Career Tech Talk

Interview with Nai Wang, president of KP Education Systems, which develops curriculum-based career cluster educational products. Nai and I spoke at the 2010 ACTE Convention in Las Vegas in December about the KP product suite, the challenges of entrepreneurship and technology integratio...

Interview with John Barnes, CEO and co-owner of Panther Racing. Barnes talks about career opportunities in the motorsports industry and education initiatives at Panther Racing that can prepare students for careers and foster their learning in fields such as STEM.

Interview with Tim Sanders, former chief solutions officer and leadership coach at Yahoo! Sanders gives us a preview of what he will share when he opens the 2010 ACTE Convention and Career Tech Expo in Las Vegas on December 2, briefly addressing mentoring, what all new hires need to know (it’s not w...

Interview with Dr. Larry Case, National FFA Adviser. Dr. Case talks about changes that have occurred over his 26 years of service, including the evolution of the FFA and agricultural education in general. He also speculates about his own celebrity status in the FFA–check out his fan club on

We’re back after a summer hiatus with an interview with Carol Dvorak and Cara DiMattina about their trip to Botswana. Dvorak, an ACTE member and winner of our Outstanding Teacher in Community Service award, and DiMattina, a former ACTE staff member, toured 

This summer, we’re focusing on career and technical education research that impacts you, your school and your district. Learn about the National Research Center for CTE’s ongoing research projects with the following interviews from the Center’s

This summer, we’ll be featuring some of the podcasts ACTE has produced in conjunction with its partner, the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education. These short, research-focused podcasts explore findings that impact CTE practitioners.

Interview with Dr. Mark David Milliron, deputy director for postsecondary improvement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Milliron talks about a recent “earn and learn” working group that identified ways to help students complete postsecondary education and training. He also discusses green industry pipelines, school leadership and other Gates Foundation initiatives. Subscribe to Career Tech Talk

Interview with Jane Oates, assistant secretary of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the U.S. Department of Labor, about the ETA’s goals, collaborative programs with the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, green jobs initiatives, and her hopes for Workforce Inve...

Interview with Elizabeth O’Connell of the Haitian Project. O’Connell talks about the Louverture Cleary School for under-privileged secondary students in Haiti and its focus on service learning, both before and after the January earthquake. Subscribe to Career Tech Talk