AccommodationsHotel Albuquerque at Old Town800 Rio Grande Blvd. NWAlbuquerque, NM 87104Phone: 1-800-237-2133

hotelabq.comRoom Rate: Rate: $159 single/double plus 13.2% tax

Reservation Deadline: Sept. 4

TENTATIVE AGENDA (as of May 2017)

Tues., Sept. 264 – 6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . Registration

Wed., Sept. 277 a.m. – 5 p.m. . . . . . . Registration 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. . . Central New Mexico/College and

Career High School Tour 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. . . . . Game-Changing Strategies for Dynamic

Enrollment, Retention and Performance Results (lunch included) Presenters: Mark C. Perna, Author, Founder, and CEO, TFS®, and Dr. Kevin J. Fleming, National Speaker and Author

8:30 a.m – Noon . . . . . What Every Administrator Needs to Know Presenters: Drs. John Foster, NOCTI, and Clyde Hornberger

1 – 4:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Tour 1 – 4:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . Expanding Your Administrator Skills:

Concentrating on Reality Education Presenters: Drs. Larae Watkins and Michelle Conrad, University of Central Missouri

6 – 9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Welcome Event: Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Tour & Dinner

Thurs., Sept.287 a.m. – 4 p.m. . . . . . . . Registration 7:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Continental Breakfast8:15 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Opening Keynote Speaker Jaime Casap,

Chief Education Evangelist, Google9:50 – 10:50 a.m. . . . . Breakout Sessions10:50 – 11:05 a.m. . . . Break11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. .Breakout Sessions12:15 – 1:45 p.m. . . . . Luncheon Keynote Speaker Mike Hovan,

Chief Operating Officer, Lauren International2 – 3 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Breakout Sessions3:15 – 4:15 p.m. . . . . . Breakout Sessions and Roundtable

Presentations6 – 9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Rio Bravo Brewing Company Tour

Fri., Sept.297:15 – 8:15 a.m. . . . . . Continental Breakfast and Roundtable

Presentations8:30 – 9:30 a.m. . . . . . Breakout Sessions9:45 – 10:45 a.m. . . . . Breakout Sessions10:45 – 11 a.m. . . . . . . . Break11 a.m. – Noon . . . . . . Breakout Sessions12:10 – 1:30 p.m. . . . . . . Closing Luncheon Keynote Speaker

Kimo Kippen, Chief Learning Officer, Hilton Worldwide Corporation

1:30 – 4:30 p.m. . . . . . New Mexico CTE Summit

Not Yet an ACTE and NCLA Member? Join ACTE and NCLA for year-round best practices and innovations in CTE and member-exclusive discounts and benefits when you register for the conference at acteonline.org/bestpractices. Learn more about ACTE and NCLA membership at acteonline.org/join and ncla-cte.org.

Questions?For additional information about the agenda, please contact Tom Applegate at NCLA at 512-797-7271 or tomgobucks@gmail.com. For questions about registration, please contact ACTE at 800-826-9972 or registration@acteonline.org.

Best Practices Conference RatesACTE/NCLA members $395

Non-members $485

Speaker $250

Pre-Conference Workshops (Sept. 27)Game-Changing Strategies for Dynamic Enrollment, Retention and Performance Results (Lunch Included)

$225

What Every Administrator Needs to Know $125

Expanding Your Administrator Skills: Concentrating on Reality Education

$125

Tours and Dinner (Transportation Included)

Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Tour (Sept. 27) $40

Central New Mexico / College and Career High School Tour (Sept. 27)

$40

Rio Bravo Brewing Company Tour (Sept. 28) $50

Welcome Event: Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Tour & Dinner

$60

Post-Conference Event (Sept. 29, 1 – 4:30 p.m.)New Mexico CTE Summit for paid Best Practices attendees Free

New Mexico CTE Summit ONLY $40

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Expanding Your Administrator Skills: Concentrating on Reality EducationPresenters: Drs. Larae Watkins and Michelle Conrad, University of Central MissouriSept. 27, 1 – 4:30 p.m.CTE administrators serve in the unique role as instructional leaders for teachers. This interactive workshop will help administrators and provide essential online and face-to-face resources to build a profes-sional development plan that helps teachers integrate core academic concepts into CTE curricula. Join this dynamic duo to grow your lead-ership skills while accessing a wealth of tools to use with your faculty. 

TOURSCentral New Mexico/College and Career High School Tour (includes light refreshments)Sept. 27, 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Kick off your Best Practices experience by visiting the innovative College and Career High School on the Central New Mexico College Campus. Attendees will see how students transition through their secondary experience into their early college learning.

Atrisco Heritage Academy High School TourSept. 27, 1 – 4:30 p.m.Spend the afternoon touring Albuquerque’s premier CTE Academy at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School.

Rio Bravo Brewing Company Tour (includes tasting)Sept. 28, 6 – 9 p.m.Wrap up your day of Best Practices with a behind-the-scenes look at one of the fastest growing industries in New Mexico, the craft brewing sector. You’ll be able to tour the Rio Bravo Brewing Company while learning about the only Associates Degree offered in the country with a major in Master Brewcraft.

POST-CONFERENCE EVENTThe New Mexico CTE SummitSept. 29, 1-4:30 p.m.Join New Mexico CTE professionals for a special event to identify and suggest solutions to the most crucial challenges facing CTE educators in the state. Recommendations from participants will be presented to state officials. This wonderful event is free for all registered Best Practices attendees.

GENERAL SESSIONSThursday Opening Keynote Speaker

Jaime Casap, Chief Education Evangelist, Google Jaime Casap evangelizes the power of technology and the web as enabling and sup-porting tools in pursuit of promoting inquiry driven, project-based learning models. Col-laborating with school systems, educational

organizations, and leaders, he is focused on building innovation and iteration into our education policies and practices. In addition to his role at Google, Casap serves on a number of boards for organizations focused on education, innovation, and equity. He is also an adjunct professor at Arizona State University, where he teaches classes on policy, innovation, and leadership.

Thursday Luncheon Keynote Speaker Mike Hovan, Chief Operating Officer, Lauren International Mike Hovan, recognized for his exceptional leadership skills, will discuss his commitment to re-emerging manufacturing and community work. He joined Lauren Manufacturing in 1993 as Mixing Plant Manager and over the follow-ing two decades, Hovan served as President

of Lauren Manufacturing, President of Edgetech, and Vice President of Lauren International. Following the sale of Edgetech to Quanex, Hovan became Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Quanex, and in 2014, he was promoted to President/General Manager of Mikron Industries, Inc. - Quanex’s largest business division. In 2016, Hovan returned to the Lauren International family as its COO.

Friday Closing Luncheon Keynote SpeakerKimo Kippen, Chief Learning Officer and Global Ambassador, Hilton Worldwide Kimo Kippen knows the hallmarks of innova-tive CTE programs and will share his vision for career ready education and describe the work that Hilton Worldwide is doing to transform the

learning experience in its workforce. Kippen serves as chairman of the board of directors for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholar-ship Fund of which Hilton Worldwide is a founding member. Prior to joining Hilton, Kippen worked for Marriott International for 21 years where he was responsible for the Center of Excellence for Learning. Kippen holds an M.S. in career and human resource development from Rochester Institute of Technology, a B.S. from the University of Hawaii, and is a graduate of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland’s Post Graduate Program.

FEATURED BREAKOUT AND ROUNDTABLE SESSIONSVisit acteonline.org/bestpractices for complete agenda information.

• Are You Experienced? Solid Enrollment Gains Through Out of the Box Marketing

• CTE Program Alignment - Increasing Student Matriculation to Postsecondary Technical Programs

• How Global Competence Supports CTE: What Administrators Need to Know

• How to Retain and Mentor High-Quality CTE Teachers

• Minimize the Drama! Refocus the Spotlight on Learning!

• #LeadlikeTED: Leadership Insights from TED

• Leadership Skills for Successful CTE Administrators

• Pathways from High School to High Wage Apprenticeships

• Recruiting with a Mobile Makerspace

• What Motivates Students to Choose STEM programs

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPSGame-Changing Strategies for Dynamic Enrollment, Retention and Performance Results (lunch included)Presenters: Mark C. Perna, Author, Founder, and CEO, TFS®, and Dr. Kevin J. Fleming, National Speaker and AuthorSept. 27, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.Kick off your experience with an immersive, full-day event where you’ll discover CTE’s competitive advantage, action steps to achieve 21st century technical and employable skills, benefits of earlier career exploration through Education with Purpose®, powerful generational insights, and more. You and your team will join thousands of col-leagues nationwide who are using these cutting-edge best practices to change the game for CTE — enrolling, retaining, and motivating Generations Y and Z like never before!

What Every Administrator Needs to KnowPresenters: Drs. John Foster, NOCTI, and Clyde HornbergerSept. 27, 8:30 a.m. – NoonAre you bi-lingual? Can you speak in education and workforce terminology? Administering CTE requires an array of skills from understanding your employment community, building staff trust and board relationships to assessing the quality of programs and ad-dressing students’ technical and academic preparation. Join us for an engaging discussion on the how to improve your CTE administrative skills and maintain strong technical education programs to grow your local economy.

Welcome Event: Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Tour & DinnerSept. 27, 6 – 9 p.m.Join your CTE administrator peers from across the nation for a very special evening at the world famous Balloon Museum. This wonderful event will feature a delectable Southwestern menu (including green chiles!), live entertainment, and private access to the museum and festival grounds.

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