KEYNOTE. Vocational, Career and Technical Education Professional Conference Anchorage School District.

KEYNOTEKEYNOTE

Vocational, Career and Technical Education

Professional Conference

Anchorage School District

International Center for Leadership in Education

Dr. Richard D. Jones

Hebrew proverb

Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.

Personality Quiz

Hawaii

New York

Challenges to CTE

• Accelerating Technology• Economic Upheaval • Dealing with High-Stakes

Accountability• Student Change

Challenges to CTE

• Accelerating Technology• Economic Upheaval • Dealing with High-Stakes

Accountability• Student Change

Information Technology

• Processing Power• Bugging the World• Communications

Number Crunching Moore’s Law

Computer Megabytes Cost

Cost Per Megabyte

1993 IBM

Compaq 2 $3 – 4K $1.5 – 2K

2003 Dell

Gateway 256 $1 – 1.3K $4.70

2013 ? 16,384 $3 - 400 $0.02

Number Crunching Gates’ Law

Computer Megabytes Cost Cost Per

Megabyte

1993 IBM

Compaq 2 $3 – 4K $1.5 – 2K

2003 Dell

Gateway 256 $1 – 1.3K $4.70

2008 ? 16,384 $3 - 400 $0.02

Smart Orb

Projection Keyboard

Information Technology

• Processing Power• Bugging the World• Communications

Information Technology

• Processing Power• Bugging the World• Communications

Bio TechnologyMedical

Agriculture

Ruth Fresmon, The New York Times

Bio TechnologyMedical

Agriculture

Ethical ??

Nano Technology

• Atom Up

Info Tech

Nano TechBio

Tech

2000

2003Info Tech

Nano Tech

Bio Tech

2008Info Tech

Nano Tech

Bio Tech

Mommy, this string doesn’t work, Mommy, this string doesn’t work, do you have any fiber optic cable?do you have any fiber optic cable?

Challenges to CTE

• Accelerating Technology• Economic Upheaval • Dealing with High-Stakes

Accountability• Student Change

Employment 1970’s Employment 1970’s High SkillHigh Skill

Low SkillLow Skill

Employment 1990’s Employment 1990’s

High SkillHigh Skill

Low SkillLow Skill

Semi SkillSemi Skill

Employment 2010Employment 2010

High SkillHigh Skill

Low SkillLow Skill

Semi SkillSemi Skill

1970’s 1990’s 2010

Challenges to CTE

• Accelerating Technology• Economic Upheaval • Dealing with High-

Stakes Accountability• Student Change

Problem with High Stakes Testing

• Single Measures• Immature Tests• Conflicting Purposes• Mismatch with Teaching

Challenges to CTE

• Accelerating Technology• Economic Upheaval • Dealing with High-Stakes

Accountability• Student Change

Minority vs. Majority

• Hispanic 12% to 25% (2025)

• Ph.D Science and Engineering– 33% Asian, 2% African-American

1% Hispanic

Gender Gap

• Special Education 70 % 30 %

Male Female

• 4 Year College Degree 43 % 57 %

• Master’s 42 % 58 %

Gender Gap

• Attention Deficit 4 Times Greater

• Drop Out 30 % More Likely

• Violent Crime 85 % More Likely

• Suicide 6 Times as Likely

Boy vs. Girl

12th Graders’ Views of School1983–2000

Source: The Condition of Education 2002, National Center for Education Statistics

Percent

School work is meaningful

Courses are interesting

School will be important in later life

40

31

36

28

35

29

2421

51

41

47

39

1983

1990

1995

2000

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Challenges to CTE

• Accelerating Technology• Economic Upheaval • Dealing with High-Stakes

Accountability• Student Change

Your Reaction?????

Margaret Mead

Never doubt that a small group of citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.

Successful School Response

Components of Successful School Reform

1. Create a culture that embraces a rigorous and relevant curriculum

2. Set high expectations that are monitored for student’s continuous improvement

3. Use data to provide clear unwavering focus

4. Provide students real-world applications

5. Create multiple pathways to rigor and relevance

Components of Successful School Reform

1. Create a culture that embraces a rigorous and relevant curriculum

2. Set high expectations that are monitored for student’s continuous improvement

3. Use data to provide clear unwavering focus

4. Provide students real-world applications

5. Create multiple pathways to rigor and relevance

Components of Successful School Reform

6. Create a framework to organize curriculum that drives instruction

7. Sustained professional development that is focused

8. Obtain and leverage parent and community involvement

9. Maintain safe and orderly schools.10.Offer effective leadership

development.

Rigor

Relevance

My only skill is taking tests.

All Students

RigorRelevanceAll students

1.1. AwarenessAwareness2.2. Comprehension Comprehension 3.3. ApplicationApplication4.4. AnalysisAnalysis5.5. Synthesis Synthesis 6.6. EvaluationEvaluation

Knowledge TaxonomyKnowledge Taxonomy

Application ModelApplication Model

1.1. Knowledge in one disciplineKnowledge in one discipline

2. Application within discipline2. Application within discipline

3. Application across disciplines3. Application across disciplines

4. Application to real-world 4. Application to real-world predictable situationspredictable situations

5. Application to real-world 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situationsunpredictable situations

1 2 3 4 5

ApplicationApplication

KnowledgeKnowledge

1

2

3

4

5

6

Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework

KNOWLEDGE

A P P L I C A T I O N

AA BB

DDCC

Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework

TeachingTeaching

VS.

LearningLearning

RigorRelevanceAll students

The status quo is not an option

CTE- What doesn’t change

External standardsFocus on total student needsLearn through applicationNot limited to classroom/labConnection with community

Myths of CTEMyths of CTE

1.1.CTE is separateCTE is separate2.2.CTE is lower levelCTE is lower level3.3.CTE is for some CTE is for some

studentsstudents

Myths of CTEMyths of CTE

1.1.CTE is separateCTE is separate2.2.CTE is lower levelCTE is lower level3.3.CTE is for some CTE is for some

studentsstudents

Coping With State Standards

Needed Time

McREL

15,46515,465 HoursHours

Available Time9,0429,042 HoursHours

Teachers struggling to teach an overloaded curriculum!

TeachingTeaching

VS.

StandardsStandards

International Center for Leadership in Education

Curriculum Survey

Career and Technical Education

North Carolina

English Language Arts

Strand Skill Continuum

English 1

EXCERPT

National Rank

N.C.

End-of-Course

Test Ag

Production Ag

Mechanics Ag

Services Draft-

ing Construc-

tion

   1.1 The learner will apply PREPARATION strategies to comprehend or convey experiences and information.

E9

E17

E18

E34

H H H H H H

   1.2 The learner will apply ENGAGEMENT strategies to comprehend or convey experiences and information.

E5

E9

E13

E20

E21

L M M H M M

   1.3 The learner will apply RESPONSE strategies to comprehend or convey experiences and information.

E9

E13

E18

E24

M M M H M M

Competency Goal 4: The learner will use language for aesthetic and personal response.

E20

E31

E34L L L M L L

Myths of CTEMyths of CTE

1.1.CTE is separateCTE is separate2.2.CTE is lower levelCTE is lower level3.3.CTE is for some CTE is for some

studentsstudents

Lexile FrameworkLexile Framework Independent measureIndependent measure

200 to 2000200 to 2000

Books, Tests, StudentsBooks, Tests, Students

www.lexile.com

Reading RequirementsReading RequirementsFindingsFindings

Reading is importantReading is importantReading for employment is Reading for employment is

the highestthe highest

Lexile Literature1500 - On Ancient Medicine1400 - The Scarlet Letter1300 - Brown vs. Board of Ed.1200 - War and Peace1100 - Pride and Prejudice1000 - Black Beauty 900 - Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders 800 - The Adventures of Pinocchio 700 - Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery 600 - A Baby Sister for Frances 500 - The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth 400 - Frog and Toad are Friends 300 - Clifford’s Manners

Personal Use

Aetna Health Care Form 1360Medical Insurance Benefit Book 1280Application for Student Loan 1270Federal Tax Form W-4 1260Installing Your Child Safety Seat 1170Microsoft Windows User Manual 1150G.M. Protection Plan 1150CD DVD Player Instructions 1080

NewspapersReuters 1440NY Times 1380Washington Post 1350Wall Street Journal 1320Chicago Tribune 1310Associated Press 1310USA Today 1200

Reading Instruction

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 . . .

Learn to ReadRead to Learn

Reading in the Content Area

Reading Comparison

High School

Students High School

Classroom Materials Personal Use Newspapers

Career Clusters 75th Percentile

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Grade 11 & 12

Reading Comparison

High School

Students High School

Classroom Materials Personal Use Newspapers

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Grade 11 & 12

Grade 11 & 12

Reading Comparison

High School

Students High School

Classroom Materials Personal Use Newspapers

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Grade 11 & 12

Grade 11 & 12

Reading Comparison

High School

Students High School

Classroom Materials Personal Use Newspapers

Career Clusters 75th Percentile

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Grade 11 & 12

Grade 11 & 12

Reading Comparison

High School

Students High School

Classroom Materials Personal Use Newspapers

Career Clusters 75th Percentile

1600

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Grade 11 & 12

Grade 11 & 12

Reading Comparison

High School

Students High School

Classroom Materials Personal Use Newspapers

Career Clusters 75th Percentile

1600

x 1500

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1400 x x

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Grade 11 & 12

Grade 11 & 12

Advanced

Lexile Reading Level Range: 1310-1390

Intermediate

Lexile Reading Level Range: 1250-1340

Entry Level

Lexile Reading Level Range: 1310-1350

ConstructionConstruction

Reading Requirements ResearchReading Requirements Research

Ag/Natural Resources 1510Transportation/Distr./Log. 1370Architecture/Construction 1350Manufacturing 1330Retail/Wholesale 1320Business and Admin. 1300Law/Public Safety 1300Scientific Research/Engr. 1260Arts/AV Tech/Comm. 1200Health Services 1200Human Services 1140Information Tech 1100

Myths of CTEMyths of CTE

1.1.CTE is separateCTE is separate2.2.CTE is lower levelCTE is lower level3.3.CTE is for some CTE is for some

studentsstudents

Willard Wirtz

There aren’t two worlds -- education and work, there is one world -- life

In schools the status quo persists!

New SAT - 2005• More Application

• New Writing Section• Expand Critical Reading for Information

• More Achievement• Base on three years of Math• Higher Level Math Skills

• Less Aptitude• Eliminate analogies• Eliminate simple math reasoning

NYS Math A QuestionJune 2003

Myths of CTEMyths of CTE

1.1.CTE is separateCTE is separate2.2.CTE is lower levelCTE is lower level3.3.CTE is for some CTE is for some

studentsstudents

Staying on the Cutting Edge

Recognize the need for change

Staying on the Cutting Edge

Recognize the need for change

Focus on the real goals

Look into the future

through the eyes

of a child?

Staying on the Cutting Edge

Recognize the need for change

Focus on the real goals

Keep yourself learning

Sometimes, I Sometimes, I feel like I feel like I know less know less

today than today than I did I did

yesterday.yesterday.

Staying on the Cutting Edge

Recognize the need for change

Focus on the real goals Keep yourself learning Share with others

Are you still making allAre you still making allof the decisions?of the decisions?

Staying on the Cutting Edge

Recognize the need for change

Focus on the real goals Keep yourself learning Share with others Don’t follow others

blindly

Lovers never send

form letters.

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