Welcome!
Welcome to www.coloskilledtrades.com!! This website is designed to provide information and updates to CTE instructors with programs in the Skilled Trades & Technical Sciences cluster area.
The purpose of this website is to promote the wonderful accomplishments of our Skilled Trades and Technical Science programs in the State of Colorado. If you have news, notes or other items you would like to promote regarding your program and students please feel free to email them to me by clicking here.
It is my goal to post monthly updates and information you can use during the school year. There are also links to useful websites as well as a calendar of upcoming events. Thanks for all you do!
Ben : )
Ben Nesbitt, Program Director
Skilled Trades & Technical Sciences
Calendar of Events
TSA State Leadership Exposition - Denver Tech Center Marriott, Denver, CO - February 21-23, 2013
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SkillsUSA State Leadership & Skills Championships - Warren Tech/Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO - April 17-19, 2013
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SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference - SkillsUSA returns to Kansas City June 24-28, 2013 for the 49th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students.
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National TSA Conference - June 28 – July 2, 2013, Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando Florida
CTSOs
January/February News & Notes
- Happy New Year!! I hope everyone is rested and ready for the spring semester.
- Fall Leadership Conference – Thank you to all who participated in the Fall Leadership Conference at the Pepsi Center On Friday December 14th.
- CTE Professional Development Credit - Colorado CTE Educators will be able to receive Colorado State University credit for taking part in multiple activities during the current school year. Please visit http://www.coloradostateplan.com/index.htm for additional information.
- News from the Field: Sheridan Automotive Instructor Bob Parmley sent these photos in to showcase his student's work! According to Parmley, "My advanced class just finished a first ever attempt at art work, here in the automotive department. This was a fun 4-day final assignment that concluded the semester. I figured that it would be a fun assignment given the intensity of the advanced class." They were given only scrap metal and a welder for the project. Earlier on in the semester, they had rebuilt several manual transmissions and spent a lot of time in advanced engine diagnostics / repair. The four finalists (l to r): Vincenzeo Esposito, Joe Shelley, Kyle Hatter and Alex Jensen. Click on the images below to link to larger photos of the students and their creations!
