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CTE-Specific Teacher Evaluation Process | Origin: LC151

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

Alternative Teacher Assessment --> CTE-Specific Teacher Evaluation Process 

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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Origin: LC151

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Alternative Teacher Assessment --> National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

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Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching | Origin: LC151

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Alternative Teacher Assessment --> Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching

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Instructional Framework Meaning | Origin: LC151

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Alternative Teacher Assessment --> Instructional Framework Meaning

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Successful Career Readiness Cultures | Origin: LC103

How can the instructional practices in CTE programs help develop an overall school career-readiness culture?

Basic Leadership Practices for Culture Change | Origin: LC103

As a leader, what new skills do you need to reshape school culture?

Culture in Schools | Origin: LC103

What are the characteristics of school culture (artifacts, conversations, or procedures) in your school that are counter to a career readiness culture?

Career Readiness | Origin: LC103

What areas in your school need improvement related to developing student career readiness?

Maintenance and Growth | Origin: LC102

How would you describe a strong and active CTE community engagement in your community?

Moving Forward | Origin: LC102

What types of individuals or organizations should you reach out to for enhancing your community efforts?

A Systems Approach to Community Engagement | Origin: LC102

What are some ways your current CTE advisory committees could be enhanced to better serve your school programs?

Defining Community Resources | Origin: LC102

What are some current school programs or potential school activities that could be enhanced with greater community engagement?

Advocacy

How does one most effectively advocate and market CTE locally, when there are limited resources and time? There is a dire need to inform our community about the value and effectiveness of CTE.

You get what you inspect, Not what you expect!

Make walkthorughs of your shops and lab areas a regular part of your work.  Observing students in the shop environment can shed light on safety protocols that might be lacking or not fully implemented.  CHecking the shop areas when they are empty at the end of the day can also provide you with important insights into how the shop is maintained and if there are any safety concerns that need to be addressed.  

Managing Perkins Funds | Origin: LC160

Do you think it is important for educators to understand the management standards covered in this module?  How, if at all, do you think the need to follow these federal requirements affect what goes on inside classrooms?

Federal Cost Principles | Origin: LC160

How do you think the cost principles you learned about this module affect the kinds of activities entities might support with Perkins funds?

Perkins Spending Rules | Origin: LC160

Do you think the spending rules you learned about this module support or hinder Perkins’ goal of more fully developing the academic knowledge and technical and employability skills of secondary and post-secondary students who enroll in CTE programs? Why?

Making Sense of Federal Rules | Origin: LC160

Did it surprise you to learn how many different rules apply to the Perkins program? How do you think the challenges of navigating multiple sets of rules might affect program implementation?

 

Interview Strategies | Origin: LC170

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CTE Advocacy: Policymakers and the Press --> Interview Strategies

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Media Outreach and Promotion | Origin: LC170

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CTE Advocacy: Policymakers and the Press --> Media Outreach and Promotion

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