Blogs
Federal Legislator Interview
During National Policy Seminar (March 20-23, 2022), Virginia’s Congressional members were very hard to schedule time with. We were able to schedule a joint zoom meeting with the eleven conference attendees from Virginia and Educational Legislative aids, Karishma Merchant and Montrel Tennessee from...
Quick Connection
I met Christi Hack, my ACTE Fellow Mentor, on a zoom meeting on February 2, 2022 and we immediately made a connection! We are both Agriculture teachers by trade and that allowed us to instantly jump into conversation. Christi is in Kentucky and is currently serving in an administration position ...
Growing Leaders in ACTE
After National Policy Seminar (NPS) an idea has continued to resonate with me– and that is this, how does one grow a leader? As an educator myself, in the profession of helping students learn and develop talents, discover interests and abilities, and ultimately grow into their future careers, I ha...
Using My Teacher Voice
Entering my first day in the classroom I remember giving student instructions. At first it appeared students were not listening, and then I realized my voice was not having the impact I intended because I was using my regular voice, not my teacher voice. After this sudden realization I quickly incre...
Personal Accountability-The Way Out of the Blame Game
Are you feeling frustrated, tired of others making mistakes that make your life more difficult, wishing away the day due to all the incompetent people around you? Many days of asking yourself…why do they do it that way? Why don’t they talk to the people who actually do the job? Why must I always...
Mock It Til You Rock It! How Mock Interviews Can Benefit Students
For the past three years, the Las Cruces Public School district has worked with the New Mexico Workforce Connections office to host a mock interview event for CTE students. The event gives students an opportunity to practice their interview skills with a community member. Students and interviewe...
ACTE Fellowship Mentor Interview
It was befitting that the opportunity arose to interview Ms. Jayme Fitzpatrick prior to attending the upcoming National Policy Seminar in March. Ms. Fitzpatrick currently serves as CTE Manager for Career &Technical Education in the Deer Valley Unified School District in Phoenix, Arizona. A fun f...
Work-Based Learning in New Mexico
Academic Career Experience (ACE) is the work-based learning program for Las Cruces Public Schools in Las Cruces, NM. In this program, students earn credit through participating in work experience or an un-paid internship related to their chosen program of study and career interests. This is the ...
Networking for Professional Growth
Do you ever wonder how some people become a leader in their profession or how they became an industry influencer over someone else?? We all start out being beginners at something. What happens along that career journey that causes some to stand out and others to observe from the sidelines?
These ...
New Mexico ACTE Informational Socials- A Great Way to Connect!
This past year, our New Mexico Association for Career and Technical Education has hosted CTE socials on the first Wednesday of each month. These events are hosted on zoom by NMACTE President, Jeff Waugh, and NMACTE Executive Director, Carol McAllister. Each social starts out with announcements a...