Burned Out and Logged On: The Untold Struggles of a CAT Teacher

We teach learners how to survive the digital world. But who helps us survive it?As CAT teachers, we often carry more than just lesson plans. We carry cables, crash reports, forgotten passwords, corrupted files, broken printers, and late-night panic messages from learners who “swear they saved their PAT.” We’re the

Ctrl + Alt + AI: Rebooting the CAT Classroom

Let’s be honest—when we first signed up to teach Computer Applications Technology, we thought we’d mastered the curriculum the moment we could rattle off the difference between RAM and ROM. But now? Artificial Intelligence has entered the chat, and suddenly, we’re all Googling terms like machine learning, natural language processing,

Making Software Licensing Unforgettable – An Inquiry-Based CAT Lesson in Action

My CAT Classroom Toolbox When teaching theory in Computer Applications Technology (CAT), especially something as dry-sounding as Software Licensing, I always ask myself: How can I make this stick? With our learners bombarded by digital input, traditional methods often fade into the background. So for this Grade 10 lesson on