1st Edition
From Trades to Teaching Survival Strategies for Career and Technical Educators
Preface
Chapter One: You’re Not in the Shop Anymore
Chapter Two: Your First Week with Students
Chapter Three: Classroom Days vs. Shop Days
Chapter Four: Curriculum Mapping
Chapter Five: Lecturing
Chapter Six: Group Activities and Grouping Strategies
Chapter Seven: Teaching with Visuals, Diagrams, and Demonstrations
Chapter Eight: Formative Assessment
Chapter Nine: Bell to Bell
Chapter Ten: The Power of Guest Speakers – Bringing Industry into the Classroom
Chapter Eleven: Racing Into the Future – Celebrating Student Achievement
Chapter Twelve: Communicating with Parents
Chapter Thirteen: AI in the Classroom
Chapter Fourteen: When Things Don’t Go as Planned
Chapter Fifteen: Substitute Plans That Work
Chapter Sixteen: Shop Days – Controlled Chaos and Authentic Learning
Chapter Seventeen: Work-Based Learning (WBL): More Than Just an Internship
Chapter Eighteen: Market Your Program
Chapter Nineteen: Advisory Boards – Don’t Go It Alone
Chapter Twenty: You’ve Got This
Resources
Glossary of Acronyms
Biography
Scott Mayotte teaches in the CTE Automotive Program at the Seacoast School of Technology, NH. A former Volkswagen Master Technician and a valedictorian at the Ohio Auto Diesel Technical College, Scott began his teaching career in 2011 at the Concord Regional Technical Center, NH. In 2015, he received a Distinguished Educator Award from the Concord School District and, in 2017, was recognized as one of the nation’s top skilled trades teachers in the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. Scott lives in Lebanon, ME, with his wife, Jennifer.
