1. Cecilia M. Donohue CTE Program Manager Chesterfield County Public Schools

2. Presented by Chris Droessler College Tech Prep Consultant NC Dept. of Public Instruction

3.  Surprises  Future Demand  Changing World

6.  Education Required  Graduate Intentions 4 year 4 year 47.7% 47.7% 1-2 year 1-2 year 37.1 % 37.1 % OJT OJT 11.0% 11.0% 4 year 20.1% 9% 9% 1-2 year 1-2 year OJT OJT OJT 59.6% 59.6%

7.  2009 data  3,137 colleges in the USA  7,684,301 students  53.4% average GRADUATE!

8.  Surprises  Future Demand  Changing World

9. If we really want to prepare our students for successful careers, we need to know all we can about the rapidly changing job market.

11. 15,600,130United States 2,510,300California 2,389,310Texas 1,466,250Florida 740,790Illinois 679,330North Carolina 622,890Virginia 618,110Georgia 574,400New York 564,040Colorado 482,870Washington 455,290Nevada 438,460Arizona

12.  Surprises  Future Demand  Changing World

13.  Cell phones for everyone  Cameras on cell phones  iPod - portable music and videos  Hand-held GPS  Text messaging  Blogs, Twitter  MySpace, FaceBook  Wikipedia  Soybean powered automobiles

14. 1. Desks 2. Language Labs 3. Computers 4. Homework 5. The Role of Standardized Tests in College Admissions 6. Differentiated Instruction as a Sign of Distinguished Teacher 7. Fear of Wikipedia 8. Paperbacks 9. Attendance Offices 10. Lockers 11. Stand alone I.T. Departments 12. Centralized Institutions 13. Organization of Educational Services by Grade 14. Education Schools that fail to Integrate Technology 15. Paid/Outsourced Professional Development

15. 581,500Registered nurses 399,500Customer service representatives 279,400Accountants and auditors 244,200Elementary school teachers, except special education 232,900Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 212,400Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 204,400Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 178,300Management analysts 175,100Computer software engineers, applications 165,400Carpenters 163,900Medical assistants 160,300First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 155,800Network systems and data communications analysts 155,600Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 147,900Maintenance and repair workers, general 144,100Physicians and surgeons

17. More Education? More Education? Entry-Level Career? Entry-Level Career? Life? Life?

18. We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist … using technologies that haven’t yet been invented in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.