Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Welcome to my Blogspot

Hello, and welcome to my Blogspot! My name is Brad Corlett and I am a Career and Technical Educator in Training. I have just finished Michigan and Canadian teacher certification through Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. I am currently a Masters of Arts in Teaching Candidate in CTE (also at WSU), which I hope to complete during the Winter semester. To complete my formal teacher education, I am also enrolled in additional CTE and IT classes with the hopes of completing an Ed Specialist over the next calendar year. In addition to student teaching at Randolph Career and Technical Center in Detroit Public Schools, I have taught formal Leadership and Logistics for the Canadian Navy for several years.

What I hope to get out of this class is to increase my competency in "Web 2.0", so that I help my students (and myself) become more web savvy. As a Business, Marketing, Management, and Technology endorsed teacher, I will have to stay current with the technology and business world that I am preparing my graduates for. This class (IT6230) is the beginning of this process.

2 comments:

Marge said...

I found it interesting that you could get Canadian certification thru Wayne. Did I misunderstand you? Just curious - how does it differ from Michigan certification? I also work for DPS. Good luck in your program. Sounds like you will be very diversified.
Marge Mann

doublecruise said...

Sorry for the delayed response Marge. Yes, I am in a WSU Pilot Program for Canadian Teacher Certification. Having completed my Student teaching in Michigan, I am applying for licensure in the State of Michigan as a Secondary CTE teacher in Business (BMMT). In addition, as a Canadian resident, I will also send my U.S. qualifications to the Ontario College of Teachers for certification in my Province.

Regards,

Brad.