Kansas Council for Workforce Education

Course Planning/Semester Planning-July 25, 2025
2025-07-25 08:00 - 14:45 (America/Chicago) | Flint Hills Technical College, 3301 W 18th Ave, Emporia, KS, 66801, United States
You can sign up for this session independent of the new instructor workshop.
July 26-8:00-2:45 located at Flint Hills Technical College-Emporia, KS
Planning courses and coursework is an essential part of what makes curriculum work. Many CTE instructors struggle with writing good performance objectives, breaking down tasks into manageable bits and developing good lesson plans.
This seminar will focus on:

Identifying student characteristics
Identifying entry level behaviors
How to write good performance objectives
Breaking up units into manageable tasks
Developing lesson plans

Sign up here!

Summer New Instructor Workshop - July 23-25, 2025
2025-07-23 08:00 - 2025-07-25 17:00 | Flint Hills Technical College, 3301 W 18th Ave, Emporia, KS, 66801, United States
Dates and Times:
Please note that this Workshop will be located at Flint Hills Technical College, Emporia, KS
Limited to 50 participants.

July 23rd – 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
July 24th – 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
July 25th – 8:00 AM to 2:45 PM (included with full seminar enrollment, can be done separately)

The New Instructor Seminar is designed specifically for individuals from business, industry and healthcare who are beginning their role as an instructor, but all post-secondary teachers are welcome. The focus of the seminar is on improving instructional planning for the classroom/lab and improving the execution of instructional strategies to increase student learning.
Course Outcomes:

Construct one complete lesson plan
Build effective competencies (using Bloom’s Taxonomy)
Develop memorable and clear lesson introductions and summaries
Generate oral questions for student engagement & learning
Create teaching strategies to aid students in developing competence
Discuss the creation of a positive classroom learning environment
Practice teaching the completed lesson plan

July 25-Course Planning/Semester planning
The third day of the workshop is also open to faculty wanting to learn more about planning out a semester. Planning courses and coursework is an essential part of what makes curriculum work. Many CTE instructors struggle with writing good performance objectives, breaking down tasks into manageable bits and developing good lesson plans
Emporia Hotels near FHTC
Comfort Inn, 2921 W. 18th
Holiday Inn Express, 3007 W 18th
LaQuinta, 2930 Eaglecrest
Best Western, 2836 W.18th

Using AI & Simulation in your Classroom-April 11, 2025 **This workshop is full. Enrollment is closed**
2025-04-11 09:00 - 14:30 | WSU Tech, 3821 E. Harry St, Wichita, KS, 67218, United States
There are many great examples of using new technologies including Artificial Intelligence and Simulation and other new Instructional Technologies in the classroom. Applications range from CTE/STEM education to arts and humanities. AI technologies are a promising addition to the classroom and lab space due to their immersive nature, ability to share information in new and engaging ways, and potential to offer virtual experiences that can mitigate barriers from cost or distance.

Explore options available
Learn from faculty that have integrated technologies into their courses
Discuss trends and new technologies including AI, eSports, and Smart Technology

Apprenticeship Championship Training-April 16 and 17, 2024-Hutchinson
2024-04-16 09:00 - 2024-04-17 14:30 | Hutchinson Community College, 1300 N Plum St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Registered Apprenticeship! Wait, that’s a thing? Learn the ins and outs of setting up a Registered Apprenticeship, the value it can bring your college and department, and best practices for working with business and industry partners. Explore setting up pathways in Kansas most in-demand professions including IT, Healthcare, manufacturing and other new sectors. Also learn more about the process KBOR has put into place to make it easier for your college to engage in Registered Apprenticeship!
Includes learning about Youth Apprenticeships as well.
Presented by Shonda Atwater, Director of Internships and Apprenticeships, Kansas Department of Commerce

ATEA Conference-Collaboration for Maximum Impact: Forging Innovation, Shaping Tomorrow April 10-12, 2024
2024-04-10 08:00 - 2024-04-12 14:30 | WSU Tech-National Center for Aviation Training, 4004 N. Webb Road, Wichita, KS, 67226, United States
WSU Tech is hosting the National ATEA (American Technical Education Association) Conference which will include a variety of topics including a Faculty Development track.
KBOR and KCWE have teamed up to offer 40 paid registrations for any Kansas Post-secondary Perkins-eligible Faculty that would like to attend.
For your registration to be paid by KBOR/KCWE, you will need to go to the Events/Conferences Page and complete the Conference Registration form. KCWE will forward your registration to ATEA. You must Register with KCWE by April 1st.
This Conference will include receptions, tradeshow and opening lunch, National Awards Luncheon and tours. The following is also a list of sessions the participant can attend during the conference:
EV Emerging Technologies and the Workforce
Chip Manufacturing Driven by Smart Manufacturing. The Community College Role in the Chips Act

Allied Health- 21st Century Healthcare Innovations and Challenges
Faculty Track

General Session
Course Development and Quality Control Utilizing Articulate Rise in Course Development

Concurrent Track A

Health Care Education Panel

Concurrent Track B

Simulations (e.g. Virtual Welding)

Artificial Intelligence and Workforce Development
Building Quality Programs
General Sessions

K-Tech Model of CTE K- 12
Allied Health Care
SME Manufacturing Imperative
Regeneration Technicians

Tours

Spirit AeroSystems
Textron Aviation
WSU Innovation Campus
Atlas Advance Technologies Lab
Kansas Health Science Center/New Bio Med Center and the National Institute for Culinary and Hospitality (NICHE)

Moving to a Hybrid Model/Engaging Learners Online - April 23 (Cancelled)
2021-04-23 08:00 - 17:00 | KS
Course Description:
The workshop is designed to provide instructors the tools to build and teach courses in hybrid environment. Starting with course development and continuing through course delivery, the workshop will equip teachers with the tools to be able to engage students in an online environment utilizing strategies and practices specifically aimed for online portions of hybrid courses.
Course Outcomes:

Define and discuss differences in approaches to online/hybrid instruction
Review online communication strategies for beginning course online and syllabus creation
Develop one module that is applicable for online instruction
Identify assessment methods consistent with module development applicable to online instruction
Review and analyze teaching strategies for online instruction
Discuss Classroom Management principles for online instruction
Identify next steps specific to teaching discipline or subject matter to develop online instructional areas

Sign up here!
