Integrating CTE and Academic Education

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Integrating CTE and Academic Education

• March 2, 2012
• Dr. Richard D. Jones, Student of Learning
• Email rdjleader_at_me.com Twitter _at_rdjleader

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"There arent two worlds -- education and work,
there is one world -- life."Willard Wirtz
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Integrating CTE and Academic Education

• March 2, 2012
• Dr. Richard D. Jones, Student of Learning
• Email rdjleader_at_me.com Twitter _at_rdjleader

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"Integration is not a goal, it is a means to more
rigorous and relevant learning."
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What is the future of CTE?
What is your schools plan to prepare each
student to meet more rigorous and relevant
standards?
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Reflecting on High School Teaching
Born-to-learn reunion video
born-to-learn.org
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What do we mean by integration?
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Definition

• Teaching the same skills in different context in
  courses
• Teaching related skills across disciplines
• Joint or connected instruction
• New instruction including multiple disciplines

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It may mean changing
But, I like being a frog.
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BENEFITS

• Teacher collaboration
• Student involvement
• Higher level thinking
• Content mastery
• Mirrors real world
• Less fragmented learning

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Types of Integration

• contextual
• alignment
• academy
• project
• immersion

Applied Learning

• Teachers working together

• Career Pathway Focus

• Observable Student Work

• Experiential

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Which of the following is the highest levels of
learning?

1. Read a description of a science experiment and
   list the necessary materials to perform the
   experiment.
2. Locate and read a current article on
   biotechnology, summarize the innovation and
   benefits to humans.
3. Read and analyze three original newspaper
   articles from WW II and identify reasons for
   public opposition to US entry into the war.
4. Write directions on how to connect new television
   to cable and DVD recorder.

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What makes a lesson rigorous and relevant for a
student?
Activity
Think-Pair-Share
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Rigor, Relevance, Relationships
Worthy goal, fuzzy concept
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Rigor, Relevance, Relationships
Make Rigor and Relevance Quantifiable
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Misconceptions
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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What does clockwise rotation look like?
Activity
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
Rigor
Thinking /Knowledge
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5
4
3
2
Relevance
Action/Application
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1
2
3
4
5
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Rigor/Relevance Framework

• 1. Recall Knowledge
• 2. Comprehension
• 3. Application
• 4. Analysis
• 5. Synthesis
• 6. Evaluation

Knowledge
Application
Low
1. Application within discipline 2. Knowledge of
one discipline 3. Application across
disciplines 4. Application to real world
predictable situations 5. Application to real
world unpredictable situations
High
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
Four Quadrants of Learning
C
D
Complex Analytical
Challenging Real World
High
RIGOR
A
B
Routine Memorization
Practical Hands On
Low
High
Low
RELEVANCE
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
D
C
Read and analyze three original newspaper
articles from WW II and identify reasons for
public opposition to US entry into the war.
Write directions on how to connect new television
to cable and DVD recorder.
RIGOR
High
A
B
Read a description of a science experiment and
list the necessary materials to perform the
experiment.
Locate and read a current article on
biotechnology, summarize the innovation and
benefits to humans.
Low
High
Low
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RELEVANCE
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
D
C
Compare features of web development software.
RIGOR
High
Create a full web site for a local business.
A
B
Demonstrate web development software functions.
Design web page.
Low
High
Low
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RELEVANCE
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
D
C
Compare heat loss ratings and cost of building
materials.
RIGOR
High
Design and construct storage shed.
A
B
Use power tools correctly.
List safety procedures.
Low
High
Low
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RELEVANCE
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
D
C
Analyze homes for child safety hazards.
RIGOR
High
Conduct Safety audits of homes
A
B
Demonstrate child care tasks with simulated
infant.
List parent responsibilities.
Low
High
Low
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RELEVANCE
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"Never let your expectations be limited by what
you think is possible."Benjamin Bloom
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Raising the Level to Quadrant D
Activity
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Students think in complex ways and apply acquired
knowledge and skills, even when confronted with
perplexing unknowns, to find creative solutions
and take action that further develops their
skills and knowledge.
Evaluation 6
D Adaptation
Synthesis 5
Analysis 4
High-level Knowledge
High-level Application
Application 3
3 Apply knowledge across disciplines
4 Apply to real-world predictable situation
5 Apply to real-world unpredictable situation
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D Quadrant

• taxonomy
• play
• exhibit
• machine
• adaptation
• poem
• debate
• new game
• invention
• field guide

Verbs
Products

• brochure
• evaluation
• lesson
• estimation
• solution
• experiment
• trial
• editorial
• machine
• web site
• presentation
• advertisement

• Modify
• Plan
• Podcast
• Predict
• Prioritize
• Propose
• Publish
• Rate
• Recommend
• Revise
• Teach

• animate
• adapt
• compose
• create
• design
• develop
• devise
• discover
• explore
• formulate
• invent

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Rigor/Relevance Framework
D
C
RIGOR
High
A
B
Low
High
Low
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RELEVANCE
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
D
C
Revise a menu and prepare luncheon when four
people are require special meals
RIGOR
High
A
B
Prepare luncheon meal for 20 people.
Low
High
Low
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RELEVANCE
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Benefits of Using the R/R Framework

• Tool for collaboration and reflection
• Inclusive
• Shift focus to student learning
• Increased student engagement
• Prepare for Next-Generation Assessments
• Framework for selecting strategies and assessments

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Common Core State StandardsELA - Six Shifts in
Learning

1. Increase in Nonfiction Texts
2. Content Area Literacy
3. Increase Text Complexity
4. Text-Based Answers
5. Focus on Writing Arguments
6. Academic Vocabulary

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Rigor/Relevance Framework
D
C
Student Thinks Works
Student Thinks
RIGOR
High
A
B
Student Works
Teacher Works
Low
High
Low
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RELEVANCE
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
Did Students Get it Right?
D
C
Right Question
Rational Answer
High
RIGOR
A
B
Right Answer
Right Procedure
Low
High
Low
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RELEVANCE
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
D
C
Design an experiment to test a hypothesis related
to texting and driving Science and Criminal
Justice
Evaluate data to prove a hypothesis
RIGOR
High
A
B
List steps in Scientific Process
Low
High
Low
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RELEVANCE
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Rigor/Relevance Framework Quiz
Which Quadrant is labeled as High Rigor and
High Relevance?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Rigor/Relevance Framework Quiz
Which Quadrant is most frequently tested ?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Rigor/Relevance Framework Quiz
Which Quadrant leads to greater engagement and
retention of learning?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Rigor/Relevance Framework Quiz
Which defines Rigor?
More and longer assignments High level thinking
and reflection Rigid deadlines Increased
difficulty
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Rigor/Relevance Framework Quiz
Which defines Relevance?
Learning is fun Student choice No
grades Application to the real world
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Rigor/Relevance Framework Quiz
Which Quadrant is most important?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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"Education ceases to be learning when the 3 R's
are read, remember, and regurgitate."
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D-Moments
Teach everyday for rigor and relevance.
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D-Moments

• Short strategies within a daily lesson to
  increase student thinking and application into
  Quadrant D of the R/R Framework.

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Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D-Moments

• Short strategies within a daily lesson to
  increase student thinking and application into
  Quadrant D of the R/R Framework.
• Dispels perception that High Rigor/High Relevance
  takes more time.

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Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance -
Quadrant D Moments
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D Moments

• Around You
• At Your Service
• Can You See it Now?
• Current Events
• Fix It
• Future Think
• Google It
• How Did That Happen?
• In Your Own Words
• Justify Your Position

• Learning with PeersLego LandMedia CircusOriginal
  AnswersQuick WritesQuiz ShowRemind MeTell Me A
  StoryWhat If?Why Questions

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Around You
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Connecting content to students world
• Relating literature to their lives.
• Use mathematical skills with data students
  collect
• Making emotional connections to learning

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At Your Service
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Short service projects that relate to curriculum
• Students working in teams to help others
• Creating student work that benefits others

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Can You See it Now?
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Creating visuals or models that illustrate
  complex ideas
• Making scale models of very large or very small
  objects to better understand them
• Role-playing instructional concepts

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Current Events
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Relate content to current events
• Use sports and other popular events as context
  for math, science or language skills
• Relate geography to events in the world

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Fix It
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Spend time having students learn from mistakes -
  their own and others.
• Make mistakes learning opportunities

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Future Think
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Ask students to make future predictions
• Ask students to predict the ending to a story or
  suggest and alternative
• Predict future inventions
• Write science fiction

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Google It
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Use Internet search engines to find answers to
  related questions
• Assign knowledge seekers
• Practice advanced search techniques with Google
  tools

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How Did That Happen?
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Trigger student curiosity
• Pose intriguing investigations
• Highlight conflicting observations
• Create student research questions
• Analyze story changes

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In Your Own Words
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Challenge students to summarize
• Avoid repeating exact words but explaining in
  similar words
• Check for understanding

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Justify Your Position
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Challenge students to take position on an issue
  and develop a justification
• Ask students to take deliberate differing points
  of view
• Role play different perspectives

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Learning with Peers
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Reflect on new learning in pairs
• Tutor others
• Arrange for joint presentations

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Lego Land
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Use Legos or other building materials to
  construct visual representation of ideas prior to
  writing.
• Reflect on emotions with construction materials

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Media Circus
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Relate curriculum to current movies, TV or music
• Have students use media to present ideas

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Original Answers
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Instead of seeking students to arrive at correct
  answer, use open-ended problems for student to
  arrive at original answers.

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Quick Writes
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Short 3-5 minute writing exercises
• Use for checking for understanding

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Quiz Show
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Have student create appropriate questions based
  on knowledge of content
• Create game shows questions for other students
• Create and pose questions to one another

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Remind Me
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Have students create memorization tools to recall
  essential facts and information

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Tell Me A Story
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Convey information to students in story form
• Have students create stories to remember
  important ideas
• Have students create stories to influence others

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What If?
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Change variables in math problems to extend
  student learning
• Change characters in story or events to have
  student analyze changes
• Change historical events and have students
  predict what would be different today

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Why Questions
Everyday Teaching for Rigor and Relevance
Quadrant D Moments

• Have students pose questions to analyze
  observations
• Have students dig to root causes but asking
  repeated why questions.

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D Moments

• Around You
• At Your Service
• Can You See it Now?
• Current Events
• Fix It
• Future Think
• Google It
• How Did That Happen?
• In Your Own Words
• Justify Your Position

• Learning with PeersLego LandMedia CircusOriginal
  AnswersQuick WritesQuiz ShowRemind MeTell Me A
  StoryWhat If?Why Questions

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Benefits of Using the R/R Framework

• Tool for collaboration and reflection
• Inclusive
• Shift focus to student learning
• Increased student engagement
• Prepare for Next-Generation Assessments
• Framework for selecting strategies and assessments

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The Missing Ingredient
Purpose and Passion
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R/R Framework One Teachers Perspective
Relevance and rigor, it just makes
sense, learning gets bigger, the students less
dense. They own the learning, its done their own
way, it increases their yearning to come back the
next day. At first were the guide, then they
take the reins, then were off for a ride, no
losses all gains. The standardized test,
perhaps left behind, while they do their best,
lets see what they find. Success you can
measure, with challenge the trigger cause
learnings a pleasure with relevance and rigor.
Bret Murphy, Teacher, Gilbert Classical High
School, Gilbert, Arizona