Knox County CTE

KCS CTE provides students of all ages with the skills, knowledge, and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners.

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

Yesterday was great for @KCS_EPP coaching visits at Karns HS! Mr Haskins’ students tried out the miter saw for the 1st time🤞🏼, Ms Thomas’ students explored the history of computers 💻 & Mr McMahan’s crew set up for broadcasting the evening football game 🎥 Learning by doing! 👏🏻

[Knox County CTE @CTE4KCS]

Two of our health science teachers, Ms Justice and Mr Pack, at Central, Mr Duncan with MLR st Gibbs, and Mr Chunn at Powell HS! 👏🏻

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

Judy and I have begun our @KCS_EPP coaching visits for this semester. Wonderful new teachers have started to lead their classrooms in Hamblen, Anderson, and @KnoxSchools! We debrief with them after our visit and set goals 🎯

[Knox County CTE @CTE4KCS]

Seven of them are ours, working for @KnoxSchools! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[KCS_EPP @KCS_EPP]

Last week, our new Cohort 6 candidates met for their Intensive Induction Week at Karns HS. 32 new CTE instructors from 15 partnering school districts got their first taste of what it means to be a teacher—for most a 2nd or even 3rd career at this point 😊

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

TNACTE hosted the CTE Conference, formerly known as CTE Institute, July 13-15. I was happy to help welcome CTE instructors from all over the state. Sessions spanned several clusters, WBL, PBL, many vendor sessions, and TNACTE’s Awards.

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

Lynn & I are excited to announce that we will present at the 2026 Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville this July 14-17!
Our session is designed for school & district admins looking for practical ways to support industry experts to make the switch to teaching.
#SREBsummer

[Knox County CTE @CTE4KCS]

Knox County CTE teachers, let’s gooo!!…

[TN ACTE @TnActe]

📣 Join us July 13-15 for our Summer Conference, formerly known as CTE Institute! 📣
Use the QR code to register. Zoom in on the agenda details to see what we have planned for you! ALL career clusters are invited! 🎉 @actecareertech

[TN ACTE @TnActe]

📣 Join us July 13-15 for our Summer Conference, formerly known as CTE Institute! 📣
Use the QR code to register. Zoom in on the agenda details to see what we have planned for you! ALL career clusters are invited! 🎉 @actecareertech

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

Today is Day 1 of the @KCS_EPP June Intensive for Cohort 5! Got a little rest last week 🏖️, now back to learning & planning for next school year 📝! We started with the teacher code of ethics and making a curriculum map for a new course. 👏🏻

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

Interested in a career change? Come see me at the KCS Recruitment Fair! We are at West HS this morning till 11 am! Connect directly with principals, meet our fantastic Human Resources Team! @KnoxSchools @KCS_EPP

[Knox County CTE @CTE4KCS]

Congratulations! Proud to have such a fine in-house program!

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

After 5 yrs of operating under ‘initial approval’, going through the TN Comprehensive Review & getting the State Board of Education’s final verdict last month, the @KCS_EPP now has ‘Full Approval’ status!! 🎉 Big thank you to my colleagues Alex, Judy & Janelle!!!

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

I got to see Mr Ellis (Culinary, AE) 🥗, Ms Campbell (Marketing, Central) 🏬, Ms Mitchell (Health Sc) Stethoskop 🩺 & Mr Quinton (AV, both Powell) 📸 in action this week. They were engaging students in real workplace problems, like running a store or taking viral signs. 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻

[KCS_EPP @KCS_EPP]

EPP Instructor @judy_siebert recently visited Mr Garland, Mr Graves, Ms Andrews, Mr Cox as well as Mr McMahan & Mr Blanton (not pic’d) in Knox & Claiborne Counties to see how they’re implementing in their own classrooms what they are learning in the EPP. @CTE4KCS

[KCS_EPP @KCS_EPP]

The last EPP Learning Day for Cohort 4 is a wrap! 🎉 Instructor @judy_siebert led the candidates through class activities and group work exploring topics around Questioning and Problem-Based-Learning in more depth. They also worked on their portfolios. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

Picked up @KCS_EPP coaching visits again for the semester after several snow days caused a delay. These 3 teachers will graduate this Spring: Mr Mandell (CJ at HVA), Ms Pipkin (Health Science) & Mr Hicks (IT, Both at Bearden HS). 🎓🎉

[Knox County CTE @CTE4KCS]

One of our teachers, Ms Webster, leads mentors from KCS & other districts in discussions around mentoring effectively, thus contributing to new teachers’ successes in the classroom & becoming confident as CTE instructors. Teacher support through mentoring is vital for retention!!

[KCS_EPP @KCS_EPP]

Today was the first of three Mentor PD sessions, led by Kayla Webster! 🎉 We love our new CTE teachers and also want to support those who mentor them on a daily basis. If you missed it, join us in the Spring! 💚

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

@judy_siebert and I continue our @KCS_EPP coaching visits through @CTE4KCS: Mr Mandell (CJ at HVA), Ms Pipkin (Health Science) & Mr Hicks (Cybersecurity, not pic’d) and Ms Jones (Health Science at Farragut HS). All visits are followed up w/virtual coaching & goal setting.

[KCS_EPP @KCS_EPP]

EPP Instructor @judy_siebert visited 3 of our candidates @KarnsHighSchool recently: Mr Cox (Construction), Ms Andrews (Health Science) & Mr McMahan (AV Prod). All engaged their students in hands-on activities, which brings these trades to life! 🙂

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

At today’s @KCS_EPP coaching visit to SDHS & AE: Ms Rhodes going over ❤️rhythms, Mr Henry models proper sanding of a 🚙, Mr Huettel’s students check their store’s inventory 🧁 & Mr Ellis prepares his for making 🥗 dressings. Hard to motivate students sometimes but hands-on helps!

[Ulla Carr, Ed.S. @UllaCarr]

These @KCS_EPP teachers are in their 2nd yr of the EPP & working for @CTE4KCS. Ms Mitchell in Health Sc. taught the circulatory system ♥️ today & Mr Quinton in AV Prod. covered frames & angles in movies🎥 (at Powell). Ms Campbell at Central analyzed social media📱w/her students.

[Knox County CTE @CTE4KCS]

Congratulations, Jeana!!

[TN ACTE @TnActe]

With our growing TNACTE membership, we are excited to introduce our newly elected Division Vice Presidents, who will represent your voices on the TNACTE Board of Directors and will help guide the direction of our organization throughout the year. Please join us in welcoming them: