Got Love? Got Adolescents?

Why MS students?

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

INDUSTRY

CLUSTER

PATHWAYS

PLAN OF STUDY

PWR Standards!

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.

The MS CTE Program Journey

•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

Gallery Walk

Remember…..

R – React with

O – Optimism

C – Challenge and

K - Knowledge

You R. O. C. K!

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: Lauren.Jones@cccs.edu