- The rescheduled Advisor’s Success Kit (ASK) Webinar was held on February 25. We had good participation, and the presentation is archived for others to view.
- On February 26, staff met to prepare for the upcoming National Leadership and Skills Conference. Among the numbers reported: the Championships will have 96 contests adding 170 additional contestants and putting the projected total of contestants at 5,500 (twice the number of contestants at the recent Winter Olympics); will be in 33 hotels this year, up five from last year; and, TECHSPO is up $20,000 in booth sales over last year at this time.
- And, staff did a great job of running a webinar on inclusion and diversity for the national officers before they start heading out to spring conferences. The national officers not only liked it, they appreciated it.
Highlights
March 15th, 2010Web Meetings Pulling Leaders Together
March 1st, 2010February 18 was a day for gathering people together on the Web. Both the state association director Web meeting in the morning and the Alumni Coordinating Committee Web meeting in the evening went well.
There were 31 state association directors online. Curtis Barnett and other members of the State Association Directors’ Executive Committee led the discussion. This was the committee’s report on their January meeting in Florida and the opportunity for discussion and comment from other directors.
The Alumni Coordinating Committee Web conference was also well attended. Niki Clausen reports that the committee covered: national conference activities; the move of the 5K race to Friday during conference and how that will affect registration; increasing the number of entries in the Alumni Pin Design Contest; and, job descriptions for volunteers. They have at least two nominees for each of the coordinating positions coming open this year. Nominations are due in April. Niki also says the committee is grateful for the $100 gift card offered by Air Products for the winning pin design. Alumni membership now stands at 8,473 and 167 more applicants still have to be entered in the database. The alumni membership goal for the year is 15,000.
ASK Kick-off Webinar
March 1st, 2010SkillsUSA held a national Web conference on Feb. 25, 2010 to kick off the new ASK CD-ROM and present several other programs.
If you missed it, you can see and hear the archived version here.
Note: please allow time to load.
Teacher and State Director Event in Leesburg
February 15th, 2010Because of severe weather during the week of Feb. 8-12, SkillsUSA cancelled the SkillsUSA Week Teacher and State Director Event and Web conference, but both have now been rescheduled.
SkillsUSA will be holding the Web conference on Feb. 25th at 11:00 a.m. and the live teacher event at the SkillsUSA National Leadership Center will now be held on March 10 at 3 p.m.
Both the event and the Web conference will be held to announce the release of the new ASK: Advisor’s Success Kit and the newly updated PDP Online. Attendees at the teacher meeting at the National Leadership Center and those who register in advance for the Web conference will receive a free copy of the new ASK: Advisor’s Success Kit and other SkillsUSA materials (total value of $50 or more). I will give a SkillsUSA organization update, and members of the SkillsUSA training team will also update teachers on various SkillsUSA resources.
All state directors and instructors are welcome to attend the teacher meeting and/or participate in the Web conference. To attend the teacher meeting, please RSVP to Niki Clausen at nclausen@skillsusa.org. To participate in the Web conference, go to the following link on Feb. 25 at 11:00 EST: http://web.ganconference.com/?meeting=3663486. To dial in for an audio, call 888-222-0475, Attendee code: 6837807
SkillsUSA Week Teacher and State Director Event in Leesburg
February 1st, 2010As part of SkillsUSA week, on February 10th at 3:00 p.m., SkillsUSA will be holding a live teacher event at the SkillsUSA National Leadership Center. On February 11th at 11:30 a.m., SkillsUSA will be holding a Web conference. Both the event and the Web conference will be held to announce the release of the new ASK: Advisor ‘s Success Kit and the newly updated PDP Online. Attendees at the teacher meeting at the National Leadership Center and those who register in advance for the Web conference will receive a free copy of the new ASK: Advisor’s Success kit and other SkillsUSA materials (total value of $50 or more). I will give a SkillsUSA organization update, and members of the SkillsUSA training team will also update teachers on various SkillsUSA resources.
All state directors and instructors are welcome to attend the teacher meeting and/or participate in the Web conference. To attend the teacher meeting, please RSVP to Niki Clausen at nclausen@skillsusa.org. To participate in the Web conference, go to the following link on February 11 at 11:30 a.m. EST: http://web.ganconference.com/?meeting=3663486. To dial in for audio, call 888-222-0475, Attendee Code: 6837807.
CTE Month and SkillsUSA Week
January 15th, 2010February is Career and Technical Education Month and February 7-13 is SkillsUSA Week. SkillsUSA Week activities are a great way to highlight the good work your state association and local chapters are doing. For SkillsUSA Week ideas, see the Chapter Management section on the SkillsUSA Web site. SkillsUSA offers downloadable public service announcements at: www.skillsusa.org/educators/skillsusaweek.shtml.
For SkillsUSA clothing or gifts go to www.skillsusastore.org. Our supply service can also help you with custom items for your state conference or other events. Call Steve Korker at 703-716-3330, Ext. 137 or e-mail: skorker@egroup-inc.com.
On February 10 at 3:00 p.m., SkillsUSA will be holding a live teacher event at the SkillsUSA National Leadership Center. On February 11th at 11:30 a.m., SkillsUSA will be holding a Web conference. Both the event and the Web conference will be held to announce the release of the new ASK: Advisor ‘s Success Kit and the newly updated PDP Online. Attendees at the teacher meeting at the National Leadership Center and those who register in advance for the Web conference will receive a free copy of the new ASK: Advisor’s Success kit and other SkillsUSA materials (total value of $50 or more). I will give a SkillsUSA organization update, and members of the SkillsUSA training team will also update teachers on various SkillsUSA resources.
All state directors and instructors are welcome to attend the teacher meeting and/or participate in the Web conference. To attend the teacher meeting, please RSVP to Niki Clausen at nclausen@skillsusa.org. To participate in the Web conference, go to the following link on February 11 at 11:30 a.m. EST: http://web.ganconference.com/?meeting=3663486 To dial in for audio, call: 888-222-0475 Attendee Code: 6837807.
ACTE also offers excellent resources related to Career and Technical Education Month, which is celebrated the entire month of February. Go to: www.acteonline.org for more information.
SkillsUSA Week Events Planned for Teachers and State Directors
January 1st, 2010On February 10th and 11th, SkillsUSA will be holding a live teacher event and Web conference at the SkillsUSA National Leadership Center to announce the release of the new ASK: Advisor Success Kit and the newly updated PDP Online. Executive Director Tim Lawrence will give a SkillsUSA organizational update, and members of the SkillsUSA training team will also update teachers on various SkillsUSA resources.
The teacher meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 10, at 3 p.m. All state directors and instructors are welcome to attend and there is no charge. Attendees will receive a free copy of the new ASK: Advisor’s Success Kit and other SkillsUSA materials (total value of $50 or more). To attend, please RSVP to Niki Clausen at nclausen@skillsusa.org.
The national Web conference will be held on Thursday, February 11, at 11:30 a.m. All state directors and instructors are welcome to participate. Participants who register in advance will receive a free copy of the new ASK: Advisor’s Success Kit and other SkillsUSA materials (total value $50 or more). To participate in the Web conference, please RSVP to Niki Clausen at nclausen@skillsusa.org.
