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CTAT keeps both its members and its students up to date on the latest issues in career and technical education.

Member Newsletter

Techniques Magazine published by Association for Career & Technical Education. This monthly newsletter connects education and careers is included with full membership in CTAT.
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Student Newsletter

Your Future Your Life

Download most recent issue - May 2008

This monthly newsletter is produced during the school year and is emailed to members for distribution to students.Archives available to download.

To contribute an article, editorial or content suggestions, email Robin Painovich.

To advertise in the newsletter, email Robin Painovich.

Suggestions for Distribution

Post on district website, CTE website, counseling website, etc.
E-mail to students, parents, the PTA or other parent organizations, advisory committees, local business and industry, school boards
Send to community newspaper for partial or full reproduction
Send to community local cable station
Add a local CTE activities page to the newsletter
Print copies for CTE Center, counseling center, CTE cafeteria table, etc.
Ask librarians if you can post on their bulletin board, glass windows, etc.
Make copies for the classroom

Suggestions for the Classroom

Schedule a monthly lesson on newsletter at computer lab or classroom
Students must visit websites and write a half page or page essay on what they learned
Offer extra credit for an essay or project connected with the newsletter
Separate students in group clusters and research careers in each cluster