Trades, Transitions & Transformation

BCSTADecember 6, 2013

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my career path

James/Rod offer

perspective, hierarchy and blame

drinking from fire-hydrant

• why I was offered the position...

• why I accepted it...

• the challenges...

• the opportunity

• sharing successes & moving ahead

Today...

obligation

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1000 projects

$250 Billion

43% (430,000) trades and technical occupations

35% (350,000)will be professional and managerial occupations

19% (190,000) in semi-skilled occupations requiring high-school education such as clerical, retail sales, and machine operator occupations

3% of jobs (40,000) requiring less than high-school such as labourers

•initiatives

•metrics

•showcase emergent practice

•SSA & ACE-IT funding policy changes

•identify barriers

Superintendent of

Trades & TransitionsCareers & Student Transitions

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•Increase by 50% the number of grads proceeding directly from high school to a trades or technical program

and...

8% to less than 1%

apprenticeship age from 27 to 22

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passionately compliantpassionately compliantpassionately compliantpassionately compliant

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“Alternate”

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ITO’s

ITA

College Presidents

BCCA BCTA

District Visits

Skills Canada

UBCM

Regional Work Force Tables

Forums

BCCPAC pro-d...

...other ministries

ATSO BCTEA NIB

BCSTA

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de-stigmatize blue-collar learning

stand-up, talk, get dirty...

white work for blue...

welders to change a lightbulb??

...the other “T”

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some challenges...

Sir Ken’s RSA and TED talks...

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the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it’s diameter

3.14...

3 and a bitI love apple pie but not this shit

the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it’s diameter

3.14...

3 and a bitI love apple pie but not this shit

barriers

and

paradigms

Fred Winslow Taylor - killed craftsmanship

barriers

and

paradigms

Fred Winslow Taylor - killed craftsmanship

some big “T” truths in Education...

The Biggest “T” of all...

prep time

funding

ACE-IT is changing

shops not up to date

time-tablesmall numbers

tech teacher’s solution:

“fix shops and make ‘em take the courses”

shops not up to date

time-tablesmall numbers

tech teacher’s solution:

“fix shops and make ‘em take the courses”

shops not up to date

time-tablesmall numbers

tech teacher’s solution:

“fix shops and make ‘em take the courses”

shops not up to date

time-tablesmall numbers

tech teacher’s solution:

“fix shops and make ‘em take the courses”

contracting out issues - college instructors

maintenance can’t take apprentices and model...

some working “secrets”...

contracting out issues - college instructors

maintenance can’t take apprentices and model...

some working “secrets”...

Employers not willing or able to hire apprentices

Local economies so different

Employers not willing or able to hire apprentices

Local economies so different

“If it weren’t for those pesky high-

school students our partnership would be

just fine.”

Mike Rowe

TV’s “dirty jobs”

TED Talk... society has declared war on hard work??

Mike Rowe

TV’s “dirty jobs”

TED Talk... society has declared war on hard work??

Planning 10

busyyoungadd on

product of the system...

Planning 10

busyyoungadd on

product of the system...

Planning 10

busyyoungadd on

product of the system...

Planning 10

busyyoungadd on

product of the system...

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Initiative

Creative

Passionate

Intelligent

Diligent

Obedient

the opportunity...

the Future...

the Present...

Engagement. Relevance. Meaning.RelationshipsHands-on, collaborative, outside...

next practice

cognitive apprenticeships

pbl - entrenpreneurship

schools kill creativity

know thy impact - when will what we know change what we do??

next practice

cognitive apprenticeships

pbl - entrenpreneurship

schools kill creativity

know thy impact - when will what we know change what we do??

Institutional Re-Configurations:

Design of learning places and learning spaces

•Competence-based, multi-disciplinary curriculum

•Smaller units within schools

•School and workplace partnerships

Institutional Re-Configurations:

Design of learning places and learning spaces

•Competence-based, multi-disciplinary curriculum

•Smaller units within schools

•School and workplace partnerships

“...value human excellence”

“...restore the honor of the manual trades”

“...work to undo the past century’s

separation of thinking from doing”

BCIT is today’s finishing school...

BCIT is today’s finishing school...

BCIT is today’s finishing school...

BCIT is today’s finishing school...

“Stratosphere” ...Lee Jenkins

“Life is about creation... A living system produces itself; it will

change in order to preserve that self. Change is prompted only when an organism decides that

changing is the only way to maintain itself.” - Margaret Wheatley

“When will what we know change what we

do?”

the obligation...“Has the ‘quo’

lost its ‘status’?”

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1. Is this something our kids need us to work toward or not?

2. If it is... what would it take to get it?

3. What is already happening that fits the Helix model?

teachers, parents,

counselors, principals

Planning 10 teachers!!

teachers, parents,

counselors, principals

Planning 10 teachers!!

• sharing successes & moving ahead...

TAsk, TEx

Try at Trade

Partnerships in Delta

TAsk, TEx

Try at Trade

Partnerships in Delta

“CNC”

96%

and

A+

LETTER!!!

96%

and

A+

LETTER!!!

96%

and

A+

LETTER!!!

96%

and

A+

LETTER!!!

“wish we’d had that when I was in school!””

“wish we’d had that when I was in school!””

“wish we’d had that when I was in school!””

“wish we’d had that when I was in school!””

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Pathways

power engineer

to

medical school...

Larry Rosenstock’s story

power engineer

to

medical school...

Larry Rosenstock’s story

“What are the downsides and upsides of changing what has been the traditional pathway for high school grads?

1. What are the downsides and upsides of changing what has been a traditional pathway for many high school graduates?

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PBL

Maker Spaces- where magic happens

start earlier....

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Maker Day - November 2, 2013

shop teachers providing pro-d to elementary teachers!!

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- Relationships

“the right people”

- “shoulder tappers...”

- Time

- several districts have new positions for this coming year: - admin, coordinators, transitions advisors

BCCA*BC

- Relationships

“the right people”

- “shoulder tappers...”

- Time

- several districts have new positions for this coming year: - admin, coordinators, transitions advisors

BCCA*BC

Susan Crichton

“thought leaders”

Chief Louie’s definition of leaders...

Brian Tivy “landed” another industry partner

Cold call

hustle...

Susan Crichton

“thought leaders”

Chief Louie’s definition of leaders...

Brian Tivy “landed” another industry partner

Cold call

hustle...

The Power of Partnerships

...on behalf of our kids!

south island

koksilah

northern opps

south island

koksilah

northern opps

Jobs, Tourism and

SkillsTraining

K-12Education

Advanced Education

Industry Training Authority (ITA)

Industry, Municipalities....

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation

Co-construction betweenstakeholders

raise a child!

Why would industry support UT dual credit... we grow community.

Coastal Pathways - Ridley Terminal

Northwest Regional Workforce Table...

raise a child!

Why would industry support UT dual credit... we grow community.

Coastal Pathways - Ridley Terminal

Northwest Regional Workforce Table...

raise a child!

Why would industry support UT dual credit... we grow community.

Coastal Pathways - Ridley Terminal

Northwest Regional Workforce Table...

raise a child!

Why would industry support UT dual credit... we grow community.

Coastal Pathways - Ridley Terminal

Northwest Regional Workforce Table...

How can government, industry, and other stakeholders work together to increase thenumber of youth entering post-secondary education in programs that match careeropportunities in B.C.?

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• interdisciplinary• hands-on learning• multi-aged groupings• no common time-

table

• shared expertise• autonomy / ownership

/ pride• no bells •collaboration

Dr Kearney... 1991

Felix Baumgartner

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• expect versus give permission

(Rick Davis)

• expect versus give permission

(Rick Davis)

• expect versus give permission

(Rick Davis)

• expect versus give permission

(Rick Davis)

conversations

partnerships

teachers trying things...

Vernon teacher Math/Carpentry e-mail

conversations

partnerships

teachers trying things...

Vernon teacher Math/Carpentry e-mail

In the end... Frank was thinking so far outside of the box, he couldn’t remember what was

actually in it.

• team USA 1980• The role of an individual teacher in a school is like a player on a football team: all teachers are vital, but the culture of the school is even more important

for the quality of the school. Team sports offer numerous examples of teams that have performed beyond expectations because of leadership, commitment and spirit. Take the U.S. ice hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics, when a team of college kids beat both Soviets and Finland in the final round and won the gold medal. The quality of Team USA certainly exceeded the quality of its players. So can an education system.

@larryespe

#skills4bc

@bcedplan

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