OCTE Spring UpdateMarch 12, 2014
Setting a New Standard for CTE:
The Common Career Technical Core
Presented by:
Tom Knight
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Career and Technical Education
Mission Statements
OCTEPrepare students so they have the necessary academic, technical, and work-behavior skills to enter, compete, and advance in education and their careers.
MDEAll students graduate ready for careers, college, and community.
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Agenda
• National perspective on Career and Technical Education
• CTE programs Review and Revision Process
• Common Career Technical Core standards
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National – Carl Perkins Legislation
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Sources of CTE Standards in Michigan
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Review & Revision Process
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Standards identified from across the United States to review
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Review and Revision Process
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Review and Revision Process
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Common Career Technical Core
For the first time in the history of Career Technical Education (CTE), states and territories throughout the United States have a common set of benchmark standards – the Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) – that defines what CTE students should know and must be able to do to thrive in a global economy.
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Common Career Technical Core Support
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Common Career Technical Core
• Forty-six states and three territories have state-approved secondary standards
• Thirteen states and two territories have state-approved postsecondary standards
• Two states and one territory have CTE standards that are fully aligned between secondary and postsecondary systems
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Common Career Technical Core
• Career Ready Practices
• Cluster Standards
• Pathway Standards
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MICHIGAN
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MICHIGAN
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Wrap Up
Any comments, questions, or concerns?
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