Developing an Understanding of CTE | Origin: EC101
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Your First Year as a CTE Teacher (Part 1) --> Developing an Understanding of CTE
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Comment on Jeremy Smith's post: I agree, learning about the history of CTE really helps put our roles into perspective. It reinforces how important our work is in preparing students for successful transitions into industry. Understanding where CTE started also helps guide how we can better support students with relevant skills and real-world experiences.
This module helped me better understand the foundations and purpose of Career and Technical Education (CTE). Learning about Charles Prosser and the Smith-Hughes Act showed how CTE originally focused on job-specific skills and how it has evolved to better support student career pathways through frameworks like the Career Clusters Framework.
I also learned how important hands-on learning, industry partnerships, and technical skills assessments are in CTE. I plan to apply this by intentionally connecting instruction to real-world skills and career readiness so students can see the relevance of what they are learning.
I thought it was interesting to learn about the history of CTE and how it came to be. It helped put my role as an instructor into a greater perspective of preparing my students to be successful as they transfer into industry, and how to best help them in that process.
From this module, I learned the importance of aligning CTE instruction with real world skills, differentiating for diverse learners, and creating engaging, career-focused lessons.
I plan to apply this by incorporating more project-based learning, connecting classroom activities to industry expectations, and using strategies that ensure every student can succeed regardless of their skill level.
I learned about the structured approach to CTE.
The history of cte and career clusters is very interesting
To have quality CTE the industry needs to be the driver for the content learned.
I agree to incorporating more for advancement and assessing frequently.
I learned a lot of history of CTE and about the Perkins law.
I learned that CTE students have higher graduation rates than traditional students. CTE programs are focused, hands-on, and provide invaluable career training and exposure to students.
I learned that CTE has been around since the 18th Century and the importance behind it. I learned that their are different subdivisions and career clusters and allowing the kids all the hands on activity.
CTE has been around for quite awhile but has become more well-known through the years. I learned quite a bit about the careeer clusters and sub clusters. I agree with the statements of the importance of knowing the career opportunities not only locally, but also the state and region.
I've learned that CTE has been around for a long time and is a bridge for student success.
I am new to CTE. The history of CTE is interesting. The Career Clusters are the most interesting to me so far.
Enjoying the history and collaboration between CTE and traditional education ideas.
It was interesting to see when CTE began. Encouraged to see that most states are beginning to use the term pathways, which will help students that move from state to state on their journey.
I learned that CTE connects academic learning with real-world skills, helping students prepare for both college and careers. "High Quality CTE, and the 12 elements". These elements help students prepare for both college and careers. I plan to apply this by integrating more hands-on, career-focused activities and encouraging the students to explore CTE pathways that match their interests. CTE boosts engagement and supports diverse learners.
I have learned that I really need to incorporate steps for advancement. I can start these steps as early as my middle school kids and advance each year so the kids are ready for post-secondary education. I need to develop a good evaluation tool to make sure I am being effective and the kids are getting all they need to follow a POS.
