Career & Technical Ed

CTE is an effective education model, historically for industrial trades that helps learners to get a headstart in identifying potential career and skill pathways for their future.

As a City Transforms, Schools Open Career Pathways for Students

Guest Author

May 5, 2022

The city of Newark, New Jersey has seen profound growth– new businesses and housing developments are providing the city’s citizens with new opportunities for work and innovation. However, in order for this transformation to be sustainable, local school systems must see change.

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Five Benefits of a Global Virtual Internship

Guest Author

Mar 11, 2022

Callie Roberts and Dave Santulli explore the five benefits of a Global Virtual Internship.

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Career and Vocational Training Gets a Virtual Reality Upgrade

Guest Author

Oct 22, 2021

Braden Becknell shares how using virtual reality for career exploration brings careers to life, and puts learning directly in the hands of students.

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What Happens when you Launch Students’ Interests into the World?

Guest Author

Jul 8, 2021

See what happens when you launch students' interests into the world. It results in powerful learning, a better planet and connected communities.

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The Time for Action is Now: Get Ready For Careers of the Future

Guest Author

May 26, 2021

The CAPS network is launching the “Innovating Education for Careers of the Future” playbook, a resource to support the shift from awareness to action.

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Getting Clearer: Career and Technical Education

Shawnee Caruthers

Nov 25, 2020

Too often CTE is put into a bucket for “kids not going to college,” but now the tides are shifting and the value of having hands-on experience combined with rigorous academic knowledge is becoming the priority.

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Crossing the Skills Gap Between Industry 4.0 and CTE Programs

Guest Author

Nov 14, 2020

By: Robert Graff. Manufacturing technology is becoming more efficient and providing a better framework for jobs and career pathways for students who want to move into Industry 4.0.

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Human Work: Learn Stuff Computers Can’t Do

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 3, 2020

Learning design should be centered around the broader aims of what students can achieve and how they can solve the biggest problems facing society.

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Lining Up Career Dreams with Reality

Guest Author

Sep 26, 2020

By: Dr. Suzette Lovely. Suzette discusses how to build exposure and aspirations around careers that may not currently exist.

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ConnectEd Links Learning to Career Pathways

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 28, 2019

ConnectEd is taking Linked Learning national through long-term often grant-funded district partnerships. This month we observed two of these partnerships in action.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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