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TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY Are you feeling stressed out and overwhelmed? Today, we’re going to talk about how to combat those feelings as you get through the end of the school year. In Disney’s Encanto, there is a popular song called “Surface Pressure.” Luisa, the “strong” sister, sings about her stresses of being the strongest member…
TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY CTE Month, February, celebrates CTE as well as can be used as a recruiting event for next year’s courses. Many schools are having students request courses in February or soon after. While you may be exhausted from all the CTE-ness, promoting and recruiting for your program is not over. Most schools will…
TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY When we’re talking about “non-traditional” CTE students, think about your current roster. Does your program attract a certain student? Is it diverse? Would you like to change this? A non-traditional career is any in which women or men comprise less than 25 percent of the workforce. Examples include women in automotive, electronics,…
TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY Let’s face it, you need to feature your CTE program. Your program is not naturally getting featured on the internet or social media. In my school district, sports dominate school websites and social media. Every once in a while, there will be an academic feature, but it’s rare that I see something…
You know that social media marketing works in education. It’s also a great way to market your career and technical education program. Social media is a way to celebrate your current students while increasing visibility. In a study conducted in 2018, 95% of teens say they have or have access to a smartphone. But, when…
TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY Have you ever seen the “hashtags” sketch with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake? The one where they had a conversation as if they were on Twitter? During the whole bit, they trade off saying a few words and then insert a “hashtag” phrase. They made it funnier by making the hashtag or…