Balancing Workforce Readiness with Holistic Education: A Reflection on CTE and Pedagogical Perspectives

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Managers as teachers

Teachers are poor classroom managers and it has a very negative effect on student morale.

Improve students skills

Improve students' critical thinking skills

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Improving Students' Critical Thinking Skills

This article highlights the importance of building the students' critical thinking skills and reading comprehension towards a stronger foundation for upholding academic integrity. The decline in critical thinking skills among students in recent times leads to a significant challenge in discerning accurate information from false content. As I have observed, there are many young individuals sharing false information on social media without even considering the reliability of the source. It's high time to address this issue and create preventive measures to strengthen the education system . Incorporating media literacy in the curriculum is one of the best ways for this.

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Authentic pedagogy

Authentic pedagogy is the teaching methodology focused on the ideas of pragmatism and progressivism that combine to develop the holistic development of the learners by introducing real-world tasks and problems, encouraging deep understanding and application of knowledge. Project-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that helps students explore, discover, and find the answers and solutions based on their understanding and observation of the problem. Interactively, this instructional strategy represents Student-Centered Learning students have significant input into the project’s direction and outcome. They often choose their project topics, define their goals, and determine the methods for completing the project. In connection with this, this also highlights that collaboration mirrors real-world scenarios where teamwork is crucial. It helps students develop interpersonal skills, such as communication, conflict resolution, and collective problem-solving.

"Enhancing Student Knowledge and Skills for Real-World Application"

Teach students how to navigate real-life situations by providing them with practical experiences that directly relate to their everyday lives.

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Leverage of AI and Edtech platforms in Enhancing Learning Outcomes

Synergy between Artificial Intelligence and Edtech platforms in Enhancing Learning

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New teaching methods

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Chalk Board to Gadget

The only constant in this world is change. Now are in the generation where industrialization and modernization is happening so fast. It is true even in our educational system. From Didactic Pedagogy to Authentic pedagogy to Transformative Pedagogy. Today it is not enough that you will just listen to your teachers and answer some evaluation. During 1990's and the beginning of 20th century chalkboard is enough, but today you have to upgrade to tablets, laptop or android phones. This is a big change that we need to adopt.