On your own, please take a moment to jot down your ideas on what skills and abilities a student must have in order to graduate career and college ready.

These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.

-Common Core State Standards

Are they the same or different?There is considerable overlap between skills and knowledge

associated with college and career training success, so it is

not useful to separate these two groups. Also similar

attitudinal characteristics are necessary for success in both. The need is for all high school

students to have core foundational knowledge and

skill AND need room to develop their passions and interests in

particular career pathways.

Today’s students are entering a different world

YESTERDAY TODAYWork for large companyOne job for lifeSteadily increasing payStay in hometownWell-paying jobs

available in low-skill professions

No real international competition for good jobs

Work for small companyMultiple jobsPay freeze/cutsMove for work or careerUncertain retirementLow-paying jobs in low-

skill professionsCut-throat international

competition for good jobs

Conley, 2011

Education and the job outlookBetween 2008 and 2018, new jobs in

Arizona requiring postsecondary education and training will grow by 227,000 while jobs for high school graduates and dropouts will grow by 88,000.

By 2018, 61% of jobs in Arizona will require postsecondary education.

This is 2 percentage points below the national average of 63%

NOVICES EXPERTS

Tend to focus on discrete knowledge in isolation

Reason in specific contexts by using recently-acquired information

Know individual facts about topics

Are slower and deliberate

Learn about pieces of systems

Recall information by rote

Are faster and more accurateConnect new and prior

knowledgeLearn through example and

analogyCreate mental cues to facilitate

recall Integrate pieces of knowledge

into systems frameworksGeneralize knowledge to new

settings and circumstancesUse analytical skills to apply

knowledge and select procedures

Organize facts into “chunks” for better recall and application

Conley, 2011

https://www.epiconline.org/Issues/college-career-readiness/the-solution/

In your table groups, please revisit your ideas on the skills

and abilities that a student needs to be college and career ready. Is there anything you

would add or take away?

Sunnyside survey81% Reading and Math Skills

66% Communication Skills (writing, public speaking, listening)

Sunnyside survey48% Creative, Analytical, and Critical Thinker

47% Collaborate, Work Productively, Resolve Conflicts and Challenges

Sunnyside survey

51.8% Self-reliance, independence, personal responsibility, ethics, and accountability

The Academies at SUSD-Connected Learning

Career Academy

Focus Area

English

Math

Social Studies

Science

Industry Credentials

and/or Certificates

Internships &

CommunityPartnership

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Economic Development & CommunityTransformatio

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Digital Learning & One to One Computing

Anywhere, Anytime, Online

Learning

Dual College Credit

Global Classes

Support Services

Athletics

Fine Arts

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http://www.azed.gov/career-technical-education/files/2013/07/workplace-employability-skills-standards.pdf

Data collection on a continuum

National Office of School Counseling Advocacy, College Board

Data collection on a continuumElementary- 3rd grade

Middle-8th grade High-12th grade

AcademicsScoring on grade level in math and reading

AcademicsConstruct a written response to complex text and complete algebra or be algebra ready

AcademicsPlace into college level classes in writing and math

TechnologyCreate and interact with technology in a variety of ways

TechnologyUnderstand basic coding and computational thinking

TechnologyComplete an online class

Sense of SelfDevelops an age appropriate sense of respect for self and others

Sense of SelfIdentifies personal responsibility for learning and success

Sense of SelfCan appropriately advocate for oneself