Blogs
COVID-19 Brought My Job to a Standstill
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed a lot in our world. Education has flipped on its head. We’re learning online, working from home, teaching remotely and, for many support staff, we’re left to question the validity of our jobs.
What can an outreach coordinator do if there are no ...
Supporting CTE Students During School Closures due to COVID-19
With the coronavirus spreading across the nation, this time is challenging for education in general but specifically for CTE with all its hands-on courses. My district’s schools started to be out one day before Spring Break, which was during the week of March 16. We are going to be out for a total...
Interview with my Mentor
Christi is an administrator in a rural school district in Kentucky and previously taught Agriculture for 13 years. She was impacted by CTE early on in life and went into Ag Education right after finishing high school. She transitioned into administration after the birth of her children in order to r...
My Mentor
As a 2020 New Professionals Fellow, I’ve been eager to grow and step outside my comfort zone, while under the guidance of new colleagues, mentors, and leaders. Prior to my current role as CTE Coordinator for Baltimore County Public Schools, I was Supervisor for Technology and Engineering Education...
E-learning Technical Vocabulary (Part 4): Refine and Define
Refine and Define is part four in an eight-part series on e-learning technical vocabulary systems. Read part one, part two and part three.
Embrace complexity.
Contemporary students need is critical literacy. Critical literacy empowers the reader to question the author’s perspective and motives (...
CTE Students Make Their Voices Heard in Sticker Design Competition
The people have spoken! Two career and technical education (CTE) students at Nevada's Carson High School won first place in a local competition to design "I Voted" stickers.
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic closed schools, many graphic design students found themselves at home without access...
E-learning Technical Vocabulary (Part 3): Forced Lab Conversations
This is part three in an eight-part series on e-learning technical vocabulary systems. Read part one and part two.
When I first encountered professional development on the concept of disciplinary literacy, I thought,
It’s made for CTE!
Built on “the idea that literacy and text are specializ...
Get Back to Basics: Strategies for Remote Learning in CTE
The transition to remote learning has left educators reeling. Being asked to design lessons, learn new technology, all while educating your own children and simultaneously trying to stay connected to family and friends in the middle of a pandemic is a herculean task. For career and technical educati...
E-learning Technical Vocabulary (Part 2): Note Card Chunking
This is part two in an eight-part series on e-learning technical vocabulary systems. Read part one.
Career and technical education (CTE) teachers have quickly adapted to leading lectures, discussion and question-and-answer sessions in virtual classrooms. They have replaced traditional learning en...
E-learning Technical Vocabulary (Part 1): Annotation & Numbered Heads
Are you searching for ways to increase student participation in your virtual classroom sessions?
We might have an answer for you. Consider e-learning sessions from the student lens. Some students have video and some only have audio, which can inhibit full participation. Also keep in mind that mos...