Website Mission
It is the mission of this website to assist in the development of learning environments that promote Career and Technical Education as well as academic excellence. To provide examples of effective 21st century teaching and learning strategies in order to assist in the development of more engaged and motivated classrooms. To provide multimedia Podcasts and articles to facilitate an understanding of how to implement technology and multimedia in classrooms regardless of content area. To encourage independent and personalized learning by teaching students to enjoy the process of learning. To assist teachers in becoming facilitators of learning.
CTE From a Student’s Perspective
Educators spend time getting to know their students and helping them to develop the knowledge and skills that will help them become successful in the real world. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to teach my students over a three-year period, watching them grow and mature from high school sophomores into seniors ready to take on the world. For this reason, there is a bond that develops not only between myself and the students, but also among the students themselves. After they graduate, each student goes off on their chosen path, but many still keep in contact. What has the greatest impact on me as a teacher, however, is hearing how a former student has applied one of the “life lessons” that they learned in my classroom. You can’t always be sure how much knowledge a student has absorbed by sitting in your class day after day. But once in a while, a student will let you know just what they learned from you. This blog was written by a student of mine, just days after he graduated from my program last year. His passion for Career and Technical Education, and his own personal learning experiences, is truly a testament to the quality education that CTE provides for its students.
Student Blog: What Education is Doing RIGHT!
