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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Learning about the orgins of CTE and how the frameworks have been developed to get students engaged in learning.
I learned what high quality CTE entails and what the purpose of what the CTE was meant to do.
I learned some CTE history background
Career Technical Education (CTE) prepares students with the academic, technical, and employability skills needed for high-demand careers, evolving from traditional vocational training into a comprehensive, industry-aligned educational pathway that supports both college and career readiness.
Career Technical Education (CTE) prepares students with the academic, technical, and employability skills needed for high-demand careers, evolving from traditional vocational training into a comprehensive, industry-aligned educational pathway that supports both college and career readiness.
I learned there are state standards nationwide. I use my states standards for lesson planning
I've learned a lot about the history of CTE and the importance of teaching a trade.
This gave me a better understanding of cte and how it was founded, also gave some useful resources to use in the future.
I was struck by how much academic knowledge was forefront in the Perkins legislation section. I did a deep dive into the resources and even found something new along these lines from Illinois' dep. of ed. website. Their CTE program/pathway matrices specifically highlight the academic areas of Math, English/ELA and Science. I also noted Texas as an example of an ADA compliant example of a program of study, and was interested to see that their legislators defined the allowed courses and the number of credits per course in the CTE pathways.
I learned that CTE originated in the 1800s, which wasn't something that I was previously aware of. I also learned that there are numerous career pathways and career clusters for students to pursue.
We are still using a curriculum from 25 years ago that I do not think has been updated to the current standards. We should have 4 levels of instruction and build upon each year. Its not that we are not teaching the instruction, it is that we are teaching in a non-constructive order. I think that we should move things into a way that we can build upon.
I learned about the history of the CTE programs and the changes throughout the years that have brought it to it's current state. I learned the importance of partnering with local businesses in order to help suppport the CTE programs. Also the importance of hands on education is a positive tool that helps prepare students to enter the real world in their choice of study.
I learn the different in CTE and the important in has in the school systerm
We need to start the students off at an introductory level and progress through a step by step sequence. The speed of this will be determined by the class makeup and skills levels the students present.
I learned some CTE history background that I did not know. I also had a good bit of confirmation that I have been doing most things correctly and have been fitting the system laid out in the framework. I love teaching Woodworking in my CTE and will soon be teaching one section of Carpentry 1 as the demand for Carpentry in my school is very high. The current Carpentry teacher needs me to add another section of Carpentry 1 so he can add a second section of Carpentry 2.
I love teaching CTE classes. There is never a dull moment, the kids are constantly in motion and often say, wow I can't believe class is already over. That feels like a successful class!
Comment on Elizabeth Sykora's post: I also did not know about the High Quality CTE. I look forward to learning more.
Quantifying progress is always difficult. I am interested in ways of measuring the effectiveness of the CTE program I am building.
Learning about how CTE is meant to be and how it can help students learn and grow and get ready for postsecondary schooling or work was really interesting.
