Southern Regional Education Board What Does the Tech Center Teacher of the Future Need to Know and Be Able to Do? What Does the Tech Center Teacher of the Future Need to Know and Be Able to Do? TCTW Forum New Orleans January 14-15, 2009

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum Warm-Up  Name three essential things a beginning career/technical teacher needs to know and be able to do.

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum Table Group  Introduce yourselves to each other.  Choose a facilitator and a recorder.  Share your responses and record all responses on a chart.

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum Effective Professional Development  Content knowledge and pedagogical skills to improve student learning  Variety of delivery—workshops, formal classes, externships, professional learning communities  Sustained over time—process not an event  Induction and mentoring for new teachers  Data-driven—both to identify needs and to provide evidence of implementation  Follow-up coaching and further sessions

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum Alternative Certification Model for Career/Technical Teachers  Develop and pilot an induction model for alternative-route certification for CTE teachers Study the model, collect baseline data and outcome measures in order to test and refine the model

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum Components of the Alternative Certification Model  Professional Development  10-Day summer institute prior to first year  Three, two-day follow-up workshops in the school year  10-Day summer institute at end of first year  Support  External Coach—three visits  Mentor  Principal or district administrator  Communities of practice— opportunities for sharing with peers

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum Professional Development Modules at a Glance  Instructional Planning  Instructional Strategies  Classroom Assessment  Classroom Management

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum What Should Career/Technical Teachers Know and Be Able to Do?—Crosswalk to Modules  Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Model Standards  Danielson Framework  National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum Adding Specificity and Depth  Choose a module topic and review the list of knowledge and skills under that topic.  For each area on the list, identify examples of specific knowledge and skills important to the Tech Center of the future.  Place a star (*) beside those knowledge and skills particularly important to the beginning teacher.  Place two stars (**) beside those knowledge and skills important to develop as teachers become more experienced.

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum Example: Instructional Planning Knowledge and Skill FocusSpecific Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes or Beliefs Important to Tech Centers of the Future Embedding reading, writing, and math  Teachers need deeper knowledge of grade- level reading, writing, and math skills to ensure that students reach academic proficiency need for success on state assessments**  An awareness of academic college-readiness standards—what students need to know and be able to do to transition to postsecondary education*

Company LOGO January 14-15, 2009 TCTW Forum Reporting Out  Share your responses with the large group.  Add ideas unique to your group.