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
1600
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Grade 11 & 12
Reading Comparison
High School
Students High School
Classroom Materials Personal Use Newspapers
Career Clusters 75th Percentile
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1400 x x
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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
x
1400 x x
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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
x
1400 x x
x x
x x x
x x
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1100 1000 900
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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
x
1400 x x
x x
x x x
x x
x x 1300 x
x x
x x x
1200 x
x x x x
1100 1000 900
x
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
x
1400 x x
x x
x x x
x x
x x 1300 x
x x
x x x
1200 x
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1100 1000 900
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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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