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Seminar attendance is optional.
However, if you do plan to attend
a seminar, pre-registration is required.
• All seminars are included
with paid conference registration.
• Seminars are offered
in addition to the concurrent
professional development sessions.
• Some seminars have limited seating
and are on a first-come, first-served
basis.
• Minimum number
of participants required for certain
seminars.
• Schedule, seminars,
and seminar descriptions are subject
to change without notice.
• Transportation to offsite locations
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Industrial Motor Controls
& Programmable Logic Controllers
- Train the Trainer Seminar |
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Seven Springs
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to register |
This engaging, interactive,
hands-on seminar addresses
practical application and
theory of industrial control
circuits, application of
current controls to industrial
applications, and demonstration
of modern troubleshooting
techniques. The objective
of this training is to aid
instructors in understanding
simple controls through PLCs.
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3D Modeling Techniques
with Autodesk Inventor
Intermediate/Advanced
Seminar |
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Somerset CTC
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here to
register |
This seminar has been
cancelled.
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ServSafe Initial Certification
or Recertification |
Wednesday 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
and continued on
Thursday
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Seven
Springs |
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here
to register |
This seminar is designed
for instructors who have
ServSafe Certification and
need to renew their certificate
or for instructors who want
to obtain initial certification.
For instructors who
are obtaining initial certification
and want to teach the course
and offer the certification
to their students:
After taking this
seminar and passing the certification
exam that will be offered
on the last day, you must
complete the National Restaurant
Association Certified Instructor
process. More information
on the process can be found
at
www.servsafe.com. Textbook
and certification exam are
included with your paid conference
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Technology Boot Camp |
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Somerset
CTC |
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here
to register |
Each hands-on technology
workshop:
- will be 1 1/2 hours in
length.
- is designed for the novice
to intermediate user.
- will be offered at two
different times throughout
the day.
You may register
for as many workshops as
you choose.
Transportation
to Somerset CTC is not provided.
When you arrive at Somerset
CTC, you will have the opportunity
to make lunch arrangements
(cost of lunch is not included).
Number of spaces is very
limited so register early!
Blogs
9:00
a.m. – 10:30 a.m. and 3:15
p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
This
workshop introduces the practical
uses of web blogging in the
classroom. Take away a Classroom
Blog and Craft Advisory Committee
Blog where you can share
information, lessons, educational
websites and more. Participants
will have the chance to subscribe
to several educational blogs.
Podcasts
9:00
a.m. - 10:30 a.m. and 3:15
p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Podcasts
deliver audio and video content
via the web
and/or portable
media players to be listened
to at the user’s convenience.
This workshop will show you
how to use Podcasts effectively
in the classroom, access
and subscribe to pre-produced
Podcasts, and create and
publish your own Podcast.
Wikis
10:45
a.m. - 12:15 p.m. and 1:30
p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wikis
are wonderful collaboration
tools that can be used in
multiple ways in the classroom.
During this workshop, you
will learn how to develop
e-Portfolio, project planning
and documentation wikis as
well as how to help students
create wikis to document
their manipulative skills.
iGoogle/Google
Products
10:45 a.m.
- 12:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
- 3:00 p.m.
iGoogle
is a customizable homepage
and Google Products are collaborative
web based tools which include
GMail, Docs (a free, web-based
word processor, spreadsheet,
and presentation application),
Google Reader, and Blogger.
This workshop will teach
you how to use Google tools
in your classroom to enhance
collaboration, creativity
and connectivity between
students and teachers.
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3D Modeling Techniques
with Autodesk Inventor Beginner’s
Seminar |
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Somerset
CTC
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here
to register |
This hands-on
seminar is designed for the
instructor who is interested
in learning the basics of
Autodesk Inventor.
An intermediate/advanced
seminar will be offered on
Wednesday, June 24.
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Automotive Update |
See times and
locations
below |
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here
to register |
Pennsylvania Safety
and Emission
9:00 a.m.
– 10:30 a.m.
Seven Springs
Mountain Resort
This seminar is designed
for PA Safety and Emissions
instructors. Content includes
Safety Technician re-certification,
changes in vehicle registration
as it pertains to safety
inspection, new interpretations
of code regulations, emission
inspection updates, and a
review of station violations
resulting in suspensions.
Using SCR to Meet
2010 Diesel Emissions Requirements
10:45 a.m. – 12 noon
Seven
Springs Mountain Resort
This seminar will
review the current and future
EPA emissions requirements
for diesel trucks. It will
include the base engine architecture
to support the addition of
Selective Catalyst Reduction
devices, an outline of the
device, the operational theory
of the device, and a discussion
about the use of and properties
of Diesel Exhaust Fluid that
is required by these devices.
The graphics used relate
to the system and process
that will be used by Cummins
Inc.; however, the operation
theory and fluids are common
to all manufacturers. The
seminar will conclude with
a brief discussion about
alternative methods that
may be used.
Introduction
to Water-Born Base Coat Paints
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Somerset Career and Technology
Center
This seminar
will provide an overview
of how the automotive industry
will be changing to water-born
base coats in the coming
years and an in-depth view
of the process and procedures
used with water-born base
coat paints.
The
second part of the seminar
is a hands-on segment that
will provide participants
the opportunity to work with
water-born products with
respect to application, drying,
and repair procedures.
Transportation to Somerset
CTC will not be provided.
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Cosmetology Update: The New
Role of Aestheticians |
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Seven
Springs
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here
to register |
This interactive, thought-provoking
seminar challenges conventional
thinking of what Aestheticians
can do. The complex and constantly
evolving role of today’s
Aesthetician will be discussed
especially in regard to career
opportunities in the medical
community.
Come and
learn how you can enhance
your cosmetology program
to provide your students
with training in cutting-edge
procedures such as vascular
treatments, chemical peels,
microdermabrasion and more.
Demonstrations of these procedures
will be conducted.
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Welding
Update |
1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Seven Springs
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Lincoln Electric will update instructors
in how to optimize weld machine output with
computer designed alloy specific waveform,
demonstrate new welder designs for 2009,
discuss environmental updates including weld
fume capture systems, and discuss the future
of weld training using “virtual weld
training.”
Special emphasis will be put on the submerged
arc process including live demonstrations and
hands-on training. While this form of welding
has been around for many years, due to a lack
of smoke, open arc and increased comfort for
the welder, it is a process that many
companies are turning back to. New high tech
wave forms and power sources are making this
process better than ever.
Each seminar attendee will receive a copy of
Lincoln Electric’s education program “No
Teacher Left Behind” ($999 value) including
training CD for GMAW, FCAW, SAW, GTAW, and
SMAW. |
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