1. State Directors of Career and Technical Education Quarterly Webinar July 16, 2009 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern

2. 2 Reminder of Webinar Protocol  Mute Phone button or Press *6 –Mutes background noise –*6 is a toggle Thank you for not placing us on hold  Please close any open applications on your computer desktop

3. 3 Welcome and Webinar Overview Sharon Miller, Director Division of Academic and Adult Education, OVAE sharon.miller@ed.gov

4. 4 OVAE Updates | OVAE Staff  DQI Planning Update –Dates and Logistics  NSWG Updates: –CAR-EDEN File Specification Alignment –Reporting “Sub-indicator” Concentrator Counts

5. BMENA Broader Middle East & North Africa Symposium Implications for Postsecondary CTE Gail Schwartz, OVAE gail.schwartz@ed.gov Grace Solares, OVAE grace.solares@ed.gov Bryan Albrecht, Gateway Technical College albrechtb@gtc.edu

6. 6 BMENA —Broader Middle East & North Africa Community & Technical College Symposium College Symposium Amman, Jordan

7. 7  The symposium presented a unique opportunity to lay the foundation for international cooperation between the United States and countries represented by BMENA. BMENA —Broader Middle East & North Africa

8. 8 BMENA— Social Impacts  Resource allocation  War  Class system  Government oversight

9. 9 BMENA— Educational Pedagogy  Teacher training/quality  Student knowledge & skill  Vocational tracking and assessment

10. 10 BMENA— What we learned  Similar challenges –Respect for VTE/CTE –Equity in investment for VTE/CTE –Stronger industry partnerships –Use VTE for economic development

11. 11 BMENA— Hopes and Opportunities  Culture appreciation  International partnerships  Further development of the community college system in BMENA

12. 12 Thank you... We were all honored to represent you

13. EXPERT PANEL ON PROGRAMS OF STUDY June 11, 2009 OVAE, Washington DC Goals Goals Participants Participants Programs of Study Framework Programs of Study Framework Meeting Perspectives Meeting Perspectives Next Steps Next Steps Sharon Miller, OVAE sharon.miller@ed.gov

14. 14  Goals: –Gather feedback on our draft programs of study (POS) framework; –Assess the status of state’s POS implementation; and –Identify steps our office could take to help states reach scale in implementing POS Expert Panel Meeting on POS

15. 15  Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)  Academy for Educational Development (AED)  State Directors  ConnectED  CORD/National Career Pathways Network (NCPN)  League for Innovation in the Community College  MPR Associates, Inc.,  National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc)  National Governors Association (NGA)  National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRRCTE)  State CTE Directors from CA, MD, and NE Participants

16. 16 Framework for Rigorous Career and Technical Programs of Study Required Components State Legislation and Policies State-level Partnerships Statewide Articulation Agreements Career Guidance and Academic Advisement Professional Development Technical Skill Assessments Student Accountability System Local Implementation

17. 17  California – Pat Ainsworth –painswor@cde.ca.gov painswor@cde.ca.gov  Maryland – Katharine Oliver –koliver@msde.state.md.us koliver@msde.state.md.us  Nebraska – Rich Katt  rich.katt@nde.ne.gov rich.katt@nde.ne.gov  NASDCTEc – Kim Green –kgreen@careertech.org Perspectives on the Meeting

18. 18  Revise the “Framework for Programs of Study”  Host a similar meeting with federal partners, including the Departments of Labor, Energy, and Health and Human Services Immediate Next Steps

19. NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 2009-10 State Technical Assistance Academy Green-Focused Programs of Study Ivan Charner, Academy for Educational Development icharner@aed.orgAEDNASDCTEc MPR Associates

20. 20 Objective Help states build capacity to assist LEA and postsecondary institutions develop green- focused Program of Studies models

21. 21 Academy Components  12 month TA process  Facilitator  Content experts in POS and green-focused CTE and industries  Series of facilitated in-state team meetings  State team TA Academy in Washington, DC  State Action Plan  Presentation at Career Clusters Institute

22. 22 Ohio Green Industry Focus  Energy and Alternative Fuels  Bioproducts and Biotechnology  Precision Agriculture for Sustainability  Green Approach to Curriculum – every career cluster pathway will address the appropriate green standards for that industry

23. 23 Illinois Green industry Focus  Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources  Architecture and Construction  Finance  Information Technology  Manufacturing  Science, Technology, Engineer, and Mathematics  Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics  Energy & Utilities and Waste Management

24. 24 Oregon Green Industry focus  Construction  Energy Efficiency  Renewable Energy  Preventing and Reducing Pollution  Mitigating or Cleaning Up Pollution

25. 25 Georgia Green Industry Focus  Energy  Environmental sciences  Construction  Transportation

26. 26 New Jersey Green Industry Focus  Infuse green knowledge and skills across a broad range of career pathways

27. Next State CTE Director Webinar October 15, 2009 – tentative 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time Meeting Number and Code will be on the Agenda