1. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: RIGOROUS AND RELEVANT EDUCATION FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS Carol Zygo and Tim Ott CTE Technical Assistance Center of NY 1

2. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Agenda About the CTE Technical Assistance Center New Global Reality Vocational v. CTE College for All? Rigor and Relevance Engagement Dividend 2

3. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org CTE TAC Background & Purpose State Contract to assist SED in carrying out its mission of improving the quality, access, and delivery of CTE through research-based methods and strategies resulting in broader CTE opportunities for all students. 3

4. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Background & Purpose State Contract Federally Funded (Carl Perkins) Targeted funds for state support 3 years - began in January 2011 2 year contract extension possible with successful performance 4

5. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org CTE TAC Work Plan 1.Improve CTE data collection to create an accurate picture of career and technical education program performance 2.Assist schools in the integration of the new national common core academic standards with CTE. 3.Expand CTE program approvals. 4.Use best practices in CTE for high school improvement. 5.Expand CTE programs and student leadership participation 6.Build relationships and networks to strengthen CTE. 5

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7. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Our Focus Define a new vision for secondary education based on a convergence of CTE and Academics Help CTE identify & strengthen the academic links Provide tools and strategies to facilitate Integration CCSS

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10. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org The Challenges Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Next Generation Assessments (NGA) Teacher Evaluation Based on Student Performance Prepare Students for the World Beyond School

11. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org The primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the lives they lead outside of school.

12. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org The Transition of Vocational Education To Career and Technical Education 12

13. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org 1970’s Vocational Education Academic Education

14. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org 1980’s Occupational Education Academic Education

15. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org 2000 Career and Technical Education Academic Education

16. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org 2014 Applied Academics Academic Education

17. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Vocational Education vs CTE CTE VOCATIONAL Learning to do Job specific skills in the skilled trades Prep for lifetime employment A non college track Apart from academics Credentialed by Diploma Text and manual based information Trade and Technical High Schools Doing to learn Specific and job “intelligence” skills Prep for employment based on skills and projects College and Career ready Convergence with academics Credentialed by Diploma and Certification Digitally based information All schools and all students

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20. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org 2014 College & Career

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22. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org A Recommendation: Pathways to Prosperity William Symonds Harvard University http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/featur es/2011/Pathways_to_Prosperity_Feb2011.pdf 22

23. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org College for All does not mean everyone needs a B.A. Even in this decade most jobs do not require a B.A. Source: March CPS data, various years; Center on Education and the Workforce Forecast of Educational Demand to 2018.

24. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org In the fast-growing healthcare sector, over 78% of jobs require less than a B.A. Source: Health Careers Futures/Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Health Careers Pathways Study (2008)

25. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org What are the Trends in New York? By 2018, New York is expected to have 9.7 million jobs: 63% OF THESE JOBS WILL REQUIRE PSE SOME 36% WILL REQUIRE A 4-YEAR DEGREE OR HIGHER BUT 27% WILL REQUIRE AN AA DEGREE OR SOME COLLEGE AND 37% WILL REQUIRE A HS DEGREE OR LESS

26. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Engagement Crisis Lack of meaningful exposure to career experiences to begin developing personal career aspirations; Core academic classes that are highly abstracted and devoid of engagement and relevance; Lack hope for future after high school. 26

27. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org “ College and Career Ready” --the new vernacular regarding high school graduation

28. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org  National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center)  Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Achieve  ACT  and the College Board “common core of standards that are internationally benchmarked, aligned with work and post-secondary education expectations, and inclusive of the higher order skills that students need…”

29. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org “…We are pleased that both college and career readiness have been considered as the standards were developed and view this work as foundational in the effort to address the full range of academic, employ- ability and technical skills that students need to be successful.” Janet B. Bray, Executive Director of the Association for Career and Technical Education stated,

30. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org What is college and career ready? To become college and career ready, students in New York should have preparation in three major skill areas: core academic skills, employability skills, and at least some technical, job specific skills allowing them to seamlessly transition to an entry level position and/or a post-secondary credentialing program (apprenticeship, licensure, community or 4-year college)., 30

31. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org. What is college and career ready? In order to make this happen students should: possess the specific academic skills appropriate for and foundational to the career they wish to pursue, be able to apply academic skills to situations in the increasingly sophisticated workplace and society develop individual college and career plans with academic core requirements and course choices appropriate to their plans. explore and understand the academic and skill requirements for their selected career cluster. 31

32. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Even with high demand for qualified workers, many of our college graduates are unable to find work commensurate with their education. What is wrong with this picture?

33. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org “ The future U.S. workforce is here—and it is woefully ill- prepared for the demands of today’s (and tomorrow’s) workplace.” Study by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Society for Human Resource Management

34. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org  Surveyed over 400 employers across the United State  Articulate the skill sets that recently hired entrants need to succeed in the workplace. Among the most important skills cited by employers: Professionalism/Work Ethic Oral and Written Communications Teamwork/Collaboration and Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

35. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org The results of this study leave little doubt that improvements are needed in the readiness of new workforce entrants, High School Graduates are: “Deficient” in the basic knowledge and skills of Writing in English, Mathematics, and Reading Comprehension, “Deficient” in Written Communications and Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, both of which may be dependent on basic knowledge and skills, “Deficient” in Professionalism/Work Ethic, and “Adequate” in three “very important” applied skills: Information Technology Application, Diversity, and Teamwork/Collaboration.

36. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org College for All? College Community College Bachelors Programs Technical School Other Options Apprenticeships Corporate Training Military Certificate programs 36

37. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org College Completion in NYS 23% who enter complete community college in 3 years (2004 Cohort) Only 61% entered the second semester 34% who enter community college complete in 10 years (1997 Cohort) 58 % who enter a four year college complete bachelors degree programs in 6 years NYSED and the College Board 37

38. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org “College for all” might be the mantra, but the hard reality is that fewer than one in three young people achieve the dream  The underlying assumption has been that an academic, classroom-based approach is capable of preparing nearly all adolescents and young adults for success in the 21st century  But after 20 years of effort, and billions of dollars the time has come for an honest assessment.  Marginal gains in the bottom line measure of success- college completion. We have still been unable to get more than 30 percent of young adults to earn a bachelor’s degree by their mid-20s. The College Completion Agenda-Pathways to Prosperity 38

39. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Value of a Post Secondary Diploma Georgetown Center in Pathways to Prosperity Middle Skill with Certificates Plumber Electrician Construction Manager Dental Hygienist Paralegal Policy Officer Licensed Practical Nurse others Compensation Premium over High School diploma Pay more than many jobs held by BA graduates 39

40. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Only 30% of young adults earn a bachelors degree by their mid- 20’s 27% of those with post secondary licenses or certificates - credentials short of an associate’s degree – earn more than an average bachelors degree recipient By 2018 there will be 8 million openings in blue collar fields and 2.7 million will require a post secondary credential. This type of education-as opposed to a BA-is a ticket to a well-paying job 40

41. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Why - What - How  Rigor  Relevance  Relationships  All Students

42. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Relevance Makes Rigor Possible for Most Students Engagement Crisis -when students speak of boredom they refer to the lack of engagement in class and lack of connection between what is presented and how it applies to their life or future The Silent Epidemic -high school dropouts reported that the most frequent reason for leaving school was that classes were not interesting. –40 percent of high-school students were bored in school because the curriculum was not relevant to the real world. –Just 26 percent thought that high school provided skills necessary for work after graduation. 42

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44. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Knowledge Taxonomy 1. Recall Knowledge 2. Comprehension 3. Application 4. Analysis 5. Synthesis 6. Evaluation

45. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Acquisition of knowledge Application Action Continuum Relevance of learning to life and work

46. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Application Model 1.Knowledge of one discipline 2.Application within discipline 3.Application across disciplines 4.Application to real-world predictable situations 5.Application to real-world unpredictable situations

47. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 Action/Application Thinking /Knowledge 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 Rigor/Relevance Framework Relevance Rigor

48. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org RIGORRIGORRIGORRIGOR RELEVANCE A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework High HighLow Low TeacherWork StudentThink Student Think & Work StudentWork

49. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE A P P L I C A T I O N A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Activities Projects Problems

50. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Common Core State Standards ELA - Six Shifts in Learning 1. Increase in Nonfiction Texts 2. Content Area Literacy 3. Increase Text Complexity 4. Text-Based Answers 5. Focus on Writing Arguments 6. Academic Vocabulary 50

51. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Increase in Nonfiction Texts

52. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org INTERDISCIPLINARY Content Area Literacy

53. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Increase Text Complexity

54. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Focus on Text- Based Questions

55. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Focus on Writing Arguments

56. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Academic Vocabulary

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58. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org CTE Engagement Dividend Student Outcomes improve when CTE programs use a robust integrated curriculum aligning core academics and Career and Technical Education National Education Longitudinal Study and ConnectEd: California Center for College and Career 58

59. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Priorities for CTE Get to know the Common Core State Standards and State Learning Standards. Review your own curriculum. Scan standards and your curriculum for obvious links. Review student-level data. Gather feedback from stakeholders. Determine which standards fit best into your curriculum. Create curriculum maps, crosswalks, and lesson plans. Teach the integrated lessons. Evaluate the lessons and revise as necessary. 59

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62. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Web Site Resources Reading in the Content Area Rigorous and Relevant Instruction

63. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org RIGORRIGOR RELEVANCE A B D C Increasing Rigor/Relevance High Low

64. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org NYS Program Approval Process Self Study External Review Board of Education Approval NYS Education Department Review

65. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org CTE Program Approval Process Assures quality technical and academic curriculum Evidence of postsecondary articulation agreements Work-based learning opportunities Established partnerships with local business and industry Certification of individual programs; Re-certification every five years

66. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org CTE Approved Programs Examples BOCES vs. LEAs BOCES Multiple applications each year Use of integrated and specialized course credit Use of collaborative teaching model Majority of programs approved LEAs Few applications each year Minimal use of integrated and specialized course credit Majority of programs have not been approved

67. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org Web Site Resources Aligning CTE with CCSS

68. Successful Practices Network www.nyctecenter.org CTE Educators Need to Know What are the Common Core State Standards that are most relevant to my program area and are most applicable to my students? How can I create integrated lessons that meet these standards? How can I increase the rigor and relevance of lessons and student assessments? How can I build a relationship with academic teachers that will also help my students? 68

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