Registration
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Lesson Plan Writing (Online Synchronous)
Level 2 CTE Professional Development Class
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Instructional Best Practices
This is a synchronous online class.
Participants are required to be on camera and have functioning audio for the entire 8-hour class
Participants must attend from ...
Joel Wakefield
Patrick Clawson
Category:
Certification Series
When:
12/5/2023 8:00 AM − 4:00 PM
Where: Online Class
Cost: $50.00
Where: Online Class
Cost: $50.00
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What YOU Need To Know @ Northeast Campus
Join NEC staff and students for an interactive PD highlighting everything you need to know about West-MEC's Northeast Campus Programs.
Monica Hook
Category:
Student Services
When:
12/8/2023 12:00 PM − 2:00 PM
Where: West-MEC Northeast Campus
Cost: $0.00
Where: West-MEC Northeast Campus
Cost: $0.00
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Technical Reading & Performance Literacy
Level 1
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers
Participants need to bring their own laptop or tablet
This course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.
Your CTE classroom truly is the key to the meaningful ap...
April Tyrrell
Kristina Guy
Tama Mohelnitzky
Category:
Certification Series
When:
1/11/2024 8:00 AM − 4:00 PM
1/23/2024 8:00 AM − 4:00 PM
Where: START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ
Cost: $100.00
Where: START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ
Cost: $100.00
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Everything To Gain: Supporting Postsecondary Attainment
Dr. Jennifer Murphy, Sr. Director for Attainment, Education Forward AZ, will present this groundbreaking report and statewide campaign to increase degree and certificate attainment as an Arizona statewide imperative. The data is clear: Everything to Gain reveals that Arizonans who pursue postsecond...
Dr. Jennifer Murphy
Category:
Student Services
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Professional Knowledge Assessment Prep Course (PK Test Prep) - January 2024
Session Dates: January 22 - March 4, 2024
Level 2 CTE Class
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers who must take the Assessment of Professional Knowledge Test.
This asynchronous online class allows you to learn at your own pace. You can access lect...
Category:
Certification Series
When:
1/22/2024 − 3/4/2024 8:00 AM − 11:59 PM
Where: Online Class
Cost: $50.00
Where: Online Class
Cost: $50.00
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Instructional Best Practices
Level 1
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers.
This course consists of TWO 8-hour classes. You must attend BOTH classes to receive credit.
This course is an introduction to the design and use of CTE curriculum. In this highly engaging course, teachers...
Category:
Certification Series
When:
1/25/2024 8:00 AM − 4:00 PM
2/6/2024 8:00 AM − 4:00 PM
Where: START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ
Cost: $100.00
Where: START @ West-MEC - Glendale, AZ
Cost: $100.00
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Empowering Students Through Professional Skills
Level 3
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers.
Want to make instant connections and get the most out of your time? Please bring a copy of your Scope & Sequence!
This course will explore the nine Professional Skills identified by the Arizona Department o...
Jessica Putton
Category:
Certification Series
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School-Based Enterprises (Online Synchronous)
Participants must be in a program that can support an SBE. If you have questions, please contact PD@west-mec.org
Level 4 CTE Professional Development Class
This class is designed for CTE teachers who create and implement a School-Based Enterprise
Participants must create a business ...
Courtney Hundley
Christina Rock
Category:
Certification Series
When:
2/15/2024 4:00 PM − 6:00 PM
3/14/2024 4:00 PM − 6:00 PM
4/4/2024 4:00 PM − 6:00 PM
Where: Online Class
Cost: $50.00
Where: Online Class
Cost: $50.00
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Program Management
What constitutes an "approved program?" Come and learn in-depth what is required to ensure that your program is in compliance and eligible to receive Federal, State, and JTED funding.
You will leave with the skills needed to manage the many facets of running a premier CTE program including pu...
Category:
Certification Series
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Serving Exceptional Students In CTE
Level 3
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE educators.
This course is designed to provide CTE educators and other interested parties with a broad understanding of special education. During the course of this interactive class, we will cover a range of topics, inc...
Shelly Thome
Category:
Certification Series
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High Opportunity Programs At Central Campus
Do you have a student who is still looking for that niche opportunity, but you aren’t quite sure where to direct them? This is the professional development opportunity for you. Come see our 1-Year Drone Program for Seniors and our 2 Year Precision Machining Program for Juniors!
This course...
Joely Sanders
Category:
Student Services
When:
2/27/2024 1:30 PM − 2:30 PM
Where: West-MEC Central Campus
Cost: $0.00
Where: West-MEC Central Campus
Cost: $0.00
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High Opportunity Programs At Northwest Campus
Come out to see the Northwest Campus in Surprise to explore innovative opportunities that exist for your students! Do you have a student who is still looking for that niche opportunity, but you aren’t quite sure where to direct them? This is the professional development opportunity for you.
...
Robert Vernier
Category:
Student Services
When:
2/29/2024 2:00 PM − 3:30 PM
Where: West-MEC Northwest Campus
Cost: $0.00
Where: West-MEC Northwest Campus
Cost: $0.00
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More Than Sad: Suicide Awareness Training
In an American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 2020 report, suicide is identified as the 2nd leading cause of death for Arizona's adolescents and young adults (ages 10-34). In fact, on average, one person dies by suicide every six hours in our state.
As an intervention to reduce the suicide ra...
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Effective Demonstrations
Level 2
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers.
Whether in a welding lab or a bioscience lab, effective demonstrations are crucial. If done correctly, every student can successfully perform the new skill with little or no frustration, without wasted m...
Category:
Certification Series
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Rubrics To Increase Student Success
Level 3
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers.
CTE courses are driven by student-created projects. Rubrics are an evaluation tool that can increase the quality of those student projects while simultaneously giving the teacher a quicker, fairer way to asses...
Category:
Certification Series
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Professional Knowledge Assessment Prep Course (PK Test Prep) - March 2024
Session Dates: March 11 - April 22, 2024
Level 2 CTE Class
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers who must take the Assessment of Professional Knowledge Test.
This asynchronous online class allows you to learn at your own pace. You can access lectu...
Category:
Certification Series
When:
3/11/2024 − 4/22/2024 8:00 AM − 11:59 PM
Where: Online Class
Cost: $50.00
Where: Online Class
Cost: $50.00
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Strategic Planning
We all know that truly great CTE programs are the result of stellar planning. Plan for success, enroll in the Strategic Planning course. You’ll learn how leaders develop compelling plans and execute those plans in a way that empowers all involved.
This course is designed to help participan...
Category:
Certification Series
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Grading And Assessment
Level 2
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers.
Assessing and grading are two different actions. Learn a variety of formative and summative assessment techniques. A major focus is how to assess student work using rubrics. This class will help you create a c...
Category:
Certification Series
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Charter/Private School High Opportunity Program Showcase & Luncheon
West-MEC Student Services is excited to provide lunch and spend time with Charter and Private School Counselors/Advisors that work with West-MEC Central Programs. Our afternoon will include conversations about 24-25 class openings in High Opportunity Programs, the late application process, knowledg...
Marilynn Babyar
Category:
Student Services
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Work-Based Learning
Level 3
No prerequisite
This class is designed for all CTE teachers.
**This course satisfies the ADE requirement for the Cooperative Education Endorsement.
Create meaningful work-based learning experiences for your students. This course will provide teachers with a variety...
Susan Leon
Category:
Certification Series