Welcome to the Welcome to the 2007 CTE Summits2007 CTE SummitsHosted by: Northwest Area Education Agency

Mona Yanacheak, Education Consultant

Email: myanacheak!@nwaea.k12.ia.us Phone: 712-222-6095

Framing Framing for the for the Future:Future:

Career Clusters Career Clusters Ensure All Ensure All

Students Plan for Students Plan for their Futuretheir Future

Mona YanacheakMona YanacheakNorthwest Area Education AgencyNorthwest Area Education Agency

Tech Prep CoordinatorTech Prep Coordinator

Immigration Immigration TrendsTrends

2/3rds of the U.S. population 2/3rds of the U.S. population growth will be due to immigrationgrowth will be due to immigration

2 out of 3 will be working age upon arrival2 out of 3 will be working age upon arrivalNearly 1 in 11 Americans is foreign bornNearly 1 in 11 Americans is foreign born

By 2050, 1 in 2 will be non-whiteBy 2050, 1 in 2 will be non-white

Nearly 1 in 11 Americans are foreign bornNearly 1 in 11 Americans are foreign bornHudson Institute, 1997 & Ben Feller, Las Vegas Sun (06/01/05)Hudson Institute, 1997 & Ben Feller, Las Vegas Sun (06/01/05)

Continuing Continuing Increase of Increase of DiversityDiversity

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans speak a Nearly 1 in 5 Americans speak a language other than English at home – language other than English at home – 47 million47 million

Most speak Spanish, followed by Most speak Spanish, followed by Chinese, with Russian rising fastChinese, with Russian rising fast

Genaro Armas, Herald Palladium 10/09/03Genaro Armas, Herald Palladium 10/09/03

U.S. Labor U.S. Labor Force is AgingForce is Aging

Median Years of AgeMedian Years of AgeYearYear Median Years AgeMedian Years Age

19781978 34.8 34.8

19881988 35.9 35.9

19981998 38.7 38.7

20082008 40.7 40.7““A Looming Crisis in Care” AHA Commission on Workforce for Hospitals and Health SystemsA Looming Crisis in Care” AHA Commission on Workforce for Hospitals and Health Systems

By 2008, By 2008, women will make women will make

up up almost 50% almost 50%

of the workforce.of the workforce.

Women – 48%Women – 48%Men – 52%Men – 52%

US Dept. of Labor, Jan. US Dept. of Labor, Jan. 20052005

Why Career Planning Why Career Planning is Important!is Important!

Your career will influence nearly every

aspect of your life!

WorkWork

IncomeIncome

LocationLocation

FriendsFriends

FamilyFamily

FamilyFamily

Leisure activitiesLeisure activities

Personal satisfactionPersonal satisfaction

Contribution to Contribution to societysociety

How many times How many times can a student who can a student who has just graduated has just graduated from high school from high school plan to change plan to change

jobs?jobs?

10-15 times by 201010-15 times by 2010

Quick ReviewQuick ReviewWhat are Career Clusters?What are Career Clusters?

Provide a way for schools to Provide a way for schools to organize instructionorganize instruction and and student student

experienceexperience around 16 broad around 16 broad categories which lead students categories which lead students

to different pathways that to different pathways that encompass virtually all encompass virtually all occupations from entry occupations from entry

through professional levels.through professional levels.

Agriscience & Natural Resources Engineering & Industrial TechAgriscience & Natural Resources Engineering & Industrial TechFamily, Consumer & Human Services Arts, Media & CommunicationFamily, Consumer & Human Services Arts, Media & CommunicationBusiness, Information Systems & Marketing Health ScienceBusiness, Information Systems & Marketing Health Science

Agriscience & Natural Resources Business, Management & AdministrationHealth Sciences FinanceInformation Technologies Marketing, Sales & ServiceLaw, Public Safety & Security Human ServicesHospitality & Tourism Education & TrainingGovernment & Public Administration Architecture & ConstructionManufacturing Transportation Operations Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Arts, Audio-Video Technology &Communications

Iowa’s SixIowa’s Six

National SixteenNational Sixteen

Cluster Program of StudyCluster Program of Study

General Education CoursesGeneral Education Courses

Required & Electives for GraduationRequired & Electives for Graduation

CTE General/Foundational CoursesCTE General/Foundational Courses

CTE Specific CoursesCTE Specific Courses

(Pathway)(Pathway)

Getting Started…Getting Started…

Identify Focus Identify Focus student intereststudent interest employment demandemployment demand continued education opportunitiescontinued education opportunities

Determine Scope Determine Scope K-12, 9-12, 10-14, etc.K-12, 9-12, 10-14, etc.

Establish Advisory Council Establish Advisory Council stakeholders, industry focusedstakeholders, industry focused

Shift in SkillsShift in Skills

1970’s1970’s 20102010

High Skills

Low Skills

Cluster focus on five key elements:Cluster focus on five key elements:

Career DevelopmentCareer Development

Rigorous AcademicsRigorous Academics

Advanced Post Secondary Advanced Post Secondary CreditsCredits

Private Sector PartnershipsPrivate Sector Partnerships

High Quality Student InstructionHigh Quality Student Instruction

Career Clusters provide:Career Clusters provide:

Students with a Students with a foundation and framework foundation and framework to help them plan for to help them plan for registrationregistration

Students with an Students with an understanding as to why understanding as to why they need to take certain they need to take certain coursescourses

Students with Students with information to planinformation to plan

Students, teachers, Students, teachers, and parents with a and parents with a critical connectioncritical connection

Career Clusters provide:Career Clusters provide:

Scope and Sequence of CoursesScope and Sequence of Courses

Move learners through a progression of Move learners through a progression of knowledge and skillsknowledge and skills

Lead to attainment of durable, portable Lead to attainment of durable, portable competencies competencies

Develop transferable skills that can be Develop transferable skills that can be used in specific pathways, clusters or used in specific pathways, clusters or in a completely different clusterin a completely different cluster

Aligning Instruction to Career Aligning Instruction to Career ClustersClusters

Creates a fundamentally different Creates a fundamentally different type of instructiontype of instruction

Academic and technical Academic and technical instruction are blendedinstruction are blended

Transitions among learner levels Transitions among learner levels are seamlessare seamless

Closing the Skills GapClosing the Skills Gap

Requires a shift in what is taughtRequires a shift in what is taught

Requires a change in perception of Requires a change in perception of certain careerscertain careers

Provides students and their parents Provides students and their parents with accurate information about career with accurate information about career optionsoptions

Prepares students to be successful in Prepares students to be successful in the workplacethe workplace

The Skills You Will Need:The Skills You Will Need:•Computer literacyComputer literacy

•Higher science, math, & contextual Higher science, math, & contextual reading skillsreading skills

•Team work is criticalTeam work is critical

•Continual learning – lifelong learningContinual learning – lifelong learning

•Problem-solving & Problem-solving & critical thinking skillscritical thinking skills

•Technical reading & Technical reading & writing skillswriting skills

Perspectives of High Perspectives of High School School

Drop OutsDrop Outs

81% would have stayed if there were 81% would have stayed if there were opportunities for real-world learningopportunities for real-world learning

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Employment in the 21Employment in the 21stst Century Century

External sources of workersExternal sources of workersWeaker career laddersWeaker career laddersRisk of being laid offRisk of being laid offDecline of tenureDecline of tenureLess payoff for worker loyaltyLess payoff for worker loyaltyDownsizing, outsourcing, & re-organizationDownsizing, outsourcing, & re-organizationFlexibilityFlexibility

Career Clusters & Career Clusters & Programs of StudyPrograms of Study

Put education into a relevant contextPut education into a relevant contextLink what learner acquire in school to the Link what learner acquire in school to the knowledge and skills that are needed in the knowledge and skills that are needed in the workplaceworkplaceMake learning relevantMake learning relevantApplies academic skills taught to a career Applies academic skills taught to a career areaareaHelp students identify and develop their Help students identify and develop their career goalscareer goalsMotivate student learning and make school Motivate student learning and make school relevantrelevant

Career Pathways: Career Pathways: Educating All Educating All Students for Students for

Their Futures!Their Futures!

Foundational Knowledge and Skills for All Students in All Career Clusters/Pathways

Academic Foundation Communication Systems Employability SkillsAcademic Foundation Communication Systems Employability Skills

Legal Responsibilities Safety Practices Ethics Technical SkillsLegal Responsibilities Safety Practices Ethics Technical Skills

Information Technology Applications Health Maintenance PracticesInformation Technology Applications Health Maintenance Practices

PreK-5PreK-5thth Grade Grade

Intro to 16 Intro to 16 Career ClustersCareer Clusters

Classroom SpeakersClassroom Speakers

High School Student High School Student DemosDemos

Reading & Sharing Reading & Sharing about Careersabout Careers

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Explore & Explore & InvestigateInvestigate

Interest InventoriesInterest Inventories

ToursTours

Exploratory ActivitiesExploratory Activities

Career FairsCareer Fairs

88thth Grade Personal Grade Personal Learning Plan for Learning Plan for

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CTE Foundation CTE Foundation CoursesCourses

All students identify a All students identify a career cluster focus.career cluster focus.

Take as many gen ed Take as many gen ed requirements and requirements and electives as possible, electives as possible, allowing for advanced allowing for advanced academic and career academic and career courses later.courses later.

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All students enroll and complete Advanced Academic and Career Technical Dual Credit Courses in a specific pathway.

Identification of 2 year and 4 year institutions that provided continuing education and training in those pathways.

Students have opportunities for internships and work-based learning experiences.

Complete a senior project to demonstrate skills across curriculum.

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Community Community College and/or College and/or

UniversityUniversityStudents will:Students will:

Move seamlessly into Move seamlessly into further education and further education and training with advanced training with advanced standing.standing.

Know more definitely Know more definitely what focus their career what focus their career preparation will be in preparation will be in their postsecondary their postsecondary education and training.education and training.

Continue to improve in Continue to improve in their foundational their foundational knowledge and skills, knowledge and skills, able to compete in the able to compete in the global economy and global economy and market.market.

Be able to transition to a Be able to transition to a number of career number of career pathways as their pathways as their employment needs employment needs change.change.

Be able to access training Be able to access training for life-long learning to for life-long learning to stay competitive in the stay competitive in the global market and current global market and current with technology.with technology.

Assess student preparedness (academic & career).

Assess student preparedness (academic & career).

Identify & meet student needs.

Identify & meet student needs.

Student Advising for RegistrationStudent Advising for Registration

Include information regarding career Include information regarding career clusters throughout the school clusters throughout the school materialsmaterials

Incorporate Program of Study charts in Incorporate Program of Study charts in the school’s registration book the school’s registration book

Provide parents and students an Provide parents and students an explanation of career clustersexplanation of career clusters

Possible Goals for FramingPossible Goals for FramingK-5K-5thth Grade Grade

Awareness: Provide students K-5 Awareness: Provide students K-5 opportunities to increase their career opportunities to increase their career awareness and prepare them to link to awareness and prepare them to link to the middle school career exploration the middle school career exploration programs.programs.

Exploration: Enable students in grades 6-8 to have Exploration: Enable students in grades 6-8 to have opportunities to access their career interest, review their opportunities to access their career interest, review their highest career cluster interest, and explore career options.highest career cluster interest, and explore career options.

Grades 6-8 should have opportunities to view careers Grades 6-8 should have opportunities to view careers through tours, special speakers from different career through tours, special speakers from different career areas, and research/presentation opportunities to areas, and research/presentation opportunities to investigate careers of interest.investigate careers of interest.

Students at grade 8 will have a personal learning plan Students at grade 8 will have a personal learning plan outlining their plan for 9-12.outlining their plan for 9-12.

FlexibleFlexible Supports transition from middle school to high school to Supports transition from middle school to high school to

postsecondary and/or careerpostsecondary and/or career Common language used by counselors, teachers, and Common language used by counselors, teachers, and

administratorsadministrators

Possible Goals for FramingPossible Goals for Framing66thth – 8 – 8thth Grade Grade

Orientation: Students in grades 9-10 have Orientation: Students in grades 9-10 have opportunities to take foundational CTE opportunities to take foundational CTE courses that support each cluster areacourses that support each cluster area

Preparation: Students in grades 11-12 have Preparation: Students in grades 11-12 have opportunities to take:opportunities to take: Specialized CTE courses Specialized CTE courses Advanced academic course work Advanced academic course work Work-based learning opportunitiesWork-based learning opportunities

Goals for FramingGoals for Framing99thth – 10 – 10thth Grade Grade

Result of Integrating Career Clusters Result of Integrating Career Clusters into Programs and Handbooksinto Programs and Handbooks

Increased graduation rateIncreased graduation rate

Seamless transition from secondary to Seamless transition from secondary to postsecondary education/training and career postsecondary education/training and career experiencesexperiences

Provide greater preparedness for competing in a Provide greater preparedness for competing in a global economyglobal economy

Marketing clusters to community, parents, schools Marketing clusters to community, parents, schools board through awareness and benefitsboard through awareness and benefits

Successful TransitionSuccessful Transition

100 students begin high school at 9100 students begin high school at 9thth grade grade

68 of these students graduate from high 68 of these students graduate from high schoolschool

40 of these students start college40 of these students start college

27 leave after sophomore year27 leave after sophomore year

18 graduate18 graduate

31 % leave with 0 credits earned31 % leave with 0 credits earnedEducation Weekly, March 2005Education Weekly, March 2005

Strengthening TransitionsStrengthening TransitionsEssential CharacteristicsEssential Characteristics

Secondary LevelSecondary LevelMeet state academic standards and graduation Meet state academic standards and graduation requirementsrequirementsProvide additional preparation to ensure college Provide additional preparation to ensure college readinessreadinessMeet postsecondary entry or placement Meet postsecondary entry or placement requirementsrequirementsProvide academic & career-related knowledge Provide academic & career-related knowledge and skills in chosen career clusterand skills in chosen career clusterProvide a foundation for seamless transition to Provide a foundation for seamless transition to college and employmentcollege and employment

“Strengthening Transitions by Katherine Hughes and Melinda Mechur Karp

Postsecondary LevelPostsecondary LevelProvide opportunities for dual credit, concurrent Provide opportunities for dual credit, concurrent enrollment and articulationenrollment and articulationContinue to expand the alignment and Continue to expand the alignment and articulation from 2 and 4 year institutionsarticulation from 2 and 4 year institutionsBase education & training on industry-Base education & training on industry-recognized skills and knowledgerecognized skills and knowledgeInfluenced by employment, business & Influenced by employment, business & entrepreneurial opportunities with multiple exit entrepreneurial opportunities with multiple exit pointspoints

Strengthening TransitionsStrengthening TransitionsEssential CharacteristicsEssential Characteristics

“Strengthening Transitions by Katherine Hughes and Melinda Mechur Karp

Career ClustersCareer Clusters

Small LearningSmall LearningCommunitiesCommunities

Common GoalsCommon Goals

Career Career DevelopmentDevelopment

LinksLinksSchool/Business School/Business

PartnershipsPartnerships

CareerCareer PathwaysPathways

All StudentsAll StudentsEngagedEngaged

All StudentsAll StudentsAchieveAchieve

All Students All Students SuccessfullySuccessfully

TransitionTransition

No longer are students No longer are students just meeting graduation just meeting graduation

requirements…..requirements…..

They are preparing They are preparing

for their future!for their future!

Mona Yanacheak, Education Consultant

Northwest AEA

myanacheak@nwaea.k12.ia.us