The following is taken from CTEMail, issue 52, which was released today, 
September 28, 2005.  The complete issue is available at 
http://www.nccte.org/ctemail/newsletter.asp?issue=52

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2005 WORKFORCE EDUCATION WEBCASTS

The National Dissemination Center is continuing to schedule the 2005 
webcast series. Dates and presenters will be announced as soon as details 
are available. Please visit our Website, http://www.nccte.org, to see the 
latest schedule announcements.

Currently Scheduled:

·       October 18, Serving Adults and Non-Traditional Students, Thomas 
Brock, MDRC, New York; Estella Lain, Delgado Community College, New 
Orleans; Rachel Singer, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn; and Linda 
Stacy, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH

·       October 20, Improving Secondary and Postsecondary Career and 
Technical Education Transition, Debra Bragg, University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign; Donna Pagoria Moran, Pierce College, Lakewood, WA; and 
Lisa Pletcher, Clark College, Vancouver, WA

·       October 26, Building Rigorous Academic and Technical Programs for 
All Students, Jean-Claude Brizard, New York City Department of Education; 
Joseph Marinelli, Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES, Newark, New York; and Jean 
Stevens, New York State Education Department

·       November 3, Implications for Implementing Career Clusters in Rural 
Settings, Carolyn Olson, Kansas Board of Regents and Arlene Parisot, Office 
of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Montana

·       November 4, Reinvigorating Career and Technical Education in Urban 
Settings, Marisa Castellano, University of Louisville; James R. Stone III, 
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education; and Samuel 
Coburn Stringfield, Johns Hopkins University Center for the Social 
Organization of Schools (CSOS)

·       November 7, Building Community College/Baccalaureate Connections, 
George R. Boggs, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC); T. J. 
Bryan, Fayetteville State University, NC; and Phillip R. Day, City College 
of San Francisco

·       November 22, Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Quality Career 
Technical/Workforce Education (CTWE)Teachers, Gary Briers, Texas A&M 
University; Nancy Headrick, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary 
Education; and Carol Lanning, Illinois Community College Board

·       December 13, Math in Career and Technical Education, James R. Stone 
III, National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
Additional webcast not yet scheduled:

·       Aligning Career and Technical Education Programs to Real - World 
Technical Skills Speaker(s) to be determined.
Webcast Test and Technical Requirements

Webcasts can be viewed on most computers with an Internet connection. You 
may perform a webcast test and check computer requirements here: 
http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/webcastTest.asp. If you have any problems 
please check the webcast FAQ here: http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/faq.asp, 
or, e-mail us at ndctech at osu.edu. If e-mailing please include your computer 
type, operating system and version, and web browser type and version. NOTE: 
We will not be able to provide a response during a live webcast.


WEBCAST INTERACTION
Pre-submit Questions for Webcasts
Viewers may pre-submit questions for all Workforce Education Webcast events 
by selecting an event from the upcoming webcast list at 
http://www.nccte.org/webcasts and then clicking on the "Pre-submit 
Questions" link.

Participant in a Live Discussion During the Event
Sign-up for a NCCTE chatroom account at http://www.nccte.org/re/050418b.asp 
before the webcast starts in order to use the chatroom. This chatroom 
allows you to interact with other webcast viewers and moderators who are at 
the event. Moderators can present your questions to the speaker(s). Please 
allow ample time (2-4 hours) as your account must be validated by an email 
confirmation.

Published by: The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical 
Education
The National Centers for Career and Technical Education are funded by the 
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education.
Please e-mail us your comments and suggestions.