Upcoming Classes
2018 Industry Update Program
May 8, 2018 6:00 am
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FOR: CTE Teachers within West-MEC and West-MEC member districts The CTE Industry Update Program provides educators the opportunity to update their knowledge and skills and receive on-the-job training in CTE program-related industries. The program, also referred to as an externship, enables educators to experience work-based learning in much the same way as their students. Applicants are Continue reading
Choose Your Form! – December, 2018
December 18, 2018 9:00 am
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Google Forms, Jot Forms, Type Forms, and more! Continue reading
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Venue: West-MEC - District Office
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Classroom Management – January, 2019
January 4, 2019 8:00 am
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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 Continue reading
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Venue: West-MEC - District Office
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Instructional Best Practices – Day 1 – January, 2019
January 8, 2019 8:00 am
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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 writing clear, aligned and measureable objective(s), a variety of methods for structuring learning to meet objective(s), incorporation of active Continue reading
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Venue: West-MEC - District Office
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Advanced Methods of CTE – January, 2019
January 17, 2019 8:00 am
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This Course will support teachers’ continuing development as outstanding teachers for CTE programs by examining their personal educational philosophy, instructional design, and methodology. Three major components comprise the course: 1. Examining Beliefs About Learning – developing your own personal philosophy about learning 2. Motivating Adolescent Learners – designing a classroom that is especially effective for Continue reading
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Venue: West-MEC - District Office
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Instructional Best Practices – Day 2 – January, 2019
January 22, 2019 8:00 am
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This course is Day 2 of 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 writing clear, aligned and measureable objective(s), a variety of methods for structuring learning to meet objective(s), Continue reading
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Venue: West-MEC - District Office
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Create Presentation, Not PowerPoint – January, 2019
January 24, 2019 3:30 pm
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Thousands of PowerPoints are created daily to use in business and educational meetings. These template-driven, bullet-point PowerPoints are missing the essential ingredient – a visual story. This one-hour class will set the stage for an upcoming hands-on class called Design-Don’t Decorate. Continue reading
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Venue: West-MEC - District Office
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Design, Don’t Decorate – January, 2019
January 31, 2019 3:30 pm
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Stop decorating your slides with extra text and pictures. This one-hour, hands-on workshop will teach participants how to start creating professional slides using design principles learned in the Presentations Not PowerPoints workshop. Continue reading
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Venue: West-MEC - District Office
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5S
February 8, 2019 8:00 am
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Learn and Practice 5S in your lab. 5S are workplace practices that allows for visual control and waste minimization in 5 steps. This PD will provide an opportunity to create a visual sense of organization, professionalism, discipline, efficiency, quality and SAFETY. Continue reading
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Venue: START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ
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Technical Skills Assessment Course – February, 2019
February 11, 2019 8:00 am
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<<<<BY INVITATION ONLY for Software Development Teachers>>>> Student success on the Technical Skills Assessment is crucial and this course is designed to increase their performance. Discover how Arizona’s Technical Skills Assessment impacts your school’s A-F grade and meets the requirement of state legislation. Learn highly engaging strategies to use as students review and prepare to Continue reading
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Venue: START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ
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