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Student Ingenuity Outlasts the Assignment
The assignment was for the students to find a problem on campus and design a solution for it. I have always been an advocate of inquiry-based learning and this assignment was completely aligned with that. When students started reporting what problems they wanted to solve on campus, I noticed many o...
The Success of the Maker Movement
Everywhere you look on teacher oriented websites and journals, you see the maker movement. This year, I decided to create a makerspace in my own classroom. Here is how it worked.
I started by asking questions:
What would my students make? I teach marketing, not science. It seems that every website ...
Cutting-Edge Tools, Technologies/Concepts Integrated Into CTE (A best practice)…
Best practices to CTE are like Fish to Water…they are a necessity for survival! Best practices of any kind are tested, tried and true, meaning they are sound and grounded in research. They are practices that impact positive change, growth and intellectual tenacity. TechTarget defines “best prac...
Think Differently!
The biggest challenge in life is to be yourself in a world that is trying to make you like everybody else! "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them," is a mantra used many times in life.
No organization has ever been successful without new and inn...
Low tech, High tech: I use it all!
As the 2016-17 school year begins, I am thinking about what tools I will use to best help my students connect with the material, provide feedback about their understanding, and aid their ability to retain information. There are two tools that I know I will consistently integrate to help make this h...
Staying Connected Inside and Outside the Classroom
When some teachers think about technology, they think of something out of a science fiction movie. I view technology as a tool…something to help make my workload easier, faster, and more accessible. And it has to be engaging for students.
The most significant technology tool that I ...
The Power of a Thought!
The future of education is very uncertain. One thing that is not uncertain, however, is the ability THOUGHTS have on the power to change the way things are! If you think about it, a “college” is not a building or property! A college can move to another building or location and it will stil...
Gaining Leadership Skills as an ACTE Fellow
I thoroughly enjoyed all my time at the National Policy Seminar (NPS) this past February. I truly believe that attending this conference as an ACTE Fellow was an invaluable learning experience. We were given an “inside look” into the leadership of ACTE. We were able to attend the second ...
Making Great Leaders in CTE
There should not be any doubt that career and technical education has a vital role to play in preparing students for the workforce. CTE offers many benefits to the nation’s students. The biggest benefit of CTE is having the opportunity to prepare high schools students to for high-wage, high-skil...
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective CTE Programs
Keep Kids First - We are here to expand knowledge, develop talent, and assist in preparing young adults for their future. Keep
kids first by assuring our CTE programs assist students in acquiring the academic and technical skills for high-demand, high-wage careers.
Seek Opportunities - We sh...