Workforce & Economic Development Conference 2009
"Generating Grow - How diversity, partnerships and innovation create the Next Washington"
October 27 - 29 2009 - Spokane WA
National and state experts in the field of economic and workforce development will join educators, business leaders and elected officials to discuss how to best position Washington to take full advantage of the economic recovery Oct. 27-29 in Spokane.
The 2009 Workforce and Economic Development Conference is the only statewide event designed to bring professionals who help Washington's workers obtain the education and training needed for family-wage jobs together with those who help attract, retain and expand the businesses that hire them. The conference is a collaboration by the Washington state Department of Commerce and the state’s Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.
Get an insider's view of key industries--from health care to manufacturing to the military--during tours that kick off next month's workforce conference. You will walk the shop floor, meet employees and managers and view state-of-the-art equipment used by trained professionals.
The tours are modeled after the popular Teaching the Teacher program pioneered by Greater Spokane Incorporated which has developed stronger linkages between Spokane's employers and the education and training system. View the seven tours planned for October 27 and full conference information at: http://www.wtb.wa.gov/Preconference.asp
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Western Region Research Conference on the Education of Adults
October 23-25, 2009 - Woodring College of Education - Bellingham, WA
This second bi-annual conference, in the western region of the US and Canada, is a collaborative effort of 14 universities with graduate programs engaged in the study of the education of adults. The conference provides a forum for practitioners and researchers to present research, and to learn, debate, explore ideas, collaborate, and dialogue with each other.
Papers, roundtables, and poster presentations that discuss practices, concepts, evaluations, and research studies for educating adults will be presented. Professors, graduate students, researchers, teachers, trainers, and administrators are invited to join the discussion and collaborative effort to share theory and practice on the education of adults.
The conference will examine how: "Together we grow: enriching communities through adult education"
Session Topics Planned:
Teaching and Learning, Social Action, Sustainability, Conducting Research in Globalized Contexts, Educational Equity, Non-Traditional Educational Theories, E-Learning, ...MORE
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.wwu.edu/wrrcea Phone: 360.650.2977
Evergreen Hospital | Kirkland, WA
November 4th, 2009, 9:00am - 4:30pm
Real Sustainability in Healthcare is a series of best practice executive summits produced by NextGen Today hosted by a leading healthcare organization in the region. The Inagural event is being kicked-off by Steve Brown, CEO at Evergreen Hospital. See Prelimnary Topics
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Join your peers from other from mid-size to larger hospitals, free-standing clinics or adult care facilities. The session will provide useful information for health care executives--Executive/Director, CFO, Quality Department, Director of Facilities, Community Relations, and Marketing Directors.
WHY ATTEND?
A Dynamic, Challenging Time Healthcare is facing unprecedented focus with federal initiatives that promise to revolutionize care and reduce waste. At the same time, interest around energy and climate solutions is growing. This event brings those two concepts together to identify real opportunities for sustainable economic and environmental performance in healthcare organizations. How do we build an industry that can be sustainable, and what solutions are leading organizations using to raise care levels while reducing costs across operations, facilities, and more?
An Innovative Format to Share Best Practices. A roundtable format with interactive sessions will allow participants to share case studies and information across a spectrum of key topics. It also provides an opportunity to hear from experts on state-of-the-art solutions in sustainable buildings, fleet, operations, energy solutions, waste stream management, resource conservation, and more.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://sustainablehealthcaresummit.com/home.html
OSPI / WA-ACTE Sponsored Workshop
"Integration Creates High Demand Opportunites"
November 5 & 6 2009 - Grand Mound WA
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington Association of Career and Technical Education will hold the "Integration Creates High Demand Opportunities Workshop," November 5-6, at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound. Session topics include financial literacy, green manufacturing and construction, power and energy and more.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
THURSDAY, November 5, 2009 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
FRIDAY, November 6, 2009 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SESSION TOPICS:
- Financial Literacy
- Equivalency Crediting Tool Kit 3.0
- Sharing of Best Practices in Equivalency Crediting
- AP in CTE
- Biomedical Sciences
- Math and CTE
- STEM
- Power and Energy
- Green Manufacturing
- Green Construction
- Sharing of Best Practices CTE Programs in High Demand Fields
- Middle School STEM by program are - Agriculture Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences,
Health Sciences, Skilled and Technical Sciences, Business and Marketing - Green Technology and CTE
Washington ACTE Upcoming Conferences
- WSBEA Fall Conference w/ WADOT, WAME & CGCA - Oct. 7-10, 2009 - Wenatchee Center
- WITEA Fall Inservice - October 9, 2009 - Roosevelt High School, Seattle
- WAVA Fall Conference - October 26-27, 2009 - Vancouver Hilton Garden
- WA-FACSE/WAFCS Fall Conference - October 25-27, 2009 - Wenatchee
- WASTS Fall Conference - November 19-21, 2009 - Renton
- WAOE / TECH PREP Conference - March 4-5, 2010
- CoOp Conference - March 12-13, 2010 - Snoqualmie
- WITEA Spring Conference - March 18-20, 2010 - Wenatchee
Teacher Workshops - BioQuest Program
BioQuest has designed a series of workshops for high school science and mathematics teachers with an emphasis on global health and infectious disease research. These workshops provide teachers with in-depth experiences related to these topics and are highly relevant to meeting Washington State high school mathematics and science standards. more
SBRI will host the 2009 Malaria Training Workshop - on November 13 and 14th, 2009
University of Washington Continuing Nursing Education
Medical-Surgical Review 2010 - Enhancing Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice
Thursday, January 14, 2010 to Thursday, April 15, 2010
Designed For: Experienced nurses interested in a comprehensive medical-surgical review and/or in preparing for certification or recertification in medical-surgical nursing
This 14-week continuing education course provides a comprehensive update on key topics in evidence-based medical-surgical nursing practice. The course is designed to meet two goals: 1) enhance practice in medical-surgical nursing and 2) support nurses in pursuing national certification.
National certification is a mechanism for protecting the public by clearly identifying nurses and agencies committed to the highest standards of professional preparation, patient care and patient safety. Nurses who have completed this course and taken a certification exam are very successful in attaining certification (95% pass rate). Teaching methods include didactic presentations by a variety of experts, discussion, case study analysis, reflective learning exercises, test-taking skill development, and a strong component of mentoring. more
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