This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
CTAE role and Perkins funding
Even though I have been teaching for three years now, I never really understood the meaning of Perkins. I think coming into teaching from the work force and not having a degree in education, we tend to get talked to like we should understand the abbreviations and lingo of the school. It was not until entering NTI that I have begun to understand meaning of things like Industry Certification and Perkins. Perkins is something that is demanding on us as CTAE teachers. We have to document and keep track of tons of equipment, but in the end, we get to have new materials needed to teach our students the most up to date techniques used in the field. I did not realize that Perkins was so new. I think we have a responsibility as CTAE teachers to keep this funding coming into our schools. Not all students are college material and for them to go through a technical course and find their interest is very rewarding. Our country cannot be full of Harvard graduates and for the most part, our students coming out of CTAE can make as much or more than the college graduates with four to six years of college. We are held to a high standard to be able to get federal funding, but the academic assessments and measuring the data needed to get the money makes everything worth wild in the end for our students.
I agree with you Becky. It takes a while to understand all the lingo of school talk. I find it is that way with just about any profession that is new to you. NTI has been very helpful in understanding the abbreviations and the Carl Perkins Legislation. I believe we must continue with the accountability to keep the funds coming our way. We owe that much to the students. All students are not college material. We must continue to work hard to provide the much needed skills for our students. We have got to prepare our students for today's ever changing society.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with you because there is so much that I don't know and I have learned so much from NTI. I heard about Perkins before but I really didn't understand what it was about. At least now I have some understanding and I feel good about that. Coming from industry there is so much that you don't know when entering education and it takes time to learn. I've experienced on many occasions conversations in which terms were used that I knew nothing about and I would have to ask for an explanation. I'm glad that I have some understanding of Perkins and why it is so relevant to my role as a CTAE teacher. Thanks NTI.
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