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Events

AUGUST

17th-18th - CTSO New Advisors Only (Teacher Academy)

SEPTEMBER

14th - Academy Advisors (ALL)

OCTOBER

26th - Las Cruces Fall Leadership Rally

27th - Artesia/Roswell Fall Leadership Rally

28th - ABQ Fall Leadership Rally

NOVEMBER-JANUARY

NOV. 1 - National and State Registrations Close

DEC. 1 - State Conference Registrations Open

FEBRUARY/MARCH

FEB. TBD - State Conference Registration Closes

FEB. or MAR. TBD - State Conference!

APRIL/MAY

National Conference Registration

JUNE/JULY

National Conference

CTSO State Student Officer Training

2023-2024 Competition Resources

We highly recommend using the following PowerPoints to walk your students through the competitions and how they break down for the day of conference.

National Competition Overview PowerPoint
State and National Competition Rubrics and Guidelines Powerpoint
2024 Competitions Matrix

2024 Teacher PSA Winner
2024 Inside Our Schools English | Spanish
2024 Children's Literature K-3 Winner English | Spanish
2024 Children's Literature Pre-K Winner English | Spanish

2025-2026 Competition Rubrics as of 9/10/25

Competitions

Children’s Literature – K-3 (individual or dual) 

Children’s Literature – Pre-K (individual or dual) 

Children's Literature - K-3 Spanish (individual or dual)

Children's Literature - Pre-K Spanish (individual or dual)

Children’s Literature – Higher Ed (individual or dual)

Creative Lecture (TED Talk)

Educators Rising Leadership Award (Varsity Only--Nationals Only) 

Educators Rising Moment 

Educators Rising Moment - Spanish 

Ethical Dilemma (team) 

Exploring Education Administration Careers 

Exploring Non-Core Subject Teaching Careers 

Exploring Support Services Careers 

Inside Our Schools Presentation (team)

  • Middle School (Grades 7-8) [View Guidelines]

  • Junior Varsity (Grades 9-10) [View Guidelines]

  • Varsity (Grades 11-12) [View Guidelines]

Inside Our Schools Presentation - Spanish (team)

Job Interview 

Lesson Planning and Delivery – Arts

Lesson Planning and Delivery – Career and Technical Education 

*NEW* Lesson Planning and Delivery - CDA/Early Childhood Education 

Lesson Planning and Delivery – Humanities 

*NEW* Lesson Planning and Delivery - Professional Development

Lesson Planning and Delivery - Spanish

Lesson Planning and Delivery – STEM 

Outstanding Chapter (team) (Varsity Only--Nationals Only)  

Public Service Announcement - Teacher Recruitment (team) 

Public Speaking 

Researching Learning Challenges (team) 

Contests

Interactive Bulletin Board - Elementary (individual or dual) 

Interactive Bulletin Board - Middle/High (individual or dual) 

Project Visualize Service Project (individual or dual)

Teacher Created Materials (individual or dual)

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