Colorado Career and Technical Education

CTE Month

2012-02-13T12:02:00.000-07:00

What have you done for CTE Month? Check out the video link below to see what Utah has been up to.

KUTV :: News - Guest Segments - Classes That Can Help Teens In Their Future

Online Common Core PD Offered by ASCD

2012-01-19T14:24:00.000-07:00

The ASCD Thursday announced it will be offering seven online professional development courses geared around helping educators support the implementation of common core standards in mathematics and literacy.

Three courses from the ASCD (formerly known as the Association for Supervision and Curriculum development) will focus on implementing the mathematics standards—one for grades K-5, one for 6-8, and one for 9-12—and the other four will address strategies for incorporating literacy standards across science, social studies, English/language arts, and mathematics disciplines, according to a press release.

Some online education advocates have hoped the adoption of common standards would lead to more opportunities for online learning because of the more uniform course requirements in the all but four states that have adopted the standards.

The organization has offered an array of online professional development for more than 15 years, according to the release. The ASCD in May of 2010 became an endorsing partner of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

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The Lobato Case- Colorado

2012-01-06T11:40:00.000-07:00

For more than two decades, Colorado’s school finance system has fallen increasingly behind the investment levels of other states, behind the level of funding necessary to maintain district services from year to year and behind the level necessary to ensure that all children meet state and federal standards and receive a quality education. At a time when the state has the fastest-growing child poverty rate in the country, Colorado children have paid the price. Read more...

PoWeRful Holidays!

2011-12-20T13:30:00.001-07:00

As the New Year begins, be sure to check back to this blog too:
http://coloradoctecareerguidance.blogspot.com/

School Counselor Executive gets CTE!!

2011-12-14T16:49:00.001-07:00

ASCA (American School Counselor Association) Executive Director writes in his editors introduction of this quarters newsletter: Check Page 4 - http://schoolcounselor.membershipsoftware.org/files/magazine/NovDec2011.pdf

Marzano on Developing Teachers

2011-12-01T11:13:00.000-07:00

We often hear "you were born to do be a teacher (or other educational job title). But is this a case of disillusionment? Were some of us truly born with the ability to connect to students in the classroom or is it something that we learned throughout our development? According to Marzono, effective teachers are made, not born. So how do you make an effective teacher? Read this article and find out more about Marzono's ideas.

Marzano on Developing Teachers

Education Group: Teachers Want More Than Money

2011-12-01T10:02:00.000-07:00

Is money the answer for teachers, not according to this article! What do you think, what draws you to your job?

Education Group: Teachers Want More Than Money

Cool Tools for Schools

2011-11-21T13:47:00.000-07:00

Have you been searching for the a "cool tool" to use in your classroom? Check out the resources available on Cool Tools for Schools-- presentations, collaborative work, research, videos, sideshows and much more!

Study: Teachers Make Too Much Money

2011-11-03T09:09:00.000-06:00

In lite of the recent elections what do you think about this article? Post your comments below by clicking on the comment link.

Study: Teachers Make Too Much Money

CTE Regional Meetings- Amazing Educational Experiences

2011-10-28T12:04:00.000-06:00

I'm sitting in the CTE Regional Meeting today in Greeley and have been amazed at all of the wonderful things teachers are doing in their classrooms! Tell people your story. Tell them about what you are doing in your classroom everyday. Show them the things that your students are learning. Be the choir, go sing! Please share other comments about your Regional Meeting experiences.