Tyler Love’s Bio
Dr. Tyler Love is a full Professor of Career and Technology Education, Coordinator of undergraduate Technology and Engineering Education, and Director of CTE Studies for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
Tyler graduated from UMES, taught high school technology and engineering courses in Maryland, and went on to earn his doctorate in Integrative STEM Education from Virginia Tech.
He is also an Authorized OSHA Trainer for General Industry.
Dr. Love has over 95 research and practitioner publications on CTE and STEM topics, including three books and a new STEM safety guide to be released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education later this year.
His most recent study includes a paper he presented at the 2024 Association for Career and Technical Education Research conference titled “Exploring the Prior Experiences and Self-Efficacy of Career Coaches in Maryland.”
The guest for this episode of College & Career Readiness Radio is Dr. Tyler Love from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
The show starts with Tyler explaining the pathways for non-traditional teachers, including CTE teachers, to become certified to teach. He describes the types of courses that CTE teachers take in the State of Maryland.
Tyler talks about the value of a state wide program that supports CTE teachers so that they can learn from one another regarding the different initiatives across the state rather than just in the districts local to them.
Dr. Love discussed the teacher shortage and what it means to find and hire teachers from industries like computer science.
He talks about the supports that are in place at the university level so that second career teachers don’t burn out, especially as they go back to school at night to earn their credential.
Tyler discusses a study about teacher preparation when it comes to CTE teachers. First, the quality of the preparation program matters. Second, teachers who go through traditional programs feel more prepared than those who go through these alternative routes.
He talks about the efficacy of career coaches and counselors who have to help students with making college and career choices. He explains some of the problems with hiring teachers to be career coaches who don’t have a CTE background.
Tyler discusses the difference between R1 schools and schools like UMES and other historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). He mentions a documentary published by PBS.
His call to action to end the show is to ensure that 4-year institutions are at the table for the K-12 pathway, WBL, and general college and career readiness conversation.
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If you want to see a solution that supports career exploration for the career coaches that Tyler mentions, book a demo here.
