My students know within a few days that i request respect from them in return, I respect them> They know I like a clean and organized classroom and that we can have fun, as long as we get our work done.

I apply this daily when students leave by reminding them to clean up and put up each day.

Ask myself if I can learn the material the way it is presented. Knowing that my students, just like my children, learn in different ways.

Build from what you know and what works for most students, adding in the differentiated methods to capture allof your students in some way during the lesson.

The only way to teach students effectively is to continue to learn and grow with your profession. If something is not working for your students, make the change and try new strategies.

I am going to continue with PBL's, integrating real world experiences, and bringing in local industry partners to help with getting the pint across to the students in Personal Finance.

We have a very good individual who is a recent retired teacher and she helps many of us new and old teachers with new and improved strategies for our new and improved students. Without integrating some of the techniques, your lessons will quickly become stale and the students who do not learn like you do will be missing the lesson, the message, and the outcome that is expected of them.

The learning objectives for Personal Finance relate to real life and real situations that students can/will encounter within the first few years of finishing high school. It is important that they know how and why they need to care for their personal finances.

I have learned that CTE curriculum must align with what is industry relatable topics and lessons and must be up to date with what is relevant to that industry. These standards are going to change with industry, and it is important to review standards and curriculum to ensure that they meet the expectations of today's industry and businesses. 

It is one of our annual goals to rework our Academic Habits of mind to have the employability skills clearly articulated within the rubric.  These are reported to students and their parents on our quarterly reporting.

This module was a gentle reminder of the importance to crosswalk CTE and Core standards as they compliment each other and can bring the curriculum alive for students.

Having not be in the CTE world aside from administration the last few years it would be important to make sure the standards I was using are appropriate for today's learners in the CTE and industry areas I was teaching.  Working with industry partners and state associations would assist in this process.