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Vocational, Career and
Technical Education
Professional Conference
Anchorage School District
International Center for Leadership in
Education
Dr. Richard D. Jones
Do not confine your
children to your own
learning, for they
were born in another
time.
Hebrew proverb
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
Cost Per
Computer Megabytes Cost
Megabyte
IBM
1993 2 $3 – 4K $1.5 – 2K
Compaq
Dell
2003 256 $1 – 1.3K $4.70
Gateway
2013 ? 16,384 $3 - 400 $0.02
Number Crunching
Gates’ Law
Cost Per
Computer Megabytes Cost
Megabyte
IBM
1993 2 $3 – 4K $1.5 – 2K
Compaq
Dell
2003 256 $1 – 1.3K $4.70
Gateway
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 Technology
Medical
Agriculture
Ruth Fresmon, The New York Times
Bio Technology
Medical
Agriculture
Ethical ??
Nano Technology
• Atom Up
2000
Info
Tech
Nano
Bio Tech
Tech
Info
Tech
2003
Nano
Tech
Bio
Tech
Info
Tech
2008
Nano
Tech
Bio
Tech
Mommy, this string doesn’t work,
do you have any fiber optic cable?
Challenges to CTE
• Accelerating Technology
• Economic Upheaval
• Dealing with High-Stakes
Accountability
• Student Change
Employment 1970’s
High Skill
Low Skill
Employment 1990’s
High Skill
Semi Skill
Low Skill
Employment 2010
High Skill
Semi Skill
Low 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
Male Female
• Special Education 70 % 30 %
• 4 Year College Degree 43 % 57 %
• Master’s 42 % 58 %
Gender Gap
Boy vs. Girl
• Attention Deficit 4 Times Greater
• Drop Out 30 % More Likely
• Violent Crime 85 % More Likely
• Suicide 6 Times as Likely
12th Graders’ Views of School
1983–2000
51
47
60
40 41
39
50 36 35
Percent
31
40 28 29
24
30 21 1983
1990
20
1995
10
2000
0
School work Courses are School will
is meaningful interesting be important
in later life
Source: The Condition of Education 2002, National Center for Education Statistics
Challenges to CTE
• Accelerating Technology
• Economic Upheaval
• Dealing with High-Stakes
Accountability
• Student Change
Your Reaction?????
Never doubt that a small
group of citizens can
change the world.
Indeed it is the only thing
that ever has.
Margaret Mead
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
Rigor
Relevance
All students
Knowledge Taxonomy
1. Awareness
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
Application Model
1. Knowledge in one discipline
2. Application within discipline
3. Application across disciplines
4. Application to real-world
predictable situations
5. Application to real-world
unpredictable situations
Rigor/Relevance Framework
6 Knowledge
5
4
3
2
Application
1
1 2 3 4 5
Rigor/Relevance Framework
K
N
O
W
C D
L
E
D
G
E A B
APPLI CATI O N
Teaching
VS.
Learning
Rigor
Relevance
All students
The status quo is
not an option
CTE- What doesn’t
change
External standards
Focus on total student needs
Learn through application
Not limited to classroom/lab
Connection with community
Myths of CTE
1.CTE is separate
2.CTE is lower level
3.CTE is for some
students
Myths of CTE
1.CTE is separate
2.CTE is lower level
3.CTE is for some
students
Coping With State Standards
McREL
Needed Time
15,465 Hours
Available Time
9,042 Hours
Teachers struggling to teach
an overloaded curriculum!
Teaching
VS.
Standards
International Center for
Leadership in Education
Curriculum
Survey
Career and Technical Education
North Carolina N.C.
English Language Arts End-of-
National Ag Ag Ag Draft- Construc-
Strand Skill Continuum Course
Rank Production Mechanics Services ing tion
English 1
EXCERPT Test
E9
1.1 The learner will apply PREPARATION E17
strategies to comprehend or convey experiences
E18 H H H H H H
and information.
E34
E5
1.2 The learner will apply ENGAGEMENT E9
strategies to comprehend or convey experiences E13 L M M H M M
and information. E20
E21
E9
1.3 The learner will apply RESPONSE E13
strategies to comprehend or convey experiences
E18 M M M H M M
and information.
E24
E20
Competency Goal 4: The learner will use
language for aesthetic and personal response.
E31 L L L M L L
E34
Myths of CTE
1.CTE is separate
2.CTE is lower level
3.CTE is for some
students
Lexile Framework
Independent measure
200 to 2000
Books, Tests,
Students
Reading Requirements
Findings
Reading is important
Reading for employment is
the highest
Lexile Literature
1500 - On Ancient Medicine
1400 - The Scarlet Letter
1300 - Brown vs. Board of Ed.
1200 - War and Peace
1100 - Pride and Prejudice
1000 - 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 1360
Medical Insurance Benefit Book 1280
Application for Student Loan 1270
Federal Tax Form W-4 1260
Installing Your Child Safety Seat 1170
Microsoft Windows User Manual 1150
G.M. Protection Plan 1150
CD DVD Player Instructions 1080
Newspapers
Reuters 1440
NY Times 1380
Washington Post 1350
Wall Street Journal 1320
Chicago Tribune 1310
Associated Press 1310
USA Today 1200
Reading Instruction
Reading in the Content Area
Learn to Read
Read to Learn
K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 . . .
Reading Comparison
High School High School Career Clusters
Personal Use Newspapers
Students Classroom Materials 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
Grade 11 & 12
1100 x
1000
900
Reading Comparison
High School High School Career Clusters
Personal Use Newspapers
Students Classroom Materials 75th Percentile
1600
x
1500
x
1400 x x x
x x x
x x x x x
1300 x x x
Grade 11 & 12
x x
x
1200 x x x
x x
Grade 11 & 12
1100 x
1000
900
Reading Comparison
High School High School Career Clusters
Personal Use Newspapers
Students Classroom Materials 75th Percentile
1600
x
1500
x
1400 x x x
x x x
x x x x x
1300 x x x
Grade 11 & 12
x x
x
1200 x x x
x x
Grade 11 & 12
1100 x
1000
900
Reading Comparison
High School High School Career Clusters
Personal Use Newspapers
Students Classroom Materials 75th Percentile
1600
x
1500
x
1400 x x x
x x x
x x x x x
1300 x x x
Grade 11 & 12
x x
x
1200 x x x
x x
Grade 11 & 12
1100 x
1000
900
Reading Comparison
High School High School Career Clusters
Personal Use Newspapers
Students Classroom Materials 75th Percentile
1600
x
1500
x
1400 x x x
x x x
x x x x x
1300 x x x
Grade 11 & 12
x x
x
1200 x x x
x x
Grade 11 & 12
1100 x
1000
900
Reading Comparison
High School High School Career Clusters
Personal Use Newspapers
Students Classroom Materials 75th Percentile
1600
x
1500
x
1400 x x x
x x x
x x x x x
1300 x x x
Grade 11 & 12
x x
x
1200 x x x
x x
Grade 11 & 12
1100 x
1000
900
Construction
Advanced
Lexile Reading Level Range: 1310-1390
Intermediate
Lexile Reading Level Range: 1250-1340
Entry Level
Lexile Reading Level Range: 1310-1350
Reading Requirements Research
Ag/Natural Resources 1510
Transportation/Distr./Log. 1370
Architecture/Construction 1350
Manufacturing 1330
Retail/Wholesale 1320
Business and Admin. 1300
Law/Public Safety 1300
Scientific Research/Engr. 1260
Arts/AV Tech/Comm. 1200
Health Services 1200
Human Services 1140
Information Tech 1100
Myths of CTE
1.CTE is separate
2.CTE is lower level
3.CTE is for some
students
There aren’t two worlds --
education and work,
there is one world -- life
Willard Wirtz
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 Question
June 2003
Myths of CTE
1.CTE is separate
2.CTE is lower level
3.CTE is for some
students
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
feel like I know
less today than
I did
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 all
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.
Further
Information
http://dickjones.us
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http://www.natpd.com
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