Career College Lounge: Performance Groups

CTE & Global Competency

Tarlon Moghadam — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 19:12:41 -0400

As a career and technical education professional, you understand that your students need to be ready for the world of work. As a rapidly changing world affects us all, its important to ensure that your students recognize how they will interact with the global economy throughout their careers. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues strengthen project management skills that ultimately prepare for successful global competency skills.

CTE Administration

Tarlon Moghadam — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 19:27:41 -0400

As a career and technical education administrator, you understand that your role is to support your teachers and programs in delivering high-quality CTE to your students. But your role extends beyond simply managing the logistics and personal elements of your job. As an instructional leader in your institution, you're responsible for ensuring that the teaching, curriculum, and learning meet the needs of your students and the employers in your community. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues build project management skills.

CTE Practitioner

Tarlon Moghadam — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:35:12 -0500

Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to expand the CTE evidence base on the impact of CTE programs on student outcomes and to bring CTE practitioners and researchers together to better share research and understand research needs.

Culinary Art Instruction

Theresa Colby — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:11:08 -0500

The world of dining is experiencing change and growth. Instructors in the culinary arts need to be aware of the latest in food selection, preparation and presentation along with the business side of the field. This group is for culinary arts instructors who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.

Developing a Strategic Mindset

Theresa Colby — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:15:22 -0500

Change is a constant in field of education. The ability to plan strategically is critical if one is going to be competitive and contemporary in today’s environment. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.

Developing Business Acumen

Theresa Colby — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:13:05 -0500

Looking for trends and meeting emerging needs is a must if businesses are going to be competitive in today’s market. Business leaders need to access information that helps them make informed and realistic business decisions. This group is for business leaders who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.

Developing eLearning Environments

Theresa Colby — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:18:22 -0500

Contemporary students are looking for alternative learning deliveries that meet their individual needs when selecting a program or school. Developers of learning environments need to be able design learning environments that meet a wide variety of student preferences and needs. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.

Employers & Industry Professionals

Tarlon Moghadam — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 23:19:04 -0400

This group is for employers and industry professionals engaged in Career & Technical Education (CTE), who aspire to discuss matters related to work-based learning with a focus on apprenticeships and internships. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources on maximizing work-based learning outcomes and advancing skills-based hiring.

Engaging Online Learners

Theresa Colby — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:22:47 -0500

Online learners want to feel that they are part of a class or program and that they are valued as students. The more they can become engaged in the course the more they will feel they are contributing to the learning process. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.

Enhancing Educational Leadership

Theresa Colby — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:18:23 -0500

Institutional excellence is a result of exemplary leadership. This group is for those currently serving in leadership roles or those who aspire to lead. Group members engage in self-awareness and self-reflection, and discuss the leadership skills necessary to maximize performance outcomes. Members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe.

Enhancing Student Retention

Theresa Colby — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:57:24 -0500

Student retention is a must for not only the success of students but also for the success of institutions. The more students feel a part of the learning process the more they will be engaged in learning and higher the retention rate will be. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.

Essentials for CTE Administrators

Conference Chair — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:20:26 -0400

As a career and technical education (CTE) administrator, you’re responsible for the successful operation of CTE programs. This group is for CTE administrators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary leadership performance. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to support our teachers and staff with the ultimate goal of enhancing outcomes for our students, institutions, and communities.

Essentials for CTE Teachers

Tarlon Moghadam — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:05:54 -0500

As a career and technical education professional, you understand the importance of preparing youth and adults for high-skill, in-demand careers. You're responsible for ensuring that your curriculum and teaching meet the needs of your students. This group is for CTE teachers who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary teaching performance to enhance student learning outcomes. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help us better serve students.

Financial Aid Performance Group

Cindy Bryant — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:28:36 -0400

Financial aid is an important part of getting students enrolled and ready to progress toward their achieving their educational goals. Financial aid requirements and regulations frequently change so it is critical that financial aid professionals stay informed. This group is for financial aid professionals who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.

Health Science Instruction

Tarlon Moghadam — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:42:42 -0500

It is critical for new career and technical education (CTE) instructors in the field of Health Sciences to develop strong instructional practices and a solid foundation for building high-quality programs. As role models for their professional area, instructors set the standard for the technical knowledge, professionalism, ethical practice, and patient-centered skills their students need to acquire. This group is for educators participating in the introductory Health Sciences CTE course who aspire to discuss and master the core competencies necessary for effective curriculum development, lesson planning, communication, assessment, and program improvement. Group members share best practices, ideas, reflections, and resources to help support one another in a dynamic, rapidly evolving healthcare and education landscape.

Honing Supervisory Skills

Theresa Colby — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:06:46 -0500

Being able to lead and direct individuals that are contributing to the goals of an organization is an important part of leadership success. The more skills supervisors can acquire the more they will be able to help in develop skills and abilities of their team members. This group is for supervisors who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.

Indiana Statewide 2020 CTE Professional Development Conference

Conference Chair — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:17:36 -0400

This is a private group for participants of the 2020 Indiana Statewide CTE Professional Development Conference

Information Technology Instruction

Tarlon Moghadam — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:04:13 -0500

It is critical for new career and technical education (CTE) instructors in the field of information technology (IT) to develop strong instructional practices and a solid foundation for building high-quality programs. As role models for their professional area, instructors set the standard for the technical knowledge, professionalism, and workforce readiness their students need to acquire. This group is for educators participating in the introductory IT CTE course who aspire to discuss and master the core competencies necessary for effective curriculum development, lesson planning, communication, assessment, and program improvement. Group members share best practices, ideas, reflections, and resources to help support one another in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape.

Instructional Delivery & Assessment

Theresa Colby — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:38:26 -0500

Delivering instructional content that is understandable by students and increases their knowledge is the goal of educators. Knowing what are the best ways to assess the learning of students should be a high priority of educators as well. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.

Instructional Planning & Design

Theresa Colby — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:33:40 -0500

Educators need to have strategies for instructional planning and design that will enable them to deliver content to their students that are relevant and applicable. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.