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Career and Technical Education:
New CTE Teachers Making the Connection
August 2014
HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Where We’ve Been
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Where We’ve Been
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Based upon data from the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, 2013
Where We’ve Been
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While the world has seen revolutionary changesin the last 100 years…
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Labor Market Demand:
Occupational Title % Growth
Annual Avg. Job Opening
s Hrly WagePrimary, Secondary, & Special Education School Teachers 46.7% 7,365Registered Nurses 38.2% 2,470 34.43Engineers 23.0% 2,245Postsecondary Teachers 22.8% 1,180 naAccountants & Auditors 24.2% 1,155 31.18Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 26.7% 830 17.93Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 29.6% 820 21.28Industrial Machinery Mechanics 41.5% 710 23.23Electricians 19.7% 655 21.43Doctors and Dentists 26.5% 645Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 21.0% 520 23.60Machinists 25.3% 520 18.95Computer Systems Analysts 22.7% 455 40.12Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining 35.9% 375 18.58
Where We Are
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Labor Market Demand, cont.:Occupational Title Percent
ChangeAnnual
Openings
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining 35.9% 375Educational, Vocational, & School Counselors 36.6% 365Software Developers, Systems Software 31.0% 340Network and Computer Systems Administrators 32.6% 335Market Research Analysts 41.3% 320Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers 31.8% 320Geoscientists, Ex. Hydrologists & Geographers 36.4% 310Software Developers, Applications 23.5% 295Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers 7.7% 280Pharmacists 27.9% 275Paralegals & Legal Assistants 32.8% 220Financial Analysts 25.0% 220Radiologic Technologists & Technicians 41.0% 215
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Labor Market Demand, cont.:Occupational Title Percent
ChangeAnnual
Openings
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 31.8% 205
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 30.7% 205
Medical Records & Health Information Technicians 31.1% 200
Chemical Plant and System Operators 4.0% 195
Cost Estimators 28.7% 185
Respiratory Therapists 42.4% 160
Speech-Language Pathologists 37.4% 160
Geological & Petroleum Technicians 34.2% 160
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists 24.1% 145
Physical Therapists 36.1% 140
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 14.2% 140
Occupational Therapists 37.6% 105
Boilermakers 15.6% 70
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Innovative High School Programs:
• aligned to local labor market demand
• partnered with specific, invested business partner(s)
• delivering postsecondary credit and/or industry-recognized certification
• providing internship, job shadow and field experiences
• including student-based enterprise• leading to stackable credentials
Where We Are Headed
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More math, science,English, and social studies
without relevancewon’t engage today’s students
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Strong career and technical education alone can’t produce career success
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CTE and academic
teachers at all high school campuses planning
together to develop
transdisciplinary curricula for
students
Local businesses and
industry partners
working with campuses to
provide student opportunities
for field experiences, job shadowing, and internships as well as teacher
externships
Students engaging in
career awareness
and exploration activities in the early
grades so that career options and interests
can be pursued in high school
Making the Connection: Next Steps
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Making the Connection:
•Endorsements
•Graduation Plan
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CTE Curriculum: Resources
CTE TEKS:http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter130/
Curriculum Resources:http://cte.unt.edu
•Lesson Plans•Lesson Presentation Power Points•Student Projects•Assessments
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CTE Curriculum: Making It Accessible to All Students
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities• Change the instructional materials, procedures, or
techniques – they do not reduce the learning expectations
• Allow a student with a disability to participate meaningfully in grade-level or course instruction
• Should be individualized• Can change over the course of the school year based
on student needs• May be appropriate for classroom use but not allowed
on the statewide assessment• Should be evaluated regularly to determine
effectiveness
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CTE Curriculum: Making It Accessible to All Students
Modifications for Students with Disabilities
• Change how the content is taught, made accessible and/or assessed but also change what the student is expected to master
• Course/activity objectives are modified to meet the needs of the learner
• Should be individualized• Can change over the course of the school year
based on student needs• May be appropriate for classroom use but not
allowed on the statewide assessment• Should be evaluated regularly to determine
effectiveness
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CTE Curriculum: Making It Accessible to All Students
http://cte.unt.eduCTE Website that contains accommodations manual for CTE and other informationLogon to this website, click on Teacher Tools, then Special Populations
http ://ctsp.tamu.eduCareer and Technical Special Populations training and resource center. Provides free, online tools for working with students with communication and learning differences
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CTE Curriculum: Making It Accessible to All Students
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced High/Transitional
English Language Learners (ELL) are students who are classified based on Language Development:
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CTE Curriculum: Making It Accessible to All Students
• Require a modified program
• Require an extra reading course
• May not be able to understand information asked of them by content teachers
Beginning and Intermediate Level
Students
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CTE Curriculum: Making It Accessible to All Students
• Require only the ESL/English course, however, an extra Reading/Writing course is recommended
• Need some additional accommodations to comprehend academic discourse and information text
Advanced and Advanced High /Transitional
Students
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CTE Curriculum: Making It Accessible to All Students
Course: Health ScienceUnit: Vital Signs: Blood Pressure
TEKS130.204 (c) 8H
The student is expected to demonstrate first aid, vital signs, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and automated external defibrillator skills in a laboratory setting
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Lesson Presentation Visual Reinforcement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S648xZDK7b0
Visual Reference during Power Point Presentation
Demonstration:Teacher measures Student’s BPStudents measure each others’ BP: Effective pairing of students
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Students
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Assessment
Modeling for first two questions Scaffolding: Provide word bank Oral Presentation Oral responses
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Question and Answers
Frequently Asked Questions