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A Vision for High Schools: Joining Academic and Technical Studies to Promote More Powerful Learning
The integration of career and technical education and academics can help to increase the number of students who graduate from high school prepared for further studies and careers. Gene Bottoms, senior vice president of the Southern Regional Education Board, outlines the potential for an integrated curriculum and the challenges that states, districts and school leaders face. ACE TECH: the Fourth Year of CTE and Academic Integration
At the Architecture, Construction and Engineering charter high school, located in Chicago, the recipe for student success is a focused curriculum, a well organized management team, an engaged faculty and an empowered student body. Kentucky Beefs Up Its CTE Programs
With a comprehensive assessment program now in place, the state isn't leaving high-quality CTE to chance; program are required to be rigorous, accountable for student outcomes, and must include stakeholder involvement. Academics in CTE Programs: Fully Preparing Students for Their Next Step
There are many opportunities to hone students' academic skills by zeroing in on academic content that's naturally embedded in CTE coursework. One teacher explains how he's getting his students to learn physics and math while learning how to fix cars. Aligning Classroom Instruction with Workplace Skills: Equipping CTE Students with the Math Skills Necessary for Entry-level Carpentry
Math skills are essential for those wanting to pursue a career in carpentry. Cory Mohr, a business and math instructor, outlines why it's important that training programs are implemented to better prepare individuals seeking employment in this field. Using Storytelling to Hone Language Skills
One teacher has found a way to integrate language arts into his communication technology class through interdisciplinary collaboration - and trial and error. Integrating CTE and Academics: One Teacher's Account
Deborah Ann Bolger, a family and consumer sciences teacher, describes how she integrates math, science, social studies and geography in her FACS program. Integrating CTE and Academics: One Student's Account
Brendan Fennessy, a student at the Energy, Power and Transportation Academy in Ellicott City, Maryland, outlines how he learned invaluable academic and real-world technical skills as he and his classmates built an all-terrain wheelchair. Techniques Feature
A National Effort to Integrate Math and Science with CTE
This is the second in a series by ACTE on the implementation of Perkins. It looks at the integration of academic and technical education under the STEM Transitions project - which highlights the importance of math and science within the six career clusters related to STEM careers. Techniques Department
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