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RECORDED WEBINARS 2017

RECORDED WEBINARS 2017

Thursday, November 16, 2017

The Role of Advisor, Counselor, Career Coach

Advisors, counselors and career coaches play important roles for students as they plan for their careers. Lack of accurate information can be costly in dollars and time. Frequently, the academic education does not adequately prepare individuals for jobs that require 21st century skills. This webinar focuses on the roles of professionals who can assist students in making wise decisions as they prepare for technical careers.

Presenters:


Elaine Johnson
PI and Executive Director
Bio-Link
Biography


James Lewis
Faculty Member
City College of San Francisco
Biography

John Carrese
Director
San Francisco Bay Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research
Biography

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Career Exploration

In this age of emerging technologies, many students and their parents have not been exposed to the great variety of careers open to them. Career exploration is taking on an increasingly important role in community college programs. This webinar provides examples of career exploration tools that are available to students, teachers, faculty members, counselors and others who are interested in assisting students make wise career choices.

Presenters:


Elaine Johnson
PI and Executive Director
Bio-Link
Biography


Sandra Porter
President/Founder
Digital World Biology, LLC
Biography

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Preparing for the Future

The Ins and Outs of Succession Planning Succession planning is an organizational strategy in which employees are recruited and developed so that each key role is consistently and continuously filled. A good plan for succession ensures continuity in organizational and positional knowledge. No matter its size, each organization needs a system for identifying necessary knowledge and embedding that knowledge for sustainability and success. Join us to learn and share good practices and ideas for ensuring continuous knowledge and how succession planning can impact the sustainability of any organization, including educational consortia.

Presenters:


Marilyn Barger
Principal Investigator (PI) & Executive Director
Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, FLATE
Biography


Phil Centonze
Director of ​C​lient Engagement
FloridaMakes
Biography

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

How To Mine Job Listings To Parse Employer’s Need

Although we often claim we have good relationships with industry sometimes it seems we can’t speak the same language when matching our program graduates with jobs. Today there are new approaches to using the information contained in job listings to better match and align educational offerings to workforce demands. Today’s catch word is “data mining” and that is exactly the approach used here. We look at examples of using information from systems like Burning Glass to refine curriculum to better match program content with industry demand. In this webinar we will discuss what is discover-able and how to use that information.


Michael Lesiecki
Principal Luka Partners LLC
Biography

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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Using Prior Learning Assessments for recruitment and retention of special adult populations

This webinar will offer insights into developing an effective recruitment strategy that encompasses Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) coupled with other methods to reach your goals. Proven approaches will be shared for recruiting special underrepresented populations such as minority groups, specific age groups, Native Americans, those with disabilities, and the socioeconomically disadvantaged. Practical and proactive strategies for increasing recruitment and decreasing drop outs will be highlighted.

Presenters:


Rick Roberts
Assistant Director
SC ATE Center
Biography


Serita Acker
Executive Director of the Programs for Educational Enrichment & Retention and Women in Science & Engineering
Clemson University
Biography


Donald McCoy
K-to-College STEM Education Consultant
Biography

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Creating Dashboards For Grants Development And Management

Grant directors, grant developers and resource development personnel are all managers today. They are increasingly queried about evaluation, outcomes, evidence and data management. A useful tool for managers is the project dashboard.

    In this webinar we will:

  • Define dashboard elements
  • Distinguish informational elements from trends and Key Performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Create ownership to make the dashboard a dynamic reporting tool
  • Develop your own dashboard with examples you can use

Presenter:


Michael Lesiecki
Director
MATEC
Biography


Lara Smith
Grants Coordinator
GateWay Community College
Biography

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Q & A: Follow-Up Discussion:
Final Tips for a Competitive Proposal

This session will provide an opportunity for viewers of the recent CCTA webinar: Final Tips for a Competitive Proposal, to discuss questions they may still have concerning information shared at the April 20th webinar.

Presenters:


Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography


Celeste Carter
Lead Program Officer
National Science Foundation
Biography

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

Final Tips for a Competitive Proposal

This final webinar in the four part series for writing a competitive ATE project grant proposal will provide best practices for finalizing and refining your proposal to get it ready for submission. This session will provide specific examples of common mistakes and pitfalls and ways to avoid them. A proposal checklist will be highlighted by several experienced Principal Investigators.

A follow-up question and answer webinar session will be provided, Thursday, April 27 at 3pm ET, to address and discuss any questions attendees may have concerning the materials shared today. To register for this Q & A session, please see below.

Presenters:


Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence
Technology Center (CTC)
Biography


Celeste Carter
Lead Program Officer
National Science Foundation
Biography

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Q & A: Follow-Up Discussion
Developing Stakeholder Partnerships Internally and Externally for Successful Grants

This session will provide an opportunity for viewers of the recent CCTA webinar: Developing Stakeholder Partnerships Internally and Externally for Successful Grants, to discuss questions they may still have concerning information shared at the March 23rd, webinar.

Presenters:


Elaine Johnson
PI and Executive Director
Bio-Link
Biography

Marilyn Barger
Principal Investigator (PI) & Executive Director
Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, FLATE
Biography


Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography


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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Developing Stakeholder Partnerships Internally and Externally for Successful Grants

In addition to developing a good idea with supporting goals and activities, it is imperative that key stakeholders both internal and external be committed to the work of the proposed grant.  This session will focus on the various types of stakeholders including, but not limited to, the main institution’s and any partner institution’s administration, staff, and faculty; a strong evaluator with a detailed evaluation plan; and engaged business, industry, and community members.

Presenters:


Elaine Johnson
PI and Executive Director
Bio-Link
Biography


Marilyn Barger
Principal Investigator (PI) & Executive Director
Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, FLATE
Biography


Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

Q & A: Follow-Up Discussion
Grant Proposal Resources, Roadmaps, and Timelines

This session will provide an opportunity for viewers of the recent CCTA webinar: Grant Proposal Resources, Roadmaps, and Timelines, to discuss questions they may still have concerning information shared at the March 9th webinar.

Presenters:


Elaine Craft
Director
SC ATE Center of Excellence
Biography


Mel Cossette
Executive Director/PI
MatEdU
Biography


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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Grant Proposal Resources, Roadmaps, and Timelines

This webinar will provide an insider’s look at unique characteristics of National Science Foundation (NSF) grant funding, particularly the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program. Guidelines and timelines will be shared along with tips to keep in mind if you have previously been funded by NSF ATE for a smaller grant and aspire to submit a proposal for a larger scope of work. Resources specific to preparing a competitive NSF ATE grant proposal will be highlighted.

Presenters:


Elaine Craft
Director
SC ATE Center of Excellence
Biography


Elizabeth Teles
Retired
Lead Program Director NSF
Biography



Mel Cossette
Executive Director/PI
MatEdU
Biography

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Thursday, February 23, 2017, 2pm ET

Q & A: A Follow-Up Discussion on:
Grants and Innovation – A Great Match

This session will provide an opportunity for viewers of the recent CCTA webinar: Grants and Innovation – A Great Match, to discuss questions they may still have concerning information shared at the Feb.16th webinar.

Presenters:


Celeste Carter
Lead Program Officer
National Science Foundation
Biography


Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography

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Thursday, February 16, 2017, 2pm ET

Grants and Innovation – A Great Match

Competitive grants for the NSF ATE program must be built on at least one innovative idea and the goals must be well-defined and clearly explained. However, framing an innovative idea and clearly explaining goals can be difficult. Further, proposal development requires a great deal of planning and a detailed timeline. This session will focus on planning for grant proposal development and will explore how to determine whether or not an idea is innovative, what is meant by developing and explaining goals clearly and what must be considered in planning development work and the timeline for such work.

A follow-up question and answer webinar session will be provided, Thursday, February 23, 2pm ET, to address and discuss any questions attendees may have concerning the materials shared today. To register for this Q & A session, please see below.

Presenters:

Celeste Carter
Lead Program Officer
National Science Foundation
Biography

Ann Beheler
Principal Investigator (PI)
National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
Biography

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

What Can We Know About Our Graduates As They Enter the Workforce?

Today it is critical to know more about our community college graduates as they leave us. We are driven to demonstrate the effectiveness of our programs and the achievement of gainful employment for our graduates. Direct knowledge is difficult to come by. This webinar will address the question, “What can we know?” and illustrate approaches, attempts and best practices to actually obtain information about our students as they enter and participate in the workforce. The webinar features best practices from the statewide survey to assess employment outcomes for students who have participated in career and technical education coursework at California community colleges. In addition we will discuss approaches tried and implemented at the Maricopa Community Colleges in Arizona.

Presenters:

Michael Lesiecki
Director
MATEC
Biography

John Carrese
Director
San Francisco Bay Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research
Biography

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