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Professional Development Calendar 2007-2010
Updated 9/07

NOTE: Shaded items indicate events sponsored by organizations other than OCTP 
OCTOBER 2007
Date

Event

Location

Contact

10/3-4 Fall Professional Development Institute for ANR Teachers Holiday Inn South, Lansing Randy Showerman
517/353-3562
showerma@msu.edu
10/3-4 FFA Fall Leadership Conference Holiday Inn South, Lansing Randy Showerman
517/353-3562
showerma@msu.edu
10/9-10 BPA Fall Leadership Conference Lansing www.michiganbpa.org
10/15-16 DECA State Leadership Conference Holiday Inn South, Lansing www.mideca.org
10/19 Tech Prep Coordinators Meeting-By Invitation Only Ingham ISD, Mason Joanne Mahony
517/353-0405
mahonyj@michigan.gov
10/23 Work-Based Learning Workshop LCC-West/MTEC, Lansing JoAnne Baty for MCPA
517/263-8576
10/24 Work-Based Learning Workshop LCC-West/MTEC, Lansing JoAnne Baty for MCPA
517/263-8576
10/24-26 FCSEM Fall Conference Crown Plaza, Grand Rapids Carol Lile
lmeteach@yahoo.com
10/24-26 MBEA 69th Annual Convention Frankenmuth www.mbea-online.org/events.php
10/24-26 MME 30th Fall Conference
(New Teacher Pre-Conference – 10/24)
Sheraton Hotel, Lansing www.michmkted.org
10/24-27 FFA National Convention Indianapolis, IN Dave Wyrick
517/353-9221
dwyrick@msu.edu
TBD CTE Standards & Gap Analysis Update Webinar Glenna Zollinger-Russell
517/241-2072
NOVEMBER 2007
Date

Event

Location

Contact

11/2-6 25th Anniversary Entrepreneurship Education FORUM Charleston, SC www.entre-ed.org/
11/5 FCCLA Fall Leadership Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant Brad Schmidt
734/487-8654
11/6 FCCLA Fall Leadership Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti Brad Schmidt
734/487-8654
11/6 SkillsUSA Fall Leadership Conference Holiday Inn South, Lansing www.miskillsusa.org
11/7 FCCLA Fall Leadership Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie Brad Schmidt
734/487-8654
11/14 OCTP Fall Conference
·Invitation
·Registration
·Agenda
Sheraton Hotel, Lansing Joanne Mahony
517/335-0405
11/30 Civil Rights Compliance Plan Writing Workshop – By Invitation Only Victor Building, Rms. A & B, Lansing Norma Tims
517/241-2091
TBD TBD Webinar Patty Cantú
517/373-3373
DECEMBER 2007
Date

Event

Location

Contact

12/12-15 ACTE Convention Las Vegas, NV www.mark-ed.org/
12/17 FFA Board of Directors Meeting 338 Natural Resources, MSU, East Lansing Randy Showerman
517/353-3562
showerma@msu.edu
TBD State Plan Update – State Plan Committee ONLY Webinar Joanne Mahony
517/335-0405
JANUARY 2008
Date

Event

Location

Contact

1/30 Tech Prep or CTE Perkins Long-Range Plan Dissemination Webcast Diana Bailey
517/373-8904
1/31 Tech Prep or CTE Perkins Long-Range Plan Dissemination Webcast Diana Bailey
517/373-8904
TBD Data Quality Workshop Lansing Saundra Carter
517/335-0372
TBA Winter Professional Development Institute for ANR Teachers TBA Randy Showerman
517/353-3562
showerma@msu.edu
FEBRUARY 2008
Date

Event

Location

Contact

2/6-7 FFA District Leadership Contests Various Locations Dave Wyrick
517/353-9221
dwyrick@msu.edu
2/10-12 Career Education Conference Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Joanne Mahony
517/335-0405
2/10-16 SkillsUSA Week    
2/11-17 Business Professionals of America Week    
2/20-21 FFA Regional Leadership Contests Region 1-6 Dave Wyrick
517/353-9221
dwyrick@msu.edu
2/23-3/1 2nd Annual National Entrepreneurship Week    
TBD Technical Assistance for CTE Long Range Plan Webinar Diana Bailey
517/373-8904
TBD Technical Assistance for Tech Prep Long Range Plan Webinar Diana Bailey
517/373-8904
MARCH 2008
Date

Event

Location

Contact

3/5-7 FFA State Convention Michigan State University, East Lansing Dave Wyrick
517/353-9221
dwyrick@msu.edu
3/5-7 2008 MACUL Conference Grand Rapids www.macul.org/
3/10-12 ACTE National Policy Seminar Washington, DC ACTE
3/13 FFA Board of Directions Meeting 338 Natural Resources, MSU, East Lansing Randy Showerman
517/353-3562
showerma@msu.edu
3/14-16 DECA 62nd State Career Development Conference Dearborn www.mideca.org/
3/18 Mid-Michigan FCS Meeting   Joann Nichols
jnichols@spsd.net
3/19-20
TENT
OCTP Spring Conference & 2008-09 Tech Prep/CTE Perkins Annual Application Dissemination Sheraton, Lansing Joanne Mahony
517/335-0405
3/22-25 BPA Secondary State Leadership Conference Grand Rapids www.michiganbpa.org/
APRIL 2008
Date

Event

Location

Contact

4/4-7 NBEA Annual Conference New York, NY www.michiganbpa.org/
4/9-11 FCCLA State Leadership Conference Valley Plaza, Midland Brad Schmidt
734/487-8654
4/18 Ag Skills Contests Michigan State University, East Lansing Dave Wyrick
517/353-9221
dwyrick@msu.edu
4/18-20 SkillsUSA State Conference Lansing www.miskillsusa.org/
4/26-29 DECA 62nd International Career Development Conference Atlanta, GA www.mideca.org/
TBD Technical Assistance:  CTE Perkins Annual Application Webinar Diana Bailey
517/373-8904
TBD Technical Assistance:  Tech Prep Annual Application Webinar Diana Bailey
517/373-8904
MAY 2008
Date

Event

Location

Contact

5/4-10 SkillsUSA National Week of Service   www.miskillsusa.org/
5/6 FFA Board of Directions Meeting 338 Natural Resources, MSU, East Lansing Randy Showerman
517/353-3562
showerman@msu.edu
5/9-13 BPA National Leadership Conference New York, NY www.michiganbpa.org/
TBD Breaking Traditions Awards Lansing Norma Tims
517/241-2091
TBD TRAC Compliance Plan Workshop Lansing Cynthia McFall
517/335-3149
TBD Civil Rights Technical Assistance Workshop-By Invitation Only Lansing Norma Tims
517/241-2091
JUNE 2008
Date

Event

Location

Contact

6/22-24 Marketing Education Conclave & Professional Conference TBA

 

 

www.mark-ed.org/
6/23-28 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skill Conference Kansas City, MO www.miskillsusa.org/
JUNE 2008
Date

Event

Location

Contact

TBD Michigan Marketing Educators Teacher Academy   www.michmkted.org/
TBD Topic TBD Webinar Patty Cantu
517/373-3373
TBA Summer PDI for ANR Teachers TBA Randy Showerman
517/353-3562
showerma@msu.edu
JULY 2008
Date

Event

Location

Contact

7/7-11 FCCLA National Leadership Conference Orlando, FL Brad Schmidt
734/487-8654
APRIL 2009
Date

Event

Location

Contact

4/22-24
TENT.
FCCLA State Leadership Conference Valley Plaza, Midland Brad Schmidt
734/487-8654
JULY 2009
Date

Event

Location

Contact

7/12-16
TENT.
National FCCLA Leadership Conference Nashville, TN Brad Schmidt
734/487-8654
APRIL 2010
Date

Event

Location

Contact

4/14-16
TENT.
FCCLA State Leadership Conference Valley Plaza, Midland Brad Schmidt
734/487-8654

 

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