The focus of this presentation is to examine and connect Social-Emotional Learning to learning readiness in the CTE Classroom. Illustration and discussion will be part of the presentation to help faculty to become more engaged in recognizing when their content materials are not meeting the expectations of the learner, though well-grounded in the topic of the day. We will examine barriers to engagement and success and mindfully discuss best practices to engage the lens of the student perspective and what that means to the learning experience. Interactive discussion during the session period will coalesce attendee’s common issues in the CTE Classoom engagement experience and explore the experiences of the attendees to share and critically think their remedies and dialogue their concerns. The expectation is that those attendees will leave with a more profound view of their teaching methods and a broader lens of what the diverse nature of the CTE classroom members require for engagement. Brain-Based Learning strategies will be presented for consideration.