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2. Ministry Feedback OCTE is the only all-subject province wide subject association consulted by the Ministry on secondary tech ed issues Other tech ed subject specific associations providing feedback are: SHHEO, ECOO, ASCE OCTE along with STAO also provides feedback on the Science and Technology curriculum

3. Core Executive 2006-07 Chair- Art Niezen- York Region DSB Industry Chair- Terry Murphy -Landscape Ontario Past Chair- Carmen Camuti- Toronto DSB 1 st Vice Chair- Dave Graves- Halton DSB 2 nd Vice Chair- Ron Ballentine Halton DSB 3 rd Vice-Chair- Cheryl Lovell- Trustee 4 th Vice-Chair- Sergio Borghesi- Niagara Catholic Secretary- John Hobbins- Peel DSB Treasurer- Rob de Rubeis- Halton Catholic DSB

4. Committee Chairs 2006-07 Communications – David Lewis/ Sergio Borghesi Curriculum- John Hobbins Partnerships- Carmen Camuti Membership- Vicki Houston- Greater Essex DSB Professional Development- Dave Graves Elementary- Ron Ballentine/Cheryl Lovell Constitution- Bob Corney- OISE/UT Awards- Pat Buchanan- Toronto DSB Safety- Kevin Shea- Ottawa Carleton DSB

5. Partnerships 2 nd Annual Tech Design Day- iDesign, Seneca, OCTE Secondary Newsletter with Skills Canada- 2 editions Coffeehouse for teachers at Skills Competitions F-1 in Schools with Legendary Motor car, Electrolab New partnerships are always considered. Speak to an executive member Contact: Carmen Camuti/Jeff Woods

6. Communication Strategies Elementary Newsletter Secondary Newsletter with Skills Canada Newsletter at Conference Province-wide e-mails to members New look to the OCTE website with regular updates Contact: David Lewis/ Sergio Borghesi

7. Annual Meetings Ministry Subject Association Meetings (3) Ontario Teachers Federation Meetings (3) Faculty of Education Liaison Days (1) Core executive members attend

8. Connections and Opportunities Writing Teams (July 2006): OCTE members were invited to apply to Ministry writing teams for all technological education subjects Submission to Ministry regarding Environmental Education Consultation on Ontario Skills Passport In previous years there have been many opportunities for involvement

9. Website www.octe.on.ca Contains: OCTE Resource Documents Conference information Ministry Updates Links to many tech ed resources Contact: David Lewis

10. 2007 OCTE/Ministry Survey Purpose was to provide opportunity for individual teacher responses Survey initiated and developed by OCTE Bookmarks distributed at regional Ministry training 636 responses from tech teachers OCTE collated responses and provided feedback to the Ministry Contact: David Graves

11. OCTE Retreat Second OCTE retreat in September for planning purposes Determine priorities and set goals for the year All executive members and committee members

12. Annual Conference Planning begins before the present conference ends Over 300 delegates and vendors More than 25 workshops Keynote speakers from business/industry and international tech ed organizations, Many noteworthy presenters Presentations from various Ministries Contact: Joe Hogan

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