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Adobe Urges Educators to Focus on Career Readiness for All
Posted by Kara Herbertson on 12/09/2011
New Friends of CTE Blog Series Provides Platform for CTE Advocates
Silver Spring, MD, December 9, 2011 – Technology based education tools and methods not only engage Career Technology Education (CTE) students, they also help prepare students to meet the needs of a changing workforce, according to Jana Hambruch, an Industry Advisor who provides consulting services for Adobe Systems Incorporated.
In a new Friends of CTE Monthly Blog Series, Hambruch highlights technology based tools and teaching methods as one way CTE educators can shift from a “College Ready for Some” mindset to a “Career Ready for All” focus. Learning tools such as virtual or blended learning environments, blogs, streaming media, and social networks help students develop digital literacy, creative and technical skills, and critical thinking skills, Hambruch explained.
Hambruch said, “The majority of students who enroll in modern CTE programs that incorporate these learning styles and include a measureable result with an industry certification … are staying in school, graduating, and performing better on state standardized exams.”
Hambruch noted the free online curriculum, teacher and student resources and nationally recognized industry certification Adobe offers at http://www.adobe.com/education/k12/career-technical-education.edu.html. She specifically praised the industry certification, saying students who earn a certification “have a much better opportunity to earn a livable wage, either while beginning their postsecondary studies or embarking on their career.”
Read Hambruch's blog at: ="http://blog.careertech.org/?s=adobe">
The Friends of CTE Blog is a monthly guest blog piece hosted by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc). The blog provides advocates – from business and industry, the researcher community and organizations – an opportunity to articulate their support for CTE. Guest bloggers provide their perspective on and experience with CTE as it relates to policy, the economy and education.
