District Parent CouncilFebruary 17, 2015

Their future is our today!

College and Career Readiness

Their future is our today!

These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.

-Common Core State Standards

Are they the same or different?There is considerable overlap between skills and knowledge

associated with college and career training success, so it is not useful to

separate these two groups. Also similar attitudinal characteristics are necessary for success in both. The

need is for all high school students to have core foundational knowledge

and skill AND room to develop their passions and interests in particular

career pathways.

Today’s students are entering a different world

YESTERDAY TODAY• Work for large company• One job for life• Steadily increasing pay• Stay in hometown• Well-paying jobs available in

low-skill professions• No real international

competition for good jobs

• Work for small company• Multiple jobs• Pay freeze/cuts• Move for work or career• Uncertain retirement• Low-paying jobs in low-skill

professions• Cut-throat international

competition for good jobsConley, 2011

Education and the job outlook• Between 2008 and 2018, new jobs in

Arizona requiring postsecondary education and training will grow by 227,000 while jobs for high school graduates and dropouts will grow by 88,000.

• By 2018, 61% of jobs in Arizona will require postsecondary education.

• This is 2 percentage points below the national average of 63%

KEY COGNITIVE

STRATEGIES

PROBLEM FORMULATION• Hypothesize• Strategize

RESEARCH• Identify• Collect

INTERPRETATION• Analyze• Evaluate

COMMUNICATION• Organize• Construct

PRECISION & ACCURACY• Monitor• Confirm

KEY CONTENT

KNOWLEDGE

STRUCTURE OF KNOWLEDGE• Key terms and terminology• Factual information• Linking ideas• Organizing concepts

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS• Challenge level• Value• Attribution• Effort

KEY LEARNING

SKILLS & TECHNIQUES

OWNERSHIP OF LEARNING• Goal setting• Persistence• Self-awareness• Motivation• Help-seeking• Progress monitoring• Self efficacy

LEARNING TECHNIQUES• Time management• Test taking skills• Note taking skills• Memorization/recall• Strategic reading• Collaborative learning• Technology

KEY TRANSITION

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

CONTEXTUAL• Aspirations• Norms/Culture

PROCEDURAL• Institution choice• Admission

FINANCIAL• Tuition• Financial Aid

CULTURAL• Postsecondary norms

PERSONAL• Self-advocacy in an

institutional context

think know act go

• Between 2008 and 2018, new jobs in Arizona requiring postsecondary education and training will by 227,000 while jobs for high school graduates and dropouts will by 88,000.

• By 2018, 61% of jobs in Arizona will REQUIRE postsecondary education.

• This is 2 percentage points the national average of 63%.

Education and the job outlook

Table DiscussionHow can parents share in helping students

become college and career ready?

College and Career Readiness

Their future is our today!

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