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WHITEPAPERS. INFORMING POLICY AND PRACTICE For Discussion Only. WORKGROUP. Ed Shafer Tim Ott Connie Spohn Sue Siegal-ICLE. Charlie Crumb Carol Zygo Keith Babuszczak Steve Russell. TOPICS. College and Career Ready Integrated Academics School Improvement Strategies

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  1. WHITEPAPERS INFORMING POLICY AND PRACTICE For Discussion Only

  2. WORKGROUP • Ed Shafer • Tim Ott • Connie Spohn • Sue Siegal-ICLE • Charlie Crumb • Carol Zygo • Keith Babuszczak • Steve Russell

  3. TOPICS • College and Career Ready • Integrated Academics • School Improvement Strategies • Technical Assessments and Value Added

  4. PURPOSE • Inform policy makers or those who advise them • Inform practitioners on meaning and best practice • Provide resources for TAC staff and a basis for professional development opportunities

  5. Structure of Papers • Thesis • Questions • Literature Review • Models and outcomes • Conclusions and further inquiry

  6. Key Questions for Each Topic • What does the literature tell us? • What are the models and their results? • What are the challenges? • Who has done it and what are their results? • What are the best practices? • What requires a further look?

  7. The Big Idea Convergence of CTE and Academics

  8. Large Questions • Maintenance of the technical piece of CTE • What are the great practices • Teacher/leader assessment • Engagement of partners (post-secondary, business, community)

  9. College and Career Ready • What does it mean? • Failure of current definition to deal with the “Career Ready” side • Redefining purpose of education and CTE • Focus on “middle level jobs” • Career readiness-a job vs. a path • Engaging business and industry in establishing the definition • Engaging practitioners to alter their practice

  10. Integrated Academics • Role of relevance and engagement • Does it lead to academic success? • Value of applying knowledge and skills to reach higher levels of thinking and performance

  11. Integrated Academics-Assumed Benefits • Regents Prep and commencement level skills • Entry level employment skills • Preparation for assessment of “college ready” (need for remediation) • To provide time for CTE or credits for struggling learners • Apply knowledge across the discipline • Provide a Career Path • Assist students to stay in school and graduate

  12. School Improvement Strategies • CTE place in school transformation • What has ICLE and SPN learned? • Components that make schools successful • Engagement • Culture • Leadership • Community involvement • Improved instruction

  13. Technical Assessments and Value Added • Value of the technical assessment and Technical Endorsement on diploma? • What are appropriate end of course technical assessments? • Linkage of the technical assessment to the APPR “value added” assessment • CTE TAC role in advising teachers and districts on APPR assessment vehicle

  14. What's Next • Topics are assigned • College and Career Ready-Connie and Carol • Integrated Academics-Steve • School Improvement Strategies-Tim • Technical Assessments and Value Added-Keith • Drafting and role of CTE TAC staff • Editing • Roll out

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