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TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY Having parent engagement involves having relationships with parents–which is crucial for career and technical education teachers and maintaining and increasing enrollment. No matter what level and program you teach, your parents have an influence on your current and future students because they talk to other parents. Because…
TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY My grading philosophy has changed drastically over the years. When I first started teaching, I created courses that were geared to students like myself–overachiever would do anything to get an “A.” (Don’t worry, as my grading philosophy for my students changed, my expectations for myself and my…
TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY Teaching and staying up to date with content is difficult enough, but you need to focus on building student relationships as well. I dare say that relationships and building a community takes precedence over your content. Every student–and every person–wants to feel accepted by someone and by…
TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY At times, teaching is stressful and can take its toll both physically and emotionally. As a career and technical education (CTE) teacher, there can also be additional stress and worry about enrollment and recruitment for the next year. All teachers naturally face the ups and downs of…
TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY Do you ever find yourself driving to school and remember getting in the car, but not the drive? Do you have a shower routine: like shampoo hair, wash face, rinse, condition hair, wash body, rinse? Routines can take complex time-consuming tasks and make life simpler, more efficient,…
TUNE IN: APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | SPOTIFY In my career, I’ve taught anywhere between three different courses to eight within a single school-year. Most days I felt like I was barely keeping my head above water staying just one step ahead of my students. With so many standards to “cover,” I was wearing myself…