Rural IL CTE Project
Webinar Recordings
As part of our goal to provide technical assistance to rural and small schools for their CTE programming, AIRSS partners with CTE-focused organizations to provide an educational webinar series. Recordings of our past webinars are available below. To learn about upcoming webinars, make sure you are subscribed to our weekly newsletter.
CEO Program
Learn how to build up your career and technical education programming with the CEO Program. For this webinar, Kris Noble, Community Engagement Specialist with Midland Institute of Entrepreneurship, will introduce the CEO Program, describe the impact of these efforts in a rural area, and explain how to start your own local CEO Program. You will also have the opportunity to hear testimonies from CEO Program Alums about the value and impact of the program on their professional pathway.
Learning Blade
This webinar was co-hosted by Learning Blade and AIRSS to discuss free resources for STEM, Career & Technical Education, and Computer Science. Discover how Learning Blade can enrich your curriculum with engaging, standards-aligned tools that motivate students and support their career readiness. Click the image below to watch now (link opens in new tab).
CompTIA Spark
CTE programs bolster the capacity of rural and small schools to provide students with high-quality and individualized education. But how do we implement these programs? Join CompTIA Spark and the Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS) for a virtual session designed for district and school leaders.
You’ll learn how CompTIA Spark curriculum for middle grades can engage your students in tech career exploration while building essential digital skills. This curriculum is free, fun and easy-to-implement. Teachers with limited technology experience love how they can seamlessly integrate CompTIA Spark into their classrooms and leaders love how the curriculum connects middle school classes to high school career pathways.
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