Career and Technical Education Summer Conference 2010
Health Occupations Education
Date: July 20-22, 2010 (See special preconference opportunities below)
Location: Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center
Cost: $165 until July 10; $200 Onsite. Online registration will close July 10. Payment must be mailed by July 10 in order to be processed. Some sessions require additional payment.
Program Highlights
Summer Conference for Health Occupations Educations teachers is a time of renewal, updates and networking. An exciting agenda has been planned for you with emphasis on improving outcomes for students and on low objective scores on post assessments. This conference will give you an opportunity to update your skills and network with other HOE teachers across the state.
Program Focus
Sunday
- HOE 80-hour Induction (Preregistration required. See additional information below.)
Monday
- HOE 80-Hour Induction (continued)
- NC Health Occupations Education Teachers Association Preconference (Preregistration required. See additional information below.)
Tuesday
- Nurse Aide Best Practices and Nurse Aide Update preconferences (See additional information below. )
- Opening Health Occupations Education Session
- NCHOETA Business Meeting
Wednesday and Thursday
- Best practices roundtables
- Biomedical research
- Teaching Honors Courses
- Improving Student Outcomes With HOSA
- Medical Math - Go Figure
- Starla Ewan's teaching strategies!
- Opportunities to network with other educators and your professional association
Preconferences
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HOE 80-Hour Induction
9:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, July 18
8:30am - 5:00pm Monday, July 19
8:30am - 1:00pm Tuesday, July 20
$150, includes break on Sunday and lunch on Sunday and Monday
This course prepares provisionally licensed teachers to become effective using a variety of strategies for Health Occupations Education. The course is designed for teachers who have been teaching less than two full years. Register during the online conference registration process. -
NC Health Occupations Education Teachers Association Preconference
9:00am - 4:15 pm Monday, July 19
The 2010 preconference will address two topics critical to the success of the Health Occupations Education teacher. The morning session is dedicated to prevention to include pandemic flu, seasonal flu and MRSA. In the afternoon session, Laura Hamilton takes a humorous look at how to deal with the stresses and challenges of being a superwoman and a teacher. Register with Greensboro AHEC. -
Nurse Aide Best Practices
8:00am - 9:30am Tuesday, July 20
Practice does NOT make perfect; it makes permanent. Good practice makes perfect! Nurse aide skills that are a part of the NACES competency exam will be the focus of this session. This is a hands on session. Preregistration is NOT required. -
Nurse Aide Update
10:00am - 12:00pm Tuesday, July 20
Can't drive a car without some type of fuel. Can't run a nurse aide program without the latest scoop. This session is a must for nurse aide instructors, veteran or fresh out of the box. Changes for the 2010-2011 school year, to include the new test application process and fees, will be discussed. Preregistration is NOT required.
Registration
Register for the conference online.
Become an exhibitor at this conference.
To register onsite or pick up preregistration materials
Monday5:30pm - 8:30pm Exhibit area
Tuesday
8:00am - 1:00pm Exhibit area
5:00pm - 8:00pm 3rd floor prefunction area
Wednesday
7:15am - 4:00pm 3rd floor prefunction area
Thursday
8:00am - 10:00am Conference headquarters
For more information
For more information about Health Occupations Education activities at the 2010 Summer Conference, contact Joan Thompson (919-807-3904 or jthompson@dpi.state.nc.us). For general conference information, contact Helaina Hinson (919-807-3878 or hburton@dpi.state.nc.us).