HANNAH FRANKEL & CAROLINA REYES

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

UC and CTE: Empowering Educators to Strengthen Integrated Curriculum

In This Session, We Will…

1. Highlight UC’s past involvement with CTE.

2. Share UC’s planned CTE goals.

3. Focus on the UC Curriculum Integration (UCCI) Institutes and developed courses.

4. Provide tools for developing new (or strengthening existing) CTE courses.

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Share Out

Please share with us:

What have been some of your roadblocks in developing or offering CTE courses?

How have you overcome these roadblocks?

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The A-G Subject Requirements

Misconceptions of UC and CTE

Some of the common misconceptions are: UC does not approve CTE courses at all.

UC only approves CTE courses in the college-preparatory elective (“g”) subject area.

Identifying a course as CTE in a submission will decrease the chance a course will be approved.

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UC and CTE: How Far We Have Come

In 2001, UC had approved 258 CTE courses.

By the end of 2010, UC had approved 9,979 CTE courses.

GOAL: Approving 10,000 CTE courses by the end of 2012

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UC and CTE Milestones

2003: ROPs granted program status and “a-g” course lists established.

2006: CIP Grants became available.

2008: CTE course criteria developed by UC Faculty.

2010: Inception of the UCCI Institutes.

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CTE Courses by A-G Subject Area

“a-g” Subject Area# of UC-approved

CTE Courses

History/social science (“a”) 54

English (“b”) 19

Mathematics (“c”) 15

Laboratory science (“d”) 1469

Language other than English (“e”) 459

Visual and performing arts (“f”) 4612

College-preparatory elective (“g”) 3351

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A-G Courses by CTE Industry Sector

CTE Industry Sector# of UC-approved

“a-g” Courses

Agriculture and Natural Resources 1389

Arts, Media and Entertainment 3775

Building Trades and Construction 7

Education, Child Development and Family Services

169

Energy and Utilities 4

Engineering and Design 520

Fashion and Interior Design 57

Finance and Business 42

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A-G Courses by CTE Industry Sector

CTE Industry Sector# of UC-approved

“a-g” Courses

Health Science and Medical Technology 866

Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation 58

Information Technology 508

Manufacturing and Product Development 83

Marketing, Sales and Services 296

Public Services 543

Transportation 7

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UC’s Goals for the Future

Approve more CTE courses in English, math and history.

Approve a variety of “a-g” courses in all industry sectors.

Continue to support the development of integrated CTE courses for “a-g” approval. Provide professional development opportunities. Create more tools and resources for teachers.

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UCCI Institute

WHAT:4-day professional development opportunity administered by

UC with support from CDE, CASN and CSMP.

WHO:Teams of 8-10 CTE and academic high school educators from across the state.

OUTCOME:Integrated CTE and “a-g” courses approved by UC.

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How Can I Use UCCI Institute Courses?

Adopting UCCI courses at your school site.

Using UCCI courses as a model curriculum.

Building pathways programs or academies around UCCI courses.

UCCI courses available at: www.ucop.edu/ucci

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Approved UCCI Courses: Math

Algebra at Your Service (Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation)

DaVinci Algebra (Arts, Media and Entertainment)

Business Algebra

Business Algebra II

Business Statistics

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Approved UCCI Courses: English

Integrated Marketing and English

Applied Medical English (Health Services and Medical Technology)

Designing the American Dream (Arts, Media and Entertainment)

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Approved UCCI Courses: Other Subjects

Journey Through Justice (Public Services and Government)

Engineering Geometry with Physics(Tw0-period course)

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Pending UCCI Courses: “Green”

Green Up and Go Clean Energyneering

Biological Connections through Renewable Energy

Green Building Design

American History: The Powerful Pursuit of Happiness

Eco-Tourism with U.S. History

Put Your Eco-Foot Down!

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Offering a UCCI Course

17 schools and 5 ROPs currently offer UCCI courses.

View complete UCCI program “a-g” list at:

doorways.ucop.edu/list.

Access full course outlines and resources at: www.ucop.edu/ucci.

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Upcoming Institutes

SPRING 2012 INSTITUTES: April 22-25, Hyatt Regency SF Airport in BurlingameInstitute #1: Arts, Media and Entertainment with English (“b”)Institute #2: Building Trades and Construction with math (“c”)

SUMMER 2012 INSTITUTES: July 15-18 in BurlingameInstitute #1: Health Science and Medical Technology with history (“a”)Institute #2: Information and Communication Technologies with math

(“c”) 

FALL 2012 INSTITUTES: Oct. 28-31 or Nov. 1-4, 2012 in So-CalInstitute #1: TBD Institute #2: TBD

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How To Apply

Complete online application for: AME and English - www.ucop.edu/ucci/apply1 BTC and Math - www.ucop.edu/ucci/apply2

Seeking: Both individuals and groups. CTE industry reps as part of

your group application. Teachers interested in 9th or 10th

grade coursework.

Deadline: 8:00 AM on MONDAY, MARCH 5

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Recruiting Facilitators for 2012

Qualifications Experience in curriculum development, and Leadership in collaborative projects.

Requirements Attend 1 full-day pre-Institute training and the entire 4-day

Institute. Support submission of course outline to UC post-Institute.

Compensation $1,000 stipend

APPLY NOW: Deadline for Spring Institutes is Feb. 17th! Email your resume, 2 references and Institute(s) of

interest to ucci@ucop.edu with “Facilitator Inquiry” in the subject line.

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Discontinuing CIP Grant Program…Why?

Primary UC initiative to encourage CTE coursework.

High cost to support a handful of teachers a year.

UC provided a hands-off approach.

Funds are now channeled to increase UCCI efforts.

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The UCCI Project: Next Steps

PHASE I: UCCI Institutes (2010- ) Integrated CTE and “a-g” course outlines.

PHASE II: Quality Assessment Workshops (2013) Best practices and quality

instruction for UCCI courses. Develop and share UCCI

curriculum modules. Recommendations for addressing

Common Core Standards.

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• UC COURSE CRITERIA

• SAMPLE COURSES

• COURSE DESCRIPTION TEMPLATE

• A-G EVALUATION RUBRIC

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A-G Subject Area and CTE Course Criteria

Each subject area has its own specific criteria covering: The intent, goals and objectives of the requirement. Course requirements and guidelines.

All CTE courses must meet general CTE and subject-specific course criteria.

Available on the “a-g” Guide in the Subject Requirements section at www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide.

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CTE Course Criteria

Provides a high-quality, challenging curricula that uses and advances concepts and skills in the “a-g” subject areas.

Includes opportunities to develop knowledge of tools, processes and materials; to engage in problem-solving and decision-making; and to explain what one is doing and why.

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CTE Course Criteria

Integrates academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge.

Connects closely with the academic curriculum and reads as both an academic and CTE course.

Shows the integration of academic and technical concepts and skills in all aspects of the course.

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Core Academic vs. Elective Subject Area

Advantages of approval in the “a-f” subject areas: Stronger academics. Satisfies “a-f” subject requirement OR the elective (“g”)

subject requirement. Open to ninth and tenth graders.

Advantages of approval in the “g” subject area: Credentialed or certified to teach only in this subject

area.

Before submitting in a subject area, verify that your course meets that subject area’s course criteria.

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Sample Courses

Examples of exceptional submissions to assist in the development and submission process.

Located at https://doorways.ucop.edu/list.

Search for sample course descriptions by subject area or CTE industry sectors.

Developed UCCI courses are available on the UCCI website (www.ucop.edu/ucci).

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How to Find a Sample Course

Course List website – https://doorways.ucop.edu/list

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How to Find a Sample Course

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Course Description Templates

Helpful guides when preparing new courses for submission to UC.

Provides the type of course information required for all new submissions.

Two types of templates: General course information Subject-specific course content

Available on the “a-g” Guide in the New Course section at www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide.

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Course Evaluation Rubric

Standardized rubric used during course evaluation.

Provides the criteria and suggestions for each component of the new course template.

Subject-specific and CTE rubrics coming soon!

Available soon on the “a-g” Guide in New Course section www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide

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Other Outside Resources

American Youth Policy Forums - www.aypf.org Association for Career Technical Education (ACTE) -

www.acteonline.org/cte_info.aspx Callisphere - www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu California Subject Matter Project (CSMP) -

http://csmp.ucop.edu Career Academy Support Network (CASN) -

http://casn.berkeley.edu ConnectEd - www.connectedcalifornia.org Edutopia - http://www.edsource.org/pub_multiplepathways.html Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) -

www.free.ed.gov KQED Education - http://www.kqed.org/education UCCI Institutes – www.ucop.edu/ucci A-G Guide – www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide

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Questions?

Contact us: UCCI Institutes – ucci@ucop.edu

Hannah Frankel – hannah.frankel@ucop.edu

Carolina Reyes – carolina.reyes@ucop.edu

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