Its always a good things to collaborate with someone who have simular goals an a program you can emulate or model after.
Advisory board and mentors are great for growing teacher strengths and build a strong group of collegues.
I wish that I had known about advisory committees when in industry more and been a part of them. I have seen a lot in my years and could offer options for bridging the school to work gap. I also very much appreciate my mentor as I have navigated my first semester teaching.
Having a mentor to assist you in learning and becoming a mentor to assist others
Having a mentor is important.
I learned the role of the advisory board and how to best utilize it.
In this module I learned to seek out those that would be good mentors to help me better understand pedagogy!
Reading through this section, I realized that my district does have these leadership/mentorship roles in place. It's very encouraging to see my district is taking necessary measures to ensure CTE teacher success.
I have been a mentor in the past for new teachers, so I understand how crucial it is for that support and guidance. I feel that we have a good support system in my district, and the CTE dept. is particularly knowledgeable and experienced.
In my previous position, I frequently used the professinal list-serv as a PLC. I'll need to look for a relevant local org!
A huge learning curve for me was going from being the "go to" person in my field, to being the person who always has questions or issues was very challenging
Advisory committees and meetings with the public help keep you in touch with the needs of your community and how you can use it to strengthen your program. The mentor assignment is also an incredible resource to new teachers so they have someone that is a peer to go to with questions instead of looking to their supervisor which may seem more intimidating.
Do not be afraid to "bother" coworkers, we are all here to learn, to do our jobs as educators to the best of our abilities.
Effective CTE teaching takes collaboration, an instructor should never be afraid to ask for help which is something we all struggle with at one point or another, so this was a definite reminder to always ask more questions. Additionally the importance of an advisory committee is very real. Having a well run advisory committee that is efficient at problem solving can often make a world of difference when it comes to seeking support from our peers.
Having a mentor really helps and has helped me succeed as a first time instructor with her guidance.
I have had the fortune of being given a mentor, I now know more of what that means to me and my success as a new CTE teacher.
Also I was unaware of the community within CTE programs/classes. The CTE professional team wants all its players to succeed and is there to help you
I have started to put together an advisory committee. It is great to have people in industry there to help ensure that you are teaching what is needed now and not what was needed last year.
It is important that educators actively work to participate in organizations that support the development of your CTE program. This extends beyond technical considerations to teaching best practices and engagement of peers and mentors for productive discussion.
It's important to consider the different support groups at your disposal, especially within the first year. You don't want to find yourself sitting on an island!
I need to “codify” lab practices, cleaning up after themselves, safety procedures, and note taking (probably more). My students are coming in with limited skillsets/knowledge (or lax attitudes). By codify, implement a way to put these practices into the curriculum (student grades). Of course, then I have to effectively teach it.
