Traits for Highly Effective CTE Traits for Highly Effective CTE (and ALL) Teachers(and ALL) Teachers

Cecilia M DonohueCecilia M DonohueProgram Manager for CTEProgram Manager for CTEChesterfield County Public SchoolsChesterfield County Public Schoolsceal_donohue@ccpsnet.netceal_donohue@ccpsnet.netAdapted from ACTE, 2012Adapted from ACTE, 2012

Career and Technical Career and Technical EducationEducation

What you should see in a CTE What you should see in a CTE classroomclassroom

CTE highlightsCTE highlights Hands on instructionHands on instruction

Rigorous Relevant Rigorous Relevant instructioninstruction

Workplace Workplace Readiness SkillsReadiness Skills

Mobility-constantly up Mobility-constantly up and moving aroundand moving around

Interactive and caring- each Interactive and caring- each student is an individual and student is an individual and they connect daily. Brief but they connect daily. Brief but genuine.genuine.

Patient and even tempered-Patient and even tempered-these teachers have SUPER these teachers have SUPER powers and reach out to powers and reach out to studentsstudents

Organized-always over Organized-always over prepared, almost psychotic!prepared, almost psychotic!

Can adjust and be Can adjust and be flexibleflexible

Content Knowledgeable and serious Content Knowledgeable and serious about material. Can challenge about material. Can challenge student’s on all levels. Passionate student’s on all levels. Passionate about subject.about subject.Two most IMPORTANT Questions:Two most IMPORTANT Questions:

WHY ?WHY ? HOW ?HOW ?

CHARACTERISTICS – CHARACTERISTICS – WHAT ARE THEY?WHAT ARE THEY?