The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) hosts one of the most significant professional development experiences for community college leaders and providers engaged with the two-year college sector. This experience includes high-energy keynote presentations and breakout sessions addressing the sector’s most pressing issues and opportunities, technology showcases, peer-to-peer sharing sessions, and unparalleled networking opportunities.

Girls Can, Too! This event is free to attend, you only need to supply transportation. All communication about the event will occur through email. You will be sent information with directions, parking, and safety information the week of the event.

Come see a wide variety of technology being used at schools and businesses in northern Minnesota. The event is now one of the largest rural gaming and technology expositions in the United States and recognized nationally within the broadband industry for its innovative way to showcase the cooperative’s all-fiber optic network while engaging with the gaming community and anyone interested in technology.

The event will be held concurrently with the GigaZone Gaming Championship, an arena-style e-gaming competition produced by Paul Bunyan Communications. Last year’s event attracted more than 4,000. The TechXpo will allow businesses to creatively leverage technology to demonstrate their innovations to many tech-savvy potential employees. Educators and educational institutions can have their tech-oriented students show off projects and promote technology training programs they offer to their students.
 

Are you ready to learn about an exciting career in advanced manufacturing? Join this Online Information Session to explore CT State's Advanced Manufacturing Program. During this session, you'll: Gain an in-depth understanding of the program, which offers a variety of hands-on classes designed to build the skills employers are looking for. Learn about the high-demand career opportunities in the advanced manufacturing industry. Hear about CT State's new, state-of-the-art location and how it’s equipped to help you succeed. Get answers to your questions directly from knowledgeable faculty and staff. This session is perfect for high school students, recent graduates, or anyone considering a career in advanced manufacturing.

Join the webinar on Using NASA Datasets in Renewable Energy Courses to Create Engaging and Meaningful Learning from CREATE as a part of their Spring 2025 Innovation Webinar Series.

The past four years, CREATE has sponsored the Call for Innovative Ideas, highlighting the outstanding work faculty have done to integrate technology, engage students with industry-relevant tools, and create student-centered, hands-on courses. This year they are excited to announce their line up of Innovation presentations. These webinars are 30 minutes and showcase the amazing work being done by energy educators across the nation.

Join the April NCyTE Monthly Meeting! The impact of the Building Research Innovation at Community Colleges (BRICCs) initiative is substantial, offering a national platform to tackle campus computing challenges. The resulting strategies and computing plans are anticipated to enhance research and education initiatives at two-year colleges, paving the way for future computing programs and a highly skilled research workforce.

Panelists:

• Tabitha Samuel, Co-Principal Investigator, National Institute for Computational Sciences
• Dhruva Chakravorty, Principal Investigator, Texas A&M University
• Dr. Sallie Kay Janes, Vice Chancellor, San Jacinto College

BRICCS Info - https://hprc.tamu.edu/briccs/briccs_rdm.html

The National Community College Cybersecurity Faculty Fellowship Program will introduce and prepare students for a career path of teaching cybersecurity in a community college setting.  This workshop is one part of that program.  Prerequisite is completion of the NCyTE Cybersecurity Fellowship Orientation.

Who should attend:

Attendance is limited to participants who attended the Faculty Fellowship Orientation Workshop in February 2025.

About the Workshop: 

After completing the orientation, all participants will be required to complete a 16-hour virtual workshop designed to prepare participants with basic knowledge and skills to be an effective community college cybersecurity educator. Participants will acquire insights into teaching and learning pedagogy, classroom management skills, student assessment, curriculum development, and the cultivation of student workforce competencies.

The workshop will run on the following dates, (16 hours, all dates required) - virtual:

• April 18 & 19, 2025 (Friday & Saturday) – 9AM-1PM PDT
• April 25 & 26, 2025 (Friday & Saturday) – 9AM-1PM PDT

Workshop Highlights

The Microsoft 21st Century Skills focus on the following teaching domains:

• Collaboration
• Skilled Communication
• Critical Thinking and Autonomous Learning
• Classroom Relevance and Real-World Problem Solving
• Use of Instructional Technology, Tools, and Techniques

The workshop will prepare students to take the required Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) certification.

Join this hydropower virtual workshop to explore the science of water based power!

During this virtual workshop, educators will learn the foundations of water power including the science and technology of hydropower turbines. This workshop will also introduce activities for the classroom that engage students in dynamic, hands-on energy-based learning.

All teachers who pre-register will receive a $100 kit before the 3 hour virtual training and the workshop will go through how to use these materials in the classroom. This workshop has self guided and in-person components.

Some things to know:

• Workshop cost is $200.
• This workshop and the materials used are geared towards middle school and high school teachers.
• No prior knowledge of hydropower is required.
• You will need a stable internet connection and dedicated space in which to work.
• You will need access to a sink to do some basic hydropower experiments.
• You will be shipped a box of material 4-7 days before the workshop.
• Preservice and retired teachers are welcome!

Use discount code 25CREATEVWKS to reduce the registration cost to $10.

Register by April 5th to receive materials prior to the workshop.