Division of Career and Adult Education Florida Energy Teachers Network June 13-14, 2011 Eric Owens/Kathryn Frederick This presentation will probably involve.

Division of Career and Adult Division of Career and Adult EducationEducation

Florida Energy Teachers NetworkFlorida Energy Teachers NetworkJune 13-14, 2011June 13-14, 2011

Eric Owens/Kathryn FrederickEric Owens/Kathryn Frederick

Creating the Next Creating the Next Generation Occupation Generation Occupation Standards for Career & Standards for Career &

Technical EducationTechnical Education

Florida Department of EducationFlorida Department of Education

Division of Career and Adult EducationDivision of Career and Adult Education

Creating the Next Generation Standards for Creating the Next Generation Standards for Career & Technical Education Programs is Career & Technical Education Programs is

Important to Florida’sImportant to Florida’s

Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development #1 issue identified by business/industry seeking to #1 issue identified by business/industry seeking to

relocate or expand their business in Florida:relocate or expand their business in Florida:Is the skilled workforce or “talent” available?Is the skilled workforce or “talent” available?

Ensuring that Florida’s career and technical education Ensuring that Florida’s career and technical education program standards are aligned with the needs of program standards are aligned with the needs of business and industry is a major componentbusiness and industry is a major component

CitizensCitizens Seeking educational opportunities that will prepare Seeking educational opportunities that will prepare

them for high-skill, high-wage, high-demand them for high-skill, high-wage, high-demand occupationsoccupations

In order to ensure that Florida has the In order to ensure that Florida has the skilled workforce to “grow” the skilled workforce to “grow” the

economy:economy:

Occupation Programs

School Districts Community Colleges

& other providers Skilled Workforce

Identify occupations important to Florida’s economic development

Create the educational programs that prepare individuals for employment in the occupation

Next Generation Standards

Deliver the educational program

The Division of Career and Adult The Division of Career and Adult Education is responsible forEducation is responsible for::

Developing the educational programs that will prepare Developing the educational programs that will prepare individuals for the occupations that are important to individuals for the occupations that are important to Florida’s economic development.Florida’s economic development.

The Goal:The Goal:Align Workforce Education Programs with Align Workforce Education Programs with Skill Requirements of the New EconomySkill Requirements of the New Economy

Right OccupationsRight Occupations Right ProgramsRight ProgramsRight TimeRight Time

Division of Division of Career and AdultCareer and Adult EducationEducation

Career and Adult Education has the Career and Adult Education has the responsibility for the development of responsibility for the development of curriculum frameworks for career and curriculum frameworks for career and technical education programs from technical education programs from middle school through AS degreesmiddle school through AS degrees

Architecture &Construction

Curriculum Consortium

Human ServicesCurriculum Consortium

Hospitality & TourismCurriculum Consortium

Health ScienceCurriculum Consortium

STEM CurriculumConsortium

Marketing, Sales &Service Curriculum

Consortium

ManufacturingCurriculum Consortium

Agriculture, Food &Natural Resources


Education & TrainingCurriculum Consortium

InformationTechnology Curriculum

Consortium

Government & PublicAdministration


Transportation,Distribution & LogisticsCurriculum Consortium

Law, Public Safety &Security Curriculum

Consortium

Financial Services CurriculumConsortium

Business, Management &Administration


Arts, A/V Technology &Communication


Career Clusters

Energy Curriculum Consortium

Division of Career and Adult Division of Career and Adult EducationEducation

Each program curriculum framework includes the Each program curriculum framework includes the technical and academic skills that are essential to technical and academic skills that are essential to the career/occupation. the career/occupation.

“What a student needs to know and be able to do.”“What a student needs to know and be able to do.”

The development of each curriculum framework The development of each curriculum framework must involve all stakeholders, with business and must involve all stakeholders, with business and industry taking the lead in identifying the required industry taking the lead in identifying the required technical and academic skillstechnical and academic skills

Curriculum Development and Curriculum Development and Revision ProcessRevision Process

Florida law requires programs be updated Florida law requires programs be updated at least every 3 yearsat least every 3 years

In the past, staff has worked with partners In the past, staff has worked with partners to update existing programs and develop to update existing programs and develop new programsnew programs

However, the process has not been However, the process has not been comprehensive, consistent, inclusive or as comprehensive, consistent, inclusive or as transparent as it should be transparent as it should be

The Process for Creating the Next The Process for Creating the Next Generation of Standards for Career & Generation of Standards for Career &

Technical Education ProgramsTechnical Education Programs

The Process will be:The Process will be:Driven by business and industryDriven by business and industry Inclusive/all stakeholdersInclusive/all stakeholdersComprehensiveComprehensiveConsistentConsistentTransparentTransparentOn-goingOn-going

Guiding Principals

Steering Committee

Architecture &Construction


Human ServicesCurriculum Consortium

Hospitality & TourismCurriculum Consortium

Health ScienceCurriculum Consortium

STEM CurriculumConsortium

Marketing, Sales &Service Curriculum

Consortium

ManufacturingCurriculum Consortium

Agriculture, Food &Natural Resources


Education & TrainingCurriculum Consortium

InformationTechnology Curriculum

Consortium

Government & PublicAdministration


Transportation,Distribution & LogisticsCurriculum Consortium

Law, Public Safety &Security Curriculum

Consortium

Financial Services CurriculumConsortium

Business, Management &Administration


Arts, A/V Technology &Communication


Next Generation Standards for Career & Technical Education Development Process


Next Generation Standards for Career Next Generation Standards for Career & Technical Education Steering & Technical Education Steering

CommitteeCommittee

The role of the Steering Committee is to:The role of the Steering Committee is to:Provide guidance to and oversight of the Provide guidance to and oversight of the

entire processentire processApprove the program of work for each Approve the program of work for each

career clustercareer cluster

Career Cluster Career Cluster Working Group* RepresentationWorking Group* Representation

Business/IndustryBusiness/Industry Professional/Trade Association(s) representing business Professional/Trade Association(s) representing business

and industryand industry Regional Workforce BoardRegional Workforce Board Banner Center (if available)Banner Center (if available) Local/Regional Economic Development OrganizationLocal/Regional Economic Development Organization Regulatory Agency(ies)Regulatory Agency(ies) Secondary SectorSecondary Sector Postsecondary School District SectorPostsecondary School District Sector Community College SectorCommunity College Sector DOE Cluster State Supervisor (staff) DOE Cluster State Supervisor (staff) * Each working group will be chaired by a business/industry representative and co-chaired by an educator.

Team Team Betsy LevingstonBetsy Levingston, Chair - Lakeland Electric, Chair - Lakeland Electric

Jennifer GroveJennifer Grove, Co-chair - Gulf Power, Co-chair - Gulf Power

Industry Members

Carol HigleyCarol Higley - JEA - JEA Sharon Patterson Sharon Patterson - JEA- JEA Susan Van Buren Susan Van Buren - CHELCO- CHELCO Valerie Taylor - Valerie Taylor - Center for Energy Workforce DevelopmentCenter for Energy Workforce Development Horace Robertson - Horace Robertson - Secretary Treasure, Consortium for Entrepreneurship EducationSecretary Treasure, Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education

Education Members

Jose Farinos - Jose Farinos - Dean, Advanced Technology Division, IRRC/Banner Center for EnergyDean, Advanced Technology Division, IRRC/Banner Center for Energy

Jody Bryant - Jody Bryant - Westside TechWestside Tech

Rick Frazier - Rick Frazier - Workforce Training & Business Services, Tallahassee Community CollegeWorkforce Training & Business Services, Tallahassee Community College

Goals for Working CommitteeGoals for Working Committee

Review information regarding occupations that Review information regarding occupations that are important to Florida’s economic developmentare important to Florida’s economic development

Compare this with training programs that are Compare this with training programs that are currently available in Florida’s public educational currently available in Florida’s public educational systemsystem

Identify occupations we should be preparing for Identify occupations we should be preparing for and frameworks that need revisingand frameworks that need revising

Develop a 3-year program of workDevelop a 3-year program of work


Working Group

Develop new program frameworks

Revise/delete existing frameworks

Consolidate existing frameworks

Next Generation Standards

What an individual needs to know and be able to do

Program Committee

Manage/oversee the process

•Identify occupations

•Develop 3-year program of work

•Oversee implementation of program of work strategies, timeline & participants

Membership:

•Secondary

•Technical Center

•Community College

•Business/Industry

•Workforce Board

•Banner Center

•Regulatory Agency

• . . . etc.

Example of Career Cluster Consortium

Working Group Process

New or Revised

Curriculum Frameworks

CTE/Academic AlignmentCTE/Academic Alignment

WHY?WHY? 1990 Federal legislation encouraged the integration of academic and 1990 Federal legislation encouraged the integration of academic and

vocational educationvocational education The Carl D. Perkins Act requires promoting “the development of The Carl D. Perkins Act requires promoting “the development of

services and activities that integrate rigorous and challenging services and activities that integrate rigorous and challenging academic and career instructionacademic and career instruction

There are State laws requiring “applied, integrated, and combined There are State laws requiring “applied, integrated, and combined courses that provide flexibility for students to enroll in courses that are courses that provide flexibility for students to enroll in courses that are creative and meet individual learning styles and student needs.”creative and meet individual learning styles and student needs.”

The Career and Professional Education Act requires a rigorous The Career and Professional Education Act requires a rigorous academic curriculum integrated with a career curriculum.academic curriculum integrated with a career curriculum.

And……………And……………

RTTTRTTT(Race To The Top)(Race To The Top)

How are courses aligned?How are courses aligned?Courses with high math or science content Courses with high math or science content

are identified by the Program Specialistsare identified by the Program SpecialistsExpert academic and CTE teachers are Expert academic and CTE teachers are

identifiedidentifiedTeams are created from these experts to Teams are created from these experts to

review the coursesreview the coursesWhere applicable, the courses are aligned Where applicable, the courses are aligned

with current Math and/or Science NGSSSwith current Math and/or Science NGSSSAdditional math or science concepts Additional math or science concepts

needed are identified needed are identified

Focused on the task

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