Mukuni, Joseph SilokaPrice, William T. Jr.2017-01-262017-01-262016-06http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74437This article describes a CTE pre-service teacher preparation class project requiring students to identify academic standards of learning relating to the competencies that they teach in their program areas with a view to encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration between CTE teachers and colleagues in academic disciplines. Demonstrating that CTE can contribute significantly to academic growth as measured by SOLs should help in de-stigmatizing CTE.25 - 34 (9) page(s)Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalStandards of LearningCollaborationCareer and Technical EducationSituated LearningReflectionsBest PracticesIdentifying Connections between CTE and Academic Programs through Stands of Learning10.5897/IJVTE2016.0195Article - RefereedThe Author(s)International Journal of Vocational and Technicalhttps://doi.org/10.5897/IJVTE2016.0195Vol. 8(4)June 2016