What Role Does Career and Technical Education Play For Todays Students?

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Welcome to the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEaA members … for NJEA members.  Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or a New Jersey Student Education Association member, this show will serve as a platform to help YOU bring out the best in your students . . . each and every day in your schools.  The shows are hosted by Jeff Bradbury of TeacherCast.net (@TeacherCast) and Jim Boice, a field representative with NJEA (@boiceinthehood).   For more information, please visit njea.org/podcast and email us at [email protected]. In this episode, we welcome GCIT Teacher Mark Howe on the program to discuss the role that Career and Technical Education has in today's educational curriculum. About Our Guest Mark Howe Mark Howie is a graduate and teacher from the Gloucester County Institute of Technology's HVAC program, that has taken his teaching to a level that he wants to share with everyone in education. A shop teacher that has found a way to incorporate multiple styles of teaching to happen, all at once, for a variety of different learning styles. A station-based rotational learning environment that has students teaching each other as they learn and master skills necessary for entering the trade. Multiple converts at his school and across the state have seen the positive growth in their programs and the student's progress. The HowieDoing Rotation is on Facebook as the Howie Doing Rotation and has a Blog www.howiedoingrotations.com Upcoming NJEA Events * #NorthMovement events (April 26, May 3, and May 5) * 5/02/16 May Twitter Chat * 5/21/16 PD event: tour and explore at the American Labor Museum * Learn more on the events page of njea.org/earlycareermembers Find more events at The Education CalendarUpcoming New Jersey Area Conferences * 4/16/16 – Special EDCamp * 4/30/16 – EDCamp Garden State * 5/14/16 – Edcamp Philly Find more events at The Education Calendar Social Media Minute * Use the hashtag #NJED When tweeting and your tweets will be picked up by educators from across the state Tech Tips The Education Calendar (www.TheEducationCalendar.com) #TheEduCal https://sites.google.com/site/twittereducationchats/education-chat-calendar https://sites.google.com/site/theeducationcalendar/calendar-ambassadors Subscribe to Our Podcast on iTunes We are proud to be listed in the iTunes Directory. Please take a moment and subscribe to this show on your favorite podcast player today! Show Hosts Jeffrey Bradbury, author of Kidblog: An Introduction to Blogging With Your Students,