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