State Directors of Career and Technical Education Quarterly Webinar July 16, 20092:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern

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Welcome and Webinar Overview

Sharon Miller, DirectorDivision of Academic and Adult Education, OVAEsharon.miller@ed.gov

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OVAE Updates | OVAE Staff

DQI Planning Update–Dates and Logistics

NSWG Updates:–CAR-EDEN File Specification Alignment–Reporting “Sub-indicator” Concentrator Counts

BMENABroader Middle East & North Africa Symposium

Implications for Postsecondary CTE

Gail Schwartz, OVAEgail.schwartz@ed.gov Grace Solares, OVAEgrace.solares@ed.gov

Bryan Albrecht, Gateway Technical Collegealbrechtb@gtc.edu

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BMENA—Broader Middle East & North Africa

Community & Technical College Symposium

Amman, Jordan

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The symposium presented a unique opportunity to lay the foundation for international cooperation between the United States and countries represented by BMENA.

BMENA—Broader Middle East & North Africa

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BMENA—Social Impacts

Resource allocation War Class system Government oversight

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BMENA—Educational Pedagogy

Teacher training/quality Student knowledge & skill Vocational tracking and assessment

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BMENA—What we learned

Similar challenges– Respect for VTE/CTE– Equity in investment for VTE/CTE– Stronger industry partnerships– Use VTE for economic development

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BMENA—Hopes and Opportunities

Culture appreciation International partnerships Further development of the community college

system in BMENA

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Thank you . . . We were all honored to represent you

EXPERT PANEL ON PROGRAMS OF STUDYJune 11, 2009

OVAE, Washington DC

•Goals•Participants•Programs of Study Framework•Meeting Perspectives•Next Steps

Sharon Miller, OVAEsharon.miller@ed.gov

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Goals:–Gather feedback on our draft programs of

study (POS) framework;–Assess the status of state’s POS

implementation; and–Identify steps our office could take to help

states reach scale in implementing POS

Expert Panel Meeting on POS

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Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Academy for Educational Development (AED) State Directors ConnectED CORD/National Career Pathways Network (NCPN) League for Innovation in the Community College MPR Associates, Inc., National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education

Consortium (NASDCTEc) National Governors Association (NGA) National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRRCTE) State CTE Directors from CA, MD, and NE

Participants

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Framework for RigorousCareer and Technical Programs of Study

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California – Pat Ainsworth–painswor@cde.ca.gov

Maryland – Katharine Oliver–koliver@msde.state.md.us

Nebraska – Rich Katt rich.katt@nde.ne.gov

NASDCTEc – Kim Green–kgreen@careertech.org

Perspectives on the Meeting

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Revise the “Framework for Programs of Study”

Host a similar meeting with federal partners, including the Departments of Labor, Energy, and Health and Human Services

Immediate Next Steps

NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

2009-10 State Technical Assistance Academy

Green-Focused Programs of StudyIvan Charner, Academy for Educational Developmenticharner@aed.org

AEDNASDCTEc

MPR Associates

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Objective

Help states build capacity to assist LEA and postsecondary institutions develop green-focused Program of Studies models

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Academy Components

12 month TA process Facilitator Content experts in POS and green-focused CTE and

industries Series of facilitated in-state team meetings State team TA Academy in Washington, DC State Action Plan Presentation at Career Clusters Institute

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Ohio

Green Industry Focus Energy and Alternative FuelsBioproducts and BiotechnologyPrecision Agriculture for SustainabilityGreen Approach to Curriculum – every career cluster

pathway will address the appropriate green standards for that industry

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Illinois

Green industry Focus Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Architecture and Construction Finance Information Technology Manufacturing Science, Technology, Engineer, and Mathematics Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Energy & Utilities and Waste Management

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Oregon

Green Industry focus Construction Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Preventing and Reducing Pollution Mitigating or Cleaning Up Pollution

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Georgia

Green Industry Focus Energy Environmental sciences Construction Transportation

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New Jersey

Green Industry Focus

Infuse green knowledge and skills across a broad range of career pathways

Next State CTE Director Webinar

October 15, 2009 – tentative 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern TimeMeeting Number and Code will be on the Agenda