THE NEW CHALLENGES OF CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Motivating & Preparing Students to be Career & College Ready

Trends in Career, Vocational & Technical Education (CVTE)

Innovation
Blending of academic & practical skills in order to

prepare students for the 21st century world of work and post secondary education
Helping students learn how to learn. Due to rapid

changing technical careers & technology, students need to use reading, writing, speaking & listening skills to learn how to adapt, communicate and regularly develop new skills

Models for Approaching this Area of Education

Addressing Academic Concerns

How do we ensure that the writing done in

vocational/technical areas is of the same high caliber as in English classes? How do we respond to thats not my job?
Vocational teachers not wanting to teach reading &

writing Academic teachers struggling with incorporating informational texts that are used in specific trades to teach skills

Teacher Training & Collaboration

Develop Professional Learning Groups
Use Communication Norms to Ensure Productive

Group Interaction Train people to use a common language Train people to calibrate scoring Provide structured time for people to work together

Seven Norms of Collaboration: A Supporting Toolkit Mark Ravlin (Mark@viamandala.com)

Common Core Standards (MA)

Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies,

Science, and Technical Subjects

Reading
10 Anchor Standards (identical PK 12) 10 [RST] Standards PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8, 9-10 & 11-12

Writing
10 Anchor Standards (identical PK 12) 10 [WHST] Standards PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8, 9-10 & 11-12

Common Core Standards (MA)

Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies,

Science, and Technical Subjects

Speaking/Listening
6 Anchor Standards (identical PK 12) 6 [S] Standards PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (6-12 ELA)

Language
6 Anchor Standards (identical PK 12) 6 [L] Standards PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (6-12 ELA)

Using Common Core to Explicitly Teach Transferrable Skills PK - 12

Using Common Core to Explicitly Teach Transferrable Skills PK - 12

Anchor Standards vs Content Standards

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for ELA & Literacy, March 2011

Standards for ELA & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects PreK - 5

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for ELA & Literacy, March 2011

So what? What can kids do when they graduate?

They demonstrate independence.

The build strong content knowledge.

They respond to the varying demands of audience,

task, purpose, and discipline. They comprehend as well as critique. They value evidence. They use technology and digital medial strategically and capably. They come to understand other perspectives and cultures.
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for ELA & Literacy, March 2011

Implementing Common Core Literacy

It is crucial to take steps to ensure that all staff members not only have a commitment to teaching equivalent literacy skills in all disciplines but that all staff also understand that training and a common understanding of meeting the standard is essential to student success.

THE NEW CHALLENGES OF CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Motivating & Preparing Students to be Career & College Ready

QUESTIONS?