Professional Development Opportunities

Location: Various locations TBA Cost: FREE Host organization:  Nebraska Department of Education CTE, Nebraska Community Colleges & University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: TBA Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit.  Contact Eric Knoll for graduate credit requirements. In collaboration with Nebraska Community Colleges and...

Location: Niobrara Valley Preserve, south of Johnstown, NE Cost: $0 Host organization: USDA – NRCS Register: Contact [email protected] to register Each workshop will run from roughly 9 am to 2:30 pm and cover plant identification (mostly grasslands) and habitat management and restoration practices.  No cost to...

Location: Younes Conference Center South, Kearney, NE Cost: TBA Host organization: Nebraska Department of Education, Career and Technical Education Register: HERE. The Nebraska Career & Technical Education Conference is the premier professional development event for CTE teachers in Nebraska! The focus of the conference...

Location: Platte River Prairies, Wood River, NE Cost: $0 Host organization: USDA – NRCS Register: Contact [email protected] to register Each workshop will run from roughly 9 am to 2:30 pm and cover plant identification (mostly grasslands) and habitat management and restoration practices.  No cost to attend. ...

Location: Platte River Prairies, Wood River, NE Cost: $0 Host organization: USDA – NRCS Register: Contact [email protected] to register Each workshop will run from roughly 9 am to 2:30 pm and cover plant identification (mostly grasslands) and habitat management and restoration practices.  No cost to attend. ...

Location: Morningside University, Sioux City, Iowa Cost: TBA (Limited registration scholarship provided by the NE FFA Foundation) Host organization:  National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Register: HERE.

Location: UNL East Campus, Lincoln, NE Cost: Varies (see below) Host organization: University of Nebraska Lincoln-CASNR Register: Register for one or multiple days HERE. Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit.  Contact Stacie Turnbull for graduate credit requirements. Ag Technology June 16, 9 am to 4...

This course will focus on teaching the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure by using interactive notebooks, and games to enhance student learning. Materials will focus on the motions you need to be able to correctly exhibit in the CCM and Parliamentary...

Location: PREEC-Scottsbluff, NE Cost: $100 Host organization:  University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit.  Contact Troy White for graduate credit requirements. This course will focus on teaching the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure by using interactive notebooks, and games...

Location: Lakeview High School, Columbus, NE Cost: $2,350 plus housing Host organization:  University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE  (Early bird price ends March 1; Registration closes May 1) Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit.  Contact Monty Larsen for graduate credit requirements. AFNR introduces students...

This 3-day class will be nearly identical to the Briggs & Stratton Field school courses offered in previous years. Teachers will get the curriculum, but not the textbook, clear carb, or spark tester. By offering this course as unaffiliated with...

Location: Lakeview High School, Columbus, NE Cost: $2,350 plus housing Host organization:  University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE  (Early bird price ends March 1; Registration closes May 1) Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit.  Contact Monty Larsen for graduate credit requirements. AFNR introduces students...

Location: TBA, Lincoln, NE Cost: $0 Host organization:  Nebraska Department of Education, Career and Technical Education Register: TBA Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit.  Contact Eric Knoll for graduate credit requirements. JumpStart is a four-day workshop designed for incoming CTE teachers who are teaching...

Location: Two institute locations to choose from, depending on your location - Concord at the Haskell Ag Lab OR Lincoln on UNL’s East Campus Cost: $0 - stipend available ($1,050 Stipend for attending all five days + $250 Lesson Plan Implementation Bonus + $1,000 Supply Budget...

Location: NCTA, Curtis, NE Cost: TBA Host organization:  Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) Register: TBA Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit.  Contact Monty Larsen for graduate credit requirements.

This 3-day short course will focus primarily in 2-D design on plasma and laser printers with the majority of the time devoted to designing in Open source or reduced-cost programs like Inkscape, Light Burn, and Torchmate CAD. 3-D design will...

Location: Two institute locations to choose from, depending on your location - Concord at the Haskell Ag Lab OR Lincoln on UNL’s East Campus Cost: $0 - stipend available ($1,050 Stipend for attending all five days + $250 Lesson Plan Implementation Bonus + $1,000 Supply Budget...

Location: PREEC-Scottsbluff, NE Cost: $150, includes lunch each day of the workshop & one seat license for Lightburn Host organization:  University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit.  Contact Troy White for graduate credit requirements. We will focus primarily...

This 3-day course will focus on all things safety. We will be using the MN CTE Safety curriculum to cover the safe and efficient usage of woods and metal power tools. Teachers will leave with the complete safety manual (over...

Year one of a two year workshop. We will cover Arduino micro-controllers, basic circuits, basic CAD, the engineering process, and designing with Laser, and 3-D printers for ag applications, and fun physics applications using the Arduino. Teachers will receive a...

Location: PREEC-Scottsbluff, NE Cost: FREE (Includes hotel and meal.  Travel stipends available.  $600 stipend for attending, a CNC table to take home, and additional training) Host organization:  University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE. Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit.  Contact Troy White for...

Location: Niobrara Valley Preserve, south of Johnstown, NE Cost: $0 Host organization: USDA – NRCS Register: Contact [email protected] to register Each workshop will run from roughly 9 am to 2:30 pm and cover plant identification (mostly grasslands) and habitat management and restoration practices.  No cost to...