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Vocational, Career and Technical Education Professional Conference Anchorage School District

International Center for Leadership in Education Dr. Richard D. Jones

Hebrew proverb Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.

Personality Quiz

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Challenges to CTE Accelerating Technology Economic Upheaval Dealing with High-Stakes Accountability Student Change

Challenges to CTE Accelerating Technology Economic Upheaval Dealing with High-Stakes Accountability Student Change

Information Technology Processing Power Bugging the World Communications

Number Crunching Moore’s Law

Number Crunching Gates’ Law

Smart Orb

Projection Keyboard

Information Technology Processing Power Bugging the World Communications

Information Technology Processing Power Bugging the World Communications

Bio Technology Medical Agriculture

Ruth Fresmon, The New York Times

Bio Technology Medical Agriculture Ethical ??

Nano Technology Atom Up

Info Tech Nano Tech Bio Tech 2000

2003 Info Tech Nano Tech Bio Tech

2008 Info Tech Nano Tech Bio Tech

Mommy, this string doesn’t work, do you have any fiber optic cable?

Challenges to CTE Accelerating Technology Economic Upheaval Dealing with High-Stakes Accountability Student Change

Employment 1970’s High Skill Low Skill

Employment 1990’s High Skill Low Skill Semi Skill

Employment 2010 High Skill Low Skill Semi Skill

1970’s 1990’s 2010

Challenges to CTE Accelerating Technology Economic Upheaval Dealing with High- Stakes Accountability Student Change

Problem with High Stakes Testing Single Measures Immature Tests Conflicting Purposes Mismatch with Teaching

Challenges to CTE Accelerating Technology Economic Upheaval Dealing with High-Stakes Accountability Student Change

Minority vs. Majority Hispanic12% to 25% (2025) Ph.D Science and Engineering –33% Asian, 2% African-American 1% Hispanic

Gender Gap Special Education 70 % 30 % MaleFemale 4 Year College Degree 43 % 57 % Master’s 42 % 58 %

Gender Gap Attention Deficit4 Times Greater Drop Out30 % More Likely Violent Crime85 % More Likely Suicide6 Times as Likely Boy vs. Girl

Challenges to CTE Accelerating Technology Economic Upheaval Dealing with High-Stakes Accountability Student Change

Your Reaction?????

Margaret Mead Never doubt that a small group of citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.

Successful School Response

Components of Successful School Reform 1.Create a culture that embraces a rigorous and relevant curriculum 2.Set high expectations that are monitored for student’s continuous improvement 3.Use data to provide clear unwavering focus 4.Provide students real-world applications 5.Create multiple pathways to rigor and relevance

Components of Successful School Reform 1.Create a culture that embraces a rigorous and relevant curriculum 2.Set high expectations that are monitored for student’s continuous improvement 3.Use data to provide clear unwavering focus 4.Provide students real-world applications 5.Create multiple pathways to rigor and relevance

Components of Successful School Reform 6. Create a framework to organize curriculum that drives instruction 7.Sustained professional development that is focused 8.Obtain and leverage parent and community involvement 9.Maintain safe and orderly schools. 10.Offer effective leadership development.

Rigor

Relevance My only skill is taking tests.

All Students

 Rigor  Relevance  All students

1.Awareness 2.Comprehension 3.Application 4.Analysis 5.Synthesis 6.Evaluation Knowledge Taxonomy Knowledge Taxonomy

Application Model 1. Knowledge in one discipline 2. Application within discipline 3. Application across disciplines 4. Application to real-world predictable situations 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations

12345 Application Knowledge Rigor/Relevance Framework

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE A P P L I C A T I O N A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework

Teaching VS. Learning

 Rigor  Relevance  All students

The status quo is not an option

CTE- What doesn’t change  External standards  Focus on total student needs  Learn through application  Not limited to classroom/lab  Connection with community

Myths of CTE 1.CTE is separate 2.CTE is lower level 3.CTE is for some students

Myths of CTE 1.CTE is separate 2.CTE is lower level 3.CTE is for some students

Coping With State Standards

Needed Time McREL 15,465 Hours Available Time 9,042Hours

Teachers struggling to teach an overloaded curriculum!

Teaching VS. Standards

International Center for Leadership in Education Curriculum Survey

Career and Technical Education North Carolina English Language Arts Strand Skill Continuum English 1 EXCERPT National Rank N.C. End-of- Course Test Ag Production Ag Mechanics Ag Services Draft- ing Construc- tion  1.1 The learner will apply PREPARATION strategies to comprehend or convey experiences and information. E9 E17 E18 E34 HHHHHH  1.2 The learner will apply ENGAGEMENT strategies to comprehend or convey experiences and information. E5 E9 E13 E20 E21 LMMHMM  1.3 The learner will apply RESPONSE strategies to comprehend or convey experiences and information. E9 E13 E18 E24 MMMHMM Competency Goal 4: The learner will use language for aesthetic and personal response. E20 E31 E34 LLLMLL

Myths of CTE 1.CTE is separate 2.CTE is lower level 3.CTE is for some students

Lexile Framework Independent measure Independent measure 200 to to 2000 Books, Tests, Students Books, Tests, Students

Reading Requirements Findings Reading is important Reading is important Reading for employment is the highest Reading for employment is the highest

Lexile Literature On Ancient Medicine The Scarlet Letter Brown vs. Board of Ed War and Peace Pride and Prejudice Black Beauty Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders The Adventures of Pinocchio Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery A Baby Sister for Frances The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth Frog and Toad are Friends Clifford’s Manners

Personal Use Aetna Health Care Form 1360 Medical Insurance Benefit Book 1280 Application for Student Loan1270 Federal Tax Form W Installing Your Child Safety Seat1170 Microsoft Windows User Manual 1150 G.M. Protection Plan 1150 CD DVD Player Instructions 1080

Newspapers Reuters 1440 NY Times 1380 Washington Post 1350 Wall Street Journal1320 Chicago Tribune 1310 Associated Press 1310 USA Today 1200

Reading Instruction K Learn to Read Read to Learn Reading in the Content Area

Reading Comparison

Construction

Reading Requirements Research Ag/Natural Resources 1510 Transportation/Distr./Log Architecture/Construction 1350 Manufacturing 1330 Retail/Wholesale 1320 Business and Admin.1300 Law/Public Safety1300 Scientific Research/Engr Arts/AV Tech/Comm Health Services 1200 Human Services 1140 Information Tech 1100

Myths of CTE 1.CTE is separate 2.CTE is lower level 3.CTE is for some students

Willard Wirtz There aren’t two worlds -- education and work, there is one world -- life

In schools the status quo persists!

New SAT More Application New Writing Section Expand Critical Reading for Information More Achievement Base on three years of Math Higher Level Math Skills Less Aptitude Eliminate analogies Eliminate simple math reasoning

NYS Math A Question June 2003

Myths of CTE 1.CTE is separate 2.CTE is lower level 3.CTE is for some students

Staying on the Cutting Edge Recognize the need for change

Staying on the Cutting Edge Recognize the need for change Focus on the real goals

Look into the future through the eyes of a child?

Staying on the Cutting Edge Recognize the need for change Focus on the real goals Keep yourself learning

Sometimes, I feel like I know less today than I did yesterday.

Staying on the Cutting Edge Recognize the need for change Focus on the real goals Keep yourself learning Share with others

Are you still making all of the decisions?

Staying on the Cutting Edge Recognize the need for change Focus on the real goals Keep yourself learning Share with others Don’t follow others blindly

Lovers never send form letters.

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Keeping Balance in Your Life