Preconference

October 29/30


Get your Tech Prep program in gear with this series of optional 90-minute workshops centered around three main topics. Fine-tune your skills or explore new ideas—every session is designed to help you direct your program down the path to success!

Tech Prep 101
If you’ve just been assigned to a Tech Prep coordination function, or if you’re an experienced practitioner wanting to brush up on the basics, these workshops are for you. The essential elements of Tech Prep will be covered, including:
     Applied Academics
     Career Pathways
     Program Implementation
     Articulation
     Consortium Building


Higher Education Issues and Trends
Sessions will include:
     Redefining Tech Prep for Postsecondary Institutions
     Contextual Teaching Practices in Higher Education
     Using Tech Prep to More Effectively Reduce
          Remediation in Higher Education


Technology in the Classroom
Sessions will include:
     Videoconferencing as an Educational Communication Tool
     Learning Microsoft FrontPage ‘98
     The Emerging World of Telecollaborative Projects
     A Beginner’s Workshop for Using Conferencing
          and Chat Systems
     The Great M&M Meltdown—Contextual Learning
          in a Virtual Environment


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