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Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center: Supporting Students with Disabilities in Career and Technical Education

February 28, 2025Individuals with Disabilities, Special Populations

At a Glance: The Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center (RMCTC) has developed specialized career and technical programs to support students with low-incidence disabilities who require tailored instruction. These students benefit from programming that bridges traditional life skills and technical education, ensuring they receive meaningful career-focused experiences. Challenge: While many students with disabilities and Individualized … Continue reading Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center: Supporting Students with Disabilities in Career and Technical Education

Eastern Center for Arts and Technology: Leading for Equity in Career and Technical Education

February 27, 2025Leading for Equity

At a Glance: The Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (ECAT) school community has taken significant strides to integrate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) into all aspects of its conversations and operations. With a clear commitment to ensuring equitable access to high-quality career and technical education (CTE) for all students, the staff and leadership … Continue reading Eastern Center for Arts and Technology: Leading for Equity in Career and Technical Education

Wallenpaupack Area High School: A Partnership with the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance for CTE/STEAM-Based After School Program

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024Career Development & Postsecondary Prep

Introduction Wallenpaupack Area High School has embarked on an innovative partnership with the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance to create a unique program aimed at recruiting high school students enrolled in their Career and Technical Education (CTE) Child Care Program. This collaboration focuses on engaging these students as teacher assistants in the Alliance’s after-school STEAM (Science, … Continue reading Wallenpaupack Area High School: A Partnership with the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance for CTE/STEAM-Based After School Program

Crawford County Career and Technical Center: Recruitment and Retention of Career and Technical Education Teachers

June 23, 2024Engagement, Recruitment and Retention

At a Glance Developing effective strategies to recruit and retain teachers is crucial for the sustained success of any educational institution, particularly in specialized fields such as Career and Technical Education (CTE). Teachers play a pivotal role in shaping the academic and professional trajectories of students, and their expertise directly impacts the quality of education … Continue reading Crawford County Career and Technical Center: Recruitment and Retention of Career and Technical Education Teachers

Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN): Customized Professional Development and Technical Assistance

June 4, 2024June 5, 2024Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Professional Development, Special Populations

At a Glance Working with the Bureau of Special Education (BSE) and Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) provides a full array of professional development and technical assistance targeted to improving student results. This professional development and technical assistance takes many forms in order to meet the varied needs … Continue reading Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN): Customized Professional Development and Technical Assistance

Berks Career and Technology Center: Using Skill Alignment Charts to Support Special Populations Students

May 28, 2024Special Populations

At a Glance The use of Skill Alignment Charts is increasing student engagement and success at Berks Career and Technology Center (BCTC) for students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). Skill Alignment Charts are designed to help students and parents understand the educational and physical expectations and/or recommendations for BCTC programs prior to a student’s enrollment. … Continue reading Berks Career and Technology Center: Using Skill Alignment Charts to Support Special Populations Students

Schuylkill Technology Center: CTE Teacher Recruitment Strategies

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024Engagement, Recruitment and Retention

At a Glance Developing effective strategies to recruit and retain teachers is crucial for the sustained success of any educational institution, particularly in specialized fields such as Career and Technical Education (CTE). Teachers play a pivotal role in shaping the academic and professional trajectories of students, and their expertise directly impacts the quality of education … Continue reading Schuylkill Technology Center: CTE Teacher Recruitment Strategies

Schuylkill Technology Center: Using Employability Skills to Improve Culture and Teach Social and Emotional Learning

May 4, 2024May 4, 2024Career Development & Postsecondary Prep, Employability Skills

At a Glance The Schuylkill Technology Center team recognized that the best way to improve school culture and integrate effective Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) was to connect the five domains from the CASEL SEL Framework to the employability skills framework that the school was already using to prepare students for the workforce. The CASEL … Continue reading Schuylkill Technology Center: Using Employability Skills to Improve Culture and Teach Social and Emotional Learning

Franklin County Career and Technology Center: Individualized Professional Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors

February 2, 2024Professional Development

At a Glance The leadership team at Franklin County Career and Technology Center in partnership with education consultant Daniel M. Perna, Ed. D., have created and implemented an individualized program for educator professional learning. The first two years of the program have yielded positive results and a positive shift in educators’ perceptions of professional development. … Continue reading Franklin County Career and Technology Center: Individualized Professional Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors

Franklin County Career and Technology Center: Using Task Tracking to Determine Learning Gaps

February 2, 2024Curriculum Planning

At a Glance The Franklin County Career and Technology Center recognized that the COVID-19 Pandemic may have resulted in a gap in learning for students from the onset in 2020 up to and including the 2023 school year. Therefore, the leadership team began to discuss learning gaps with teachers and staff as early fall of … Continue reading Franklin County Career and Technology Center: Using Task Tracking to Determine Learning Gaps