Transcript Power Standards for CTE

Welcome CTE Professional
Development Day!
We are so glad you are with us!
Agenda for today:
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Intro by Micheal Thompson
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Perkins Updates: Technical Skill Attainment and Negotiated Targets
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Literacy in CTE (Nicole Bates-Childs)
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Math in CTE (Jill Johnson)
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Power Standards Presentation
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CTE Wiki demonstration
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Break
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Content Group work
 Identifying Power Standards for each CTE Course
 Complete 1 Matrix per CTE Content Area
 Unwrap each Power Standard for each CTE Course (we will continue this
11/13/09)
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Lunch (on your own)
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Content Group work (continue above)
Perkins Negotiated Targets
for CTE Students
(2 CTE Courses in a Content area)
Indicator
2007/08
State Proposed Target
SPPS Proposed
Acad Attaint – Reading
42.17%
48.17%
48.17%
Acad Attaint – Math
13.08%
35.08%
23.08%
What is our plan to improve student
achievement over this year?
1. Identify Power Standards in all CTE Courses
2. Dig deep into each Power Standard to
determine a greater understanding of what
students are expected to do (Unwrapping the
Standard)
3. Create common assessments aligned across
the district for each Standard
Power, Priority, or
Essential
Standards
for CTE
Currently students are expected to
meet 200 National and State standards
and 3093 benchmarks in 14 subject
areas
So many standards,
So little time!
How can teachers effectively teach
and assess them all?
Trends in Math and Science
Studies (TIMSS) Report
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Math topics
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US - 78 in 180 days
Japan – 17 in 253 days
Germany – 23 in 220 days
Length of Textbooks
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US – 4th grade Math – 530 pages
International Math – 170 pages
US – 4th grade Science – 397 pages
International Science – 125 pages
What ARE Priority
Standards?
Priority Standards are the
“Safety Net” Curriculum
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Power Standards are the
“Safety Net” curriculum
and are defined as “a very
limited set of learning
objectives organized for
each grade and each
subject. It is not the total
curriculum – just the
“safety net” that every
teacher should ensure that
every student knows.”
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Focuses on student
learning not mere
coverage
Few objectives rather
than exposure to many
objectives
Why Power Standards?
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Increase student achievement
Need to have consistent district wide standards
for the same courses taught at the different
high schools
Narrow the focus of National and State
Standards
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Industrial Tech uses ITEA standards for
technology literacy
Business uses National Business standards
FACS uses National standards
How do we decide which of
our Standards are Power
Standards?
Determine:
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Which course-specific standards are critical for
our students to know and understand to be
prepared for the next level of learning?
Which of these standards based on our state
test data – do we especially need to
emphasize? (Where can CTE infuse literacy
and Math)
Which of these standards represent necessary
life skills?
Priority Standards
Selection Criteria
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Consider looking at all the standards through
the common “lens” of:
Endurance, Leverage and Readiness for next level
of learning
OR
 What students need for success – in School (This
year, next year and so on), in Life (Concepts and
skills that endure), and on State Tests (MCA, Grad
tests, SAT, ACT and Accuplacer)
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Priority Standards Process
Step 1: Determine 3 – 12 priority standards
based on professional judgment for
each course syllabi – collaborate with
other instructors teaching same course
Step 2: Complete the Collaborative Decision
Matrix as a group (one per content area)
Collaborative Decision-Making Matrix
Rational for doing the Matrix:
– Justify and keep CTE classes in SPPS by
showing our alignment to high stakes
tests, MCA II, ACT, Accuplacer
– Justify our selection of the power
standard by showing how it relates to
school and life
Example
• Step 1 – Select unit Career Exploration
• Step 2 – Identify priority standards
Step 2 in the Process:
Unwrapping the Standards we
selected as Priority
Identifying what Students Must Know
and Be Able To Do in the Wording of
the Standards
Process for Unwrapping
Standards:
Step 1: Select Important Instructional Topic
(approx month long unit) In the example we used Career
Exploration
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
Step 6:
Identify Matching Priority Standards
“Unwrap” Selected Priority Standards
Create Graphic Organizer
Determine the Big Ideas
Write the Essential Questions
Step 3:
Unwrap using Career Exploration example
What does unwrap a standard mean?
Definition of “unwrapping”: The analysis of standards
and expectations to determine exactly what students
need to:
• Know (concepts) – the important nouns
– Identify concepts (nouns) by underlining them
• Be able to do (skills) – the verbs
– Identify skills (verbs) by circling them
• Through particular context (selected learning
activities)
Step 3: Unwrap Selected Standards
Identify and apply necessary skills to seek, obtain,
maintain and change employment.
Understand the career planning process and develop
an understanding of the relationship between
educational preparation and career planning
All work experience students will know the essential
rights and responsibilities associated with paid or
non-paid work experiences
Example Unwrapping the Standard:
FACS Child Development
• Standard: Analyze career paths within early childhood,
education, and services.
• Benchmarks
• A) Determine the roles and functions of individuals engaged
in early childhood, education, and services.
• B) Explore opportunities for employment and
entrepreneurial endeavors.
• C) Examine education and training requirements and
opportunities for career paths in early childhood, education
and services.
Step 4: Create Graphic Organizer
• Enables you to represent each of the
“unwrapped” concepts and skills in a way that
makes sense to you
• Reveals “at a glance” all the learning targets
(concepts and skills)
• Referencing graphic organizer sharply focuses
instruction and assessment
• Should be able to teach from the Organizer
Graphic Organizer Template Examples
Career Exploration
Standard: Analyze career paths within early childhood, education, and services.
Benchmarks
A) Determine the roles and functions of individuals engaged in early childhood, education, and services.
B) Explore opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial endeavors.
C) Examine education and training requirements and opportunities for career paths in early childhood, education
and services.
Where will you find the tools you
need to complete this work?
The CTE Wiki Site!
“What is a Wiki you might ask?”
Your assignment today, Oct 23rd:
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Select Priority Standards
 From Syllabi, Narrow CTE standards to essential concepts. Add math
and Literacy when ever possible. Using the current spps sylabi, circle
or provide a list of Priority Standards for each CTE course (if no
change from current syllabi, indicate that) This must be turned in group
leader today.
 Create Decision Matrix for each CTE program area on the Wiki site
Begin to Unwrap Standards
 Pick month long unit or topic and matching standard
 Underline nouns, circle verbs and identify activity
 Create Graphic Organizer
 Add Big Ideas
 Add Essential Questions
 Upload it to the Wiki site
Group Leaders
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Brian Reinhardt (Communications) Room 110
Nicole Bates-Childs/Allison Zaccardi (FACS) Room 221
Ethan Laubach (Construction) Room 112
Trevor Rolfes (Automotive) Room 121
Mark Head (PLTW/Drafting) Room 139 *change from agenda
Carey Schroeder (Work Based Learning) Room 206
Lisa DeLong (Business) Room 204