america’s emerging education system – and the perkins act connection by hans meeder
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America’s Emerging America’s Emerging Education System –Education System –and the Perkins Act and the Perkins Act ConnectionConnectionBy Hans MeederBy Hans Meeder
Key Points for Discussion Key Points for Discussion
• What’s coming and how soon?What’s coming and how soon?
• How did we get here?How did we get here?
• What’s happening now?What’s happening now?
• How can I play a part?How can I play a part?
3
The Tipping PointThe Tipping Point
1. The Law of the Few
2. The Stickiness Factor
3. The Power of Context
The Three RulesThe Three Rules
The Innovation and Adoption CycleThe Innovation and Adoption Cycle
The Law of the Few:The Law of the Few:Connectors, Mavens, & SalesmenConnectors, Mavens, & Salesmen
The Rules of The Tipping PointThe Rules of The Tipping Point
Making an idea or attitude or product tip can be done through the influence of special kinds of people. That’s the Law of the Few.
It can be done by changing the content of communication, by making a message so memorable that it sticks in someone’s mind and compels them to action. That is the Stickiness Factor.
But we need to remember that small changes in context can be just as important in tipping epidemics (Ch. 4).
1892. The Committee of Ten
1906. National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education (Charles Prosser)
1917. The Smith-Hughes Act (salaries for vocational teachers and teacher preparation)
1918. “Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education”
1959. Conant report “The American High School Today”
--- the triumph of “differentiation”
The 1st High School Tipping PointThe 1st High School Tipping Point
Belief in fixed intelligence and low expectations, racial and ethnic prejudices
Belief in a static economy and slow-changing workforce demands
Miscalculations in the Miscalculations in the 20th Century High School Model20th Century High School Model
See “Left Back, A Century of Battles Over School Reform” by Diane Ravitch, 2000
Moving toward the Moving toward the Next Tipping Point for Next Tipping Point for American High SchoolsAmerican High Schools
2001. States Career Clusters Initiative
2002. College and Career Transitions Initiative
2004. American Diploma Project…”Ready or Not”
2003-2004. Department of Education High School Regional and National Summits
2005. National Governors Association, High School Summit
Tipping Point FactorsTipping Point Factors
“American high schools are obsolete…”
“American high schools are obsolete. By obsolete, I mean that our high schools, even when they are working exactly as designed, cannot teach our kids what they need to know today. Training the workforce of tomorrow with high schools of today is like trying to teach kids about today’s computers on a 50-year-old mainframe. It’s the wrong tool for the times.”
-- Bill Gates, Founder and Chairman, Microsoft Corp.
What Are the Results?What happens to entering 9th graders four years later…
Greene & Winters 2005
29%29% Dropout of Dropout of High SchoolHigh School
34%34% Graduate from High Graduate from High
School College-ReadySchool College-Ready
37%37% Graduate from Graduate from High School High School
Not College-ReadyNot College-Ready
The Silent EpidemicThe Silent Epidemic
The Silent Epidemic Perspectives of High School Dropouts
A Report by
Civic Enterprises, LLC
John M. Bridgeland, John J. DiIulio, Jr., Karen Burke Morison
30
Dropouts Did Not Feel Motivated Dropouts Did Not Feel Motivated Or Inspired To Work HardOr Inspired To Work Hard
Did you feel motivated and inspired to work hard in high school?
69%
4%
27%
Was motivated/
inspired
Notsure
Was notmotivate
d/inspired
Source: The Silent Epidemic, 2006
Tipping Point Factor:Tipping Point Factor:““The World is Flat, The World is Flat, A Brief History of the 21st Century” A Brief History of the 21st Century” by by Thomas L. FriedmanThomas L. Friedman
Globalization Globalization
• Version 1.0. 1492 (Columbus) - 1800. – Key factors-- muscle, horsepower, windpower,
steampower– Agent of change -- Countries and governments
• Version 2.0. 1800 to 2000 – slowed by Great Depression and World Wars I and II– key factors: falling transportation costs, and later, by
falling telecommunications costs – telegraph, telephones, the PC, satellites, fiber-optic cable, and early version of the Internet.
Source: The World is Flat, Source: The World is Flat, A brief History of the 21st CenturyA brief History of the 21st Centuryby Thomas L. Friedmanby Thomas L. Friedman
Globalization Globalization
• Version 3.0. 2000 to present– Key factors-- power for individuals to collaborate
and compete globally. Software, applications, global fiber-optic network
– Agent of change -- Individuals, much more diverse --- non-Western, non-white
Source: The World is Flat, Source: The World is Flat, A brief History of the 21st CenturyA brief History of the 21st Centuryby Thomas L. Friedmanby Thomas L. Friedman
Friedman’s Ten Flattening ForcesFriedman’s Ten Flattening Forces
• Fall of the Berlin Wall
• Netscape IPO
• Work flow software
• Open-sourcing
• Outsourcing
Friedman’s Ten Flattening ForcesFriedman’s Ten Flattening Forces
•Offshoring
• Supply-chaining
• Insourcing
•In-forming
•Wireless
• Fall of the Berlin Wall
• Netscape IPO
• Work flow software
• Open-sourcing
• Outsourcing
“Hey, we are roughing it out here!Only 45 minutes of IM-ing a night, you hear me?!”
Tipping Point Factor:Tipping Point Factor:
The College AND Work Readiness The College AND Work Readiness AgendaAgenda
Downloadable copy available: www.acteonline.orgDownloadable copy available: www.acteonline.org
Tipping Point Factor,The Perkins Act of 2006
KEY THEMES:KEY THEMES:
• CTE Programs of Study CTE Programs of Study
• State and Local Accountability for Program State and Local Accountability for Program ImprovementImprovement
• Tech Prep Accountability and FlexibilitTech Prep Accountability and Flexibilityy
• Economic and Personal CompetitivenessEconomic and Personal Competitiveness
Perkins “CTE Programs of Study”
• Builds on Tech Prep, career clusters, Builds on Tech Prep, career clusters, career pathways, career academiescareer pathways, career academies
• State develops in consultation with localsState develops in consultation with locals
• Each local district and college must offer Each local district and college must offer the required courses of at least one the required courses of at least one Program of Study…Program of Study…– (many states will require that Programs of (many states will require that Programs of
Study become the rule vs. the exception)Study become the rule vs. the exception)
Tipping Point Factor: Tipping Point Factor: State Career InitiativesState Career Initiatives
Environmental & Agricultural Systems Business &
Management
Montana Career Fields and Clusters Model
Health Sciences
Communication & Information
Systems
Human Services & Resources
Industrial, Manufacturing, & Engineering Systems
Health Science
Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources
Marketing, Sales, and Services
Business, Management, and Administration
Hospitality and Tourism
FinanceFoundationKnowledge and Skills
•Interpersonal Relationships•Information Literacy
•Problem Solving•Critical Thinking
•Teamwork
Manufacturing
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Architecture and Construction
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety and Security
Government and Public Administration
Human Services
Education and Training
English
Math Pre Algebra Algebra I
Earth Science Biology
American History Geography
Career Cluster Exploration Input Technologies/ Keyboarding Other Career Exploration
Art/Music/Theatre PE/Health/Wellness World Languages Speech/Communications
English I English II
Geometry Algebra I Algebra II
Biology I Chemistry I
American History Geography World History
Advanced Computer Applications Cisco I,II, III, IV Computer Applications Computer Graphics Computer Programming Desktop
Art/Music/Theatre PE/Health/Wellness World Languages Speech/Communications
English III English IV
Algebra II Trigonometry Pre-Calculus Calculus Chemistry I Physics Anatomy/Physiology
American History Economics Government/Civics Modern Problems Psychology/Sociology Electronics I, II, III Interactive Media and Web Design Intro to Information Technology Multimedia Introduction Network Systems
Art/Music/Theatre PE/Health/Wellness World Languages Speech/Communications
Academic Transfer Advanced Placement Early Entry
Academic Transfer Advanced Placement Early Entry
Academic Transfer Advanced Placement Early Entry
Academic Transfer Advanced Placement Early Entry
Animation Business Technology Adv/Business Tech Commercial Art I, II Computer Repair Graphic Design
Academic Transfer Advanced Placement Early Entry
FBLA Cooperative Education Service Learning
Skills USA Career Days Internships
Career Interviews Job Shadowing Career Research
Develop Web Pages Yearbook Staff Participate with School Multimedia/Video Projects
Website Development/ Maintenance for Community Organizations
Mentorship Part-time Employment Volunteering
Electronic Tools for College and Electronic Tools for College and Career Planning to…Career Planning to…•Help Students Create Individualized Plans AND
•Build awareness of the full spectrum of post-secondary education and training opportunities
Tipping Point Factor:Tipping Point Factor:Policies that Recognize Integrated Policies that Recognize Integrated AcademicsAcademics• 10 Interdisciplinary courses that meet state
requirements for academic course taking.• Carefully merged academic and career-oriented
content.• Meet Geometry standards: Computer-aided
drafting/geometry; and Construction geometry.• Meet Life Science standards: Agri-biology; medical
science; nutritional and food science.• Meet Economics standards: Business economics;
consumer economics.
– Source: Kentucky State Department of Education, www.education.ky.gov/KDE/default.htm
Tipping Point Factor:Tipping Point Factor:Increasing recognition in the general Increasing recognition in the general education communityeducation community
Tipping Point Factor:Tipping Point Factor:State InitiativesState Initiatives
• California. 2005. S.B., $20 million in new CTE funding, 2007. $32 million in new CTE funding proposed. Governor’s CTE Summit.
• South Carolina, 2005. Legislature approves Education and Economic Development Act.– Offers academic standards within “career majors” for
every student.– Every student will create an individual plan for
graduation and beyond.
Tipping Point Factor:Tipping Point Factor:State InitiativesState Initiatives
• Washington State, 2006. State legislature recognizes CTE as part of collection of evidence for alternative form of WASL assessment.
• Florida, 2006. State legislature approves “A++” Plan. – High school students will select an area of interest as
part of their personalized education and career plan.– Students will earn four credits in a major area of
interest.
Tipping Point Factor:Tipping Point Factor:Schools That are Getting It DoneSchools That are Getting It Done
High Tech High, San Diego, California
Polytech High SchoolWoodside, Delaware
Granger High SchoolGranger, Washington
“si puede” – “It can be done”
• In a new global context, America’s preparation system In a new global context, America’s preparation system must be highly effective and efficient, reaching ALL must be highly effective and efficient, reaching ALL students with high quality.students with high quality.
• Today’s workplace demands cross-cutting skills and Today’s workplace demands cross-cutting skills and adaptability – flexible career preparation is usually adaptability – flexible career preparation is usually preferable to narrow job training.preferable to narrow job training.
• Helps change the perception of old “voc-ed” – Helps change the perception of old “voc-ed” – attracting more students, including those who consider attracting more students, including those who consider themselves “college-bound.”themselves “college-bound.”
Why Link High School Redesignto Career Cluster/Pathway Strategies?
• Opportunity to master academic content by applying it Opportunity to master academic content by applying it to real-world contexts – 21to real-world contexts – 21stst Century Skills Century Skills
• Stronger personal motivation for students to complete Stronger personal motivation for students to complete high school and work toward college attainment with a high school and work toward college attainment with a personalize plan.personalize plan.
Why Link High School Redesignto Career Cluster/Pathway Strategies?
“I got you the iPod that I promised you, and for your convenience, I’ve welded it to the lawn mower.”
Creating a New Hybrid of CTE with College Readiness Expectations
Heterosis/Hybrid Vigor:“the possibility to obtain a ‘better’ individual by combining the virtues of its parents”
What Do We Want for Our Students and Schools?
• Rigor– Where we believe in the ability of students to learn at
high levels and make every effort to get them there
• Relevance– Where we engage students in their passion for
learning and life
• Relationships– Where every youth knows he or she matters to
someone
Which One are You?
• ConnectorsPeople with a special gift of bringing the world together – SOCIAL GLUE – SPREAD MESSAGE
• MavensThey accumulate knowledge and have the social skills to start word-of-mouth epidemics – DATA BANKS – PROVIDE THE MESSAGE
• Salesmen, They persuade us
• The Message – Stickiness• The Context - Policy
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.”
-- Robert F. Kennedy
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