In my position as an Early college Transition Coordinator, I see how students in CTE programs are more motivated and able to apply the knowledge they are learning to real world situations. 

Classroom 2 Career has been a great way for teachers, administrators and parents/students to collaborate about a student's future goals.  This program has allowed everyone to better communicate about each students' goals.

Permitting time for academic and CTE instructors to work on a joint student project together would be very benificial to the process.  Students would learn how to apply concepts while also experiencing authentic workplace applications.

Culture and climate are the synergy that operates daily with the school.  This synergy comes from daily morning get together among all staff for about ten minutes and then every staff member having lunch together.  The scheduling of these collaborative teams is made possible because the staff and myself find them valuable.

Career Technical Education allows school districts to bring in various business models that illustrate how the business world measures success.  Through these processes, academic teachers learn from CTE instructors, thus allowing a more collaborative approach.  This collaboration leads to a stronger team as both groups learn how to integrate theoretical learning with application.  The students benefit as a result of the collaboration making them better prepared for the future opportunities.  

I enjoyed the information shared in this module, as it helped me to create specific sentence starters for feedback statments.  

It is important to be cognizant of the experience of a CTE teacher (for example, if the person's first career was in industry) and the type of feedback necessary to provide support for growth for the teacher.  Additionally, being proactive by sharig with teachers what types of feedback will be provided and why, is of value.

Project based and work based learning expereinces that allow students to engage with one another and with co-workers to complete tass and solve problems. 

Self-reflection, punctuality, attendance, work ethic, etc are all good ideas. 

Terms like citizenship, empathy, and self-advocacy are thrown around with abandon. They may mean different things to different people. In fact, the differences can be significant enough to cause conflict. When communicating about "soft skills" it is important to define these things with clarity.