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JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
California IT Sector Outlook/Response
• Appropriate use of Information Technology is essential to turning around our economy.
• Educational focus/reform is on pathways for college and career that incorporate academic and career technical standards.
• Many students need relevant and hands-on instruction.
JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
Reflection
JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
Promoting IT
• IT Savvy companies are 20% more profitable than their competitors.
• March 1: Roundtable Discussion and launch of WhyITNow.Org initiatives to promote IT.
• April 27th: “Realizing the Promise of IT Innovation Panel Session” Las Vegas.
JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
High Quality Curriculum
• Digital Literacy or “Tech Lit” as an introduction to the IT Sector Pathways.
• Develop curriculum using middle and high school teachers with career and academic standards.
• Two new courses for the Media and Support and Services Pathway.
JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
CTEOnline.Org
JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tech Prep Demonstration Site Grants
• $1,680,000 allocated, for grants up to $100,000, to technical preparation consortia to demonstrate a successful program by creating a comprehensive Program of Study for a designated pathway.
• http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r17/demo10rfa.asp
JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
Curriculum Alignment
JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
Skills Development
• March 29th: 2010 Silicon Valley StRUT (Students Recycling Used Technology) Competition
• April 8-11th: CA SkillsUSA
JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
Innovation Awards
Ohlone College’s Regional Cisco Network Academy Director Richard Grotegut.
Ohlone College’s Regional Cisco Network Academy Teachers George Wong and Dennis Smith
Julie Dunkle, Headquarters Education Manager Intel Corporation
Cliff Monroe, Founder of the Silicon Valley StRUT chapter
John Bjerke, Cisco Systems
Steve Legere, Symantec
JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
Gary PageInformation Technology Consultant
Career and Workforce Innovations Unit1430 N Street, Suite 4503Sacramento, CA 95814
