Oklahomans win ACTE Region IV awards
Three Oklahoma CareerTech educators won awards at the ACTE Region IV Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, recently.
Wyatt Gerth, creative marketing communications instructor at Tri County Technology Center, received the New Teacher of the Year award.
Jona Kay Squires, agriculture business coordinator at Mid-America Technology Center, received the Postsecondary Professional of the Year award.
April Blackwell, director of instructional services at Northeast Technology Center, received the Teacher Educator of the Year award.
The three will next compete on the national level at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION conference in San Antonio, Texas, in December.
Read more about Werth on Tri County Tech’s website; about Squires on MATC’s Facebook page; and about Blackwell on Northeast Tech’s Facebook page.
State director inducted as honorary Oklahoma FCCLA member
Oklahoma Family, Career and Community Leaders of America inducted CareerTech State Director Brent Haken as an honorary member during its annual convention April 11 in Tulsa.
FCCLA is the CareerTech student organization affiliated with family and consumer sciences education.
Watch a video of Haken at the FCCLA State Convention on the CareerTech YouTube channel.
27 graduate from Business & Industry Services Certification Program
Twenty-seven Oklahoma CareerTech coordinators recently graduated from the 2023-24 Business and Industry Services Certification Program.
Participants had the opportunity to visit four different technology centers -- Meridian Tech, Central Tech, Northwest Tech and Mid-Del Tech -- as well as the state agency. They participated in professional development sessions, hands-on activities and industry tours.
BISCP is facilitated by Oklahoma CareerTech regional coordinators Lori Laufer and Patrick Clanin.
RRTC students train in live simulation
Red River Technology Center students got the chance to test their skills recently in a simulated emergency.
Emergency medical services and nursing students rescued and treated victims in a mock accident last week with the help of emergency workers from Duncan, Stephens County and the Chickasaw Nation, according to an article in The Duncan Banner.
“Everybody plays an integral part and the kids look forward to it. It’s very beneficial to them, because they get to see some hands-on experience,” EMS instructor Jeff Prater told the newspaper.
Read more about the simulation on The Duncan Banner’s website.
Video series visits Francis Tuttle Tech
Episode 13 of Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell’s “A Look at Oklahoma CareerTech” focuses on Francis Tuttle Technology Center.
Kayla Crossen, a graduate of Francis Tuttle’s computer science program and a student in 2D animation, talks about how she found her passion at the technology center and what’s next as she prepares to graduate with her second certification.
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