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Slide 1

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 2

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 3

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 4

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 5

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 6

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 7

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 8

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 9

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 10

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 11

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 12

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 13

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 14

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 15

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 16

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 17

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 18

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 19

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 20

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 21

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0

1.0

Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data


Slide 22

Professional Learning
February 6, 2013
Counselor Presentation
Video

Agenda:


Some Intriguing Facts



The State of Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data

Fact
Students in CTE programs have a higher-thanaverage high school graduation rate. The average
high school graduation rate for students
concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18%
compared to an average national freshman
graduation rate of 74.9%.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report
to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact
CTE students outperform their peers in reading
and math—at both the secondary and
postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students
outperform their peers in reading and math
performance levels—exceeding target levels in
both areas, while the aggregate of all students
failed to reach target levels.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
CTE students surpassed state target performance
levels in secondary reading/language arts,
secondary mathematics, and in both secondary
and postsecondary technical skill attainment.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10
times less likely to drop out of high school in
11th or 12th grades.

Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:
Students concentrating on CTE programs in high
school are more likely to attend college and stay
there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators
enrolled in postsecondary education within 2
years of high school graduation.

U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Fact
70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in
postsecondary education or transferred to a 4year degree program (compared to overall
average state target of 58%)—and transitioned
to postsecondary education or employment by
December of the year of graduation from high
school.
U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

The State of Career and Technical
Education

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)

Developed to satisfy routine industry practices

Craftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Information age vs. Industrial age Technology
• Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT)
and information literacy
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)

Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills,
High Academic Rigor
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decisionmaking and learning
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship,
life and career, and personal and social
responsibility

Learned 21st Century Skills have
proven to increase college
entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical Education


Career and Technical Education MUST:
• Enhance Critical Thinking
• Embed Academics
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Science.
• Support Community Needs
• Community Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility
• Teach Soft Skills and Ethics.
• Interview/Resumes
• Customer Service
• Include Real-Life Experience
• Internships
• Auto Tune-up Fundraisers
• Homebuilding

Pickens Technical College
Supports Academic Success

PTC Supports Academic Success
Embedded Academics

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Science

Math

Automotive Technology Yr. 1
Cabinetmaking & Millwork
Collision Repair Technology Yr. 1
Computer Aided Drafting Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 1
Electrician Occupations Yr. 2
General Electronics Technology
Landscape Management Yr. 1
Landscape Management Yr. 2
Sports Power Technology Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 1
Precision Machining Yr. 2
Teacher Cadet Yr. 1
Veterinary Assistant Yr. 1

Language
Arts

Program

1.0
0.5

1.0

PTC Supports Academic Success
Teach 21st Century Skills
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through
technology are essential skills in a information-based
economy.
• Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problemsolving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working. Information and communications
technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and
personal and social responsibility

PTC Support Academic Success
Providing Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements
to CCCS, Industry Training and Certification

4-Year College
Institutions

High School

Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)

Pickens Technical College

No Post-Secondary Education

Workforce

PTC Supports Academic Success


Differentiated Learning

State of the Art Lab Space

Problem Based Learning (PBL)

Real World Experiences

What PTC does to support Academic Success


Access to Industry

On the Job Experience

Internship to full employment

PTC Data
Continuing education

CCA

Most classes accepted for AAS

4-year Institutions

Few classes accepted

Military/Other

Promotion for credit
Entry into Job Market

Skill specific

Trade specific to training

Skill nonspecific
Other

Counseling

Summary


Facts about Career and Technical Education



Evolving Career and Technical Education



Pickens Technical College supports Academic
Success



Pickens Technical College Data