CTEA-Colorado Technology Education Association

You can still register for the CTEA Conference! http://coloradotechea.weebly.com/

My Site  I personally would like to welcome you to the Colorado Technology Education Association and our NEW official website. I apologize for the lateness of my letter. It took a bit of time to get the...

Thanks again to Goodheart-Wilcox our 2016 Promotional Sponsor at the 2016 Rocky Mountain States CTEA Conference.

Vendors
If you are a Vendor and would like to participate in our Vendor Fair, please fill in the Vendor Information form here.
CTEA Members, please forward this link to current vendors that you work with and encourage them to present at the CTEA Conference.

Classroom Improvement Grant

The Colorado Technology Education Association, in cooperation with supporting vendors, has created and funds the CTEA Classroom Improvement Grant program. The purpose of this grant is to support teachers for classroom improvements such as purchasing supplies and materials, repair equipment or provide for professional development in order to help improve the educational setting for their students in their classrooms.

To apply for the CTEA grant, you can complete the form here. The deadline to register is Friday, September 30, 2016. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. to be considered for the grant.

If you are a vendor and would like to support the grant, please contact Diane Gaston at [email protected] for more information.

Vendors

If you are a Vendor and would like to participate in our Vendor Fair, please fill in the Vendor Information form here.

CTEA Members, please forward this link to current vendors that you work with and encourage them to present at the CTEA Conference.

Conference Registration is now OPEN!

The registration for the 2016 CTEA Annual Conference on October 6 & 7, is now open! The cost per registration is $200. The cost of the Conference includes membership to CTEA and ITEEA, in addition to food and facility costs. If you have questions about your registration or payment please contact Marc Finer at [email protected].

To register for the conference, please click here. You can also register on our new website.

Goodheart-Wilcox Publications is one of our promotional Sponsors!

Excited for a new vendor Brian Dickman Owner, Deep Space. They offer a variety of STEM courses. Can't wait to learn more! Check them out at the 2015 Rocky Mountain States Conference!

The board is excited for the return of the TEECA Competitions at our Rocky Mountain States Conference.

Did you know your registration in CTEA also registers you as a member of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association ITEEA. Check out some of their resources here! http://iteea.org/

INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION

Are you interested in being a vendor at the Rocky Mountain States Conference on October 22 and 23? Its not to late to register! Go to http://www.cteaonline.org/vendor.html for registration materials!

CTEA - Vendor The form included in the vendor packet below will serve as your registration for vendor space and sponsorship opportunities. Reservation requests will be fulfilled on a first come first serve basis.

A message from our President http://www.cteaonline.org/aboutus.html

CTEA - About Us I personally would like to welcome you to the Colorado Technology Education Association and our official website www.cteaonline.org.

Program of the Year Nomination and Technology Education Teacher of the Year Nomination
Every year we like to recognize our amazing colleagues for their hard work in Technology Education. Nominate your colleagues today! For more information on the nomination process, click here. All nominees must be a member of ITEEA. Contact Pam Wilkins if you have any questions regarding ITEEA at [email protected].

Our new location for the 2015 Rocky Mountain States Conference is going to be amazing! Thank you Colorado Adventure Point for hosting the CTEA Conference!

10455 West Sixth Avenue | Suite 150
Denver, CO 80215
www.coloradoadventurepoint.org

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Do you know an exceptional teacher that could use financial support for hands-on, project based learning in their Tech Ed, Industrial Arts,STEM classes? Nominate them now for the Classroom Improvement Grant by completing the following application https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n7gYeouCgEv8Xt6MH7n27nDEnTkNLIDzTuFNfXonX6Y/viewform?formkey=dHdCY0thdDVkNnd0UDVSZHlRWndJQ0E6MQ&fromEmail=true.

CTEA Classroom Improvement Grant Application In 2008 the Colorado Technology Education Association Board looked at a variety of ways to provide additional benefits to CTEA members. In partnership with our supporting vendors we are able to create and fund the CTEA Classroom Improvement Grant program. The purpose of this grant is to support teac…

October 22 and 23 is the official date of the Rocky Mountain States CTEA Conference. Register today as an attendee! Visit us online at www.cteaonline.org

Excited about our keynote speaker Jered Dean and Pitsco sponsoring him. This is the delivery I got today from Pitsco Education to include in the goodie bags. Tomorrow I make a pick up from Woodcraft in Centennial, CO. Have you registered yet? Do you still want to be a vendor? It's not to late!!

Program of the Year Nomination and Technology Education Teacher of the Year Nomination

Every year we like to recognize our amazing colleagues for their hard work in Technology Education. Nominate your colleagues today! For more information on the nomination process, click here. All nominees must be a member of ITEEA. Contact Pam Wilkins if you have any questions regarding ITEEA at [email protected].

Classroom Improvement Grant

The Colorado Technology Education Association, in cooperation with supporting vendors, has created and funds the CTEA Classroom Improvement Grant program. The purpose of this grant is to support teachers for classroom improvements such as purchasing supplies and materials, repair equipment or provide for professional development in order to help improve the educational setting for their students in their classrooms. Do not hesitate. THIS IS FREE MONEY FOR YOUR PROGRAM!

To apply for the CTEA grant, you can complete the form here. The deadline to register is October 17, 2014. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. to be considered for the grant.

If you are a vendor and would like to support the grant, please contact Diane Gaston at [email protected] for more information.

Vendors

We have an outstanding list of vendors for the 2014 Conference. The list of vendors include:

· Aleph Objects, Inc. – Makers of the LulzBot 3D Printers

· Career and Technical Training, LLC

· Colorado State University

· Digital Display Solutions/Advanced Finishing Technologies

· Fort Hays State University

· Goodheart-Willcox Publisher

· High Country Technology Consultants

· ITEEA

· Mid-West 3D Solutions, LLC

· National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning

· Smart Apps

· Woodcraft

· Paxton Lumber

There will be time built into the Conference for you to speak with the vendors and talk about how they can service your technology education needs. In addition, Digital Display Solutions is offering an iPad Mini as a door prize for those educators that come by their table and register to see the Epson T-3270 Wide Format printer (see above attachment).



If you are a Vendor and would like to participate in our Vendor Fair, please fill in the Vendor Information form here. Please forward this link to current vendors that you work with and would like to see them present at the CTEA Conference.

Conference Schedule
Thursday, October 23, 2014:

· 8:00 – 9:00am Registration – Breakfast will be served in the side dining area

· 9:00 – 10:00am General Session/Keynote Address – Keynote speaker: Jered Dean. Sponsored by Pitsco.

· 10:10 – 11:00am Session 1 Presentations

· 11:15 – 1:00pm Vendor Time – Heavy Lunch appetizers will be provided. Members will have extended time to mingle with Vendors. No sessions during this time.

· 1:10 – 2:00pm Session 2 Presentations

· 2:10 – 3:00pm Session 3 Presentations

· 3:30 - ???? CTEA Social at Denver Curling Club – Sponsored by CATT, LLC.

Friday, October 24, 2014:
· 8:00 – 9:00am CTEA Board Meeting

· 9:00 – 11:00am Vendor Time – Mingle with Vendors before and between Session Presentations

· 9:00 – 9:50am Session 4 Presentations

· 10:00 – 10:50am Session 5 Presentations

· 11:00 – 11:50am Session 6 Presentations

· 11:00 – 12:00pm Vendor Tear Down

· 12:00 – 2:00pm Awards Lunch

I would like to personally invite all Conference attendees to participate in the CTEA Social on Thursday. We will be holding the Social at the Denver Curling Club. The event is sponsored by CATT, LLC. Come join your fellow CTEA Members in a fun night of Curling and celebration. To learn more about the Denver Curling Club, please see the above attachment.



The presentations we have scheduled include:

· RC Cars and Engineering Activities for the Classroom – This presentation will cover student designed engineering activities, application of Solidworks to an engineering model, and how the Ten80 Racing can be used in the pre-engineering classroom.

· QuadCopter Cockpit – This presentation will cover the development of a payload to fly on a QuadCopter to collect GPS, Altimeter and Compass data and transmit that data to the ground for display on a virtual cockpit display of flight instruments and a real-time map.

· DYI Vacuum Forming Machine – This presentation will show participants how easy it is to build an easy to operate “shop built” plastics vacuum forming machine using common items found in shops and labs.

· Welding Simulation – This presentation will demonstrate how to implement welding technology into a clean classroom environment with exposure to welding trades, careers, materials, in applications.

· Medical and Sustainable Technology (How I got 50% girls into a Tech Ed class) – This presentation will cover how this class has allowed us to cover the agricultural and medical Tech Ed standards AND has increased our female enrollment in the department.

· Transitioning from Tech Ed to STEM – This will be an interactive session to learn and share how we can rebrand our current programs to increase funding and gain positive perception without losing the “Design, Build” importance of our programs.

· Design Thinking and Sustainable Architecture – This presentation will demonstrate a lesson on sustainable architecture and the use of the design process, supplemented by student growth data as a result of the unit.

· Using Interactive Simulations and Digital Tools – This presentation will help enhance your course using some of Delmar/Cengage’s latest technology, including: Delmar Online training simulation- HVAC, DATO, Mindtap and Coursebuilder.

· Tinkering with Electronics – This presentation will go over fun activities that introduce and inspire students with simple circuits. This is a hands on presentation.

· Open Source 3D Printing – This presentation explores the Open Source origins of desktop 3D printing, and how collaborative tools will remain critical moving forward as educators build curricula around this exciting technology.

· New in Solidworks 2014 – This presentation will go over tips and tricks with Solidworks 2014.

· Computer Science Programs at Warren Tech – This presentation will show the attendees the work we are doing in our Computer Science, Cybersecurity and Game Programming/Game Development classes at Warren Tech.

· Middle School Wood Projects – This presentation will be about traditional wood projects for Middle School and High School students that range in price from $5.00 to $12.00.

· FYI (Finding Your Interest) – This presentation will go over how I expose my students to as many different professions as possible. This is done through modules such as graphic design, landscape architecture and design, criminal justice, small engine repair, alternative energy, entrepreneurship, communication technologies, finance and life skills.

· Project, Projects, and More Projects! – This presentation will be about projects that you can use in your classes tomorrow. You will be provided all the information you need to get started including tips that I have learned along the way.

· CSU Design Projects – Looking for something new to challenge your students? Join Dr. De Miranda and students as they present four design projects. Each design project will include problem statements, problem posters, and rubrics.

If you have any questions about the presentations, please contact Ben Nuebel at [email protected].