- Career Readiness
- Professional Development
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Professional Development
The primary goal of CTE Professional Development is to keep CTE teachers up-to-date on current professional learning opportunities, as well as developing new skills for student academic success through instructional practices that reach all students. On a need-basis, ongoing educational training and instructional support are provided with the aim that CTE teachers use effective instructional practices and strategies to support high levels of student engagement, achievement, and success. Instructional support for CTE teachers includes differentiated instruction, best practices, use of technology, and the selection of TEKS-aligned resources.
2023 - 2024 Professional Development Request Form
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Professional Learning Opportunities
(Select links below for Professional Development Opportunities)
2023- 2024 Professional Development Request Form
HISD News Weekly Teacher Download
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Helpful How To's
Microsoft Teams Helpful Instructor Tips
How to Login to the Hub as a Student
“HUB Online Courses, Webinar Recordings, How-To-Documents & How-To-Videos”
“Microsoft Teams Online Courses, Recorded Webinars, How-To-Documents & How-To-Videos”
Tips for Supporting High School Special Populations & Struggling Readers
Tips for Supporting English Learners (ELs) in CTE
Dyslexia Characteristics & Lookouts
45 Ways to Support Struggling Learners
Kurzweil 3000 – Guides for Access & How to Videos
Kurzweil 3000 for Windows Getting Started
Kurzweil 3000 for Windows Getting Started
Kurzweil Read-the-Web Extension Tools
Web Extension Installation for Chrome and Firefox
K3000 Text-to-speech for Web Content
Kurzweil 3000 How To Videos
CTE Student Data & Goal Tracker (Downloadable & Editable)
CTE Student Grade & Data Tracker
CTE STUDENT GRADE DATA TRACKER 2020-2021 (PDF)
CTE STUDENT GRADE DATA TRACKER 2020-2021 (Word)
CTE High School Data Tracker & Self-Reflection
CTE High School Data Tracker 2020-2021 (PDF)
CTE High School Data Tracker 2020-2021 (Word)
CTE Student Career Goal & Data Tracker
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75 Ways to Support & Use Digital Formative Assessments
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Canva
Canva – Allows students to create social media graphics, presentations, posters and other visual content.
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ClassDoJo
ClassDoJo - Remote Ready! Use ClassDojo to engage students and connect with families! Free for teachers!
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Kahoot
Kahoot! – Make Learning Awesome! Students and teachers have access to high-quality learning material to use directly in their classrooms.
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Mentimeter
Mentimeter – Get real-time input from remote teams and online students with live polls, quizzes, word clouds, Q&As and more.
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Padlet
Padlet – A web app that lets students post notes on a digital wall. The uses for this site in the classroom are virtually endless!
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ReadWorks
ReadWorks – Find free remote learning resources for students, educators, and families.
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Rubistar
Rubistar – Make exemplary rubrics for your students in a short amount of time. Try RubiStar out! Save and edit rubrics online; you can access them from home or school. Registration and use of this tool are FREE!
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Test-Guide
Test-Guide – Founded for preparing students to succeed on their exams by offering essential resources for test prep online. On this site, you'll find a wealth of FREE test prep information.
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TweenTribune
TweenTribune – Teens can post comments to the stories which are moderated by their teachers, and teachers can use the site as a resource for meeting for reading, writing and computer skills. It is Lexile-based.
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bulb
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CTE Career Pathways
CTE Career Pathways - Learn about the different career pathways in CTE and how global competence can be incorporated into all of them.
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HISD - Career Readiness
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Houston Public Library
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Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library – Improve core academic skills, pass the GED, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, and much more.
https://www.learningexpresshub.com/ProductEngine/LELIndex.html#/learningexpresslibrary/libraryhome
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Lynda
Lynda.com From LinkedIn - Learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals.
https://www.lynda.com/portal/sip?org=houstonlibrary.org&triedlogout=true
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SIgnUpGenius
One-to-one ongoing “Instructional Support” using the Sign-Up Genius link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094CABAB2BA0FE3-instructional
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TEA
Approved CTE Programs of Study – updated for the 2020-2021 school year
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Texas CTE Binder
Texas CTE Binder - Career Cluster Pages - Here you will find links to each of the 16 career cluster pages.
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Texas Gateway
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The HUB