VERSOVERSOVirginia’s Educational Resource

System Online

What is VERSO?• Virginia CTE basic curriculum

resources in one central location--Online

• Links to additional resources to enhance instruction

Why was VERSO developed?• Va. CTE educators needed a central resource site.• Va. Dept. of Education directed the CTE Resource

Center to pull together all major secondary CTE resources and make them available online for Virginia public educators.

• Governor Mark Warner’s CTE initiative promised to make SOL correlations and industry certifications accessible online to all Va. Citizens.

The Basics of VERSO• CTE task/competency lists, including links for

– student competency records– links to related Standards of Learning (Governor’s CTE initiative)– links to industry certifications/licensures (Governor’s CTE

initiative)

• Curriculum frameworks– Task definitions– Process/skill questions for critical thinking– Related Standards of Learning – Related student organization competitive events– Related Aspects of Industry – Related national standards– Collaborative lesson plans

Additional VERSO ElementsRelated information:•Virginia Standards of Learning summary•Full list of All Aspects of Industry•Virginia Computer Technology Standards of Learning•Virginia Workplace Readiness Skills•Virginia Leadership Expectations•CTE student organization general information•Other resources for teaching•Glossary of curriculum terms

New Benefits for CTE Educators• Year-round access to current

curriculum information– Content modifications as needed– Certification updates

• Ease of use (employing common Web-navigation techniques)

An Efficient System for Users• Create their own passwords• Access the online curriculum from home,

school, or elsewhere• Avoid time-consuming ordering or

downloading• Print a PDF version of a task list or

framework, if desired

Still a Quality Curriculum• Reflects extensive research• Validated by business and industry

experts and CTE teachers• Reflects current industry standards• Incorporates state/federal regulations

and CBE requirements• Follows a consistent development process

. . . And still free to Virginia educators

VERSO’s First Year• 1,166 registered users to date• 87% percent of Va. School divisions

represented among users• Other registered users (VDOE, VCCS,

Va. CTE teacher educators, Va. Dept. of Correctional Ed.)

• Formal training by CTE staff completed in 15 school divisions, representing most regions of the state

Tell Us What You Think• Look at VERSO today • Talk with our staff; ask questions; make

comments• Follow up at home (using preview password)• E-mail us your questions and suggestions

(info@cteresource.org)

REGISTERED USERSPUBLIC USERSPublic user access, PLUS access to

theinstructional frameworks, which

contain: Course Descriptions Task Definitions Process/Skill Questions All Aspects of Industry

Correlations Computer Technology Standards

of Learning Student Organization

Competitive Events National Standards Leadership Development

Expectations Collaborative Lesson Ideas

V E R S O

Task Lists Student Competency

Records Standards of

Learning Correlations by Task

Industry Certifications

Licensure Information

Workplace Readiness Skills