At a Glance Administrators at Franklin County Career and Technology Center developed and implemented a comprehensive community relations plan designed to provide the sending school districts and the community with news of the activities and accomplishments of the students and the school. Overview To publicize the positive accomplishments of students, the school, and program … Continue reading Career and Technology Center Community Relations Plan
Category: Administrator Leadership
STEAM Initiative
Posted on Categories Curriculum Planning, Misc. Lesson Plans & Ideas, Professional Development, Student Engagement, Technology IntegrationAt a Glance At the A.W. Beattie Career Center, the STEAM Coordinator implements activities at the school, the sending schools, and the community to promote the acquisition of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math, and Medicine) skills. Overview During the 2015-2016 school year, A.W. Beattie administrators decided to create a combined Assessment Coordinator and STEAM … Continue reading STEAM Initiative
Auto Collision Repair Partnership with Rubright Racing
Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, Curriculum Planning, NOCTI Prep, Student EngagementAt a Glance The Collision Repair instructor at North Montco Career and Technical Center (NMTCC) established a partnership with local company Rubright Racing Enterprises to build a street legal drag car. Overview Through a partnership between NMTCC and Rubright Racing Enterprises, students in the Collision Repair program had the opportunity to build a customized car. … Continue reading Auto Collision Repair Partnership with Rubright Racing
New Teacher Toolkit
Posted on Categories Professional DevelopmentAt a Glance As part of the mentoring program, new instructors at North Montgomery Technical Career (NMTCC) receive the New Teacher Toolkit that provides them and their mentors a detailed guide of policies, procedures, and topics to address over the course of two years. Overview The NMTCC New Teacher Toolkit (the Toolkit) is a comprehensive … Continue reading New Teacher Toolkit
CTE Instructional Coaching Resource Guide
Posted on Categories BCTE Toolkits, Case Studies, Reports, Career Information and Exploration, Postsecondary Transitions, Professional Development, Student EngagementWhile Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers are typically considered to be experts in their industry or field, they often join the teaching profession without extensive background or formal training in instructional strategies and practices. To support CTE teachers and to ensure that their instruction meets today’s high standards, many career and technical centers (CTCs) … Continue reading CTE Instructional Coaching Resource Guide
Lesson Plan/Learning Guide – Using Multiple Instructional Practices
Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Curriculum PlanningAt a Glance At Career Institute of Technology (CIT), the Networking/IT instructor created a detailed learning guide that meaningfully incorporates a variety of instructional strategies, technology, and literacy activities. Overview The Networking/IT instructor used a format created by the school’s Supervisor of CTE to develop the learning guide. Students use the learning guide to work … Continue reading Lesson Plan/Learning Guide – Using Multiple Instructional Practices
Student Learning Guides
Posted on Categories Curriculum PlanningAt a Glance At Schuylkill Technology Center, Student Learning Guides clearly describe content and teaching strategies critical to Pennsylvania Programs of Study / Pennsylvania Core Standard instruction. Overview Schuylkill Technology Center administrators and instructional staff, working in conjunction with the Career Technical Distinguished School Leaders 1 (CTDSLs), designed a curriculum template to provide a list … Continue reading Student Learning Guides
Implementation Guide for Enhancing Literacy and Numeracy in CTE
Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, BCTE Toolkits, Case Studies, Reports, New Teacher Induction, Professional DevelopmentThis guide captures the information and considerations that CTE leaders and stakeholders identified as being key strategies for integrating numeracy and literacy to strengthen students’ academic and technical skills.
Implementation Guide for Developing a School-wide Professional Development Plan
Posted on Categories Professional DevelopmentThis guide captures the information and considerations that CTE leaders and stakeholders identified as being key student enrollment and recruitment strategies.
Implementation Guide for Developing a Data Protocol/Framework
Posted on Categories Accountability & Data Use, BCTE Toolkits, Case Studies, ReportsThis guide captures the information and considerations that CTE leaders and stakeholders identified as being key to establishing a data protocol/framework.