Resources & Other Links

Texas State information about CATE, Carl Perkins, and CATE- related legislation:

• Texas Education Agency's Division of Career and Technology Education at www.tea.state.tx.us/cte/index.html

Career Planning and Resources:

• Texas CATE Clearinghouse at www.texascate.com
• CareerFest Free Website for Students sponsored by KLRN and funded through a School to Career Grant at www.careerfest.net
• CDR, the Career Development Resource (formerly known as SOICC), a division of Texas Workforce Commission at www.cdr.state.tx.us
• Federal Resources for Vocational Education at www.ed.gov/free/s-voced.html

Comprehensive Labor Market Information and Career Development Research:

• Texas Workforce Commission at www.twc.state.tx.us
• National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) at http://vocserve.berkeley.edu
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) at www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE

Information about Tech Prep and High Schools That Work program initiatives:

• Tech Prep Texas at www.techpreptexas.org
• Southern Regional Education Board at www.sreb.org

Information about non-traditional education and Gender Equity:

• Multistate Academic and Vocational Curriculum Consortium (MAVCC) at www.mavcc.org

Contacts for the Curriculum Development Centers for Career and Technology Education:

• Texas A & M University at www-ims.tamu.edu
  • Agricultural Science and Technology
  • Trade and Industrial Education
• University of North Texas at www.texashste.com
  • Health Science Technology Education
• Texas Tech University at www.hs.ttu.edu/ccfcs
  • Family and Consumer Science Education
  • Career Orientation and Career Guidance
• University of Houston at www.uh.edu/
  • Business Education
  • Technology Education

Contacts for Professional Organizations for Career and Technology Education:

• Career and Technology Education Administrators: "Career and Technology Administrators of Texas" at www.ctat.org
• Agricultural Science and Technology Teachers: "Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas" at www.txaged.org/vat-legi.html
• Business Education Teachers: "Texas Business and Technology Educators Association" at http://www.tbtea.org/
• Career Counselors and Career Guidance Instructors: "Texas Career and Technology Guidance Association" at:
  1801 Santa Cruz
  Grand Prairie, TX 75051
  Work: 972/ 988-3033
  Fax: 972/602-1633
• Family and Consumer Science Teachers: "Family and Consumer Science Teachers Association of Texas" at:
  Pflugerville High School
  1301 W. Pecan Street
  Pflugerville, TX 78660
• Health Science and Technology Education Teachers: "Texas Health Occupations Association" at:
  603 W. 13th St.
  Suite 1A-PMB-927
  Austin, TX 78701-1731
  1-877-275-THOA
• Marketing Education Teachers: "Marketing Educators of Texas" at:
  Coppell High School
  185 W. Parkway Blvd.
  Coppell, TX 75019
  Phone: 972/393-3035
  Fax: 972/393-3042
• Technology Education Teachers: "Association of Texas Technology Education" at http://www.atte.org/
• Trade and Industrial Education Teachers: "Texas Industrial Vocational Association" at www.tiva.org

Post-secondary education: articulated and dual credit programs:

• Alamo Area Aerospace Academy at St. Phillips Southwest Campus
• Information Technology and Security Academy at ACCD Advanced Technology Center at Kelly USA