Portland Area Career Technical Education Consortium at PCC

Register for the PACTEC CTE Summer Skills Summit before spots fill up!

Project-Based Learning for CTE Curriculum - 6/23-6/24 bit.ly/4uaEEBi

Surveying & AutoCAD Workshop - 7/29-7/30 bit.ly/42Wa5Ef

STEAM Lab Design Process & Mass Prototyping - 6/15-6/16 bit.ly/4uC8tf2

Food Innovation Center: Culinary Workshop - 6/18 bit.ly/3PJZ4mo

Fundamentals of Multimedia for Educators - 7/13, 7/14, 7/15 bit.ly/4wJWVYq

Project Management Series: Fundamentals, Intermediate & AI in PM - 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 bit.ly/3RpMidk

Cybersecurity Workshop - 8/4, 8/5, 8/6 bit.ly/43vZNuz

Irrigation Systems: Installation, Components & Maintenance - 8/10, 8/12, 8/14 bit.ly/3RCcCko

Project-Based Learning: Where Curriculum Meets the Real World

Are you struggling to create curriculum that engages students and focuses on real-world applications? Make learning stick and move beyond the textbook with this 2-day Project Based Learning session that will deliver a clear lesson plan of design to implement in your classroom!

Register Here to attend this free session and enrich your CTE curriculum: https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15940

This session is applicable to all programs of study and will be customized to your specific program
Presented by the Consortium for Public Education

Calling All Creators! Incorporate Design Thinking in your CTE Curriculum

Grab your spot today! https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15857

Apply Design Thinking while designing a furniture model, exploring different joinery types. Test your prototype in Illustrator or Fusion. Design workpath and use a laser cutter to produce a mini model. Work in the Fab Lab and CAD Lab at the PCC OMIC Training Center and take a tour of OMIC R&D's state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment.

This session hosted in partnership with PCC's STEAM lab

🔊 🔊 CTE teachers in the Portland region:

Upgrade your industry knowledge this summer with expert-led sessions resulting in PDUs

Registration available:
www.PCC.edu/pactec

Please email [email protected] for specific eligibility criteria

There are still spots available at PCC Sylvania for the NW Cyber Camp this August!

NW Cyber Camp is a scenario based career related learning experience. PCC computer science instructors invite 8th–11th graders to step into the role of an intern at a fictional game development company. No experience required—just a passion for problem-solving, a curious nature, and willingness to learn. Students gain technical skills as they solve a cybercrime in this workplace simulation.

Why recommend this to students?
Zero Cost: Completely free for all participants
Hands-On: Students use digital tools and learn to think like an adversary
High Demand: Introduces students to one of the fastest-growing, highest-wage career paths in Oregon
College Campus: A great way for students to experience a college environment and work with a Computer Science instructors and their college students
Certificate of Completion: Evidence of career connected learning, if needed, for a portfolio
School Year Support: Camp completers are invited to next step programs like career days and cyber competitions

Register: https://nwcybercamp.org/

Registration for the PACTEC CTE Summer Skills Summit is filling up! Grab your spot in one of our 9 special skilled sessions

SESSION OFFERINGS

Project-Based Learning for CTE Curriculum - 6/23-6/24
https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15940
Build projects for your CTE curriculum by drafting unit plans to implement in your classroom

Surveying & AutoCAD Workshop - 7/29-7/30
https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15943
Learn about surveying and how to use equipment: Global Navigation Satellite System Trimble receiver and a Trimble S7 Robotic Total Station

STEAM Lab Design Process & Mass Prototyping - 6/15-6/16
https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15857
Learn rapid prototyping and cardboard ideation and apply to laser cutting and CNC fabrication

Food Innovation Center: Culinary Workshop - 6/18
https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15946
Learn from culinary industry experts in FIC's modern sensory lab and research kitchen

Welding Train the Trainer Airgas & PCC welding (offer state approved IRCs) - 6/29-6/30
https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15858
Welding educators will master the procedures for performing welder qualifications to implement Industry Recognized Credentials (IRCs) in their program for Structural Steel Welding Code.

Fundamentals of Multimedia for Educators - 7/13, 7/14, 7/15
https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15939
Develop practical competencies in visual design, digital media creation, and storytelling using industry-standard tools, explore strategies for adapting these skills into student-centered learning experiences

Project Management Series: Fundamentals, Intermediate & AI in PM - 7/20, 7/27, 8/3
https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15938
Work through real-world scenarios using proven tools to build confidence in planning, leading, and delivering successful projects.

Cybersecurity Workshop - 8/4, 8/5, 8/6
https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15941
Outcomes: Describe core principles governing cybersecurity principles, integrate cybersecurity into existing curriculum, and connect with organizations to continue cybersecurity education

Irrigation Systems: Installation, Components & Maintenance - 8/10, 8/12, 8/14

Learn the layout & components, how to install and maintain, and prepare irrigation systems for winterization.

Get ready to collaborate with the experts and build innovative lesson plans for your program!

View Event: Cybersecurity Workshop PDNetworks, State-wide Professional Development Network

Join us for the PCC STEM Pathway Summit to explore the PCC’s 16 STEM programs and the local industries that employ our graduates! This event is free and open to anyone interested in exploring STEM programs at PCC!

Register to attend:
Thursday, May 14th - 6:00-8:00pm
PCC Rock Creek Campus Bldg 9 Event Center

STEM Summit Programming: https://connect.pcc.edu/register/stem_summit_2026

Learn about emerging STEM topics
Program and career fair
Tour lab environments
Interactive Exhibits
Lightning talks (mini TED Talks on STEM topics)
Network with faculty and industry partners
Connect with PCC staff for information about admissions and financial aid

Registration is now open for the PACTEC CTE Summer Skills Summit!

Topics:
1. Surveying & AutoCAD Workshop with PCC Civil & Construction Engineering Tech
2. Irrigation Systems: Installation, Components & Maintenance
3. Cybersecurity in Computer Science Workshop
4. Fundamentals of Multimedia for Educators
5. Welding Train-the-Trainer with Airgas & PCC Welding
6. Food Innovation Center: Culinary Experience
7. STEAM Lab Design Process & Mass Prototyping
8. Project Management Series: Fundamentals, Intermediate & AI in PM
9. Intro to Project-Based Learning by the Consortium for Public Education

Register here: https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/find-events

CTE teachers in the PACTEC region are welcome to attend
*other districts, please contact [email protected] to inquire about openings

Congrats to the Gaston School District Ag Program!

A huge success for Gaston FFA at District CDE Days!

Our team brought home:
1st Place in Dairy Foods
2nd Place in Nursery/Landscape
3rd Place in Floriculture

We’re also proud to celebrate several of our members who placed in the Top 10 individually across their contests!

Way to represent Gaston!

PACTEC CTE Teachers - be sure to register for the upcoming Spring Consortium Meeting on April 14th

Register here: https://pdnetworks.soesd.k12.or.us/public/events/view-event/15334

Registration closes April 7th