2024 Advance CTE Fall Meeting

Since their creation in 2021, Advance CTE has utilized Brave Dialogues and Opportunity Gap Analysis resources to help state CTE leaders enhance their team's ability to lead learner-centered and data-informed discussions with state and local practitioners. Ideal for beginner to intermediate-level participants, attendees will become familiar with the components of both tools and how to maximize their application through self-facilitation or tailored technical assistance opportunities. State leaders from Colorado will also share their journey using both tools to conduct system-level assessments and strategic planning. Join us for this workshop and learn how to support facilitating brave and data-informed conversations to improve learner access to high-demand, high-wage CTE fields.
Learning objectives:

• Develop an understanding of one's identity, values, assumptions, and biases, and recognize their potential impact on others.
  
• Gain an introduction to the awareness and knowledge components of the Brave Dialogues curriculum and framework, focusing on critical self-reflection and effective policy and practice.
  
• Learn about the opportunity gap analysis tools and processes that your state can utilize to inform data-driven decision-making, aimed at increasing participation of Perkins V special populations and sub-groups in non-traditional fields.
  
• Explore the latest program-specific cohorts of the Opportunity Gap Analysis, such as Work-Based Learning (WBL), Apprenticeship, and Credentials of Value.
  
• Elevate stories and outcomes from state(s) that have previously participated in both Brave Dialogues and Opportunity Gap Analysis.