I learned about school support and non school support for CTE teachers, The different kinds of support. How to ask the expectation questions. Whos the boss. Professional Learning Communities. I intend to use the different ideas I have learned in this module to better my teaching methods and to build better student teacher relationships.
While CTE teachers are experts in their fields they may have difficulty making, what can be, a drastic change in career. I hope to build strong and lasting relationships with fellow teachers and colleagues.
It is nice to know that my school facility already has much of this in place for me and other new teachers that come along. I feel comfortable to speak with a colleague or principles about my needs. We have monthly staff meetings and PLCs with others in my field monthly.
Having a mentor will help you, especially in the first years of teaching. Having an Advisory Committee will also help and let everyone come together with new ideas and support for the programs.
MENTOR MENTOR MENTOR! I never thought about the importance of them in this field because I feel like teaching is such an independent thing. I can look at it completely differently now like I don't have to do this alone, even if I am alone in my classroom.
Finding a mentor my first year was important and helped. Now in my second year I have become the mentor for a whole new staff that is under me.
I learned the importance of having a great support system!
It's always nice to have both Teacher friends who can help you with Teaching Strategies and "Industry friends' that can help you with the knowledge of your program.
I would not have survived either in this field without my mentor. Having a professional community to bounce ideas off of is critical and TAC's really do provide the industry standard at which we teach.
Having a mentor teacher can be crucial in the success of a new teacher/program in CTE.
I was blessed to have a wonderful cooperating teacher that later served as a mentor. She taught me how to mentor and now I get to fill those shoes to our new CTE teacher.
Be prepared, used your mentor to assist with things beyond one's control.
My takeaway is building a solid advisory board; this has been a struggle for the last few years.
I am halfway through my 2nd year of teaching, so this module did not teach me much. I had a mentor and it was definitely appreciated.
Mentorship in my first year of teaching was CRITICAL. Understanding the value of mentorship and understanding resources available to new CTE teachers is the primary focus of this section.
I see a great positivity in an advisory group for support. I do have a mentor but I think that he is not necessarily a good fit. I need to be looking for somebody that I connect with better and can instruct me more as a teacher.
Mentors are important and it's OK to ask for help.
I've gained the recognition of a support system that is less judgemental and more collaborative in finding the best methods to serve the students.
All of this information is so good. I have a wonderful mentor that was my first teacher at the school I teach at and we have an asome TAC (technology advisory committee) committee as well that keeps us up on what is happening in industry.
All of this information is so good. I have a wonderful mentor that was my first teacher at the school I teach at and we have an asome TAC (technology advisory committee) committee as well that keeps us up on what is happening in industry.
It is important to make connections which may be with a mentor or other teachers in the building.
