Wendy Edney, Ed.D. NCDPI Regional Coordinator, Western Region Western NC CTE Honors Workshop May 2, 2012

Welcome Introductions Facilitators Sherry Rice, Career Development Coordinator Lisa Roberts, Career Development Coordinator Kevin Roberson, Career Development Coordinator

Agenda 8:30—9:00 Registration 9:00—10:00Welcome and Review of Process 10:00—Noon Work in Teams Noon—12:30 Lunch 12:30—2:30 Work in Teams 2:00—2:30 Concluding Activity

Honors History In 2004, NC State Board of Education approved honors portfolio process A short list of CTE courses was available to be developed into honors courses at that time. GCS-L-004 was revised October 2009 Any CTE course that meets the requirements of the NC State Board of Education became eligible to receive honors weighting.

CTE Honors Courses Definition CTE honors courses are designed to be developed and conducted to demand more challenging involvement than standard CTE courses. They must be demonstrably more challenging than standard courses and provide multiple opportunities for students to take greater responsibility for their learning. CTE honors courses should be distinguished by a difference in the quality of the work expected rather than merely by the quantity.

Questions Who must approve an honors course? Your CTE Administrator in cooperation with school and district leadership Must a regular course be offered if an honors course is added? No, it is acceptable to only teach an honors section or you may offer both regular and honors Can regular and honors courses be taught within the same class period? Yes, although it isn’t ideal it may be necessary. Will honors courses have a different state post-assessment (VoCATS test) than regular courses? No, the post-assessment will be the same

Review of Folder Folder Contents Honors Workshop Summary Sheet (Submit at end of day) NC Honors Course Rubric Curriculum Guide Checklist RBT Powerpoint Common Core Big Ideas for English and Math How to Join the Honors Course Wiki Sample of an Honors Teaching Preparation Portfolio

Updates to Honors Common Core Formative Assessment Amount of Course at Honors Level

Monitoring Will the honors portfolio be monitored? Who will monitor it? When will they be monitored?

CTE Honors Wiki Some info is already posted there Will post your revised blueprints and other documents at end of today’s session Continue sharing after today Public site Avoid posting secure information Avoid posting answer keys

To Join the CTE Honors Wiki Go to this link: Click “Sign In” in the top right corner. Click on “Create a new Wikispaces account.” (This is the second option from the bottom. Do not select “Make a new account.”) Enter the username you wish to use along with a password and address. Then, click on “Join.”

CTE Honors Wiki To contribute to the Wiki: 1. In the right-hand column, click on the course title. 2. If you wish to add an activity, follow naming convention on course home page. 3. If you wish to add a discussion topic, click on the tab "Discussion" and follow instructions.

Review of the Honors Portfolio Process Sherry Rice, Career Development Coordinator Lisa Roberts, Career Development Coordinator Kevin Roberson, Career Development Coordinator

Wendy Edney, Ed.D. NCDPI Regional Coordinator, Western Region Western NC CTE Honors Workshop May 2, 2012