Join educators from across the state and participate in the 58th Annual CTE Summer Conference this month. Each CTE specialist at the Utah State Office of Education has worked diligently to deliver quality professional development in your program area.

From June 11 through June 20, twenty-three conferences will be held in various convenient locations from Logan to Provo. You can get details for all programs and register for those of interest to you here. (And remember, pre-registration is $10 cheaper than on-site.) This is the premier opportunity for Utah CTE educators to hear about the latest trends and techniques, and to be inspired to apply them for the benefit of their students next fall.

Speaking of summer conferences, the theme for the Utah school counselors’ conference is, “Believe It and Achieve It: Helping Students Become Career and College Ready.” We’ll be taking advantage of the opportunity to introduce the College and Career Ready initiative of the Utah State Board of Education, the goal of which is to assure that graduates of our high schools are prepared to pursue 1, 2, 4 or more years of training/education beyond high school and to succeed in the job market of the future. Support information and resources will be identified with a new brand.

There’s also a version of the brand designed specifically for use by school counselors as they work with students on their personal plans for education and work beyond high school. More information on the College and Career Ready initiative is to come, so be sure to watch for summer editions of this newsletter, and check the Utah State Office of Education website for further announcements.

CTE Summer Conferences

June 11-12 Marketing Education Jordan High School – Sandy, UT Conference theme: Sustainable Advantage	June 13-14 Business Education Park City High School – Park City, UT Conference theme: 21st Century Skills
June 11-13 Agricultural Education Tooele High School – Tooele, UT Conference theme: Feeding the World Starts Right Here	June 13-14 Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Wasatch High School – Heber City, UT Conference theme: Believe It and Achieve It: Helping EVERY Student be College and Career Ready
June 11-12 Nutrition and Food Science Conference BYU – Provo, UT Conference theme: Family and Consumer Sciences: Creating Healthy and Sustainable Families	June 13-14 Family and Consumer Sciences Education BYU – Provo, UT Conference theme: Family and Consumer Sciences: Creating Healthy and Sustainable Families
June 12-13 Health Science Education Park City High School – Park City, UT Conference theme: Skills for a Changing World	June 13-14 Work-Based Learning Park City High School – Park City, UT Conference theme: 21st Century Skills
June 12-13 Skilled and Technical Sciences Education BATC – Logan, UT Conference theme: Connecting with the Future	June 18-19 Information Technology Education CTEC Center – Sandy, UT Reminder: Bring your own computer!
June 12-14 Technology and Engineering Education BATC – Logan, UT Conference theme: Connecting with the Future	June 18-20 Welding Education Mountainland ATC – Orem, UT Conference theme: It Makes S.E.N.S.E.

Mary Shumway is the Director of Career and Technical Education at the Utah State Office of Education. You may reach her via email at or by calling 801-538-7500. Learn more about Career and Technical Education on the UtahCTE.org website. This is a cross-post from the CTE Directions newsletter, June Educator Edition.

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