Anthony L. Dillon Education Associate Office of Career and Technology Education South Carolina Department of Education Spring Administrators Workshop
Discussion Topics A. CERRA Data B. SC Virtual School C. State Standards D. Name Changes – Course Titles E. Textbook Adoptions F. Computer Science G. Other Topics
CERRA Data: Total number of teachers hired for business education in Middle School = 27 High School = 57 Total = 84
CERRA Data: Number of teachers trained thru the PACE program for business education programs in Elementary = 2 Middle School = 24 High School = 33 Total = 59
CERRA Data: Number of teaching positions left vacant in business education for the school year. Middle School = 1 High School = 4 Total = 5
SC Virtual School: Double Robot Program: Virtual Robots are now being used for skill based courses.
SC Virtual School: Course Offerings for : Computer Apps – 613 students Entrepreneurship – 220 students IBA 1 – 463 students Keyboarding – 528 students Personal Finance – 296 students Accounting 1 – 31 students
Updated Standards: New Sections Added to ALL: – A. Safety – B. Student Organizations – C. Technology – D. Personal Qualities/Employability Skills – E. Professional Knowledge
Updated Standards: New Sections Added to ALL: – A. Safety 1. Policies and Procedures in Office 2. Use of Equipment 3. Environment
Updated Standards: New Sections Added to ALL: – A. Student Organizations 1. Purpose 2. Benefits 3. Leadership 4. Competition 5. Philanthropy
Updated Standards: New Sections Added to ALL: – A. Technology 1. Netiquette ( s, Social Media, etc.) 2. Unethical Uses (Black Friday sales, etc.) 3. Illegal Uses (Piracy, Infringements, etc.) 4. Threats (Bugs, Worms, etc.)
Updated Standards: New Sections Added to ALL: – A. Personal Qualities / Employability Skills 1. Punctuality 2. Self Representation 3. Work Ethic 4. Respect 5. Time Management
Updated Standards: New Sections Added to ALL: – A. Professional Knowledge 1. Speaking and Listening Skills 2. Mathematical Reasoning 3. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 4. Confidentiality 5. Customer Service Skills
Name Changes in Business/Marketing Clusters Digital Technologies - #5180 – Was Digital Input Technologies Global Business - #5032 – Replaces International Business and Marketing – Global Business - #5440 eliminated Fashion Marketing - #5410 – Was Fashion Merchandising
Name Changes in Technology Cluster: Computer Repair and Service – Was Computer Service Technology 1 – Course Code #5320 Advanced Computer Repair and Service – Was Computer Service Technology 2 – Course Code #5321 Computer Operating Systems – Was Computer Service Technology 3 – Course Code #5322 Advanced Computer Operating Systems – Was Computer Service Technology 4 – Course Code #5323
Name Changes in Technology Cluster: Networking Fundamentals – Was Networking 1 – Course Code #5310 Advanced Networking – Was Networking 2 – Course Code #5311 Server Administration – Was Networking 3 – Course Code #5312 Advanced Server Administration – Was Networking 4 – Course Code #5313
Name Changes in Technology Cluster: Fundamentals of Web Page Design and Development – Was Web Page Design and Development 1 – Course Code #5031 Advanced Web Page Design and Development – Was Web Page Design and Development 2 – Course Code #5032
Textbooks Funded: ( School Year) – Funding of Materials - APPROVED Digital Desktop Publishing Entrepreneurship Computer Programming 1, 2 Computer Service Technology IT Foundations (IC3) Networking Digital Media Marketing Marketing Management
Textbooks Funded: ( School Year) – Funding of Materials - APPROVED Computer Forensics Cyber Security Fundamentals Foundations of Animation Game Design and Development Digital Literacy Essential Communications
Textbooks Funded (2015 – 2016 School Year) Funding of Materials – APPROVED for funding. – Business Law – Google Applications – Fashion Merchandising – Financial Math – Marketing – Sports and Entertainment Marketing – Digital Multimedia – Fundamentals of Business, Marketing, and Finance – International Business and Marketing
Textbook Adoption Process began June 2015 Business, Management and Administration Administrative Support Technology Digital Input Technologies Keyboarding 7-9 – (Possible Funding) Virtual Enterprise Web Page Design and Development – (Possible Funding) Computer Applications, 7-9 – Funded for Google Basics Human Resource Management Integrated Business Applications 1, 2 – Funded for Multimedia Basics
New Textbook Adoption June 2015 New subject areas to be reviewed in June Finance Banking Services Business Finance Financial Literacy Insurance Securities and Investments
New Textbook Adoption June 2015 New subject areas to be reviewed in June Information Technology Exploring Computer Science IT Fundamentals Image Editing 1, 2 (Possible Funding)
New Textbook Adoption June 2015 New subject areas to be reviewed in June Marketing Advertising Marketing Research Professional Sales Global Business Merchandising Sports and Entertainment Management
Information Technology Cluster Yearly Student Enrollment
Computer Science Strong push for K12 Computer Science – ECS – Exploring Computer Science – PLTW – Project Lead the Way – Google – CS First – NICERC – Cyber Essentials
Exploring Computer Science - Curriculum SC State Standards for Course – services/148/documents/ExporingComputerScience.pdf services/148/documents/ExporingComputerScience.pdf Exploring Computer Science
Computer Science - Curriculum Courses Introduction to Computer Science (CSE, 1 year) Computer Science Principles (CSP, 1 year) Computer Science Applications (CSA, 1 year) Cybersecurity (SEC, 1 year)
Development Timeline CourseDevelopment Pilot Full Release ICSAvailable CSPAvailable CSAAvailable SEC
Google CS First Served 280 schools in SC Supported over 10,000 students ●(
CS First – Hot Zones
Cyber Literacy: New Cyber Literacy Curriculum:
Imagine - Upstate iMAGINE Mission: – Promote cultural and economic development with a celebration to showcase STEM, innovation, creative and entrepreneurial activity in SC. – APRIL 2 (GREENVILLE, SC) –
Adobe Software - Cloud: Journey Education – Reseller can be helpful in the purchase of software. Cost: $2500 per year / software Text: $40 (Classroom in a Book) Sales Rep – Trish Johnson
Adobe Education Exchange: Videos and resources to learn how to use Adobe products and software.
Google Applications: – Helpful information can be found at the following web link as it relates to Google LISTING OF ALL GOOGLE APPLICATIONS cts/
Technology Training: – Lynda.com has been developing some online video training in the areas of technology. (Example: Adobe, Microsoft, etc.)
Thank You ! Anthony L. Dillon, Education Associate – SC Department of Education – 1429 Senate Street, Room 922 – Columbia, SC – Phone: –