2012 Best Practices and Innovations In Career and Technical Education Conference

October 10-12 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The call for presentations for the 2012 Best Practices and Innovations in Career and Technical Education Conference is now open. To submit a presentation proposal, click here. If you have submitted a proposal in past years, you should have established a user name and password. If you can’t remember your username and password, or have not previously submitted a presentation proposal, on the login page click on the “To register as a Speaker, click here."

• A best practice is a practice that has empirical data documenting the best practice as defined in the rubric.
• An innovation is defined as a teacher, school and/or administrative practice that demonstrates innovations in career and technical education but has not yet validated the practice through empirical data.

The conference will take place Oct. 10-12 at the historic Skirvin Hilton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In addition to the expansion of the conference to include innovations in CTE as well as best practices, we are adding three exciting pre-conferences.

The deadline has been extended until May 23. . Act now to share your best practices or innovation and secure your place in the program. Questions about submitting a presentation should be directed to Tom Applegate.

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Mission, Purpose & Core Values

I. Core Values:

• Leadership
• Professional development
• Networking
• Quality
• Innovation

II. Purpose:

NCLA Purpose: Advancing leadership, advocacy, and professional development for CTE administrators through a network of peers.

III. Mission:

NCLA Mission: Creating conversations that result in innovative change.

Top 5 reasons for joining NCLA

1. Opportunity for networking on a national level with career and technical administrators.
2. Advocacy at national levels for policy initiatives that advance career and technical education.
3. A professional newsletter distributed two times a year that spotlights key activities and best practices.
4. A professional organization responsible for lobbying and disseminating information around key legislation for career technical education.
5. Sponsorship of a fall professional development conference that highlights best practices along with visitations to exemplary Career-Technical Centers and programs.