Have you registered your staff for the 2017 CEA & AMP Annual Convention? You still have one week left to lock in the discounted early bird rate of $275! This year’s convention will include sessions on motivation, methodology and technical training.  We’ll also go over teaching tech-addicted millennials and engaging your students through social media. 

Don’t forget your Admissions and Marketing staff! This year we’re bringing back our popular AMP track, focusing on increasing recruitment, design of marketing materials, and digital advertising.

Do you ever hear students saying the words "I’m just not a good stylist"? This embarrassed confession hints at an educational experience fraught with negative beliefs and expectations, not just about their technical skills but about their ability to succeed in general. This mindset becomes an inescapable prophecy that affects their entire experience; they don’t seek help, ask questions, or prepare for class. In turn, they receive bad grads and the prophecy is fulfilled. Self-fulfilling prophecies are usually negative, but they do not have be. Teachers play a vital role in helping students to replace their negative prophecies with ones that reinforce successful strategies

Dr. Melissa Wehler, Dean of Humanities and Sciences at Central Penn College, is an English teacher. But her tips on how to help your students overcome these challenges apply to every kind of student. Check out her 5 tips on ways to break the self-fulfilling prophecy cycle.

14 states are in regular legislative session this week. One of them – California – has bills pending that were inspired by Gainful Employment:

AB 1611 requires the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to establish a standard prohibiting an institution from enrolling new students who are using specified student loans for any program offered by the institution in which fewer than 70% of graduates of that program are graduates employed in the field, as redefined by the bill’s provisions.  

AB 1619 seeks to preserve the gainful employment debt-to-earnings ratios regardless of Congressional or executive branch action.   

Read more about these bills and more in this week’s AACS State Relations Update.

This class will reacquaint you with the three layers of the integumentary system and the interconnectedness of each. This class is dedicated to licensed esthetic and cosmetology instructors who are seeking effective strategies to teach skin histology. This interactive training reviews the layers of the skin from the birth of the keratinocyte to the corneocyte. Also covered are the specialized cells and their functions within each layer. Overcome the anxiety that can occur when teaching this technical information by encouraging your students to draw and diagram the complexities of skin!

Presented by Dave Waggoner, Skin Script Skin Care.

In the salon and spa world, the name of the game is personal care. When it comes to hair removal, we want great results, quick service and fabulous service. Sugaring fits the bill so well, clients are asking for this sweet treat in hair removal.

This webinar presented by Kate Riley of Salon Sugar Products is designed to give you the What, Why, How and When of Sugaring. We’ll explore what Sugaring is, why it is such a desirable service, how you can take advantage of this trend and when it makes sense to start.

Support your employees to earn the Certified Higher Education Professional (CHEP) credential. It’s a win-win for your institution and your employees.