Amy Kirk

I really like the advisory committee information.  I also appreciate the mentor information.  I intend to continue seeking a mentor for me due to my unique position in the CTE environment.  I am a special education teacher and I have not found a sped teacher specifically in a CTE yet.  If you know of one, I would love to reach out to them.

I have learned about some new acronyms and I am thankful for the lists provided in the module.  I was also reminded that it is okay to share some information about myself to remind my students that I do have a life outside of the classroom.  I tend to be a very private person and only talk about work at work.  I intend to share a little bit more about myself with them during our "family time."

I have learned about the history of CTE and I have a better understanding of the career clusters and subclusters.  I also learned about the 12 elements of high quality CTE, which includes program evaluations.  I intend to better understand the 12 elements and better understand the self-evaluation process to improve myself as well as our programs.