Change is constant and in CTE TEACH we have had many changes as we began the 2014-15 school year. As many of you know,
Marie Perotti, our Project Coordinator, vacated the position in September to become a Community Recruiter here at CRYROP.
Recently, Marie accepted another position as the CTE Coordinator for Linked Learning for the Coachella Valley Unified School
District. As much as we will miss Marie, we know that her move into management is well deserved. As Project Coordinator for CTE TEACH, Marie worked closely with the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) to pre and post-test students in all 15 industry sectors across the state of California. Additionally, Marie developed and delivered a powerful workshop on Designing Quad D Key Assignments that set the bar for understanding how rigor, relevance and relationships support effective instruction. All of us here at CTE TEACH wish Marie tremendous success as she begins her management journey in education. In her honor, we dedicate the CTE TEACH Spotlight to Marie below.
Marie Perotti
Marie arrived at CRY-ROP in August of 2006 with 20 years of fashion and retail industry experience where she began on the sales floor, and worked her way up to a managing buyer and corporate trainer for Anchor Blue.
She began teaching Retail Merchandising and Small Business Management courses at Bloomington High School, and then transitioned to Yucaipa High School in August of 2008. Marie completed her AA degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Marketing, and while employed at CRY-ROP she completed her BA in Business Administration from the
University of Redlands, and her MA in Educational Administration from California State University, San Bernardino.
Marie left Yucaipa High School to assume the position of Project Coordinator for the CTE Teach grant funded through the
California Department of Education. Marie quickly acclimated to her responsibilities of managing the grant and implementing a new component to teacher training – data driven instruction. Leading the way, Marie quickly became a model spokesperson on the benefits of training teachers to use data to drive their instruction. She was instrumental in tailoring the nationally recognized assessment process to best meet the needs of California teachers, adapting processes and forms that led to clear and valid results. In addition, she spearheaded a digital badging pilot program for the state of California and has since spoken on its merits on national radio broadcasts and webinars.
As a teacher, Marie demonstrated her commitment to students by providing innovative and relevant course work, connecting her students to industry and always seeking opportunities to improve her craft. As the Project Coordinator of the CTE Teach team, she demonstrated her ability to quickly adapt to new environments, organize large scale events/trainings, and network effectively to solidify the relationships necessary to effectively implement the grant and its objectives.
Marie is a passionate educational leader that modeled a considerable amount of drive and professionalism in the implementation of the CTE Teach grant. Her determination to serve students and educators in the best way possible demonstrated her dedication to the communities she served throughout the state. We wish Marie only the best as she pursues the next challenge of her professional journey and look forward to working with her in the future.
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By Marie Perotti , Project Coordinator quarter is already over! Hard to believe, but from the feedback I have received, it’s going to be another great year for CTE teachers across the state. For the 2014-15 school year the CTE TEACH grant will support 65 mentors statewide who will in turn provide support to over two hundred new CTE teachers and approximately 750 veteran teachers. Support comes in a variety of ways. Recently, a new CTE teacher wrote to me raising a red flag saying they felt lonely because they didn’t have anyone to bounce ideas off of and wanted to connect with other teachers who taught within the same content area for curriculum ideas. I was able to shoot an email off to CTE TEACH mentors and within an hour I had four responses from mentor teachers pledging their support to help out! So I would love to give a big shout out and thank you to Dan Binsfeld, Dewey Compton, Jamal Gerren, and Eileen Becker for stepping to the plate and ensuring this new CTE teacher was fully supported! This type of comradery is an excellent example of how the CTE TEACH grant project work impacts new CTE teachers by being able to connect teachers statewide.
Have you heard about the Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE)? Are you a member? If not I would highly encourage you to check them out at https://www.acteonline.org/ . ACTE supports and advocates for CTE programs nationally, much like CAROCP does here in California, just on a larger scale. Each year ACTE sponsors the
CareerTech Vision 2014 Conference. This year the conference will be held in Nashville from November 19th-22 nd . I have attended the past few years and can honestly say it is a conference worthwhile to attend as the scope of the information covers new and innovative best practices for teachers and administrators. Each year I return with a wealth of information to share with CTE TEACH stakeholders. This year Elena Hernandez will be attending specifically to look for CTE TEACH workshop content to be delivered in spring. Dates and times for CTE TEACH spring workshops to be announced.
As we wrap up first quarter, we have more staffing changes to the CTE TEACH team! I have accepted another position and Jule Barta has accepted the Project Coordinator position. Jule has been a part of the CTE TEACH grant as a mentor and is very familiar with the project work. I have accepted the position of CTE Coordinator, Linked Learning for Coachella Valley Unified School District. While I am excited to start my new position, I am sad to be leaving CTE
TEACH and CRY-ROP. I have immensely enjoyed my Project Coordinator position for CTE TEACH, it opened so many doors of opportunity for professional growth—it was a tough decision to make to leave! I cherish the relationships I have built with all of the educational professionals I have worked with statewide and will miss working with all of you!
Cheers!
Marie
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By Elena Hernandez , Peer Coach Leader
When thinking about the four mentor teacher workshops that need to be held over the course of the school year, there are a few things to keep in mind in order to create and deliver an engaging workshop. To begin, think about which topics you would like to present on. Most topics including Classroom Management, Creating a Positive Classroom
Culture and Student Centered Learning are things that all new teachers need help with. To support these topics, find resources online including articles and videos that you can share with your new teachers during the workshop. Also, enlisting the help of veteran teachers on your campus to share stories and best practices will also be a great support to your new teachers.
Secondly, a dynamic workshop includes teacher participation and group activities. Get your teachers up and moving around. The use of Gallery Walks, Pair Shares and flip chart paper encourage your teachers to share out and participate. Pay special attention to your teacher’s time of passive sitting and change things up with active standing, walking, and talking.
Lastly, your workshops should be centered on collaboration. I have found that while conducting my own workshops here at CRYROP, all new teachers like the opportunity to just talk. The best ideas and advice seem to always come from the teachers who are currently in the trenches. Give your teachers the time to visit with each other to discuss what is working and what they are struggling with. I promise the time will be invaluable.
Finally, your workshops can be mobile. For my Teacher Induction Program (TIP) workshops here at CRYROP, I choose a different location for each workshop. I choose a veteran teacher whose classroom I have identified as a Model
Classroom and I hold the workshop there. This provides a great opportunity for new teachers to see another teacher’s classroom and get ideas as to set up and classroom procedures. I also have the veteran teacher share an idea or best practice that relates to the topic of that particular workshop. So far, I have held two workshops in different classrooms and they have been very successful.
I wish you all great success as you plan and deliver your workshops to your teachers. Please let me know if I can be of any help. I have included my workshop topics for this year below.
1.Preparing for the First Week of Class
2.Classroom Management
3.Effective Lesson Planning
4.Instructional Strategies for Student Centered Learning
5.Using Effective Assessments and Rubrics
6.Technology in the Classroom/Alliance for Education-Soft Skills Certification
7.Brain Based Learning
8.End of the Year Procedures-Wrapping up the Year and Planning for the New
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By Julette Barta , Teacher on Assignment
Who’s TED and what’s all the Talk about?
Have you heard of TED Talks? TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It is my opinion that their slogan says it all: “TED: Ideas Worth Spreading”. If you have not heard of TED Talks, don’t walk, run! Go immediately to their site and take a look: h
TED Talks hosts over 1600 videos from around the world produced by the most famous and influential people in their fields of expertise. The talks are interesting, engaging, informative, and best of all thought provoking. The videos are all under 20 minutes and are perfect to share with students, teachers, coworkers, and friends. But how can I use these in the classroom, you ask? Never fear, TED Ed is here! TED has developed a series of talks that include over 80,000 lesson plans called
Instead of writing more about TED Talks I thought I would let it speak for itself. Below are links to the some of the most popular TED Talks (
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Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity (2006): 23,510,221 views
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Jill Bolte Taylor ‘s stroke of insight (2008): 14,343,197
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Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action (2010): 14,228,854
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Brene Brown talks about the power of vulnerability (2010): 12,703,623
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Amy Cuddy on how your body language shapes who you are (2012): 12,682,694
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Pranav Mistry on the thrilling potential of SixthSense (2009): 12,068,105
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Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do (2006): 10,425,014
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David Gallo ‘s underwater astonishments (2007): 10,266,221
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Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation (2009): 9.176,053
10. Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense (2009): 8, 363,339
11. Dan Gilbert asks: Why are we happy? (2004): 7,788,151
12. Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen (2006): 7,685,726
13. Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing your creative genius (2009): 7,593,076
14. Steve Jobs on how to live before you die (2005): 7,223,258
15. Susan Cain shares the power of introverts (2012): 6,807,240
16. Keith Barry does brain magic (2004): 6,371,778
17. David Blaine reveals how he held his breath for 17 minutes (2010): 6,359,084
18. Pamela Meyer on how to spot a liar (2010): 6,256,589
19. Arthur Benjamin does mathemagic (2005): 4,951,918
20. Barry Schwartz explores the paradox of choice (2005): 3,836,350
Here are also some of my personal favorites in no particular order:
1.Mike Rowe Learning from dirty jobs (Why we need CTE)
2.Temple Grandin The world needs all kinds of minds (Autism and the need for CTE)
3.Tyler DeWitt Hey Science Teachers Make it fun (Great ideas for all teachers)
4.Shane Koyczan To This Day…for the bullied and beautiful
5.Drew Dudley Everyday Leadership (We can all change someone’s life)
6.Rita Pierson – Every kid needs a champion (Perfect for asking, why we teach?)
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7.Jane McGonigal – Massively Multi-player…thumb-wrestling? (Try it, you just might enjoy it)
8.Cameron Russel Looks aren’t everything (Image is powerful and superficial)
9.Michael Stevens How much does a video weigh? (Silly questions can make effective lessons)
10. Ed Yong Suicidal crickets, zombie roaches and other parasite tales (Do we have free will or can microscopic bacteria hijack our brain?).
Do you have a favorite TED Talk you would like to share? Send me a link and I will post it to my Pinterest Board of
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By Robert Peacher , Project Associate
I thought it might be helpful to share some keyboard shortcuts which are a series of one or more keys that cause a certain event instead of going through the menus to find it. The keyboard shortcuts are for Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint, and shortcuts that you can use on Websites that you visit.
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Press Shift+F7 to bring up the Thesaurus
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Press Shift+F5 to find your last edit
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Press CTRL+Z to undo an action
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Press CTRL+Y redo or repeat an action
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Press Esc to cancel an action
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Press CTRL+B to bold selected text
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Press CTRL+I to italic selected text
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Press CTRL+U to underline selected text
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Press CTRL+] to increase selected text one point
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Press CTRL+[ to decrease selected text one point
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Press Enter to insert a paragraph break
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Press CTRL+Enter to insert a page break
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Press CTRL+M to insert a new slide
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Press CTRL+D to Duplicate selected slide
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Press F7 to check spelling
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Press Shift+F5 to Start slideshow from current slide
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During slide show Press the B button to make the screen black, then hit B again to bring the PowerPoint back
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During slide show Press the W button to make the screen white, then hit B again to bring the PowerPoint white
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To go down a page press the Spacebar
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To go up a page press Shift+Spacebar
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Press the Tab key to switch between boxes
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Whatever you type into an address bar can be surrounded by www. and .com by pressing Control+Enter
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