1. New CTE TEKS and Courses
Ed Garcia
CTE Specialist
Region One Esc (
TCEC Summer Program Management Training Part I
July 2016

2. CTE TEKS Revision Implementation scheduled for 2017-2018
CTE TEKS Review Timeline
Began in June 2014
Multi-phase adoption
o the first group of CTE courses was adopted in April 2015
o the last group of CTE courses was adopted in September 2015
Professional development expected in
Implementation scheduled for
CTE is included in instructional materials Proclamation 2017

3. CTE TEKS Revision Key Changes
New courses: from 200 courses to 277 courses
Addition of a number of new lab-based courses
Addition of new courses that may satisfy specific graduation requirements
Addition of employability skills to all courses
Elimination of credit ranges
Changes to practicum courses
Changes to course names

4. CTE TEKS Revision A Sampling of Course Name Changes
Current Name
Name
Exploring Careers
College and Career Readiness
Career Portals
Investigating Careers
Problems and Solutions
Project-Based Research
Instructional Practices in Education and Training
Instructional Practices
Restaurant Management
Introduction to Culinary Arts 10

5. CTE TEKS Revision Elimination of Credit Ranges
Courses with ½ - 1, 1-2, and 2-3 credits were changed to provide a consistent amount of credit.
Important to consider when looking at scheduling.

6. CTE TEKS Revision Theory and Lab Courses
Theory courses may be taken alone (i.e., without the lab)
Lab courses provide additional, hands-on experience with the content.
Lab courses cannot be taken as stand-alone courses.
General requirements often indicate recommended
co-requisites.

7. CTE TEKS Revision
Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications Career Cluster
Fashion Design I (One Credit)
Fashion Design I Lab (One Credit)
Fashion Design II (One Credit)
Fashion Design II Lab (One Credit)

8. CTE TEKS Revision Practicum Courses
All practicum courses will provide 2 credits
Extended practicum courses will provide a third possible credit.
Practicum in Hospitality and Tourism, 2 credits +
Extended Practicum in Hospitality and Tourism, 1 credit
3 credits

9. CTE TEKS Revision Practicum Courses
Students will be able to repeat a practicum one time for credit.
Second practicum experience must provide a different aspect of the industry and must focus on “additional and more advanced knowledge and skills.”

10. CTE TEKS Revision Career Preparation Courses
Career Prep I and II courses will provide 2 credits each
Extended Career Preparation will provide a third possible credit.
(Must be taken concurrently with Career Prep I or Career Prep II. Cannot be taken as a stand-alone course.)
Career Preparation I, 2 credits +
Extended Career Preparation , 1 credit
3 credits

11. CTE TEKS Revision Employability Skills
Added to each course (vary slightly from course to course)
(Example from Food Science below)
The student demonstrates professional standards/employability skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected to:
apply interpersonal communication skills in business and industry settings;
explain and recognize the value of collaboration within the
workplace;
(C) examine the importance of time management to succeed in the workforce;
(D) identify work ethics/professionalism in a job setting; and
(E) develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

12. NEW/Revised CTE TEKS REsources
Chapters 127 and 130 Courses Adopted but Not Yet Effective are at: (Effective School Year)
_Programs/Career_and_Technical_Education/CTE_Texas_Essential_Knowledge_and_S kills_for_ /

13. NEW/Revised CTE TEKS REsources
Course Crosswalks

14. NEW/Revised CTE TEKS REsources
New CTE TEKS/Courses LiveBinder
shelf/my
Includes:
New TEKS for all courses
Crosswalks for all courses
Proclamation 2017 Materials Samples List

15. Considerations Scheduling Programs of Study Coherent Sequences
Resources and Curriculum

16. Contacts Heather Blount, CTE hblount@esc17.net
Ed Garcia, CTE Sepcialist , Region One Esc, ( )