Previous Professional Skills Series and MACTA Conferences 

MACTA 2023-2024 Professional Skills Series

  1. November 15, 2023: Legislative Updates
  2. January 17, 2024: Perkins 101: Secondary/Post-Secondary
  3. February 14, 2024: CTE Licensure
  4. March 13, 2024: Perkins V: Minnesota State Plan Update
  5. Bonus Session: CTE Job Postings--Best Practice (pre-recorded and created by MACTA Board

Each workshop will be done virtually and will run from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

Cost to participate is $50.00 per session (except for the Bonus Session). CEUs will be offered.

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2023 MACTA Summer Mini-Conference

Make plans to attend the Minnesota Association for Career and Technical Administrators (MACTA) Summer Mini-Conference. This gathering will serve as MACTA’s Annual Meeting, include targeted Professional Development, and serve as an on-boarding ramp to the Teach CTE Summit held by the Association for Career and Technical Education.

Agenda:

  • MACTA Annual Meeting
  • State Perkins Updates
  • Policy Updates
  • Tiered Licensure Updates
  • Pathways/Marketing/Messaging

June 27, 2023
10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
St. Paul College--rooms 1514 & 1518
Agenda

Cost is $50.00 per person and includes lunch and parking
Registration now closed

Contact: Brian Cashman, bcashman@gced.k12.mn.us, 651-764-9016

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2022-2023 Professional Skills Series

Provided by MACTA and open to all CTE stakeholders in Minnesota in order to meet our mission of promoting a world-class Career and Technical Education system for Minnesota.

Select one, two, three, or all four of the following sessions to attend!

  1. November 16, 2022: CTE Licensure + Funding
  2. January 18, 2023: CTE: Spread the Word
  3. February 15, 2023: CTE Month
  4. March 15, 2023: CTE Reporting

Each workshop will be done virtually and will run from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

Cost to participate is $50.00 per session. CEUs will be offered.

Questions? Contact Brian Cashman at bcashman@gced.k12.mn.us

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2021-2022 Professional Skills Series

  • Session 1: CTE Leadership: Voices from the Field--Hear from a group of highly-skilled CTE leaders--their stories, lessons learned, and the future of CTE.  October 12, 2021
  • Session 2: CTE Licensure--Learn about the nuances of CTE teacher licensure.  November 16, 2021
  • Session 3: Communication and Marketing--Engage in a facilitated discussion on effective CTE communication and marketing tools and messaging.  January 11, 2022
  • Session 4: Policy and Advocacy --Learn about state and federal policy priorities and how to advocate around them.  February 8, 2022
  • Session 5: CTE Revenue and Levy Funding--Learn about the basics and nuances of CTE Revenue and Levy Funding.  April 5, 2022

2021 ACTE Region III Conference

  • Dates: June 16-18, 2021
  • Location: Prior Lake, Minnesota
  • Conference Chairs: Jean Rakun and Robb Lowe
  • MACTA Member meeting and MACTA Awards were a part of this conference.

Fall 2020 MACTA / MnACTE Virtual Awards Banquet 

  • Date:  November 2, 2020

Fall 2019 MACTA / MnACTE Awards Banquet

  • Date:  November 5, 2019
  • Location: Minneapolis Marriott NW, Brooklyn Center, MN

Spring 2019 MACTA Conference

  • Conference Coordinators:  Jean Rakun, Brian Cashman, Kay Frick, Debbie Belfry and Robb Lowe
  • Dates:  April 10-12, 2019
  • Location: Normandale Community College on April 10 (preconference), and DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Bloomington-Mpls South  for April 11 & 12.
  • UPDATED Agenda

Fall 2018 MACTA Member Mtg & Awards Banquet

  • Conference Chair: Kathy Kittel 
  • Dates:  October 30, 2018
  • Location:  Minneapolis Marriott NW, Brooklyn Center, MN

Spring 2018 MACTA Conference

  • Conference Chair: Kathy Kittel 
  • Dates:  April 19-20, 2018
  • Location:  Doubletree Hotel in Rochester, MN
  • Agenda

Fall 2017 MACTA Meeting

  • Conference Chair: Kathy Kittel 
  • Dates: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
  • Location: Crown Plaza AIRE in Bloomington, MN
  • Agenda
  • Registration fees

Spring 2017 MACTA Conference

  • Conference Chair: Kathy Kittel & Julie Ketterling
  • Dates: April 19 & 20, 2017
  • Location: Mankato City Center
  • Theme: The Art of Motivating Students and Engaging Employers
  • Registration fees

Fall 2016 MACTA Conference

  • Conference Chair: Mike Lindstrom
  • Dates: October 5-7 2016
  • Location: Cragun's Conference Center, Brainerd
  • Theme: CTE Leadership ~ Data Driven Intervention for NT ~ Manufacturing Career Cluster
  • Registration fees

Spring 2016 MACTA Conference

  • Mike Lindstrom, Conference Chair
  • April 7 & 8, 2016
  • Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center
  • Alexandria
  • Conference Focus: Alexandria Area HS Academies ~"Data Dig" ~ MDE & MNSCU updates 
  • Registration Fees

Fall 2015 Conference

  • Mike Lindstrom, Conference Chair
  • September 30 - October 2, 2015
  • Cragun's Resort
  • Brainerd
  • Conference Focus:  Developing CTE Leaders -- Digging into Your CTE Data -- Manufacturing 
  • Registration Fees

Spring 2015 Conference

  • Mike Lindstrom, Conference Chair
  • April  15-17, 2015
  • Tuscan Center
  • St. Cloud
  • Registration Fees 

Fall 2014 Conference

  • Mike Lindstrom, Conference Chair
  • October 1-3, 2014
  • Cragun's Resort
  • Brainerd
  • Conference Focus:  Developing CTE Leaders; Open-source Healthcare Curriculum for Your CTE Program; Bridges Program
  • Registration Fees