Introduction to CTE Statewide Network of Middle-level Liaisons Middle-level CTE Regulation and Curricular Guidance Project Intro Self Background Role on EESTW Leadership Team Next slide-Presentation Topics Statewide Network of Middle-level Liaisons March 8, 2018 Dawn B. Mastroianni Senior Consultant CTE TAC

Middle-level CTE Project Update Design Review and Progress Theme Modules Vetting Survey Tool Next Steps Let’s take a look at how we are progressing toward completion of our middle-level curricular guidance: Design; Progress; Theme Module Vetting; Next Steps Let’s start with a fast review Next Slide-Curricular Guidance Design

Design: Curricular Guidance CTE Content Middle-level CTE Theme Modules Content Modules Representing Each CTE Content Area Career… Communi- cation Financial… Health… Sustain- ability Problem Solving… Agriculture Business Family and Consumer Sciences Health Sciences Technology Education Trade and Technical Meaningful Middle-level CTE Learning Experiences Recall this slide from December meeting Shows the curricular guidance design has been approved by the senior management at NYSED So…. This project will create the framework for the Theme Modules and the Content Modules. This is the “what and the why” of Introduction to CTE. Local districts will determine the “how”. This is the difference between curricular guidance and actual curriculum. In NYS, curriculum is the right and responsibility of each of the 700 school districts. Strong curricular guidance is the state’s way of steering the curriculum decisions made by those 700 districts. Progress Report_ Theme Modules are scrubbed and ready for fresh eyes—more on that in next slides Content Modules are drafted – 28 of them, representing all 6 CTE content areas, being cleaned-up now Learning Experience Exemplars – template developed following edTPA format; professional organizations will work on creating exemplars that show how content modules can be used to meet standards of themes through project-based experiences Next Slide – Draft Framework: Themes

Framework Model: Themes Introduction to CTE Theme Modules Career and Community Opportunities Communication And Interpersonal Relationships Financial and Consumer Literacy Health, Safety, and Wellness Sustainability Problem Solving and Innovation Characteristics of Theme Modules Foundational Cross-content Standards-based Module Format Supported by Content Modules This slide shows the Introduction to CTE Themes: Career and Community Opportunities; Communication and Interpersonal Relationships; Financial and Consumer Literacy; Health, Safety, and Wellness; Sustainability; and Problem Solving and Innovation (Fast) The characteristics of theme models are: Each theme will be foundational and standards-based Meaningful instruction provided by teachers certified in any CTE content area Next Slide-Template screenshot

Template: Theme Modules (Fast) Screenshot of module template used by writers Theme modules developed using a common template. The template is the frame for the vetting tool. Each section of the template is attempting to accomplish something. For example—title—meaningful on its own and aligned with the material that follows. Survey asks how well the section accomplishes what it set out to accomplish. Title Essential Question- What are the main concepts students should understand as a result of instruction in this module? Module Content – What are the topics and subtopics for this module? Next Slide – Vetting—Let’s try it!

Vetting: CTE Theme Module Drafts Let’s try it! Survey Tool http://nyctecenter.org/ At home or school: Download modules Open survey Complete a survey for each module Open TAC Site Go to Resources – Surveys and online tools Middle-level CTE Theme Module Survey The six Theme modules are there—clean and balanced Download modules—easier to use survey and now you have a hard-copy preview to share First section is demographic info—statewide participation Following sections- Eval of each section using a common scale 4 Exemplifies descriptors 3 Approaching descriptors 2 Developing toward descriptors 1 Not representative 0 Not able to judge Text boxes follow each section Larger text box at the end Finish one/ Submit/Go back to do each of the others Cannot save mid-module Open Feb 26-March 26, 2018 102 responses (3/5) so far—trending very positive Invitations to: Survey information has gone out to: NYSED CTE team and Marybeth Casey NYSED CTE contact list CTE TAC team ACTEA NYSACTE NYSAAE NYSAFCSE NYSBTA NYSTEEA NYSTTTA NYSHEA WECA NYS NYS CTSOs NYS Essential Elelments Schools to Watch Principals NYS Middle-level Liaisons NYSMSA and anyone else who volunteered to review  Next Slide-Next Steps

Next Steps Next Steps Complete Vetting of Theme Modules Level Content Modules for all CTE content areas (28 in all) Outreach to the broad educational community Joint CTE Conference – June 2018, 2017 Syracuse , NY Ways to Participate Participate as a content editor for theme and content module drafts Encourage teachers to prepare learning experience models showing how themes “come to life” through their content Participate in the Joint CTE conference Share information with your education colleagues Next slide –Thank you

Thank YOU! Contact Information: Dawn B. Mastroianni dbmastroianni@gmail.com CTE TAC 1585 Route 146 Rexford, NY 12148 518.441 4295 Thanks! This is an opportunity for all of us to work together to strengthen the middle-level band of our CTE continuum. Let’s maximize this opportunity by working in concert with our CTE colleagues.