Orientation to New CA CTE Model

Curriculum Standards

Presented by: Kit Alvarez

September 5, 2013

New Standards

What emotion and thoughts do the

words “new standards” evoke

?

Activity(Instructional Strategy)

Whip Around:

•Fast

•One word response

•Record words

•Reflect

Directions: stand, say word, record, sit, next… (quickly)

Reflect

• What theme(s) surfaced?

• What is the value of this instructional strategy?

• How does this activity inform the instructor/presenter?

• How can you use this strategy?

• How might you modify the strategy?

Workshop Objectives

Upon completing this session, you will be able to:

1.Explain why CTE standards were changed

2.Identify components of the New CTE Model Curriculum Standards

3.Identify implementation

strategies

Objective #1: Why were the

standards changed?

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”

Winston Churchill

Drivers of Change

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change

Activity: Think Pair Share(Instructional Strategy)

Directions:

•In 4 minutes (2 minutes each partner) share with your partner why you think standards should or should not change.

•Report out

Objective #1

Complete!

Objective #2: Identify

components of new CTE

MCS

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”

Frederick Douglass

New Standards- What’s Different

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MCS 2013

•Standards for Career Ready Practice

•Industry Sector Anchor Standards

•Pathway Standards

•CCSS Matrix

MCS 2005

•Industry Sector Foundation Standards

•Pathway Standards

Industry Sector Changes

Old NewBuilding, Trades and Construction

Building and Construction Trades

Finance and Business Business and Finance

Information Technology Information and Communications Technologies

Engineering and Design Engineering and Architecture

Energy and Utilities Energy, Environment, and Utilities

What I like

Unique within each industry sector Organized by careers within the industry sector of

similar functions, services, and work environments Action verbs in place of “know and understand” Build from simple to complex - knowledge and

performance Fewer, clearer, deeper, reasonable in scope Research and evidence based Aligned with postsecondary and work expectations

Standards Continuum: Standards for Career Ready Practice

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Career Ready Practices describe the fundamental career ready

knowledge and skills a career ready student needs to prepare for

transition to postsecondary education, career training, or the workforce. These

practices are not exclusive to a career pathway, a Career

Technical Education (CTE) program of study, a particular discipline, or level of

education. Career Ready Practices are taught and reinforced in all career exploration

and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of

complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of

study. Career Ready practices are a valuable resource to CTE and

academic teachers designing curricula and …

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Standards for Career Ready Practice

Activity(Instructional Strategy)

Reflection: Think about your current practices.

Circle symbols as follows:

★ = I’m a Super Star

✔= I’m competent

= I could integrate this

= I need information or help on this

Review with partner.

Standards Continuum: Industry Sector Anchor Standards

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Why are they called

Anchors?

What are the Sector Anchor Standards?

1. Academics

2. Communications

3. Career Planning & Mgmt

4. Technology

5. Problem Solving & Critical Thinking

6. Health & Safety

7. Responsibility & Flexibility

8. Ethics & Legal Responsibilities

9. Leadership & Teamwork

10.Technical Knowledge & Skills

11.Demonstration & Application

Knowledge and Performance Anchor Standards by Industry Sector

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Knowledge and Performance Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard

2.0, 3.0, 4.0 . . .

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Anchor Standard Performance Indicators

Performance Indicators2.1, 2.2, 2.3 . . .

Customized Performance Indicators

Arts, Media, Entertainment Construction Trades

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Activity(Instructional Strategy)

Anchors Away

•Review page 6 (in booklet) for a description of each Industry Sector Anchor Standard

•Analyze your Anchor Performance Indicator

•Post your Anchor Indicator to its Parent Anchor on the wall

Review & Reflection

• Assign groups to each Anchor Standard, # 2-11

• Evaluate placement of indicators

• Move misplaced standards to its proper poster

• Gallery Walk

• Observations?

Standards Continuum: Pathway Standards

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Side by Side handout

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Side by Side handout (continued)

15 Industry Sectors and Pathways

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(Pages 6-7 in Booklet)

MCS Pathway Standards

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Changed from

Know and Understand to

the use of action verbs

that are rigorous,

clear, specific and

measurable.

Performance Indicators increase in

rigor

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Academic Alignment Matrix

Check for Understanding

Name the major components and or features of the new CTE MCS.

Objective #2

Complete!

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't

quit."

Conrad Hilton, Hilton Hotels

Objective #3:

Identify implementation strategies

Reminders as you review Pathway Standards

1. The standards are not a course outline.

2. Courses need not cover every standard.

3. Course lessons should map back to standards.

4. Some pathways have significant changes,

some have minimal changes.

5. The purpose is to review the new standards

and ensure your course(s) align to standards.

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Activity: Collaborative Learning(Instructional Strategy)

Directions:

1.In like subject area groups, review your pathway standards (10-15 minutes)

2.Identify your ah-ha’s

3.Discuss at least 2 strategies for integrating standards into your course/instruction

4.Report out

Standards Continuum: Industry & Employer

Standards

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Objective #3

Complete!

Closing Activity: Whip Around

• In one word describe how you are now feeling about the new standards

• Compare/contrast your word now, verses the word you used to describe your feelings at the beginning of the workshop

• Better?

• Worse?

Resources

• www.theteachertoolkit.com

• www.teachnology.com

• www.cde.ca.gov

• www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/cr/p21cskls.asp

• www.cteonline.org

Thank You and Best Wishes!