Transcript Career Pathways: The Next Generation of Tech Prep

CAREER PATHWAYS
Why
do we need them?
How are they different from
what we’re already doing?
How do we get there?
Dan Hull, Pres. CORD, [email protected]
What type of workers will
America need to be
competitive in the future?
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How will CTE respond to these
needs?
What tools do we have to help
make these changes?
Who Is Most Likely
to Succeed?
A Survey of 428 Employers
The Center for the Development of Leadership Skills
Rider University
Sk i l l s Nee d e d f or t h e Ne w Mi l l en n i u m
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Perc en tag e
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Top Fi ve En
en t r y-Level
Sk i l l Req u i r em en t s
C o m p u te r lite ra c y
C ritica l th in k in g
P ro b le m so lvin g
Te a m w o rk
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in te rp e rs
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o n a l re la tio n s
Rec i p e For Ca r ee r Su c c e s s
3 2 .7 %
Aca de m ics
3 2 .6 %
Skill
building
2 0 .2 %
Cha ra cte r
building
1 4 .5 %
H a nds- on
e xpe rie nce
World-Class Workers—
Technicians
Not just narrow skills
Preparation for a career—not just a job
Ability to learn new skills
High achievement in “useful academics”
Problem solving—open-ended problems;
not from rote learning or “teaching
the task”
Rebuilding the CTE System
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Not equipment based—knowledge and
technology based
Most workers will require education
beyond high school
All workers will need high levels of useful
academics
Accommodate for changes
Key Elements for Change
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Standards-Based Curriculum
Connect Head Skills with Hand Skills
All Students Select a Career Area of
Study
Connect Secondary and Postsecondary
Components
Restructure the Curriculum Framework
Infuse New Workplace Knowledge/Skills
How the Reauthorization of
Perkins is Shaping Up
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All CTE will build upon good Tech Prep practices
Focus on Secondary/Postsecondary
partnerships
Improves high school experience for “neglected
majority”
More CTE students will transition to colleges
without remediation; with PS Credits
Tech Prep  Career Pathways
Isn’t this what
we’re already doing
in Tech Prep?
Take a look at where you are
with the Career Pathways
Evaluation Instrument.
What’s Unique About
Career Pathways?
Rather than try to “connect” existing
sec & ps curriculum elements, Career
Pathways require that new curriculum
frameworks be created as single
sec/ps systems for all students.
 What are the implications of this for
curriculum structures, dual credit,
employer partnerships, career
guidance, student achievement &
accountability?
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The Key Element in
Career Pathways
The Curriculum
Curriculum Elements
 Content – What do we teach?
-Resource: Career Clusters
Databanks for all 16 OVAE Clusters
www.careerclusters.org
 Delivery – How and When do we
teach?
-Resource: Articulated 4+2(+2)
Curriculum Framework (Tech Prep)
and Contextual Teaching
The New
Cu r r i c u l u m Fr a m ew or k
for Wor k for c e Edu c a t i on
Te chnica l S p e cia lty
G ra d e s
1 5 –1 6
a nd
1 3 –1 4
• Ad va nc e d te ch nic a l sk ills
• Ad va nc e d a ca d e m ic s
C o m p u te r lite rac y
• W o rks ite e xp e rie n ce
Te chnica l C o re
• Te c hnic a l sk ills w ithin c lus te r
G ra d e s
1 1 –1 2
• Ad va nc e d a ca d e m ic s
• W o rk-b a se d le a rn ing
Fou nd a tio n
G ra d e s
9 –1 0
• Ac a d e m ics in c o nte xt
• C a re e r e xp e rie nce
• B a s ic w o rk s kills
Curriculum Frameworks Drive
Courses
 Assessment
 Alignment
 Guidance
 Dual Credit
 Work Site learning
 Contextual Teaching
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The High School Role
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Provide context for academic achievement
Provide motivation (and desire) to remain in
school
Provide a “level playing field” for students with
diversified learning styles
Provide guidance for career selection and a
foundation for career pursuit
Use career preparation to provide
interdisciplinary problem-solving and critical
thinking
Provide a basis for lifelong learning…and lifelong
earning
This Workshop Will Be a
Success if You Leave With:
Understanding/Commitment to
Career Pathways in your Partnership
 Identification of 3-4 Career
Pathway Criteria for Improvement
 A Plan Containing Improvement
Strategies for Selected Criteria
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The Challenge for the Future
Standards-based curricula
 High School graduation requirements
matched to postsecondary entrance
requirements
 All students successful in rigorous
academics
 Seamless transitions; Dual Enrollment
 All students in clusters and pathways
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CAREER PATHWAYS
Recent Legislative
Happenings
 House
 Senate
Bill
Bill
Career Cluster
A
Grouping of Occupations According
to Common Knowledge and Skills for
the Purpose of Organizing
Educational Programs and Curricula
 One of Sixteen Clusters defined by
OVAE in 1999
 A student interest area
USED’s 16 Career Clusters
Agriculture and Natural
Resources
Information Technology Services
Arts, Audio/Video Tech &
Communications
Manufacturing
Legal & Protective Services
Business & Admin. Services
Public Admin/Government
Construction
Retail/Wholesale Sales &
Services
Education & Training Services
Financial Services
Health Science
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Services
Scientific Research, Engineering
& Technical Services
Transportation, Distribution &
Logistics
A Career Pathway is a coherent, articulated sequence
of rigorous academic and career/technical courses,
commencing in the ninth grade and leading to an
associate degree, baccalaureate degree and beyond,
an industry recognized certificate, and/or licensure.
The Career Pathway is developed, implemented, and
maintained in partnership among secondary and
postsecondary education, business, and employers.
Career Pathways are available to all students,
including adult learners, and may lead to rewarding
careers.
Career Pathway
A 4+2(+2) program of study leading to
employment in an occupational field
and/or continued education/training
 Not a “Track” to narrow student choice
 The high school portion of a Career
Pathway is sufficiently broad to support
postsecondary education/training for
other occupations within the cluster
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The essential characteristics of an Ideal Career Pathway
include the following:
1. The Secondary Pathway Component
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Meets state academic standards and grade-level
expectations
Meets high school testing and exit requirements
Meets postsecondary (college) entry/placement
requirements
Provides foundation knowledge and skills in a
chosen career cluster
Provides opportunities for students to earn college
credit through dual/concurrent enrollment or
articulation agreements
2. The Postsecondary
provides:
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Pathway Component
Opportunities for students to earn college credit
through dual/concurrent enrollment or articulation
agreements
Alignment and articulation with baccalaureate
programs
Industry-recognized skills and knowledge in each
cluster area
Opportunities for placement in the chosen career
clusters at multiple exit points
3. Pathway partners ensure a culture of
evidence is maintained by:
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empirical
Regularly collecting qualitative and quantitative
data
Using data for planning and decision-making for
continuous pathway improvement
On-going dialog among secondary, post-secondary,
and business partners
Purpose of CPSIC
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Make the Benefits of Career Pathways available to
students across the country by helping secondary
and postsecondary Career Pathways partnerships
develop and implement strategies for improvement.
Set benchmarks to measure success and
improvement efforts
Engage in a continuous improvement process and
identify useful improvement strategies
Provide Technical Assistance
Showcase example partnerships and improvement
strategies
Tech Prep vs. Career Pathways
Compare and Contrast
Tech Prep and Career Pathways
How are they alike?
• They both provide opportunities for “the Neglected
Majority”
• They both have ties to Business/Industry
• They both help students focus on a career
• They both are involved in total school reform –focusing on
high achievement, persistence
• They both include a sequence of courses
Th e N e w
C urric ulum Fra m e w o rk
fo r Te c h P re p E d u c a tio n
Te c h n ic a l S p e c ia lty
G ra d e s
1 5 –1 6
a nd
1 3 –1 4
• Ad va nc e d te ch nic a l sk ills
• Ad va nc e d a ca d e m ic s
C o m p u te r lite ra c y
• W o rks ite e xp e rie n ce
Te c h n ic a l C o re
• Te c hnic a l sk ills w ithin c lus te r
G ra d e s
1 1 –1 2
• C ha lle n g ing a c a d e m ics
• W o rk-b a s e d le a rn ing
Fo u n d a tio n
G ra d e s
9 –1 0
• Ac a d e m ics in c o nte xt
• C a re e r e xp e rie nce
• B a s ic w o rk s kills
New Tech Prep
focuses
beyond two year
postsecondary
How are they different?
Career Pathways are not optional
All students become members of
a Career Pathway
The difference is in how their
Pathway progresses
All students prepare for the
next level in their pathway
The emphasis in Career Pathways is
Rigorous Academics for ALL
Five key elements of difference:
Reduce remediation rates at all
levels
Increase enrollment and
persistence in PS programs
Increase rigor in all academics
for ALL students
Improved entry into employment
and further education
Improved graduation rates
Tech Prep partners include:
Secondary and Postsecondary Education
Business Partners
Career Pathway Partners include:
Secondary and Postsecondary education
Business Partnerships
College and university Partners
All teachers—academic & CTE,
from grades 9 - 16
Tech Prep transition strategies include:
Articulation Agreements
Duel Enrollment
Duel Credit
HS to PS
Career Pathway transition strategies include:
Duel Enrollment
Dual Credit
HS to PS to University