CTE Month 2026
Assessment & Integration Activities (30-45 minutes)
Interest Assessment Partners: Students take Pathful's interest assessment, then interview
classmates about their results, focusing on CTE-related matches. Create "career pathway maps"
showing how interests connect to specific technical careers.
Skills Portfolio Builder: Students develop digital portfolios highlighting CTE skills and interests
identified through Pathful. Include career research, skill assessments, and action plans for
acquiring needed certifications.
Career Path Mapping: Create detailed visual flowcharts showing education and certification
options within CTE fields. Include time requirements, costs, and potential salary increases with
each credential.
Technical Skills Gap Analysis: Students compare required technical skills from dream careers
with their current abilities. Create specific action plans for developing needed competencies,
including courses, certifications, and practice opportunities.
Experience Tracker Reflection: Students review and organize their logged CTSO activities, Work-
Based Learning experiences, and employability skills using the Experience Tracker. Students
identify patterns in their experiences and reflect on how these align with potential CTE pathways.
Problem-Based Learning Activities (35-45 minutes)
Industry Challenge Solutions: Present real workplace scenarios from job shadow videos or
industry-led projects*. Teams research and propose solutions considering industry regulations,
technical constraints, and best practices.
Future Skills Forecast: Analyze emerging CTE careers to identify future technical skill
requirements. Create presentations about how automation and new technologies might
change traditional technical roles.
Local Industry Connections: Research how different CTE careers impact the local community
and economy. Create impact maps showing how technical professionals contribute to various
sectors.
Culminating Activities (45-60 minutes)
CTE Career Fair: Students create interactive displays about different CTE pathways using Pathful
resources. Include salary data, required skills, and local job opportunities. Invite other classes to
explore the displays.
Innovation Challenge: Teams identify a traditional CTE career and propose how emerging
technologies might transform it by 2030. Create presentations incorporating research from
Pathful's emerging careers section.
Skills Showcase: Students demonstrate and teach basic technical skills learned from their
career research. Create hands-on stations where peers can try simple industry-related tasks.
**All activities can be modified based on class size, time constraints, and available CTE programs. Use Pathful
Explorer's built-in resources to minimize prep time while maximizing student engagement.
*Denotes features limited to Pathful and WBL module.