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Guiding Questions:• How do I get a 6th grader to see past their
shoes?
• How do I convince my MS teachers that its important and relevant to connect MS students to the World of Work (WOW)?
• What activities are effective in engaging MS Students in their future planning?
"10 New Skills That Every Worker Needs”Rotman Management (Winter 2013)
1. Computational thinking - making sense of all the data at our disposal2. Design mindset - shaping the impact of our environments3. Cognitive load management - filtering and focusing to prevent overload4. New media literacy - using the new tools5. Transdisciplinarity-multifaceted problems require {diverse} solutions6. Sense making - high-level thinking that can't be performed by machines7. Social intelligence - assessing emotions and adapting accordingly8. Novel and adaptive thinking -responding to unique circumstances9. Cross-cultural competence - operating in diverse environments10. Virtual collaboration - working effectively at a distance
Postsecondary & Workforce
Ready
Learning & Behavior Skills
Content Knowledge
Social Studies & Social Sciences
• Social, cultural, historical concepts• Interpret sources, evaluate evidence, build conceptual frameworks• Civic responsibility & political process• Interpret from a global perspective
Arts & Humanities
• Shaping of culture• Instruments of social & political thought• Awareness of innovators
Science
• Scientific method• Draw conclusions• Core concepts of disciplines• Scientific concepts can be challenged
Literacy
• Read with understanding & write coherently• Employ English properly & fluently• Use logic & rhetoric• Access primary & secondary sources
Find and Use Information &
IT
Creativity & Innovation
Collaboration
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Civic Responsibility
Communication
Personal Responsibility
Global & Cultural
Awareness
Work Ethic
Mathematical Sciences
• Be quantitatively literate• Algebraic & geometric principles• Problem solving• Data & statistics
PWR-ful Students, PWR-going School Cultures: Colorado’s interpretation of 21st Century Skills!
CDE: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdegen/downloads/PWRdescription.pdf and CCCS/CTE: www.coloradostateplan.com/careerguidance.htm
August 2013
Career Academies/Pathways • CTE programs, career academies, and other pathways models all rely on a high level
of employer engagement, and we certainly found evidence of that in the survey results. The vast majority noted that businesses were involved in some key ways, such as participating on advisory boards (90%), sharing their expertise with students (85%), or offering students work-based learning opportunities (81%).
• However, we also found evidence of missed opportunities for engagement at a higher level. Only 40% reported that employers participated in program design or retrofit, or in curriculum development; 35% said that employers offered learning opportunities to teachers; 27% said that employers shared their expertise with the school (for example, a PR company helping the school with branding and communications); and only 16% report employers serving as executive mentors to administrators.
• Connecting employers to students is critically important, of course. But business partners can, and want to,
do more. If you want a pathways program that provides students with current and truly relevant preparation, it makes sense to invite employers to the table to help with program structure, curriculum development, and teacher prep. It also makes sense to offer your partners "skills-based volunteering" opportunities, letting them share their professional expertise in a way that can benefit your entire operation and support your administration.
•Still no limit on number of programs by school•More than 64 programs statewide
•Move from Paper Program Approval to electronic (like HS and PS).• Update Webpage with curriculum, best practices, sample programs and
contacts www.coloradostateplan.com/middleschool.html • Implementation and effective utilization of the Career Exploration
Wheel - gather best practices•Expand data collection (include graduation rate, attendance rate, truancy
rate, matriculation rate, retention rate, concurrent enrollment rate)•Expand Taskforce – wanna join??
•Create Standards•Solidify a 6-8th grade Plan of Study
• January Forum planned
• Greeley 6: Career Pathway Hallways and lower level ICAP activities
• Adams County Education Consortium• DPS: 8th grade Career Fairs + 5-12 ICAP curriculum – Counselor Led
• Brighton 27j: MS CTE (Growing Up Ready, Creative Learning Systems lab)
• Pueblo 70: Invest in MS CTE and Credentialed Teachers
• APS: (Health Science) Pathways
• BVSD: k-5 ICAP curriculum in the works
• You? Others?– *Check out Expeditionary Learning MS Practices
Resources for Middle SchoolHome Page:www.coloradostateplan.com/middleschool.htm
Cool Middle School Counseling Ideas: http://www.themiddleschoolcounselor.com/
Career Pathway Models: Promising PracticesCareer Based School ReformGreeley 6Utah: Intro to CTE
Career Projection Data: http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/Colorado2020.pdf
CTE MS Program Coordinator: [email protected]