1. Southern Regional Education Board Standards-Based Instruction in CT Centers: Addressing Technical, Academic, and 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Standards-Based Instruction in CT Centers: Addressing Technical, Academic, and 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Heather Boggs Sass Southern Regional Education Board 2010 TCTW Forum

2. Company LOGO Alignment of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment to Standards “A key strategy in helping all students reach proficiency.” Doug Reeves, 2007 HSTW Summer Conference

3. Company LOGO Where Are We in Implementing Alignment? Good News  Standards, curriculum, and assessment are essential to effective classroom instruction  These exist SOMEWHERE in almost every school system Bad News  We are assuming WAY TOO MUCH about the depth of IMPLEMENTATION of standards.  “We’ve already done standards” is a barrier to full implementation. Source: Doug Reeves, 2007 HSTW Summer Conference

4. Company LOGO Standards-Based Instruction What are the characteristics of standards-based CT instruction?

5. Company LOGO What Should Be Taught In CTE? Technical Knowledge and Skills 21 st Century Skills Academic Knowledge and Skills

6. Company LOGO 21 st Century Skills www.21stcenturyskills.com

7. Company LOGO Examples of 21 st Century Skills Initiative and Self- Direction  Monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight  Demonstrate initiative to advance skill levels towards a professional level Productivity and Accountability  Set and meet goals, even in the face of obstacles and competing pressures  Prioritize, plan, and manage work to achieve intended results

8. Company LOGO Instructional Expectations Tied Clearly to Standards  Unit plans  Learning goal  Learning activities  Quality work  Student explanation of learning goal and criteria for quality work

9. Company LOGO Assignments and Assessments That Will Provide Evidence of Proficiency  Proficient level  Cross content standards  Formative and summative  Modifications

10. Company LOGO Expectations for Quality Work  Syllabus  Message that all students are capable  Re-doing work  All students will turn in work

11. Company LOGO Clear Grading Practices  Grades given are based on standards  What it takes to earn an A or a B  Feedback on performance  Grade books

12. Company LOGO Intervention and Opportunities for Extra Help  When and where extra help is available  Adequate time and additional instruction to meet standards

13. Company LOGO Discussion: Phase I  To what degree are our CT classrooms targeted to the three areas of standards:  Technical  Academic  21 st Century Skills  What are our strengths?  What are our areas for improvement?  To what degree do our CT classrooms reflect the characteristics of standards-based instruction?  What are our strengths?  What are our areas for improvement?

14. Company LOGO Discussion: Phase II What “courageous actions” could we take to make bold strides toward deep implementation of standards-based instruction? What strengths can we build upon? What challenges do we face?