Career Technical Education

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Career Technical Education
Preparing Students for College and Careers

• Charles Weis, Ph. D.
• County Superintendent of Schools
• May 1, 2009

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Career Tech What its NOT

• the vocational classes my generation took
  (remember wood shop?)
• a refuge for kids who are NOT going to college
• a place to stick kids who dont seem to fit
  into a curriculum
• merely exploratory

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Career Tech What it IS

• a series of courses grouped together to prepare
  students for college AND careers
• a method to give students 21st century skills
• a series of UC a-g approved courses
• an opportunity
• for all students

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Career Tech What does it DO?

• engages kids in school
• increases student attendance
• helps close the achievement gap
• raises grade point averages
• increases graduation rates
• assists in getting a job
• paves the way to college

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The Career Tech mission

• Provide students with 21st Century skills, by
  offering career pathways

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Career Tech 15 Industry Sectors

• Career Tech classes are organized into 15 groups
  of inter-related occupations and broad industries
  called industry sectors
• Each sector has two or more career pathways, for
  a total of 58 pathway options

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Career Tech Industry Sectors

• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Arts, Media, and Entertainment
• Building Trades and Construction
• Education, Child Development, and Family
• Energy and Utilities
• (more)

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Career Tech Industry Sectors (continued)

• Engineering and Design
• Fashion and Interior Design
• Finance and Business Industry Sector
• Health Science and Medical Technology
• Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation
• (more)

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Career Tech Industry Sectors (continued)

• Information Technology
• Manufacturing and Product Development
• Marketing, Sales, and Service
• Public Service
• Transportation

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21st Century Skills
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Subjects, themes skills

• Core subjects and 21st Century themes
• Global awareness
• Financial entrepreneurial literacy
• Civic literacy
• Learning and innovation skills
• Creativity and innovation
• Critical thinking and problem -solving
• Communication and collaboration
• 3. Information, media and technology skills
• 4. Life and career skills

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Medical Careers Pathway
4-year college-bound student with UC a-g
approved courses
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Arts , Media and Design Pathway
4-year, college-bound student with UC a-g
approved courses
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How to Share Information on CTE

• Include CTE teacher presentations at PTA
  meetings
• Invite business and industry representatives to
  parent nights
• Have CTE students present information about CTE
  programs to eighth-graders
• Conduct pathway planning for students during
  course registration