Career and Technical Education Conference Focuses on New Directions

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education’s Career and Technical Education Department is proud to announce its summer conference “New Directions for Career and Technical Education” at MiddleTennessee State University this week.

With a focus on delivering 21st Century skills that will help students succeed in the classroom as well as the workplace, CTE teachers and directors from across the state will attend the conference to learn new techniques for preparing students for post-secondary achievement and financial literacy.

“We want to ensure our students have the freedom to pursue new ideas and the skills to be successful after high school,” Assistant Commissioner for Career and Technical Education Ralph Barnett said. “It is through professional development and training of our teachers that we can achieve that goal.”

Conference information:

Tennessee Career and Technical Education Conference
“New Directions for Career and Technical Education”

Date:               July 20-24, 2009
Location:        Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

For more information about the conference, please visit http://frank.mtsu.edu/~cte/ctec.htm.

For more information, contact Rachel Woods at (615) 253-1960 or Rachel.Woods@tn.gov.
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