@ata.ab.ca

Click here for the website

Video of the Month

Tutorial

Resource of the Month

Beginner's Guide to Adobe Indesign.

If you have a resource that you would like to share email us at
communicationsdirector@ctecalberta.ca

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