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Workforce News & Resources |
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brought to you by the Shoals Chamber & the ShoalsWORKS! Council  |
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   EDUCATE   |
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Nominate your favorite educator for
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“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”
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The Shoals Chamber of Commerce is again providing an opportunity to recognize the incredible educators across The Shoals.  Each month throughout the school year, a teacher, educator, aide, counselor, administrator, or staff member will be recognized as the “Shoals Teacher of the Month” based on nominations received.   Nominations for next school year, fall semester (August - December) are open until Wed., May 31 and can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TOTM-Nominees  Nominations for the winter / spring semester (January - May) will open in December 2023.   Northwest-Shoals Community College is the presenting sponsor of this initiative, with Lost Pizza and Treehouse Children's Dentistry sponsoring middle / high school and elementary school teacher awards respectively.  We love our educators and want to do our part to help recognize them for the incredible work they do for our children's future and the future of the Shoals community!  For more information, contact the Shoals Chamber, 256-764-4661.   Thank you for your support and recognition of the amazing educators in The Shoals!  |
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CONGRATULATIONS! Shoals Teacher of the Month |
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The May Teacher of the Month awards go to ...  Middle / High School Award KEVIN GRAHAM 7th grade English teacher at Deshler Middle School "Kevin Graham has the ability to make English fun! His quiet personality has really made English fun for my son. He enjoys English class more and now has authors he enjoys that were introduced by Mr. Graham!"  "He is a good teacher and he cares about students. We have fun in his class doing jeopardy and basketball."  Elementary Award SHEA THOMPSON 2nd grade teacher at Forest Hills Elementary School "Shea puts her heart into every student. She lives and breathes their lives and worries about their well-being. She has been teaching for over 15 years and still puts forth as much time and effort as she did her first year. Shea is also one of the kindest, giving, sincere people I have ever met. She has a passion and love like no other! She deserves recognition for all her hard work and sacrifices!"  "Shea works year around either in her classroom or on her curriculum. She displays a natural passion for teaching, and has achieved her e.d.s in elementary education. Any child fortunate enough to be taught by her is truly blessed!"  "Shea goes above and beyond to make sure each of her students feel appreciated and honors them together as a class and individually. Mrs. Thompson has a passion for teaching! This passion shows through her work ethic, praise and support for each of her students. She continues to encourage each of her students by getting them excited each day to be their best, give their best, share their best no matter the outcome. And she gives them the courage to do so."  "She goes above and beyond for all the kiddos. My son looks forward to going to school everyday with her making school fun and welcoming." |
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Career Education for Educators |
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formerly Workforce Readiness Institute |
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ATTENTION Â EDUCATORS!! Â “By far, the best, most useful Professional Development I’ve ever done!” say many of the 318 alumni! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Do you ever hear this from your students? Â "Why do I need to know this?" or "When will I ever use this again?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Classroom 2 Career answers those questions with real world examples of how classroom academics are used in real careers with local employers. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ |
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Registration ENDS SOON!  June 6 - 9 & 13 - 15 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily  PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  CREDITS  AVAILABLE  ALSDE-approved PLU for Administrators  ALSDE-approved TEAMS  PD  Credit  Up to 56 Contact Hours  Up to $75 per day ($525 total) stipend paid for those not on contract during the event. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ |
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Connect with Our CTEs |
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Colbert County Schools
Florence City Schools
Lauderdale County Schools
Muscle Shoals City Schools
Sheffield City Schools
Tuscumbia City Schools
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It's the BEST time of the year again!  All materials to design and build the robot are FREE! No registration fees, ever!  T.E.A.M.S. teacher-sponsors can receive up to 94 hours of Professional Learning Credits through Power School!  SAVE THE DATES! Required Events  Kick-Off - September 9, 7 - 9 p.m.  Practice Day - October 19, 4 - 7 p.m.  Game Day - November 4, 8 - 4 p.m. |
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  EQUIP   |
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In today's ever-increasing digital arena, unexpected cyber security breaches can have disastrous effects on industry, causing significant operational and financial losses. Â Activate your cyber awareness and amp up your threat agility at the Comprehensive Cyber Security for Modern Manufacturing Conference as we present proven solutions that can mitigate and protect your business from the risk of cyber attacks. Learn how innovative technologies, AI and automation can optimize your response in near real-time and stop cyber threats and attacks before they spread. |
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WHEN Thursday, June 15, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.  WHERE Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering 229 Wynn Drive  REGISTRATION AAMA Members - $95 Non-members: $125 |
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ATTENTIONÂ MANUFACTURERS! |
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Supply Chain Database |
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Through CONNEX? Alabama, Alabama manufacturers can connect with each other, find local suppliers, discover new business opportunities, and manage their supply chains. Â Get started today and receive national level access at no-cost. Use promo code:Â AlabamaFree |
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To find ATN's most recent newsletters, Network News, chocked full of Training and Networking resources ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ATN provides many FREE monthly Environmental Health & Safety Webinars for more information. |
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~ Employers ~
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YouScience is a science-based, skills assessment to determine students' natural abilities and guide them to educational pathways and local careers that match their God-given talents. When assessed, most students have technical skills they never knew they had! See "Case Studies" below for evidence-based research.  YouScience provides employers a FREE platform to get your brand in front of your local future workforce.  In addition, you can use the new (paid) feature to list specific job titles to reach students who have the specific skills you hire, helping you build and maintain a sustainable talent pipeline that is critical for an organization's future performance.  The YouScience program closes the gap that exists in many industries by nurturing the pipeline with ready-to-work candidates.  Currently in the Shoals, Florence City Schools, Muscle Shoals City Schools |
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   EMPOWER   |
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ShoalsWORKS! Council |
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JOIN  THE  DISCUSSION!  The Shoals Works Council, convened by The Shoals Chamber, works to guide policy and curriculum to ensure skills held by the local workforce match the needs of employers.  Participation is open to business leaders, educators, training providers and community organizations interested in workforce-related issues.  Those interested in participating in the council may email shoalsworks@shoalschamber.com. |
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With their kids at home,
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As we know, summer is a tough time for working parents as they try to balance work-life with family-life, especially if they can't find Child Care. |
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Network each month with other HR Professionals  Shoals SHRM 2nd Thursday of each Month 11:30 - 1:00 First Metro Bank Pine Street, Florence, AL  Lunch: $12 Members; $15 Non-Members  RSVP to shoals.shrm@gmail.com  Meetings & Events page: |
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Chamber Member Job Board |
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Attention Employers!  Remember to use your free Job Board benefit to post your job openings.  Contact the Chamber if you need assistance. 256-764-4661, shoalsworks@shoalschamber.com  |
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Current Job Listings |
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For more information, contact:    Alabama Career Center (Sheffield)    Sheffield@alcc.alabama.gov    (256) 383‑5610    500 South Montgomery Avenue Suite 102 Sheffield |
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NEWSÂ &Â RESOURCES |
Great Job! |
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Check out the video Florence City Schools' Collin Brooks (student) and Jeremy Jackson (instructor)Â put together for TASUS!
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The new statewide AlabamaWorks website is now live, with resources for Employers, Job Seekers & Students.  Check it out! |
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Teacher Supply Depot  DONATTIONS  ARE  ALWAYS  NEEDED  &  APPRECIATED!  Cash for new supplies, gently used school & office supplies, equipment, furniture, etc. are  needed to assist our educators in the classroom.  For more information, contact: Mary Beshears, (256) 710-1436, jbeshears@yahoo.com |
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Free Training
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Business may be able to save money on their workers’ compensation insurance premium. Most businesses have everything they need in order to take advantage of the savings.  Why pay for someone to come and do trainings when Bradford will do it for FREE.  You can save 5% on your workers’ compensation insurance premium by having:
The goal of this training is to help establish a trusting relationship between employer and employee. Learning what to do and how to help is crucial to our limited workforce. Â Check out the article and guidelines linked below. Â For more information on Bradford's FREEÂ TRAINING contact: Blake Cruttenden Territory Manager M: 256-405-3281 | blakec@bradfordhealth.com |
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Thank you to our ShoalsWORKS! Workforce Champion Sponsors! |
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