HANNAH FRANKEL & CAROLINA REYES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT UC and CTE: Empowering Educators to Strengthen Integrated Curriculum

In This Session, We Will… 1. Highlight UC’s past involvement with CTE. 2. Share UC’s planned CTE goals. 3. Focus on the UC Curriculum Integration (UCCI) Institutes and developed courses. 4. Provide tools for developing new (or strengthening existing) CTE courses. 2

Share Out Please share with us:  What have been some of your roadblocks in developing or offering CTE courses?  How have you overcome these roadblocks? 3

The A-G Subject Requirements

Misconceptions of UC and CTE Some of the common misconceptions are:  UC does not approve CTE courses at all.  UC only approves CTE courses in the college-preparatory elective (“g”) subject area.  Identifying a course as CTE in a submission will decrease the chance a course will be approved. 5

UC and CTE: How Far We Have Come In 2001, UC had approved 258 CTE courses. By the end of 2010, UC had approved 9,979 CTE courses. GOAL: Approving 10,000 CTE courses by the end of

UC and CTE Milestones 2003: ROPs granted program status and “a-g” course lists established. 2006: CIP Grants became available. 2008: CTE course criteria developed by UC Faculty. 2010: Inception of the UCCI Institutes. 7

CTE Courses by A-G Subject Area “a-g” Subject Area # of UC-approved CTE Courses History/social science (“a”)54 English (“b”)19 Mathematics (“c”)15 Laboratory science (“d”)1469 Language other than English (“e”)459 Visual and performing arts (“f”)4612 College-preparatory elective (“g”)3351 8

A-G Courses by CTE Industry Sector CTE Industry Sector # of UC-approved “a-g” Courses Agriculture and Natural Resources1389 Arts, Media and Entertainment3775 Building Trades and Construction7 Education, Child Development and Family Services169 Energy and Utilities4 Engineering and Design520 Fashion and Interior Design57 Finance and Business42 9

A-G Courses by CTE Industry Sector CTE Industry Sector # of UC-approved “a-g” Courses Health Science and Medical Technology866 Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation58 Information Technology508 Manufacturing and Product Development83 Marketing, Sales and Services296 Public Services543 Transportation7 10

UC’s Goals for the Future Approve more CTE courses in English, math and history. Approve a variety of “a-g” courses in all industry sectors. Continue to support the development of integrated CTE courses for “a-g” approval.  Provide professional development opportunities.  Create more tools and resources for teachers. 11

UCCI Institute WHAT: 4-day professional development opportunity administered by UC with support from CDE, CASN and CSMP. WHO: Teams of 8-10 CTE and academic high school educators from across the state. OUTCOME: Integrated CTE and “a-g” courses approved by UC. 13

How Can I Use UCCI Institute Courses? Adopting UCCI courses at your school site. Using UCCI courses as a model curriculum. Building pathways programs or academies around UCCI courses. UCCI courses available at: 14

Approved UCCI Courses: Math Algebra at Your Service (Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation) DaVinci Algebra (Arts, Media and Entertainment) Business Algebra Business Algebra II Business Statistics 15

Approved UCCI Courses: English Integrated Marketing and English Applied Medical English (Health Services and Medical Technology) Designing the American Dream (Arts, Media and Entertainment) 16

Approved UCCI Courses: Other Subjects Journey Through Justice (Public Services and Government) Engineering Geometry with Physics (Tw0-period course) 17

Pending UCCI Courses: “Green” Green Up and Go Clean Energyneering Biological Connections through Renewable Energy Green Building Design American History: The Powerful Pursuit of Happiness Eco-Tourism with U.S. History Put Your Eco-Foot Down! 18

Offering a UCCI Course 17 schools and 5 ROPs currently offer UCCI courses. View complete UCCI program “a-g” list at: doorways.ucop.edu/list.doorways.ucop.edu/list Access full course outlines and resources at:

Upcoming Institutes SPRING 2012 INSTITUTES: April 22-25, Hyatt Regency SF Airport in Burlingame Institute #1: Arts, Media and Entertainment with English (“b”) Institute #2: Building Trades and Construction with math (“c”) SUMMER 2012 INSTITUTES: July in Burlingame Institute #1: Health Science and Medical Technology with history (“a”) Institute #2: Information and Communication Technologies with math (“c”) FALL 2012 INSTITUTES: Oct or Nov. 1-4, 2012 in So-Cal Institute #1: TBD Institute #2: TBD 20

How To Apply Complete online application for:  AME and English -  BTC and Math - Seeking:  Both individuals and groups.  CTE industry reps as part of your group application.  Teachers interested in 9 th or 10 th grade coursework. Deadline: 8:00 AM on MONDAY, MARCH 5 21

Recruiting Facilitators for 2012 Qualifications  Experience in curriculum development, and  Leadership in collaborative projects. Requirements  Attend 1 full-day pre-Institute training and the entire 4-day Institute.  Support submission of course outline to UC post-Institute. Compensation  $1,000 stipend APPLY NOW: Deadline for Spring Institutes is Feb. 17th!  your resume, 2 references and Institute(s) of interest to with “Facilitator Inquiry” in the subject line. 22

Discontinuing CIP Grant Program…Why? Primary UC initiative to encourage CTE coursework. High cost to support a handful of teachers a year. UC provided a hands-off approach. Funds are now channeled to increase UCCI efforts. 23

The UCCI Project: Next Steps PHASE I: UCCI Institutes (2010- )  Integrated CTE and “a-g” course outlines. PHASE II: Quality Assessment Workshops (2013)  Best practices and quality instruction for UCCI courses.  Develop and share UCCI curriculum modules.  Recommendations for addressing Common Core Standards. 24

UC COURSE CRITERIA SAMPLE COURSES COURSE DESCRIPTION TEMPLATE A-G EVALUATION RUBRIC Tools and Resources 25

A-G Subject Area and CTE Course Criteria Each subject area has its own specific criteria covering:  The intent, goals and objectives of the requirement.  Course requirements and guidelines. All CTE courses must meet general CTE and subject- specific course criteria. Available on the “a-g” Guide in the Subject Requirements section at 26

CTE Course Criteria Provides a high-quality, challenging curricula that uses and advances concepts and skills in the “a-g” subject areas. Includes opportunities to develop knowledge of tools, processes and materials; to engage in problem- solving and decision-making; and to explain what one is doing and why. 27

CTE Course Criteria Integrates academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge. Connects closely with the academic curriculum and reads as both an academic and CTE course. Shows the integration of academic and technical concepts and skills in all aspects of the course. 28

Core Academic vs. Elective Subject Area Advantages of approval in the “a-f” subject areas:  Stronger academics.  Satisfies “a-f” subject requirement OR the elective (“g”) subject requirement.  Open to ninth and tenth graders. Advantages of approval in the “g” subject area:  Credentialed or certified to teach only in this subject area. Before submitting in a subject area, verify that your course meets that subject area’s course criteria. 29

Sample Courses Examples of exceptional submissions to assist in the development and submission process. Located at Search for sample course descriptions by subject area or CTE industry sectors. Developed UCCI courses are available on the UCCI website ( 30

How to Find a Sample Course Course List website – 31

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Course Description Templates Helpful guides when preparing new courses for submission to UC. Provides the type of course information required for all new submissions. Two types of templates:  General course information  Subject-specific course content Available on the “a-g” Guide in the New Course section at 36

Course Evaluation Rubric Standardized rubric used during course evaluation. Provides the criteria and suggestions for each component of the new course template. Subject-specific and CTE rubrics coming soon! Available soon on the “a-g” Guide in New Course section 37

Other Outside Resources American Youth Policy Forums - Association for Career Technical Education (ACTE) Callisphere - California Subject Matter Project (CSMP) - Career Academy Support Network (CASN) - ConnectEd - Edutopia - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) KQED Education - UCCI Institutes – A-G Guide – 38

Questions? Contact us:  UCCI Institutes –  Hannah Frankel –  Carolina Reyes – 39