Welcome to the CTE Resource Center

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Welcome to the CTE Resource Center

• Serving Career
• and Technical Education
• in Virginia

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Facts about the Center

• Founded in 1982 under Carl D. Perkins Vocational
  and Applied Technology Education Act
• Serves Virginia Department of Education, other
  state agencies funded under Perkins Act, and
  local school divisions
• Located at 2002 Bremo Road, Richmond, VA 23226 .
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Center Services

• Web site
• Curriculum projects
• Distribution and ordering
• Lending library
• Information searches

• Local development assistance
• In-service programs
• Administrative resource guides
• . . .

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Web site http//CTEresource.org

• About Us
• Task Lists SCRs
• VERSO
• Publications
• Library

• Services
• Featured Resources
• Links
• . . .

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Curriculum Projects

• ACTIVITIES and PRODUCTS
• Performing research ? Bibliographies and reports
• Facilitating technical panels (validation) ?
  Task lists
• Training writing teams ? Draft curriculum
  frameworks
• Editing curriculum ? VERSO frameworks on the Web
• Designing/producing non-VERSO documents ?
  Student organization handbooks, program marketing
  materials, administrative guides, and other
  special publications

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Distribution and Ordering

• VERSO, Virginias Educational Resource System
  Online
• Web-based curriculum system
• Visit our Web site, click on VERSO . . .
• Printed, CD, and/or PDF curriculum for some items
• Visit our Web site, click on Publications, then
  Online Catalog OR
• Order by mail, phone, fax, e-mail
• Single copies free to VA public educators
• Mass mailings, conferences, individual orders

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Lending Library

• LIBRARY COLLECTION
• 7,000 books and AV items for Virginia educators
• Curriculum guides, classroom texts and aids,
  professional development tools, other resources

• CHECK-OUT PROCESS
• Visit Center or access online catalog at
  http//library.cteresource.org
• Request materials in person, phone, mail, fax,
  e-mail
• Borrow up to four items for four weeks
• Return in person/by mail

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Information Search Service

• Educators may phone or e-mail a research request.
  Results may include
• CTE Resource Center library items
• CTE Resource Center distribution items
• Web resources (e.g., lessons, ERIC abstracts)
• External sources/referrals (secondary or
  postsecondary institutions, other libraries,
  organizations, resource persons)
• Examples of searches (shop safety laws and
  guidelines, resources for fashion marketing,
  steps for opening a new tech center)

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Local Development Assistance

• CTE Resource Center services to schools, school
  divisions, and local consortia
• Consult with advisory committees
• Perform research
• Facilitate occupational panels/DACUMs
• Train writing teams
• Review locally developed material . . .

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In-service Programs

• CTE Resource Center staff members are available
  to facilitate in-services on a variety of topics
• Orienting educators to CTE services
• Navigating VERSO
• Using the Web as a teaching resource
• Teaching All Aspects of Industry and Workplace
  Readiness Skills

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Administrative Tools on the Web

• Administrative Planning Guide (APG)
• A quick guide to Virginias CTE courses for
  counselors, teachers, and administrators (in Word
  and PDF)
• Arranged by program area
• Contains course codes and descriptions
• Includes certifications/licensures for applicable
  courses
• Explains verified credit options
• Career Planning Guide (CPG)
• Extensive online career planning resources for
  students, parents, counselors, teachers, and
  administrators
• Database searchable by career pathway, academic
  interest, or keyword
• Detailed Virginia CTE course sequences and credit
  options presented for educational planning

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Summary How can CTE administrators benefit?

• Locate task lists, SCRs, SOL correlations,
  certifi-cation/licensure, course frameworks in
  VERSO
• Schedule in-services for your teachers
• Order non-VERSO Virginia CTE publications
• Borrow library books, videos, and CDs
• Request research assistance
• Seek assistance w/ local curriculum projects
• Access administrative guides online (APG CPG)

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CTE Resource Centercontact information

• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail info_at_CTEresource.org
• Web http//CTEresource.org
• Visit 2002 Bremo Road, Lower Level, Richmond,
  VA 23226

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