Oregon SkillsUSA » MrWalker http://www.oregonskillsusa.com Champions at Work Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:38:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2010 SLC Leadership Contest Results http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/2010/04/2010-slc-leadership-contest-results/ http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/2010/04/2010-slc-leadership-contest-results/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:38:35 +0000 MrWalker http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/?p=222 2010 Oregon SkillsUSA SLC Leadership Contest Results

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]]> http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/2010/04/2010-slc-technical-contest-results/feed/ 0 @2010 SkillsUSA Web Design State Championships http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/2010/04/2010-skillsusa-web-design-state-championships/ http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/2010/04/2010-skillsusa-web-design-state-championships/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:42:52 +0000 MrWalker http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/?p=211 ]]> http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/2010/04/2010-skillsusa-web-design-state-championships/feed/ 0 Web Design Competition http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/2010/04/web-design-competition/ http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/2010/04/web-design-competition/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:33:49 +0000 MrWalker http://www.oregonskillsusa.com/?p=208 Technical Standards for the State Web Design Contest Purpose

To evaluate each team’s preparation for employment and recognize outstanding students for excellence and professionalism in the field of Web Design.  Teams consist of at two contestants.

Requirements Professional business attire is required.  Equipment must be in the room and competitors must be prepared to begin by [...]]]> Technical Standards for the State Web Design Contest
Purpose

To evaluate each team’s preparation for employment and recognize outstanding students for excellence and professionalism in the field of Web Design.  Teams consist of at two contestants.

Requirements
Professional business attire is required.  Equipment must be in the room and competitors must be prepared to begin by 8:00am or may not be eligible to compete at the National competition.
Equipment and Materials
Equipment will be provided by students. Please bring any extension cords (include one long one), power strips, USB Drives or Blank CDs to turn in the completed assignment.  All software is to be licensed by the school district or appropriate open source agreement.  Use of demonstration downloads is forbidden.  Graphic images are limited to those supplied by said packages.  One point of the contest is to design appropriate images for use on the web site. Use of external networking (wi-fi, wimax, cell phones) is prohibited at all times.  Local area networking is allowed.  No technical support to setup equipment will be provided.

Supplied by the Site Committee:
A room, tables, chairs

Scope of the Contest
The contest will consist of two parts: a team-based web site design and development practicum, and an assessment of professionalism.

Web Design and Development Practicum:
The purpose of practicum is to test each team’s ability work cooperatively to design and develop a web site based upon a set of requirements for a hypothetical or existing company or organization.  All attributes of a web site, including XHTML, CSS, usability, overall aesthetics, typography, layout etc.. are considered in the judging.  A rubric may be provided at the start of the contest.

Professionalism:
The purpose of the Professional Assessment portion of the Web Design Contest is to assess each contestant’s “soft skills” and skill sets desired by potential employers: the ability to communicate with others, working cooperatively in a team environment, resolving conflicts, confronting ethical dilemmas, and managing time in an effective manner.

Competition Example:

An example of a previous competition has been attached.  The actual competition may include files as well as instructions and will be provided to students on a USB drive.  Please make sure you have a machine capable of ready commonly utilized USB drives.     orweb_part

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*********************************************************** Sandy March, MCP, AAS Drafting Computer Support Specialist Drafting and Engineering Graphics Linn-Benton Community College 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW Albany OR 97321 541-917-4773 and  541-917-4605 FAX sandy.march@linnbenton.edu ****************************************

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Learn more about our program on our website at:
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Sandy March, MCP, AAS Drafting
Computer Support Specialist
Drafting and Engineering Graphics
Linn-Benton Community College
6500 Pacific Blvd. SW
Albany OR 97321
541-917-4773 and  541-917-4605 FAX
sandy.march@linnbenton.edu
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To: SkillsUSA Active Advisors
Date: February 8, 2010
Subject: SkillsUSA Week and Career and Technical Education MonthHappy SkillsUSA Week (February 7 – 13) and happy Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. I hope you and your students are conducting activities this week to help people in your community know about the value of CTE.

Of course, SkillsUSA Week activities are a great way to highlight the important work of your instructional program as well as the work of your chapter. For SkillsUSA Week ideas, see the Chapter Management section on the SkillsUSA Web site. SkillsUSA offers downloadable public service announcements at http://www.skillsusa.org/educators/skillsusaweek.shtml ACTE also offers excellent resources related to Career and Technical Education Month, which is celebrated the entire month of February. Go to http://www.acteonline.org for more information.

If you want to highlight your SkillsUSA membership during public events, remember the SkillsUSA Store is online with gifts and clothing for your use. Please go to http://www.skillsusastore.org

And, as part of our celebration of SkillsUSA Week, on February 10th at 3:00 p.m., SkillsUSA will be holding a teacher event at the SkillsUSA National Leadership Center for area schools. On February 11th, SkillsUSA will be holding a Web conference for everyone. Both the event and the Web conference will be held to announce the release of the new ASK: Advisor’s Success Kit and the newly updated PDP Online. Attendees at the teacher meeting at the National Leadership Center and those who register in advance for the Web conference will receive a free copy of the new ASK: Advisor’s Success Kit and other SkillsUSA materials (total value of $50 or more). I will give a SkillsUSA organization update, and members of the SkillsUSA training team will also update teachers on various SkillsUSA resources.

All instructors are welcome to attend the teacher meeting and/or participate in the Web conference. To attend the teacher meeting, please RSVP to Niki Clausen at nclausen@skillsusa.org To participate in the Web conference, go to the following link on February 11 at 11:30 a.m. EST: http://web.ganconference.com/?meeting=3663486 To dial in for audio, call 888-222-0475, Attendee Code: 6837807.

That’s it for now. Once again, happy SkillsUSA Week. We’re here because of you. Thanks for all you do for the great students we serve.

Tim

Timothy W. Lawrence, Executive Director
SkillsUSA
14001 SkillsUSA Way
Leesburg, VA 20176-5494
Direct: (703) 737-0601
Fax: (703) 777-8999
E-mail:  Tlawrence@skillsusa.org
Web address: http://www.skillsusa.org

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SkillsUSA is pleased to announce the launch of SkillsUSA’s all-new online store for clothing, branded items and chapter supplies. The official SkillsUSAStore.org is now open and ready for you to visit! Log on today to discover an exciting array of new products, including stylish fashion apparel, accessories and gift items. From new personalized products — such [...]]]>

SkillsUSA is pleased to announce the launch of SkillsUSA’s all-new online store for clothing, branded items and chapter supplies. The official SkillsUSAStore.org is now open and ready for you to visit!
Log on today to discover an exciting array of new products, including stylish fashion apparel, accessories and gift items. From new personalized products — such as name badges and toolbox plates — to new tools to help students get organized this school year, all products have been carefully selected to help SkillsUSA instructors and students show their pride.

Now more than ever, value is important. SkillsUSAStore.org offers more than 40 items for under $20 and more than 20 products under $10. There is truly something for everyone and every budget atSkillsUSAStore.org

We hope you’ll visit the Web site soon and encourage your students to do so as well. New catalogs will be arriving at SkillsUSA chapters soon, but there’s no need to wait. Browse and shop anytime online, even when using a school purchase order.

UPCOMING DATES:

Please note the following additions to the new SkillsUSA online shopping portal:

· On Sept. 18, all chapter supplies and competition uniforms will be available to purchase. They are finalizing an inventory transfer from our previous supplier, so these items will be available as soon as possible.

· This October marks the much-anticipated arrival of our redesigned SkillsUSA official blazer. The blazer will be offered in expanded size ranges (from women’s size 0 to men’s 66L) with many custom details — a personalized patch inside, specially designed buttons, a lighter/easy-wear fabric — and a $99.99 price tag!

· Also coming later this fall: a new made-to-order online store for products that can be personalized to your school or state.

Please stay tuned for these exciting new SkillsUSA products and services. Meanwhile, browse theSkillsUSAStore.org site and share your SkillsUSA pride today!

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So now you can view OregonSkillsUSA on your Mobile Phone.

Visit http://mobile.nytimes.com using your phone.  Incredibly useful and lightning fast, even when compared to the NYTimes iPhone Application which pales by comparison.

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So now you can view OregonSkillsUSA on your Mobile Phone.

Visit http://mobile.nytimes.com using your phone.  Incredibly useful and lightning fast, even when compared to the NYTimes iPhone Application which pales by comparison.

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Congratulations again to all of your students and a great Spring Conference!

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Congratulations on a great Spring Conference.

Attached you will find the Leadership Awards Results and the Skill Awards Results, the Prize Policy Instructions, and National Conference Information and Instructions. (Please make sure to meet the first deadline of Friday, April 17)

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Congratulations on a great Spring Conference.

Attached you will find the Leadership Awards Results and the Skill Awards Results, the Prize Policy Instructions, and National Conference Information and Instructions. (Please make sure to meet the first deadline of Friday, April 17)

I will be sending out Certificates and medallions that were not collected at conference with the prizes.

Thank you advisors for all that you do for this organization, without you this would not be possible.  Your Thank You Gift will also be sent in the prize package.

Please contact me with questions and thank you again for helping to make the 2009 Spring Leadership Conference and Skills Championships a success.

Niki Clausen
SkillsUSA Oregon State Director
503.385.4637
niki.clausen@wesd.org

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