COP 2021 Atlanta
Community of Practice
Agenda
Progress in a Pandemic
September 22 and 23, 2021
Emory Conference Center Hotel
1615 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Atlanta, Georgia
Wednesday, September 22
7:00-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30-9:10 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, and CTECS COP Overview and Purpose
Opening Keynote Speaker Introduction
9:10-10:30 a.m. Opening Keynote Speaker: The CTECS-Tallo Talent Pipeline:
Emily Todd and Sarah Lynn, Tallo
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45-Noon CTECS Primary Initiatives: CTECS Staff
Noon-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15-1:45 p.m. Portland Public City Schools and CTECS: Carolina Cano (Virtual Presentation)
1:45-2:45 p.m. Panel 1—Brave New World: Progressing in the Pandemic. What are your states' best practices in a time of uncertainty when adaption is the key?
Kelly Davis, Virginia, Dwight Littlefield, Maine, and Pam Moore, Kentucky
2:45-3:00 p.m. Break
3:00-4:00 p.m. Panel 2: The Talent Pipeline: Work Based Learning, Internships and Apprenticeships, Employability Skills and Job Market Shifts
Dana Depew, South Carolina, Kevin Reilly, Virginia, Emily Todd and Sarah Lynn, Tallo, and Carolina Cano, Oregon, Portland Public Schools (Virtual)
4:00 p.m. Closing
5:00-9:00 p.m. CTECS COP Welcome Dinner Reception
Thursday, September 23
7:00-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:15-8:30 a.m. A Day One Recap and Look Ahead
8:30-9:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker: The New ASCA Student Standards in the CTE Context: Angie Hickman, American School Counselor Association
9:30-10:45 a.m. Middle School Perspectives: Local CTECS Middle and High School Curriculum Implementation
- Kentucky: Ashley Thomas
- Colorado: Sabrina Peterson
- Maine: Brian Leavitt (virtual)
10:45-11:30 a.m. Extended Break to Allow for Checkout
11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Panel 3: Social Emotional Learning, Data, Equity and Inclusion, and Access: with Jenni Bradford, Idaho, Marina McHatton, Nevada, and Angie Hickman, ASCA
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m. Panel 4: Competencies/Credentials (Non Degree Programs), and Graduation Requirements to Postsecondary Transitions
Brian Leavitt (virtual), Maine, Dwight Littlefield, Maine, Pam Moore, Kentucky.
2:30-3:00 p.m. A COP Recap: What We Learned. How can we share and continue the dialogue in the spirit of the CTECS consortium?
Close of Meeting