CareerTech Curriculum for Oklahoma

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CareerTech Curriculumfor Oklahoma

• Craig Maile
• Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center
• July 14, 2008

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About the CIMC

• Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center
• Since 1967
• Part of ODCTE Instructional Systems division
• About 73 of sales to Oklahoma customers (FY07)

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About the CIMC

• Writing and editing
• Video production
• Graphic design
• Online testing
• Printing and packaging
• Marketing
• Shipping
• Customer service

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Benefits of the CIMC

• Cost savings to teachers
• Support for new initiatives
• Focused content
• Common curriculum benchmark for industry
• Enhanced visibility for Oklahoma CareerTech
  nationally
• Leveraged access to vendor products due to
  content and marketing

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Sources of Curriculum Priorities

• New industry, new training requirements
• Technological change
• Out-of-date training resources
• Changes in the workforce
• Legislated training and certification
  requirements
• Partnerships

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Adopt, Adapt, Develop?

• Availability of training resources?
• Coverage (scope, depth)?
• Currency, accuracy (vs. skill standards)?
• Affordability?
• Usability?
• Options to improve/enhance (adapt)?

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Data Sources

• Occupational standards and initiatives
• Occupational competency lists
• Occupational scope and sequence
  diagrams/requirements
• Licensing and training requirements
• Existing curriculum

• Current training materials
• Observation (of practitioners, processes, and
  products)
• Interviews with practitioners, subject matter
  experts
• Career cluster information
• Online resources

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Recent/Ongoing Initiatives

• Financial Literacy (HB 1476, Passport to
  Financial Literacy Act)
• Industry alignment/endorsements
• Academic integration
• CIMC branding
• E-mail communications with customers (surveys,
  newsletters, announcements)

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CBE Essentials for CIMC Curriculum

• Clearly-stated learning objectives
• Instruction aligned with learning objectives
• Criterion-referenced evaluation aligned to
  learning objectives and curriculum
• Cognitive and affective skills practice
• Psychomotor skill practice
• Skill mastery documentation

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Content Development Tasks

• Writing (in-house, contract, combination)
• Editing (substantive and copyediting)
• Proofreading
• Graphics and Media development
• Formatting/Layout
• SME/expert reader input (optional)
• Usability testing/Field testing (optional)

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CIMC Curriculum Elements

• Objectives and content
• Assignments and tasks
• Lesson plans
• Supplemental activities
• Assessments (tests, quizzes)
• Answers (to assignments and assessments)
• Related media

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Resources

• CIMC new products/samples
• http//www.okcimc.com/new/index.htm
• Sample skill standards (free)
• www.okcareertech.org/testing/skills_stands.htm
• CareerTech History
• http//www.okcimc.com/history/index.htm