Academic Instruction in CTE

EDU 253

Integrated Academic Classes

What academic classes in your district could become an integrated CTE class and still maintain the academic content/credit?

Beginnings of AICTE1990’s – CCCS work with CSU to create applied academic

credentials (CORD consortium)2000 – Alg Principles in Business – Jeffco 2007 – crosswalk/lesson plans – WCCC/Career Center2009 – Math in CTE – WCCC/Mesa Dist 51(CCCS grant

project)2010 & 2011– AICTE to add Science and LArts with direct

instruction of academic standards by core teachers (CCCS grant project)

2011 – AICTE approved by credentialing task force for Integrated math, or science or communications credential

Integrated Academic Credential

EDU 253 SyllabusFrom Outline: I and II (see handout)

I – choosing academic standards on CCCS course builder

I – use in Cherry Creek School District andII – direct integrated instruction demo (Jay

Moore)

Lessons Plans 1. You are sitting with your math, science or LArts

team2. Read your academic standard and the

crosswalk with the CTE standard 3. In your group create:

A theme or unit name An essential learning question(s)Learning goals or objectivesHOW DID YOU DO?

Most significant thing I learned from AICTE

Communications with partners and colleaguesHearing other teachers subjects presentationsPartner time to workScience is everywhere; using scientific methods dailyReinforced that common language is essential for

student growth Importance of lesson planHow valuable connection is to CTE to help students

learn and retain concepts

Integrated Academic Classes

Now….What academic classes in your district could become an integrated CTE class and still maintain the academic content/credit?Please sign sheet if you have teachers you want to take this training. Thanks