October 2011 CAO/CSAO/Deans Meeting The New Professional Development in CTE Debra Wilcox Hsu

Perkins IV Professional Development  Still a required use of Perkins funds at the state and local levels  Language related to professional development was further strengthened in 2006 Carl D. Perkins Act

Professional Development High qualitySustained & Intensive Focused on Instruction

Professional Development Academic & CTE contentNo-isolated workshops Continuous & Interactive

National Staff Development Council Formal definition PD used in reauthorized version of NCLB 2001 Comprehensive, sustained, and intensive approach to improving educators’ effectiveness in raising student achievement

MN CTE Consortia

Professional Development Recipients Secondary & Postsecondary Consortium Coordinators and Contacts Teachers and Faculty Administrators Counselors, Advisors, Diversity Directors and Disability Services Directors

High-quality Professional Development  Embedded in a well-structured system with supportive leadership  Is sustained, and is embedded in the work of faculty  Methods and instructional design to meet specific goals

High-quality Professional Development  Has appropriate resources committed to it  Built on collegiality and collaboration among school staff to solve important problems  Evaluated according to goals

Sustained Professional Development  Significant investment of time to meet learning objectives  Does not need to occur as one contiguous block  Often includes preparatory activities and follow-up sessions for faculty discussion & critique of new learning

Sustained Professional Development  Shorter duration sessions may be added together to be considered “sustained”  Must be predefined learning objectives to describe the activity.  Deliberate and not an after-the-fact assemblage of disparate, short- duration workshops.

Intensive Professional Development  Continuous, rigorous & concentrated  More than basic lecture-style learning experiences  Complex, participatory experiences  Problem-Solving, issue analysis, research & systematic investigation

Intensive Professional Development  Rigor more than simple comprehension of concepts  Apply content and skills  Activities interrelated, sequential & build toward ultimate outcome  Substantial effort beyond attendance

Professional Development Focused on Instruction & Outcomes  Relates back to the classroom and has application to student learning and success  Strategies for improving student academic achievement  Classroom management  Math, English, Science in CTE

Professional Development Focused on Instruction & Outcomes  Faculty collaborations with business & industry  Use of technology in the classroom to support curricular and core academic instructional goals and improve student outcomes  Data Driven Improvement

MN CTEDDI Data Driven Improvement MN CTE Professional Development

What is CTEDDI? A professional development model for CTE educators.

Why CTEDDI? Goal: Increase knowledge and skills for faculty & teachers in the use and interpretation of data. Intended Outcome: Teachers & Faculty make informed instructional improvements that enhance student success.

MN CTEDDI Partners Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Minnesota Department of Education National Research Center for Career Technical Education National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

Instructional Improvement Cycle 5 Steps Collect Data Analyze Data Verify & Triangulate Design Action Plans To improve Learning & Instruction Implement Plan & Review Outcomes Ongoing

MN CTEDDI Project Part of on-going process for implementing and sustaining the use of technical skill assessments (TSA) Strive to influence continued improvement and systemic change in Minnesota’s secondary and postsecondary CTE programs.

TSA Implementation Year 1: Identify core common competencies & state approved assessments by pathway Year 2: Implement TSA’s in approved programs of study begin MN CTEDDI Project Year 3: Implement TSA’s in pathways and continue MN CTEDDI Year 4 & Year 5: Continue implementation of TSA’s in pathways. Review, Revise & Assess CTE programs using data driven improvement model.

Phase I Project Timeline October/Nov - Consortium Leaders Training Face-to- Face at Consortium Sites (Train the Trainer) Oct - Consortium leaders identify pathways and prepare faculty Nov- Faculty administer technical skills assessment tests November 29, Data Driven Improvement Training Seminar for Leaders & Faculty December-April - Monthly Webinars with Leaders, Teachers/ Faculty & Participation in Online Community of Practice

September Webinars  Perkins 101 for New Consortium Coordinators and Contacts  Perkins Accountability I – Secondary and Postsecondary  Perkins Accountability II–Secondary  Perkins Accountability II- Postsecondary

October Webinars Overview of Perkins IV Law and Procedures and Requirements for Fiscal Agents I & II Perkins Fiscal Procedures and Requirements II – Secondary Treatment of Money Detail Perkins Fiscal Procedures and Requirements II – Postsecondary Treatment of Money Detail

November Conferences November 9 Consortium Coordinator’s Meeting, HTC November 10 CTE Fall Conference Crown Plaza West, Plymouth Keynote Speaker- Dr. Brenda Dann- Messier, Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education Overview of Perkins IV Law and Procedures and Requirements for Fiscal Agents

Winter Webinars Programs of Study Overview of Programs of Study and MNPOS (Repeat Fall Conference presentation) MNPOS: A Guidance Tool for Students and Parents & Instructional Tool for Teachers & Faculty Rigorous Programs of Study (Follow-up on Fall Conference Presentation Adult Programs of Study

Spring Webinars Student Success Strategies for Improving Outcomes of Special Populations in CTE Multicultural and Gender Fair Curricula Classroom Equity and the Effect on Student Achievement

Continuous Improvement Online Survey to Assess Statewide Needs for Professional Development in CTE Convene CTE Professional Development Leadership Team

MN CTE Professional Development Debra Wilcox Hsu CTE Director of Professional Development Minnesota State Colleges and Universities