Model Teachers:
Career & Technical Education

Content: CTE
School: Aviation Academy
Years Taught: 2

Why are you passionate about supporting fellow teachers?
As a teacher, you never stop learning and the best way to learn is to teach!!!

What do you love most about teaching?
Watching the confidence levels in my students change as they learn and grow.

Content: CTE
School: Denbigh High
Years Taught: 3

What do you love most about teaching?
Watching students learn new things and engage with innovation.

What is the best way to describe your classroom on a typical day?
Proactive. Students are engaged with class discussions, questions, and answers that cover the topic of the day. Class discussions allow students a way of learning and retaining information.

Content: Technology Integration & Integrative STEM
School: Ella Fitzgerald Middle
Years Taught: 2

Why are you passionate about supporting fellow teachers?
As a career switcher, I truly see the need for support from other teachers. There are things that books, articles, and videos cannot teach. There is nothing like observing, getting feedback, and guidance. Learning side by side with another educator is my favorite approach to growth. I have learned so much from my fellow educators in person and even in online PLNs.

What is the best way to describe your classroom on a typical day?
A typical day is hard to describe because I strive for no week to be the same. I provide a lot of variety and unique learning experiences in my classroom. The setting is comfortable, flexible, stimulating, and accommodating. Although I teach Technology, my students also learn real world lessons to help them in all aspects of life. I use the blended learning approach often to provide multiple avenues to mastery. My classroom norms are wrapped with a high level of expectation for respect, kindness, and consideration. No student is left behind. I promote collaboration, an inquiry mindset (lots of questions), and exploration.