CTE & Common CoreTHE DEVIL IS IN THE CREATIVE MIND

Rod Boyes (rboyes@todaysclass.com)Today’s Class

Official of a State’s Political Party:

“…common core standards remove parental and state control…results in the ability of schools to use pornographic books…biased on a liberal perspective….indoctrination…spying on kids through the collection of data….sharing with the Federal government….and private parties who want to profit off our children.”

Language Challenges

• STEM• CRITICAL THINKING• RENEWABLE ENERGY• SUSTAINABILITY• COMMON CORE

Sources

• www.achieve.org• www.cep-dc.org• www.achievethecore.org –ELA, Math• www.Corestandards.org –ELA, Math• www.parcconline.org• www.smarterbalanced.org (RTTP)• Cep-dc.org

The Consortia

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium• PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of

Readiness for College and Careers)• 2014-15 Assessment implementation• Summative assessments for program

evaluation• Formative assessments for diagnosing student

needs

Achieve toolkit

• Focus strongly where the Standards focus• Think across Grades/courses, and link to

major topics in each course• In major topics, pursue with equal intensity– conceptual understanding– procedural skill– applications

English Language Arts Standard

• Conventions• Knowledge• Vocabulary• Reading Literature• Key Ideas• Craft & Structure• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas• Range, Level, Complexity

Mathematics

• Counting• Operations and algebraic thinking• Number and operations in base 10• Number and operations—fractions• Measurement and Data• Geometry• Ratios, Proportional Relationships

Involvement

• Nearly half the states report that they have no CTE representation on their CCSS implementation teams—implying that the CCSS are being viewed purely as a academic initiative---

• The academics feel underrepresented also

Tests-Costs

• Smarter Balanced (est. $22.50--$27.50)

• PARCC (est. $29.50)• ACT(?)• Other

Concerns

• Availability of computers and access• Assessments more difficult, scores will be

lower• Rating faculty• Less time on curricula• Competing with colleagues

TESTING—affected by:

• Reading ability• Content Preparation• Test Stress• Areas of interest• Ability to focus

Accreditation

• Accreditation is a measure of school quality and includes a range of variables

• Is testing a better measure of school quality than accreditation?

• Who should be in the educational standards business

Political Rationale

• Poor education is the teachers fault• (Apparently, school facilities, curricula,

textbooks, library, computer support, parental involvement do not play a role in student performance

• Test students, calculate an average for teachers

• Fire/replace teachers in the bottom half to solve problem (do that every year)

Elevating the Image

• Common and Career Ready• Business Councils/Advisory Committees• Job Availability• Connection of Technology• Success cases--NCEER

Something to think about

• CCTC Common Career Technical Core• Traditional culture of HS --silos of content• Instructor needs– Development time– Technical updating– Parental engagement– Employer engagement

CTE Options

• Forget it, no relevance, as efforts are academic and based math and English/literature

• Start by working with the academic silo to demonstrate relevance through case studies

• Encourage administrators to encourage discussion on standards (faculty must drive the process)

Related Workshops

• Connection with Parents• Test Design• Recognitions• Adjunct Support• Team Based Learning• Lesson Plans• Basic Computer Skills

More--

• Community Engagement• Advisory Commitees• Students-Broader World• Reading Skills

NASDTEc

• State Directors working on CC for CTE• Highly diverse group• Range—Workforce Development to

“Basics”• Locally focused• Historical influence

Leadership

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