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Today’s Career & Technical Education Student

Today’s Career & Technical Education Student

Cutting-edge CTE programs have also realized that it is no longer enough to simply teach students the technical skills needed to perform a job after graduation. Students must also learn the professional, digital communication and networking skills that are now required to excel in today’s connected economy.

How to Join Your High School Alumni Network on LinkedIn

How to Join Your High School Alumni Network on LinkedIn

LinkedIn has made a major change to the way that many secondary schools are classified on the platform.

In the past, high schools were treated as companies which meant that only employees were able to associate themselves with the institution. With the new update however, many secondary schools are now classified as schools. This means that when you link your profile to your alma mater, you will be included in its alumni section.

10 Steps to CTE Student Networking Success

10 Steps to CTE Student Networking Success

Employing a social media curriculum in schools provides today’s CTE students with a professional differentiator. By learning social media communication best practices and digital citizenship norms now, students will be able to set themselves apart from their competition later, whether they are career or college bound.

CTE Instructors & Administrators: Five To Dos

CTE Instructors & Administrators: Five To Dos

First and foremost, the core mission of career and technical education (CTE) is to prepare students for career success, and strengthening and expanding teaching and school leadership opportunities is the responsibility of the CTE team. Below are five recommendations for CTE instructors and administrators to consider as a way to lean forward to advance the CTE agenda.