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Long time advocate and researcher of career and technical education.
A CTE instructor guides students as they measure a machined practice part with a caliper.
Posted inEducational Resources

The Math Is Already in the Lab: Embed Contextualized Math Into CTE Procedures

An HVAC instructor in a Philadelphia shop watches a student measure, convert, and cut every day — fractions to decimals, tolerance checks, gauge readings — and never once calls it…
Posted by Bob Young September 20, 2026
CTE students meet with an instructor and college-pathway advisor around a technical lab workbench.
Posted inCTE News

Dual Enrollment Is Proven — Why Are CTE Students Still Left Out?

A counselor in any Pennsylvania high school can point to the same awkward gap: the student who mastered a precision machining sequence, earned a welding certification, or completed a clinical…
Posted by Bob Young September 20, 2026
A CTE instructor coaches students as they perform and inspect a hands-on technical task.
Posted inEducational Resources

Stop Watching, Start Doing: Think-Alouds and Self-Monitoring Checklists for CTE Lab Learning

Week 3 of the CTE semester is the moment when instructors are moving students from orientation into the first real technical procedures — HVAC refrigerant handling, welding strikes, surgical prep,…
Posted by Bob Young September 13, 2026
CTE students practice technical skills with an instructor and industry mentor in a training lab.
Posted inCTE News

Federal Apprenticeship Hits 714,000: What the CTE Program Design Question Means for Pennsylvania

The Department of Labor's annual Registered Apprenticeship snapshot usually draws attention from workforce policy circles. This year's number — 714,050 active apprentices nationwide — is getting broader notice. But for…
Posted by Bob Young September 13, 2026
Posted inEducational Resources

Replace re-reading with recall to make CTE technical knowledge stick

The first real content of the fall semester is landing in CTE labs and shops right now — safety rules, tool names, diagnostic procedures, code requirements, technical vocabulary. And the…
Posted by Bob Young September 6, 2026
Posted inCTE News

Pennsylvania now lets CTE students test for credentials before senior year

The $3.5 million headline is the easy story. On August 21, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced a new round of PAsmart grants to 17 organizations, spreading money across…
Posted by Bob Young September 6, 2026
A CTE instructor points to one training fixture while a student examines a second fixture during coached practice.
Posted inEducational Resources

Teach the Skill, Don’t Just Show It: Peyton’s 4-Step Approach for Novice CTE Learners

Headline: Replace "see one, do one" with a four-step teach for novice CTE learners The first week of fall classes is when bad habits get set. In welding bays, clinical…
Posted by Bob Young August 30, 2026
States Are Building the Governance Scaffolding for Youth Apprenticeship — and CTE Is the On-Ramp
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States Are Building the Governance Scaffolding for Youth Apprenticeship — and CTE Is the On-Ramp

Headline: Seven states rewrote youth apprenticeship governance in 2026, and CTE is the on-ramp For years, the story about youth apprenticeship has been told as a demand problem: employers want…
Posted by Bob Young August 30, 2026
Competency-Based Grading in the CTE Lab: How to Grade Hands-On Skills Instead of Seat Time
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Competency-Based Grading in the CTE Lab: How to Grade Hands-On Skills Instead of Seat Time

The problem: your grading system is measuring the wrong thing A student turns in every worksheet, shows up on time, and still can't produce a structurally sound weld. Another student…
Posted by Bob Young August 23, 2026
Lehigh Carbon Community College Adds Aviation Management Degree as PA Builds the Full Aviation Workforce
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Lehigh Carbon Community College Adds Aviation Management Degree as PA Builds the Full Aviation Workforce

The gap nobody was talking about For a decade, the aviation workforce story has been told the same way: there aren't enough pilots, and there aren't enough mechanics. The shortage…
Posted by Bob Young August 23, 2026

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