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October 2011
CAO/CSAO/Deans Meeting
The New Professional
Development in CTE
Debra Wilcox Hsu
Perkins IV
Professional Development
Still a required use of
Perkins funds at the state
and local levels
Language related to
professional development
was further strengthened in
2006 Carl D. Perkins Act
Professional Development
• High quality
• Sustained & Intensive
• Focused on Instruction
Professional Development
• Academic & CTE content
• No-isolated workshops
• Continuous & Interactive
National Staff Development Council
• Formal definition PD used in
reauthorized version of NCLB 2001
• Comprehensive, sustained, and
intensive approach to improving
educators’ effectiveness in raising
student achievement
MN CTE Consortia
Professional Development
Recipients
• Secondary & Postsecondary
• Consortium Coordinators and Contacts
• Teachers and Faculty
• Administrators
• Counselors , Advisors, Diversity
Directors and Disability Services
Directors
High-quality
Professional Development
Embedded in a well-structured
system with supportive
leadership
Is sustained, and is embedded in
the work of faculty
Methods and instructional
design to meet specific goals
High-quality
Professional Development
Has appropriate resources
committed to it
Built on collegiality and
collaboration among school
staff to solve important
problems
Evaluated according to goals
Sustained
Professional Development
 Significant investment of time to
meet learning objectives
 Does not need to occur as one
contiguous block
 Often includes preparatory
activities and follow-up sessions for
faculty discussion & critique of new
learning
Sustained
Professional Development
 Shorter duration sessions may be
added together to be considered
“sustained”
 Must be predefined learning
objectives to describe the activity.
 Deliberate and not an after-the-fact
assemblage of disparate, shortduration workshops.
Intensive
Professional Development
 Continuous, rigorous & concentrated
 More than basic lecture-style learning
experiences
 Complex, participatory experiences
 Problem-Solving, issue analysis,
research & systematic investigation
Intensive
Professional Development
 Rigor more than simple comprehension
of concepts
 Apply content and skills
 Activities interrelated, sequential & build
toward ultimate outcome
 Substantial effort beyond attendance
Professional Development
Focused on Instruction &
Outcomes
 Relates back to the classroom and
has application to student learning
and success
 Strategies for improving student
academic achievement
 Classroom management
 Math, English, Science in CTE
Professional Development
Focused on Instruction &
Outcomes
 Faculty collaborations with
business & industry
 Use of technology in the classroom
to support curricular and core
academic instructional goals and
improve student outcomes
 Data Driven Improvement
MN CTEDDI
Data Driven Improvement
MN CTE Professional Development
2011-12
What is CTEDDI?
• A professional development model for
CTE educators.
Why CTEDDI?
• Goal: Increase knowledge and skills for
faculty & teachers in the use and
interpretation of data.
• Intended Outcome: Teachers & Faculty
make informed instructional improvements
that enhance student success.
MN CTEDDI Partners
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Minnesota Department of Education
• National Research Center for Career
Technical Education
• National Occupational Competency Testing
Institute (NOCTI)
Instructional Improvement Cycle
5 Steps
Collect Data
Analyze Data
Verify & Triangulate
Design Action Plans
To improve Learning & Instruction
Implement Plan &
Review Outcomes
Ongoing
MN CTEDDI Project
• Part of on-going process for
implementing and sustaining the use of
technical skill assessments (TSA)
• Strive to influence continued
improvement and systemic change in
Minnesota’s secondary and
postsecondary CTE programs.
TSA Implementation
Year 1: Identify core common competencies &
state approved assessments by pathway
Year 2: Implement TSA’s in approved programs
of study begin MN CTEDDI Project
Year 3: Implement TSA’s in pathways and
continue MN CTEDDI
Year 4 & Year 5: Continue implementation of
TSA’s in pathways. Review, Revise & Assess
CTE programs using data driven improvement
model.
Phase I Project Timeline
October/Nov - Consortium Leaders Training Face-toFace at Consortium Sites (Train the Trainer)
Oct - Consortium leaders identify pathways and prepare
faculty
Nov- Faculty administer technical skills assessment tests
November 29, 2011 - Data Driven Improvement Training
Seminar for Leaders & Faculty
December-April - Monthly Webinars with Leaders,
Teachers/ Faculty & Participation in Online
Community of Practice
September Webinars
 Perkins 101 for New Consortium Coordinators
and Contacts
 Perkins Accountability I – Secondary and
Postsecondary
 Perkins Accountability II–Secondary
 Perkins Accountability II- Postsecondary
October Webinars
• Overview of Perkins IV Law and Procedures
and Requirements for Fiscal Agents I & II
•
Perkins Fiscal Procedures and
Requirements II – Secondary Treatment of
Money Detail
•
Perkins Fiscal Procedures and
Requirements II – Postsecondary Treatment
of Money Detail
•Overview of Perkins IV Law and Procedures and Requirements for Fiscal Agents
November Conferences
• November 9 Consortium
Coordinator’s Meeting, HTC
• November 10 CTE Fall Conference
Crown Plaza West , Plymouth
Keynote Speaker- Dr. Brenda DannMessier, Assistant Secretary, Office of
Vocational and Adult Education
Winter Webinars
Programs of Study
• Overview of Programs of Study and MNPOS (Repeat Fall
Conference presentation)
•
MNPOS: A Guidance Tool for Students and Parents &
Instructional Tool for Teachers & Faculty
• Rigorous Programs of Study (Follow-up on Fall Conference
Presentation
•
Adult Programs of Study
Spring Webinars
Student Success
• Strategies for Improving Outcomes of
Special Populations in CTE
• Multicultural and Gender Fair
Curricula
• Classroom Equity and the Effect on
Student Achievement
Continuous Improvement
• Online Survey to Assess
Statewide Needs for
Professional Development in
CTE
• Convene CTE Professional
Development Leadership Team
MN CTE
Professional Development
Debra Wilcox Hsu
CTE Director of Professional Development
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
651-201-1689
[email protected]
www.cte.mnscu.edu/professionaldevelopment