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What should quality career-technical studies
look like in a Tech Center?
Ann BensonFacilitator
Marna YoungRecorder
TCTW
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TCTW Forum-Quality CT Studies
Leaders Must Do Hard Things…
“Far too many young people today enter high school at risk of becoming “lost in transition” because our K-20 educational system has failed in its duty to build clear pathways to academic and career success. This tragic waste of human resources will not only condemn millions of adults in the next generation to unfulfilling lives marked by low-wage jobs and unrealized potential,. . . .
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Source: Lost in Transition, 2008
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. . . . it will threaten the economic security and social stability of our states and nation.”
TCTW
Source: Lost in Transition, 2008
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Challenges
Align new and existing CT curricula with essential college- and career-readiness standards.
Create a flexible system of optional career pathways in high schools to better prepare all students for college and careers.
Create a policy framework that keeps students’ future options open by developing CT and academic programs that: (1) link high school to postsecondary studies and works, (2) blend academic and technical studies, and (3) connect students to a goal.
TCTW
Crafting a New Vision for High School, SREB
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Challenges
Assess the contributions CT education can make to improving academic and technical achievement.
Prepare and enable CT teachers to teach essential academic skills through application in authentic activities, projects and problems.
“A new vision requires new actions.”
TCTW
Crafting a New Vision for High School, SREB
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Key Principles of CTE
Draws its curricula, standards, and organizing principles from the workplace.
Is a critical and integral component of the total educational system, offering career-oriented benefits for all students.
Is a critical and integral component of the workforce development system, providing the essential foundation for a thriving economy.
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Source: NASDCTE
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Key Principles of CTE
Maintains high levels of excellence supported through identification of academic and workplace standards, measurement of performance (accountability), and high expectations for participant success.
Is robust and flexible enough to respond to the needs of the multiple educational environments, customers, and levels of specialization.
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Source: NASDCTE
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Are well-designed CTE programs simply…
Focused on making students more postsecondary education- and career-ready?
Rigorous? Relevant? Project-based? Effective?
TCTW
U. S. Chamber of Commerce, 2008
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TCTW Key Practices
Culture of Continuous Improvement
Challenging Program of Study
Challenging Career/Technical Studies
Work-based Learning
High Expectations
Challenging Academic Studies
Active Engagement
Teachers Working Together
Guidance and Advisement
Extra Help and Transitions
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TCTWKey Practice:
Career/Technical Studies
Provide more students access to
intellectually challenging
career/technical studies in high-demand
fields that emphasize the higher-level
mathematics, science, literacy and
problem-solving skills needed in the
workplace and in further education.
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Quality CT Involves:
Creating new courses blending academics and technical content
Developing standards, conditions and agreements for awarding postsecondary credit
Requiring that teachers be certified in their field (state/national employer certification)
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Quality CT Includes:
Requiring a senior project with academic, technical and performance standards
Providing student opportunities to earn a recognized employer certification
Including dual enrollment opportunities for students to earn college credit through dual enrollment
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Quality CT Education Indicators
Completed four or more credits in CT courses Used mathematics to complete challenging
assignments weekly Read and interpreted technical books and
manuals weekly to complete assignments Read a career-related article weekly and
demonstrated understanding of the content Used computer skills monthly to do
assignments in their CT studies
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Quality CT Education Indicators Continued…
Had challenging assignments in CT classes at least monthly
Completed a project that required research and a written plan
Had to meet certain standards on a written exam to pass a course
Completed a senior project that included researching a topic, creating a product or performing a service and presenting it to the class
Spoke with or visited someone in a chosen career field
Spent 30 minutes or more on CT homework each day
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So, what do you think quality career-technical studies should look like in a tech center?
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How can we explain:On the 2008 Teacher Survey, 11% of the teachers said they are comfortable recommending 81 percent or more of current seniors as highly competent to an employer in their area of specialization.
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How can we address the issues of offering the right programs---how do we maintain relevance to the business/industry community?
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce, 2008
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How do we meet the workforce needs of the future?
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TCTW Forum-Quality CT Studies
Other thoughts?
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Thank you for your participation.
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If we can provide you with any assistance, please contact:
Ann Benson405-880-5383
Marna Young404-875-9211
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