IT Certification Webinars
ACTE & CIW are offering two free Webinars on integrating the Certified Internet Web Professional certification into your curricula: one for high school on October 21 at 3:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. PST (register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/138819144) and one for postsecondary (register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/724388128) on October 22 at 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST (please note the time difference). Each 45-minute session will include case studies and will be followed by a Q&A period.

Business/Education Partnership Webinars
Learn to build strong business/education partnerships with a series of six Webinars from ACTE and DeHavilland Associates. Each 75-minute Webinar will be held Wednesdays, October 15-November 19, and will include a Q&A period, extra materials and a discussion board. http://www.dehavillandassociates.com/webinars3.html.

Convention Updates
Convention is gearing up. We’ve added Millennial specialist Neil Howe as the Friday General Session speaker, a Diagnostics Training by Snap-On and the first-time attendee stipend (applications due Oct 1). Learn more at http://www.acteonline.org.

PSA Contest
CTE educators, encourage your student filmmakers to promote career and technical education by submitting a 29-second video public service announcement (PSA) based on the 2009 CTE Month theme, "CTE: Building Blocks for a Successful Career"—they could win cash and software for your school! Deadline is Oct 31. Learn more at http://www.acteonline.org/contest.

E-Media
ACTE’s new policy blog, CTE Policy Watch, provides you with a behind the scenes look at how ACTE advocates for you and works diligently to promote CTE at http://www.acteonline.org/ctepolicywatchblog.

In a recent Career Tech Talk podcast interview with ACTE 2008 Teacher of the Year Judy Brown, Brown describes her experiences as Teacher of the Year, the benefits she has gained and the awards application process. Willard Daggett, president of the International Center for Leadership in Education and Convention Closing General Session speaker, also recently spoke about how the skills required on the job are outstripping the skills taught in school. Listen at http://careertechtalk.podbean.com.

CTE Month Online Store & Fall/Winter Resources Catalog
Get your products for CTE Month now at http://www.imprintmall.com/careertech. You can also see the latest in the ACTE book store with the Fall/Winter Resources catalog at http://www.acteonline.org/shopacte.cfm.

Leg Updates
Congressional Schedule in Flux
The Congressional session is being extended to address the financial crisis as well as the FY2009 Appropriations Bill. The current fiscal year ends on September 30, and without some type of Congressional action to approve funding for the new year, some government functions would shut down. At this time, none of the 12 appropriations bills have been passed.

ACTE Showcases CTSO "Green" Projects on Capitol Hill
CTSO students presented projects on environmental and energy sustainability at a recent reception hosted by ACTE and the Congressional CTE Caucus. Attendees included Caucus co-chairs Representatives Baird and English. View photos and listen to Rep. English address the reception at http://www.acteonline.org/policy/legislative_issues/CTE_Caucus.cfm.

Learn more about what’s going on in CTE legislation with http://www.acteonline.org/policy/legislative_issues/update_092308.cfm.