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9/28 Webcast on Career & Technical Education

Dr, Jack Elliot, Professor, University of Arizona; and Dr. Kevin Hollenbeck, Senior Economist, Upjohn Institute, Michigan, will present “The Contributions of CTE to Student Academic Achievement” during a webcast from the National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education, The Ohio State University, 3:00 p.m. EDT, September 28, 2004. You can view the webcast from any computer with Internet access at
http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/description.asp?wc=165
If you cannot view the webcast live, you can view the archived webcast on the National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education Web site at www.nccte.org.

Drs. Elliot and Hollenbeck will discuss the importance of distinguishing between actual student achievement and measured student achievement. Dr. Hollenbeck will suggest that measured student achievement is only a subset of actual student achievement; it may or may not be reasonable to examine measured student achievement. He will raise the question of whether measured student achievement is a good indicator of other outcomes. Dr. Hollenbeck will discuss six principles that policymakers should rely on when confronted with many different estimates of impacts on student achievement, especially when complex statistical techniques have been used.

For the past five years Dr. Elliot, has been involved in a study that compared the high stakes test scores of Arizona career and technical education graduates with other students. Five school districts have been involved with the study and the number of students has ranged from 2500 - 3000 students per year. Dr. Elliot will share the results of the study and discuss the importance of analyzing test scores to measure student achievement.

Dr. Jack Elliot directs the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ambassador Program at The University of Arizona. He is a professor in the Agricultural Education Department and in the Arid Lands Science Department. Dr. Elliot has earned a B.S. and M.A. from Washington State University and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.

Dr. Kevin Hollenbeck conducts research in the areas of workforce development program evaluation, education reform, school-to-work transitions, formal and informal training, performance standards, and federal job training policy. Dr. Hollenbeck has Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Viewers of the webcast may ask questions by signing up (no charge) for a WebBoard Account at www.nccte.org. The chatroom allows you to submit questions during the presentation. Please allow ample time as your account must be validated by an email confirmation. Questions can be pre-submitted by linking to
http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/description.asp?wc=165#viewWebcast

The work reported herein was supported under the National Dissemination for Career and Technical Education, PR/Award (No.V051A990004) and/or under the National Research Center PR/Award (No.V51A990006) as administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of Education. However the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education or the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education and the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education are funded by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of Education.

National Dissemination Center for
Career and Technical Education
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1090

For Additional Information Contact:
Barbara Reardon
Director of Communications
Phone: 614-292-2894
Fax: 614-688-3258
Email: reardon.30@osu.edu
website: www.nccte.org

Active Learning Workshop at Century College

Stewart Ross, the CTL Leader and Active Learning Advocate at MSU,
Mankato is coming to Century College on Sept. 22nd to present "Are You the Only Active Learner in the Classroom?" This is the workshop that he presented at the Realizing Student Potential Conference last February, and also will present at the Collaboration Conference this November. And you and your faculty can attend at Century for free! Visit the Century College website http://www.century.mnscu.edu/general/mapdrive.html for directions to the college. The workshop will be on the WEST campus. Enter the Theatre entrance.

Then Michele Neaton, CTL Leader and Active Learning Advocate at Century College will visit MSU, Mankato to conduct her own very popular workshop, "Little Steps in Active Learning." That will be on October 5th. More details later.

For more information, contact Michele Neaton at Century College, 651 779-3245 or m.neaton@century.edu, or Stewart Ross, stewart.ross@mnsu.edu.

Biology Discipline Workshop

NEXT FRIDAY-SATURDAY: 9/17-9/18: BIOLOGY WORKSHOP
CTL's Discipline Workshops are organized by faculty for all
systemwide colleagues in a given discipline or program area. Get the
word out to all biology, health and medical professions faculty to
register for the Biology Discipline Workshop - next Friday and Saturday,
September 17- 18 at North Hennepin Community College.
http://www.ctl.mnscu.edu/events/dworkshops/biology/2004/index.html

Writing to Learn

NEXT SATURDAY: 9/18 WEEKEND SEMINAR
Final reminder to ALL faculty regarding the upcoming CTL Weekend
Seminar on September 18, "Writing to Learn in All Fields." Just about
all of us have wrestled with student writing challenges. Richard Jewell
and Pamela Flash will provide lots of practical, effective techniques
that engage students in thinking about what they are learning, AND
require less actual work from instructors. If you haven't been to
Rochester Community and Technical College, this is a wonderful facility
for learning, collegial camaraderie, and good food! The seminar is
free, of course, and lodging costs are covered.

See our flyer at
http://www.ctl.mnscu.edu/events/ws/2004/09/ctl-9-18-04.pdf and then
visit the CTL website for registration (http://www.ctl.mnscu.edu/events/ws/2004/register.html). Thanks!