Career and Technical Education Standards

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Career and Technical Education Standards Gap
Analysis

• October 23, 2007
• MDE Office of Career and Technical Preparation

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Presentation By

• Glenna Zollinger-Russell, Supervisor, OCTP
• Kitty Manley, Ferris State University
• Jan Vogel, Educator on Loan, Calhoun Intermediate
  School District

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Purpose of this Session

• Update on Standards
• Overview
• where we are
• where we are headed.

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Carl Perkins IV

• The areas that we need to address in Carl
  Perkins IV related to technical achievement
• Common Standards
• Common Assessments

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Common Standards
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• CTE Programs of Instruction
• CIP Program
• Technical Standards
• Career Cluster Pathways/
• Pathway Skills
• Career Clusters Foundation Skills
• Michigan Employability Skills and Technology
  Standards

Academic Course/Content
Specific Technical Skills
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Michigan Career Pathways and National Career
Clusters -
Our structure for the clusters for Career and
Technical Education in Michigan is following the
National format. Here is how Michigan pathways
merge into the National Career Clusters -
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Michigan Career Pathways
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US Department of Education Career Clusters
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US Department of Education Career Pathways
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Michigan Programs - CIP
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Sixteen Career Clusters

• The Career Clusters icons are being used with
  permission of the States Career Clusters
  Initiative, 2007.

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15.0403 Electro-Mechanical Technology
47.0616 Marine Maintenance
15.0612 Industrial Production Technology
48.0701 Woodworking General
48.0501 Machine Tool Operation
48.0508 Welding, Brazing, and Soldering
Production
Manufacturing
Maintenance
Quality
Logistics Inventory
Health Safety
Knowledge and Skills
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Knowledge and Skills
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Manufacturing ClusterFoundation Skills
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Pathway Skills
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Manufacturing Production Process Development
Cluster Pathway Core Skills
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ARTS COMMUNICATION
Our structure for the clusters for Career and
Technical Education is following the National
format. Here is how Michigan pathways merge into
the National Clusters in Arts and Communication.
US Dept. of Ed Career Clusters
US Dept. of Ed Career Pathways
Michigan Programs - CIP
Michigan Career Pathway
Audio Video Technology
10.0202 - Radio TV Broadcasting
Arts Communications
Arts, A/V Technology Communications
Printing Technologies
10.0301 - Graphic Printing Technology
50.0101 - Visual Performing Arts
Performing Arts
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Carl Perkins IV Curriculum Model

• For each CIP there are four main content
  areas that must be included in the curriculum
• Michigan Technical Standards
• National Career Pathway Clusters
• National Cluster Foundation Skills
• Michigan Career and Employability Skills and
  Michigan Technology Skills

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ACCESSING MICHIGAN STANDARDS

• On MCCTE site (www.MCCTE-FSU.org) as of today
• Adobe Acrobat Format and Excel Format
• Soon to be--Career Cluster Resource Guide,
  Section IV

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www.MCCTE-FSU.org
Curriculum Standards Project
Curriculum Standards Project
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Select Career Pathway
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www.MCCTE-FSU.org
Adobe or Excel
Resource Guide
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Resource Guide Contents
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GAP ANALYSIS

• How do we get to where we need
• to be with the new standards?

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Why do the Gap?

• The Gap Analysis is a tool to assist
  administration and teachers with
• documenting their alignment to the new standards
• identifying their delivery so they can develop
  their plan of improvement to continue with a
  state approved program for the Fall of 2008

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Benefits of Doing the Gap Analysis

• Meeting the requirements for Carl Perkins IV
• Picture of the program presently in comparison to
  the new standards
• Developing a plan of improvement to align with
  the new state standards
• Addressing common standards throughout the state

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Steps to do the Gap Analysis

• Resources to assist with the process
• Most current National Career Cluster Crosswalk
  Grid completed for the program
• Most current task listing for the program
• Calendar of delivery
• Computer with access to the internet to create
  and save Excel Gap Analysis document

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Steps to do the Gap Analysis

• 2. Create the Gap Analysis from the www.resa.net
  website
• Select Education Services
• Select Instructional Media and Technology
• Under online video, select MI Streamnet Video
• Select MI Career and Technical Education
  Standards and Gap Analysis

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Steps to do the Gap Analysis
Program Pathway

• Access the www.mccte-fsu.org webpage
• Select Curriculum Standards Project
• Select your pathway and program
• View the standards for your program

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Steps to do the Gap Analysis

• Refer to the Directions for Developing the Gap
  Analysis Document
• Download the standards in Excel from MI Career
  and Employability Skills and Technology Standards
• Double click to open the file
• Right mouse click to open or save to download to
  your computer

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Steps to do the Gap Analysis

• Label the header with the information on the
  Michigan Program you are completing
• On the Excel spreadsheet fill in the general
  information

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Steps to do the Gap Analysis
4Exceeds criteria and or able to teach
task 3Accomplishes task to criteria 2Accomplishe
s task with help 1Exposed to the task NNot
exposed to task
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Steps to do the Gap Analysis
Postsecondary
Secondary
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Steps to do the Gap Analysis
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For Each N or 1

• Highlight it
• Address in a plan of improvement that includes
• Areas to address
• Resources needed
• Timeline
• Staff/administration to complete

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Share gap and plan of improvement

• Curriculum director/principal for review and
  edits
• Program advisory committee for review and support
• Local school board

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Documentation Requirement

• Keep Gap Analysis and Plan of Improvement in TRAC
  notebook as part of your CIP Self Review, Section
  C-10

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When will it be completed?

• June 2008 the Gap Analysis will be highly
  recommended as a part of your CIP Self Review and
  will be kept in your TRAC files.
• The analysis will be updated annually
• Spring 2008 the Gap Analysis will be required for
  districts requesting changes as a result of their
  program standard review

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CIP SELF REVIEW STATUS AS OF CARL PERKINS IV
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OCTP Program Definition

• Post High School/Component
• Coherent Sequence Instruction (12 segments)
• High School graduation requirements as defined by
  MME and graduate from high school
• State program assessment

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Key Benefits to Programs -

• Identification of the new standards
• Opportunity to be more flexible in their delivery
• Implementation of statewide common assessments

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Common Assessments

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ASSESSMENTS

• Cluster Foundation Skills
• Cluster Pathway
• Technical Skills

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ASSESSMENTS

• Assessment Sequence
• WorkKeysCareer Readiness Certificate (Part 3)
• Statewide assessments for Cluster Pathway skills
  and CIP codes

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Timeline

• October 23, 2007
• Updated Standards Released
• Standards and Gap Analysis Webcast

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Timeline

• November 2007
• Gap Analysis Webinar for administrative technical
  assistance
• Resource Guides released on the Web
• November 2007 June 2008
• Complete Gap Analysis for all state approved
  programs
• Refer to web for updated documents in Resource
  Guide

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Timeline

• January March 2008
• Separating the program standards into 12 segments
  
• Conducted by MCCTE-FSU project
• Gap Analysis will need to be done prior to this
  step

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Timeline

• January 2008
• Pilot on new method to gather data for
  concentrator
• To Be Determined
• Academic alignment to standards
• August 2008
• Programs set to meet the new state standards
  (December)

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Thank You

• Participants in the E-focus groups
• Administration who supported their participation
  
• Career Curriculum Development Association of
  Michigan (CCDA)
• Guidance of Dr. Kitty Manley
• OCTP staff
• MCCTE-FSU staff

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For Further Clarification

• Office of Career and Technical Preparation
• 517-373-3373
• Glenna Zollinger-Russell
• Office--517/241-2072 or
• zollinger-russellg_at_michigan.gov