Educators heading to S.A. for meetings
Web Posted: 07/13/2007 10:20 PM CDT
Jenny LaCoste-Caputo
Express-News
About 1,200 educators will be in downtown San Antonio next week for two conferences, one focusing on leadership for principals and another catering to career and technical education counselors and administrators.
The Principals' Partnership program will host 700 school principals from across the nation at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter for its annual Summer Leadership Institute.
The conference, which runs Monday through Thursday, will focus on closing the achievement gap between white and minority students, and topics such as school violence, gang problems and race relations.
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The Texas Career Education conference begins Tuesday at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk. About 500 counselors, administrators and teachers from the middle school, high school, and postsecondary levels are expected to attend.
The conference will focus on the convergence of education and the workforce and how best to prepare students to fill the jobs of the 21st Century.
Robin Painovich, executive director of the Career & Technology Association of Texas, said career and technical education is positioned to address issues like the technical worker shortage and the number of students enrolling in postsecondary programs leading to high-skill, high-wage occupations.
"These classes aren't what they used to be. They're in fields such as health science, bio-tech and engineering and are drawing AP (advanced placement) and honor students," Painovich said. "They engage students in way that's different from academics because they can see how academics are applied."
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