Amanda Bastoni

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Help Students Understand Learning Goals | Origin: EC153

Comment on Robyn Bingham's post: Robyn, this is a fantastic personal goal. How will you know when you've achieved it? What strategies are you using in the classroom to see if your goal is working? Please share so we can learn with you!

Amanda Bastoni

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Set Meaningful Goals | Origin: EC153

Comment on Randice Nelson's post: Total agreement! How do you teach them to do that in your course? Please share your approaches, we would love to share your ideas with the community!

Amanda Bastoni

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Goal-Setting and Work-Based Learning | Origin: EC153

Comment on Randice Nelson's post: I agree Randice! How do you make that clear/obvious to learners? We would also love to know what your biggest takeaway was from this course. Thank you!

Amanda Bastoni

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Goal-Setting and Work-Based Learning | Origin: EC153

Comment on Robyn Bingham's post: Fantastic observation! Consider checking out the UDL 3.0 considerations on Goal Setting. We would also love to know how this course has impacted your approach to designing learning... are you doing anything differently or amplifying something you have already done?

Amanda Bastoni

Blog

Gaps in Understanding the Professional Development Needs of Postsecondary CTE Educators: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a Viable Solution

Download this free resource today!

As the landscape of career and technical education (CTE) evolves, postsecondary educators face growing challenges in meeting the diverse needs of their students. This whitepaper highlights an opportunity to rethink professional development (PD) through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). By focusing on practical strategies grounded in design thinking, the paper explores how intentional program and environment design can lead to increased teacher confidence and improved student outcomes.

For postsecondary CTE educators, this resource offers actionable insights into how UDL can help bridge the gap between today’s instructional challenges and the need… >>>

Amanda Bastoni

Discussion

Rural AI & CTE Webinar

Thank you to everyone who joined us for engaging AI & CTE discussion with Connor Mulvaney.

If you missed the conversation you can access the webinar through this Zoom recording.

Smart Tools, Stronger Pathways: Using AI to Strengthen Rural CTE Teaching and Learning - Zoom

Does anyone have any additional resources we should be aware of or that you could share with our Rural CTE Group. We would love for you to share them!

Thank you EVERYONE - and happy Monday,

Amanda

Amanda Bastoni

Discussion

Join us for a conversation on AI in Rural CTE

Smart Tools, Stronger Pathways: Using AI to Strengthen Rural CTE Teaching and LearningJoin us for an ACTE presentation

Where: Virtual - Registration Link
When: May 7, 2025 01:00 PM MST
Who: Connor Mulvaney AI educator and trainer and Amanda Bastoni Director of Career Technical and Adult Education at CAST
What: Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the world of work—and the world of education. In this interactive one-hour webinar, we’ll explore how AI can support Career and Technical Education (CTE) with a specific focus on the needs and strengths of rural teachers and learners. Discover practical strategies for using AI to… >>>

Amanda Bastoni

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Secrets to Successful Rural CTE: 10 Questions to Help Leaders and Teams Strategize

What are the secrets to successful rural CTE? There’s probably not just one special ingredient. Just as rural places have varied strengths and challenge, they will need varied elements to maximize CTE. Ask yourself and your colleagues the questions below to get started on building or expanding CTE in the rural place you love.

This article poses some key questions you can ask to ensure your rural CTE program is effective and successful!

Amanda Bastoni

Discussion

Secrets to Successful Rural CTE: 10 Questions to Help Leaders and Teams Strategize

This is a great article for those who care and are excited about rural CTE: Secrets to Successful Rural CTE: 10 Questions to Help Leaders and Teams Strategize.

We would love to hear from you.

Did you know about this article?
Did you like it?
Did anything resonate for you?
Do you agree/disagree with anything in the article?

To get you started, here are two quotes from the article:

"Rural communities have embraced CTE at remarkable rates. According to the most recent NCES data available, 92% of students from rural areas and towns participate in CTE courses, compared to 80%

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Amanda Bastoni

Discussion

Goal-Setting and Work-Based Learning | Origin: EC153

This is a general discussion forum for the following learning topic:

Strengthening CTE Instruction with Clear Learning Goals --> Goal-Setting and Work-Based Learning

Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.