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Instructor Spotlight - Dane Tom
Dane uses Google Classroom to assign his students written assignments, which they complete with the help of MLR Online. -
4 Essential Soft Skills to Teach Your Automotive Students
According to a 2013 report by the Seattle Jobs Initiative (SJI), over 75% of employers believed soft skills were just as important as, if not more important than, technical knowledge. -
Meet Ian Giddings: Your CDX Contact for Training Success
How do we continue to ensure that CDX instructors and students are successful? Meet Ian Giddings. -
How Automotive Technology Courses Fulfill STEM Education
Today’s students are tech savvy. They know their ways around any gadget you put in front of them. -
Instructor Spotlight - Mark Emmons
Mark Emmons, an automotive technology instructor, loves how CDX adapts to all kinds of learning styles. -
How to Get More Funding for My Class
As an educator, you probably know the cost of every item in your classroom as well as the cost of materials and resources you wish you could afford. -
Instructor Spotlight – Joseph Barroso
Joseph Barroso teaches at East Providence Area Career & Tech Center in East Providence, Rhode Island. He has used CDX’s Maintenance and Light Repair Online for three years. -
Keeping Students Honest
Teaching to the test has become commonplace in classrooms across the U.S. The pressure to achieve excellent grades and pass standardized tests provokes some students to cheat. -
Stop Grading Papers and Get Into the Shop!
How many times have you heard the phrase “teaching to the test?” Focusing on test scores has become a trend in schools, but it’s only resulted in teaching students how to memorize facts rather than apply knowledge. -
How to Keep Students Engaged in the Classroom
Who recalls the classroom scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in which a room full of blank-faced students stare at their teacher while he explains economics?
