At my high school we have started having CTE Open House's and it's been great! We have our students there to be involved and do tours community partners and families come to see what we have and how we are improving and staying up to date with the workforce. Students get curious and ask what we need to do get into those classes. 

I love the idea of Gen Ed teachers and CTE teacher's co-planning/teaching so that students can get that knowledge and better understanding with the hands-on experience. 

Comment on Margaret Coate's post: I love the idea of co-teaching opportunities!! 

At my school we have a lot of success but also have a lot we can work on. Every week we have a CTE team meeting and we are very good with our communication, support, respect, compassion, and initiative. We strive to be a great team so we can be what the students needs us to be. I am always looking for ways to help out my teachers with new certs, updated information, and how we can improve or how we can add things into our program to help our students to continue to grow. 

CTE doesn't just improve the CTE Programs it helps improve the whole school. It can boost engagement with students, teachers, and the community, achievements, and culture. Our graduation rates will keep rising which will improve our Data tracking. We also include our junior high students, get them more involved with hands on engagement to prepare for the CTE programs in high school so when they are registering for their high school classes they have some kind of idea what there is out there and what classes they would need to take to prepare them better.

Wow—there was so much in this section that I really loved. One idea that stood out to me was having teachers record their own classes and then reflect on their teaching to identify areas for improvement. That approach sounds incredibly powerful because it allows teachers to observe their own instruction from a different perspective and notice things they may not have realized in the moment. The opportunity for self-reflection and growth that comes from watching your own teaching is something I find really exciting, and it’s a strategy I’m eager to try in my own classes.

Once you have built a trusting relationship with the teacher, you can encourage them to try new methods in the classroom while you are there to coach and support them. Teachers need to feel supported and appreciated. As coaches, we can help teachers see that we are not trying to add yet another thing to their plate; rather, we are helping them build on their strengths and teaching pedagogy.

It is important to help teachers identify and build on their strengths.  It is equally important not to make them feel defeated by your feedback.  You are both invested in the same outcome: student achievement.  

It supports the goal of perkins. 

I was not surprised by the rules and regulations. However, I do find it overwhelming the process and details involved in the spending of perkins funding.