Welcome to the ninth issue of CTE Trends for 2010-11!

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Second Annual Colorado Creative Careers Festival Coming to Auraria
Video/film production is one of the careers that will be focused upon at the festival.

The second annual Colorado Creative Careers Festival will take place on February 25. The festival, sponsored by the Colorado Community College System, will provide students with hands-on workshops in Technical Theater and Design, Film/Video, Audio Technology, Graphic Design, Computer Animation, Web Design and Photography... .Read more..

Meet CACTE-ACE/Special Populations Division's Teacher of the Year

Shawn Fitzgerald, supervisor for Career and Technical Education at Cañon City’s Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, works with a student in the woodshop on campus in late November.

Galileo said you cannot teach a person anything; you can only help him find it within himself. That is precisely what Shawn Fitzgerald strives for with each of his students at Cañon City’s Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center by helping them gain self-confidence and encouraging their success in all areas of life... .Read more..

Skills USA Clothing Drive to Help Many Enjoy a Warm Holiday
Bob Parmley's secondary automotive students collected 3,950 items of clothing.

This year, Sheridan High School's Automotive Technology program students held their first ever clothing drive to benefit Sheridan’s clothing bank. The bank was running a bit low this season, but thanks to the efforts of the SkillsUSA chapter there ... Read more..