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Let your current seniors and past students know that Newport News Shipbuilding is building its trades workforce and is actively hiring for entry-level and experienced trades positions. #NewportNewsShipbuilding is hosting a Trades Hiring Event on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 7 a.m. – Noon at The Apprentice School in Newport News, VA. During the event participants will have the opportunity to have their job application reviewed onsite, complete Work Keys testing if required, interview, and receive an on-the-spot job offer if qualified. Please see the flyer for more information.

Valley VTEEA is holding a social event at the Hawksbill Brewery on November 23 from 4 pm to 9 pm. See the flyer for more information. Questions and RSVPs should go to Ron Vickers (vickersr@fcpsk12.net). Please RSVP by November 20th.

ITEEA is conducting a study to identify current and future trends and issues in technology and engineering education and needs your help! From Johnny J Moye, PhD, DTE, ITEEA Senior Fellow and Philip A. Reed, PhD, DTE, ITEEA President-Elect: "We are looking for educators who can provide us with “informed” input. If you are involved with technology and engineering education, we invite you to participate. Once our study is complete, we plan to submit study results to ITEEA for strategic planning purposes. Additionally, results will be published and presented for review by the profession." If you participate, we will ask you to respond to three rounds of a Modified Delphi study over the next three months. Each round will require thought but should only take a few minutes to complete. We will ask you to complete each of the three rounds within seven days of receiving the survey. Thank you for your consideration!" Please click here to access the survey link. If you have any questions, please contact Johnny J Moye, PhD, DTE at jmoye@iteea.org.

There are over 20 openings listed on our Teacher Vacancy list! If you are looking for a teaching job or know someone who is, please share these openings with them! The Virginia TEE Teacher Vacancies list can be found by clicking here. If you have specific questions regarding the positions, please reach out to the contact person listed. If you need to edit or add to the list, please send an email to vteea1958@gmail.com with the subject "Teacher Vacancy".

The Northern Region will be having the following social/tour events: Social/Tour: 2 Silos Brewing Company $15 per person (includes tour, pint glass, and pour of one house crafted beer) Sat., Oct. 19, 2019 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 9925 Discovery Blvd, Manassas, VA 20109 Social/Tour: Belmont Farm Distillery No Tour Fee Sat., Nov. 16, 2019 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 13490 Cedar Run Road, Culpeper, VA 22701 Please RSVP using this form. If you have questions please contact Danielle Meyer (danielle.meyer12@gmail.com).

The Valley is offering a Materials and Process workshop on October 19th from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Participants will learn how to create a plastic ice scraper and picture frame! Please RSVP by October 17th at 3 pm. RSVPs and questions should go to Brian Bazzle at bbazzle@rockingham.k12.va.us. For more information, click here!

You can read the Fall Technologize by clicking here! You can also find previous Technologize editions in our Archives. Please consider contributing to Technologize by submitting an article! You can write about any content relating to Technology, Engineering, and/or Education. Please limit your articles to 500 words and consider adding a picture to enhance your article. All submissions should be a Microsoft Word or Google Doc emailed to vteea1958@gmail.com with the subject Technologize Article. Any questions can be emailed to Beth Gugino, the Publications Editor at guginob@gmail.com

Last year, more than 600,000 people attended Manufacturing Day events. They happen all over North America — generally on the first Friday in October — and offer the public a rare public glimpse into the behind-the-scenes world of the manufacturing centers that supply many of the goods we use every day. Aren’t you curious to see what gets made in your community? To learn how it’s made? And who makes it? Take this once-a-year opportunity to meet your neighborhood manufacturer and show your support for this important industry. For more information, please click here.

The Board of Directors is currently searching for members interested in volunteering to serve as committee members for the upcoming 2019-2020 term. (All committee chair positions are filled at this time) Our organization is only as strong as our members. Please consider volunteering in one or more of the standing committees that help our organization to "teach excellence in technology, innovation, design, and engineering". Our organization's committees operate most effectively when members come with different skills, knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences come together. The variety that each member brings helps the committee meets is many responsibilities and contributes to the dynamics and creative energy of the committee. For more information, please click here. If interested, please complete this form.