Ready to “Ratchet Up” Your CTE Programs TBAISD Career-Tech Center Patrick Lamb, Principal

Regional Center located in Traverse City, Michigan Regional Center located in Traverse City, Michigan Serve five counties Serve five counties Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau counties Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau counties 22 career and technical programs 22 career and technical programs 24 public, charter and parochial high schools 24 public, charter and parochial high schools Morning and afternoon sessions Morning and afternoon sessions About Our Center

Our Center At a Glance…. Agriscience and Natural Resources Allied Health Auto Body Repair Automotive Technology Business Careers Construction Trades Culinary Arts Drafting and Design – FSU Online Early Childhood Education Electrical Occupations Film and New Media Graphic Arts Information Technology Manufacturing Technology Academy Power Equipment Technology Precision Machining Technology Public Safety and Protective Services Skilled Trades Teacher Academy Web and Game Programming Welding and Fabrication

Our 20 Year Story of Academic Integration Alignment of technical curriculum to MCF and later HSCEs and now CCSS Three programs involved in academic integration – Auto Mechanics, Medical Careers Tech, and Small Engines Academies created – ATA, ITA, MTA Instructional Services Coordinator positions established for academic integration initiative “Pull-out” academic classes begin

Our 20 Year Story of Academic Integration Newest model (January 2014) involves ELA and math in cross-curricular team delivery Algebra II A/B, Biology,11 th /12 th Grade ELA, Geometry, 3 rd Year Science, 4 th Year Math available using collaborative teaching model Academic teachers hired to work directly in programs – Grew from 3 to now 9 Academic contract process begins

Academic credit contract has evolved throughout the past 10 years when it was first used in 2004.

Today’s Format Round-table format Round-table format Four tables: Four tables: Administration Administration Mathematics Mathematics English Language Arts English Language Arts Performance Tasks Performance Tasks Choose two tables, spend 20 minutes at each Choose two tables, spend 20 minutes at each Ask questions, view sample documents and lesson plans Ask questions, view sample documents and lesson plans Final 10 minutes we re-gather as a group Final 10 minutes we re-gather as a group

Questions and Additional Information Needed? Administration (Pat Lamb, Principal) (Mary Smith, Curriculum Supervisor) ELA Teachers (Sarah Bernstein – Allied Health, Film/New Media, Graphic Arts) (Janie Lesinski – Agriscience, Business Careers, Early Childhood Ed, Public Safety) (Jennifer Stairs – Auto Body, Auto Tech, Information Tech, Web and Game Programming) (Todd Manns – Integrated ELA with math and technical programs – Graphic Arts and Power Equipment Technology) – not present at Career Education Conference Math Teachers (Joel Carpenter, Algebra II, Geometry, 4 th Year Math – Allied Health, Math Essentials (Deb Menchaca, Algebra IIB, 4 th Year Math – Welding, 4 th Year Technical Math, MTA Math) (Karen Shoskey, Algebra IIA, 4 th Year Math – Culinary, Integrated ELA/Math – Graphic Arts and Power Equipment Technology)

Questions and Additional Information Needed? Technical Teachers (Mike Barnes, Auto Body Repair) (Julie Gauthier, Business Careers) (Rebecca Kinnee, Graphic Arts) (Randy Kitzman, Skilled Trades) (Tom Lennox, Public Safety) Mathis, Welding/Fabrication) (Julie Orr, Graphic Arts) - not present at Career Education Conference (Tim VanderMeulen, Electrical Occupations) (Jim Wrede, Auto Technology)

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