Welcome New Perkins Professionals

1. Welcome New Perkins Professionals November 16, 2011 - Resources

2. Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Introduction to Supporting Resources • Introduction to CTE Initiatives • Question and Answers • Adjournment and Evaluation

3. Perkins Quiz

4. Introduction to Supporting Resources

5. Resources… Overview of ICCB CTE Website OCCRL – Office of Community College Research and Leadership ICSPS – Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support

6. Illinois Programs of Study Website www.ilprogramsofstudy.org

7. http://occrl@illinois.edu

8. OCCRL staff support the ICCB and the state with • Projects • Publications • Newsletters, In Briefs, Transition Highlights and eInfo • Communication via Twitter and Facebook • Pathways to Results research, technical assistance and coaching

9. Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support

10. CTE Initiatives

11. Introduction to… Programs of Study Pathways to Results College and Career Readiness Common Core Standards STEM Learning Exchanges

12. Programs of Study

13. Then …..and …..now VocationalEducation Career & Technical Education

14. Themes in Perkins IV • Accountability for results and program improvement at all educational levels • Coordination of CTE with the entire P-20 system • Integration of academic and CTE • Alignment and connections between secondary and postsecondary education, including baccalaureate • Involvement of business and industry and community-based partners

15. The 16 Career Clusters

16. What are Career Clusters? Career Clusters are groups of occupations and industries that have in common a set of foundational knowledge and skills. There are 16 nationally recognized clusters, within which are multiple career pathways.

17. What is a Pathway? Career Pathways are multi-year programs of academic and technical study that prepare students for a full range of postsecondary options within each of the 16 clusters. Currently, there are 81 nationally recognized pathways, each with specific pathway knowledge and skills. Clusters Pathways

18. What is a Program of Study? Programs of Study are sequences of courses that incorporate a non-duplicative progression of secondary and postsecondary elements which include both academic and career and technical education content, and lead to the attainment of an industry recognized credential, certificate, or degree.

19. Connect to Existing Partnerships

20. Illinois Cluster Model

21. Illinois Cluster Model The Illinois’ Career Cluster Model shows the relationship between: One of Illinois’ five, secondary career and technical education areas (Health Sciences Technology) The related career cluster (Health Science) The five pathways within that cluster Sample programs of study within the pathway. It also illustrates: Essential knowledge and skills Cluster level knowledge and skills Pathway level knowledge and skills Programs of study Career development Adult Bridge Programs

22. Six Guiding Principles • Leadership, Organization and Support • Access, Equity and Opportunity • Alignment and Transition • Enhanced Curriculum and Instruction • Professional Preparation and Development • Program Improvement and Accountability

23. Resources and Support • Illinois’ Career Clusters Model • Illinois Programs of Study Guide • Programs of Study Expectations Tool • Individual Career Plans • CTE Manual

24. Websites • www..careertech.org (Federal Career Cluster Initiative) • www.cord.org (National Career Pathways Network) • www.acteonline.org (Assoc. for Career and Tech Ed.) • www.ilprogramsofstudy.org (Illinois specific) • icsps.illinoisstate.edu (Non-trad and Special Pops) • occrl.illinois.edu (Pathways to Results)

25. Programs of Study Workshops • Programs of Study for Administrators – recently completed in the Fall of 2011 • Additional Programs of Study workshops in FY13 to focus on concepts models, and specific partnerships to engage in the development and implementation process. • Specifically engaging counselors, teachers/faculty, and business and industry • Local site support is available upon request.

26. Contact Information Amanda Corso Associate Director for CTE Programs of Study amanda.corso@illinois.gov 217-558-0318 Kristy Morelock Associate Director for CTE Programs of Study kristy.morelock@illinois.gov 217-558-4929

27. Pathways to Results

28. Pathways to Results

29. College and Career Readiness

30. College and Career Readiness • Five Elements • Develop a system to diagnose college readiness • align ACT scores to specific community college courses • Reduce the need for remedial/developmental coursework • math, reading, and writing at the college level • Align high school and college curriculum • Enrich the senior year • Provide resources and academic support to students • Establish an evaluation process to measure effectiveness of the intervention strategies

31. College and Career Readiness • Pilot Sites • Southwestern Illinois College • South Suburban College • Moraine Valley Community College • John A. Logan College • Shawnee Community College • Kankakee Community College • College of Lake County

32. College and Career Readiness • Activities • Curriculum gap analysis • Textbook sharing across systems • Syllabus sharing across systems • Team-teaching • Field observation • Early placement testing • CCR guides • Developmental committees • Data base development to track students

33. College and Career Readiness • Example of Activities • John A. Logan College • Early placement testing at partner high schools • Test scores and teacher input used to create an intervention to address identified gaps • Saturday and summer interventions • Moraine Valley Community College • ACT Prep and test anxiety workshop for juniors • Tested high school seniors with the COMPASS test and then invited seniors them to participate in a free eight week summer program focused on Math and study skills • Hired a school liaison to help break down barriers in their district

34. Common Core Standards

35. What are the Common CoreState Standards? • K-12 English Language Arts (ELA)and Math standards aligned with college and work expectations – College & Career Readiness Standards • Focused and coherent, including rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order skills • Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards

36. What are the Common CoreState Standards? Cont’ • Internationally benchmarked so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society • Based on evidence and research • State led – coordinated by NGA Center and CCSSO (voluntary national—not federal—standards in English, mathematics and working on science)

37. Common Core State StandardsDevelopment Process State-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) (www.corestandards.org) College and career readiness standards began development in summer 2009

38. Common Core State StandardsDevelopment Process Multiple rounds of feedback from states, teachers, researchers, higher education, and the general public Final Common Core State Standards released on June 2, 2010

39. Why is this important? Currently, every state has its own set of academic standards, meaning public education students in each state are learning to different levels All students must be prepared to compete with not only their American peers in the next state, but with students from around the world

40. Intentional Design Limitations What the Standards do not define • How teachers should teach • All what can or should be taught • The nature of advanced work beyond the core • The interventions needed for students well below grade Level • The full range of support for English language learners and students with special needs • All knowledge and skills needed to be college and career ready

41. Why Now? Disparate standards across states Student mobility Global competition Today’s jobs require different skills

42. Nature of the Challenge The proportion of students going on to postsecondary education has steadily increased over the past 100 years and is likely to continue to increase. Getting more students ready for college means succeeding with an increasingly challenging student population, but one that needs the opportunity.

43. Nature of the Challenge Cont’ National education policy is beginning to emphasize college and career readiness over basic skills instruction. Today’s young people will need to be better educated and prepared as the US continues to move toward a knowledge/ information-based economic model.

44. Why is This Important for Students, Teachers, and Parents? Prepares students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college and work Ensures consistent expectations regardless of a student’s zip code Provides educators, parents, and students with clear, focused guideposts

45. Criteria for the Standards Fewer, clearer, and higher Aligned with college and work expectations Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards Internationally benchmarked, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society Based on evidence and research

46. Adoption State adopts 100% of the common core K-12 standards in ELA and mathematics (word for word), with option of adding up to an additional 15% of standards on top of the core. A state will have adopted when the standards authorizing body within the state has taken formal action to adopt and implement the common core. States are responsible for demonstrating that they have adhered to this definition of adoption.

47. Common Core Standards

48. STEM Learning Exchanges

49. STEM Learning Exchanges • STEM POS identified as a key education reform initiative to help promote college and career readiness • Aligned to development sectors. • Part of IL Race to the Top (RTTT) proposal • POS serve as a model for bridging programs across P-20 education institutions • are demonstrated to improve academic achievement, increase graduation rates, and improve transitions to postsecondary education and employment.

50. STEM Learning Exchanges • Goals • develop a model course sequence within a designated STEM industry cluster area • provide a general framework that reflects the P-20 components of a Program of Study (POS).  • help establish a series of expectations, assumptions and definitions that will support statewide networks and facilitate connections between public-private networks in each of the nine cluster areas • identify existing public-private support resources and review existing capacity and labor demand in their respective cluster area.