Techniques

Two key themes emerged from the 2012 National Leadership Forum: Taking Business to School, which was hosted by the Career and Technical Education Foundation at the end of May. The first was that employers are looking for a workforce that is technologically...

Martha J. Kanter oversees policies, programs and activities related to postsecondary education and adult CTE, among other areas. She is charged with planning and policy responsibilities to implement President Obama's goal for the U.S. to have "the...

IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO WORK AT A REGIONAL CAREER center that has such a spirit or cooperation with the attached sending high school that the problem has become how to limit enrollment so that other sending schools from outlying communities...

CareerTech VISION 2012 This November, CTE professionals from across the country and around the world will gather in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Gunter, November 28 December 1, for the most exciting and talked-about CTE event of the year--CareerTech...

MILLENNIALSARE SOMETIMES PORTRAYEDAS SELF-CENTERED youths, but research from the Boston Consulting Group (BGG) painted a contrasting picture. In an April 16, 2012, press release, the BGG presented the following:"In contrast to their reputation as a lazy,...

With new online tools and resources, technology has changed the ways we both communicate and receive information. Technology in the classroom helps students think and learn in new ways. Using the following digital tools will allow you to communicate...

As a career and technical high school, Middle Bucks Institute of Technology (1) in Jamison, Pennsylvania, has risen to the challenge of preparing students with 21st-century skills through rigorous academics, technical knowledge and professional development....

THIS CAMPAIGN SEASON HAS BEEN LENGTHY as well as a bit frustrating. Many of the political ads we have seen, especially for those of us living in or near 'presidential swing states, have been negative and tell us little about the candidates' views or...

Seen on LinkedIn I work in Continuing Education at a community college in Pennsylvania. The last I heard was that the average completion/graduation rate for colleges across the board was around 50 percent, with some substantially less. My college...

Solving this dichotomy of the digital immigrant educator and the digital native learner creates a disruptive shift in our educational structure. It requires outrageous and courageous education-a seismic shift in content delivery.The Millennial Generation...

In the Hollywood movie "National Treasure," actor Nicolas Gage shows off many great acts of bravery and daring, keeping the audience engaged as he works to steal the Declaration of Independence and prove to the world that the Declaration holds the truth...

Principal David Wheeler had an epiphany about two years ago, and it came from of all places, an emergency room, just a few years into his new job at Southeastern Regional Vocational-Technical High School, in South Easton, Massachusetts, lie took his...

MEDICAL CODING SPECIALISTS ARE HEALTH INFORMATION techmcians who work as liaisons between physicians and other health care professionals and their billing offices. Duties may include reviewing patient information for preexisting conditions and retrieving...

I AM OFTEN ASKED WHO IS THE CUSTOMER for career and technical education (CTE). It is an interesting question, and I have come to believe the answer is that the customers of CTE are business and industry. Students are the products that CTE helps to...

As the 21st century began to peek over the horizon in 1998, Dr. Spencer Johnson's book, "Who Moved My Cheese," began its five-year run on the New York Times Best Seller List as a guide for helping anxious readers navigate through a maze of career,...

The ACTE National Policy Seminar (NPS) is a time for Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) members to meet with Members of Congress or their staff; hear from high-ranking officials in various levels of government, attend educational...

Who are the adult students in career and technical education (CTE) today? There isn't one simple answer to that question. According to former ACTE Postsecondary, Adult and Career Education Division Vice President Harry Snyder, "Today's students conic...

Students at Colfax High School in Colfax, California, apply academic learning, develop flexible thinking and acquire marketable skills in the school's Design Tech program. Thirty students rotate through four classes--metal shop, wood shop, computers...