Blogs
Teaching Strategy: Start Strong! Captivate Students on Day One
Imagine you are a high school junior the morning of your first day at your new career tech center. Maybe you’ve enrolled in a half-day…
Changing Careers, Chasing a Dream
For as long as I can remember, I have been interested in the technical aspects of things. I loved understanding how things worked and I…
Literacy in CTE – Why it has to be us.
As I work with our district instructional coach, who is also my partner in teaching a graduate course this summer titled, Literacy in CTE, I…
Using Dog Sled Racing to Teach Genetics and Nutrition
My mother, an elementary school teacher for 32 years, worked hard to connect her students to subject matter. Mom did this using real life, high…
EXCERPT: Instructional Coaching & Its Role in Career Development for CTE Teachers
What is an instructional coach? Quality teacher professional development is essential to the outcome of student achievement. In their careers, teachers must be challenged with…
The future’s so bright…I gotta wear shades!
As an educator, it is my job to teach my students. As someone with compassion and vested interest in her students, it is my privilege…
Happy Spring Everyone!
Happy Spring Everyone! It’s great to start feeling the winter thaw, but that also means getting ready for the work ahead this year. These are…
#DECAATTProject Helps Turn Despair Into Advantage
It’s not every day you meet a student who has everything going for them – intelligence, good health and home life, no financial challenges and…
Cybersecurity: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility!
With so many things connected to the internet, we all need to be aware of the dangers. More and more devices are connected to the…
Great Oaks Signing Days honor nearly 300 students
Every year, in high schools across the country, student athletes participate in Signing Days to commit to sports at colleges and universities. For many students,…