Trade, Industry, and Technical Education strives to teach and model industry standards in the lab and classroom so that job skill training can be enhanced.
Events
Professional Development Opportunities
Automotive Technology Education
ASE Instructor Training Conference July 12-15, 2022
ISA-TOPE Training August 1-2, 2022
MTTA Annual Conference August 2-4, 2022
Current State Programs
Contact Information
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Tracy Becker, Supervisor
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tmbecker@nd.gov 701-328-3178
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Darren Becker, Administrative Assistant
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darbecker@nd.gov 701-328-3165
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All Trade, Technical, & Industry Programs
ACTE
- CTELearn through ACTE is offering a selection of free online course through their portal to prepare CTE Teachers to teach online.
- https://www.acteonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CTE-Learn-Offer.pdf
- Additional resources: https://www.acteonline.org/professional-development/opportunities/distance-learning-resources/
CTE Online
- With thousands of Lesson Plans aligned to CTE, Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards, as well as Integrated STEAM/STEM projects and model course outlines you can copy and share.
- https://www.cteonline.org/
CTE Coalition – Keep CTE Moving
- Keep CTE Moving allows those instructors and students to access hundreds of online classes, videos, and instructional materials in areas such as machining, welding, mechatronics, industry 4.0, and programming. All online materials — many available at no charge for the next 30 days — are produced by the coalition partners. These resources will help CTE faculty and students adapt teaching and learning to a new virtual environment with the flexibility to learn now and test hands-on skills later.
- CTE instructors are urged to visit Keep CTE Moving regularly for new partners, more learning resources and guidance that will evolve over time.
- https://ctecoalition.com/
EduTech
- EduTech, a division of North Dakota Information Technology has set up resources to assist ALL ND teachers with Distance Learning and Education Tools through Weekly webinars (live and recorded)
- Help w/ Distance Education Tools Webinar Series: http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/nd-it-edutech-covid-19-resources/
- Online Resources for Educators: http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/online-resources-for-educators/
SkillsUSA Career Essentials
- Recognizing these challenging circumstances, SkillsUSA is offering two of our courses (exploratory and fundamental) for purchase in smaller, deeply discounted segments, allowing teachers flexible options during the uncertainty of this current health crisis.
- SkillsUSA Career Essentials: Experiences courses are available for:
- Early high school students (Fundamental – approximately 35 hours to complete)
- Upper high school students (Advanced – approximately 45 hours to complete)
- College students (Advanced or Adult Learner – approximately 45 hours to complete)
- https://www.skillsusa.org/skillsusa-career-essentials-discounts/ For full details on this offer.
Recording Lectures
- Daily/Weekly lectures can easily be recorded through a variety of platforms.
- If you already utilize a learning management system in your school, check out the recording and sharing capabilities there first. If not, platforms like teams and Zoom will allow you to record a "meeting" (you can be the only one in the meeting) to share out to your classes.
TITH Resource Sharing
- 4-8-20 TITE Meet-up Recording
Today’s Class
- Offers comprehensive courses in the following areas: Agriculture, Automotive/Diesel Tech, Health Sciences, Workplace Readiness. They are currently offering free access to all program areas.
- https://www.todaysclass.com/
Automotive/Collision/Transportation
ACTE Additional Program Area Resources
Automotive/Collision/Transportation Resource Sharing
- 4-21-20 Transportation Cluster Meet-up Recording
ASE Foundation & Industry Partners
- Many industry partners offer online training curriculum or modules and are extending an invitation for instructors at ASE Accredited programs and their students to make use of these resources for FREE! Some offers are only available through the end of the semester or the end of the summer, but others are open-ended.
- This link leads to a page FULL of additional links for Automotive instructors from various industry partners.
- https://www.aseeducationfoundation.org/elearning
Electude
- Electude is a vendor that delivers e-learning to automotive teacher/students and is offering free access to their online solutions to non-current customers: Automotive Essentials, Electric Drive and Heavy Vehicle Systems.
- Contact directly to set up w/ their learning platform: workfromhome@electude.com
- Electrude is also holding daily webinars to fast track teachers new to Electrude: electude.com/webinars
Today’s Class
- Offers comprehensive courses in the following areas: Agriculture, Automotive/Diesel Tech, Health Sciences, Workplace Readiness. They are currently offering free access to all program areas.
- https://www.todaysclass.com/
Building Trades
ACTE Additional Program Area Resources
Building Trades Resource Sharing
- 4-16-20 Building Trades Meet-up Recording
Construction Instruction (Instructor Recommendation)
- A collection of Free Construction related videos.
- https://constructioninstruction.com/library/
ESCO Group
- To assist HVACR students and technicians in continuing their education, ESCO Institute is hosting FREE webinars. Webinars are offered both On-demand and Live.
- https://www.escogroup.org/ (Click on the Blue Webinars button)
Home Builders Institute (HBI)
- Complimentary online access to Flexible Instruction Days (FIDs) comes in response to increasing Career Technical Education (CTE) requests across the nation and does not require textbooks or workbooks to accommodate self-paced learning. Students will learn fundamental knowledge and skills, such as safety, communication, social media presence and interviewing techniques.
- http://www.hbi.org/Products-Services/Online-Learning
Realityworks
- Realityworks is offering access to all their curriculum free of charge. Access includes worksheets, PowerPoints, activities, etc. Curriculum includes programs in Welding, Electrical, and Health Science.
- www.realityworks.com/access-your-guides-and-curriculum/
Virtual Graph Paper (Instructor Recommendation)
- Various online sources allow you to draw out designs on graph paper, allowing for you students to create simple plans for a home
- http://print-graph-paper.com/
- Search Virtual Graph paper to find one that would work best for your class
Culinary/Restaurant
ACTE Additional Program Area Resources
ServSafe – Free Online Courses and Training
- For 30 years, ServSafe has been at the forefront of preparing restaurant and foodservice workers to deliver safe dining experiences for their guests, while also keeping themselves safe. Every day, we train the restaurant and food service industry on topics like cooking temperatures, safe storage, and cross contamination, as well as hygiene, sanitation, and other risk mitigation activities. Because of the challenges presented by COVID-19, we have developed a number of free resources aimed at keeping our workers and the dining public safe.
- https://bit.ly/2WT2k0L
Welding
ACTE Additional Program Area Resources
Welding Resource Sharing
- 4-14-20 Welding Meet-up Recording
American Welding Society - AWS (Instructor Recommendation)
- This link has various resources from multiple industry partners.
- https://www.careersinwelding.com/educator-resources/
Miller Electric Company
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Miller® OpenBook is a free learning management system (LMS) used to plan, implement, offer and assess learning processes. With OpenBook, welding instructors can assign and deliver welding content, create quizzes, welding labs, monitor student participation, and assess and report student progress and performance.
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This LMS offers a wide variety of welding resources and course materials — such as e-learning modules, hands-on welding labs and quizzes. Instructors can utilize the content available to create their own course. Simply create an account, register your school or company and you are ready to get started.
National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3)
- Along with other industry partners, NC3 has joined the Keep CTE Moving movement to support students during their distance learning.
- https://www.nc3.net/keep-cte-moving/
Realityworks
- Realityworks is offering access to all their curriculum free of charge. Access includes worksheets, PowerPoints, activities, etc. The curriculum includes programs in Welding, Electrical, and Health Science.
- www.realityworks.com/access-your-guides-and-curriculum/
WeldingInstructors.org (Instructor Recommendation)
- AWS Educatory Community - Online Discussion for Welding Instructors
- This link includes past meeting recording and NEW Weekly meeting Invites (located at the bottom of the page)
- https://weldinginstructors.org/