CTE & Common Core THE DEVIL IS IN THE CREATIVE MIND Rod Boyes ([email protected]) Todays Class.
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Transcript of CTE & Common Core THE DEVIL IS IN THE CREATIVE MIND Rod Boyes ([email protected]) Todays Class.
CTE & Common CoreTHE DEVIL IS IN THE CREATIVE MIND
Rod Boyes ([email protected])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
• ????????????????• Your influence matters