Career Pathways, 2+2+2: Traps & Barriers

Jane Patton, Vice President

Wheeler North, Curriculum Chair ASCCC

Curriculum Institute 2008

Career Pathways, 2+2+2: Traps & Barriers

Where students have been; Where they will go


Curriculum does not exist in a vacuumo depends on student prep & goals

Faculty challenge: students’ level of preparationo Hence BSI and new grad. reqs (Math & English)

We articulate in 2 directionso With universitieso With high schools and ROCPs

Curriculum helps/hinders progression


• Describe students’ progression from high school:o Basic Skills o Occupationalo Transfer-oriented

• Compare the high school curriculum to college:o Honorso Occupational/ CTE (“Career Technical Education”)o Reading, math, English

Where are the traps or barriers?


What’s our role as faculty?


• Ensuring students’ pathways • from secondary, to colleges, through colleges, to work or

universities

• Considering multiple student needs:• noncredit • basic skills • occupational • transfer

• Considering the overall curriculum---the “big picture”

The Context of Curriculum


2+2

2+2+2

Middle College

Early College High School

Concurrent /Dual Enrollment

Tech Prep

School-to-Career (federal name: STW)

SB 70 (Scott)

Various Secondary / Postsecondary Linkage Efforts

Benefits to linking schools & colleges

FOR THE H.S. STUDENTS

• Clearer expectations

• May not need to repeat

• Feel connected to college

• Motivation to graduate

FOR THE COLLEGE/PROGRAMS

• Recruitment

• Better prepared students

• Higher retention & completion rates

• More motivated students


• Opportunities for CCC faculty to develop agreements with teachers

• Database of agreements

• Outreach to students, parents, staff

• Goal: More transportability of articulation agreements

Activities

Sequence

• Discipline groups develop articulation

templates.

• Templates disseminated for field input.

o Once approved, added to new database.

• Local articulation agreements written using

templates

• New articulation agreements put into database Available statewide

Status

• 40 discipline groups convened

• 90 templates drafted

• Agreements being written to templates

• Outreach & marketing begun (internal/external)

• Regional articulation meetings held

• Articulation Handbook developed

o Tools for hosting articulation events

Discipline groups so far. . .

Administration of Justice Agricultural Business Animation Animal Science Allied Health Automotive Technology & Repair Biological Science/ Biological Technology Building Trades and Construction Business/ Accounting/E commerce Child Development CISCO/ A+ Computer Information Science (CIS) Dental Assisting Design Drafting Engineering/Applied Technology Fashion Fire Science Gaming Geospatial Technologies (GIS/GPS) Graphic Design

Health Occupations/CNA/ HHA Hospitality/ Culinary Arts/Hotel Interior Design IT Applications IT Web Design Landscape Design Logistics Machining / CAM Marketing Medical Assisting Office Technology Ornamental Horticulture Photography Retail Robotics Sustainable Construction (Green

Construction) Video Production Welding

Go to www.statewidepathways.org for updates

Next steps

Local & Regional articulation meetings

Populate database of agreements

More templates

Outreach: parents, students, staff & faculty

Collaboration with other projects & groups

Transcript issues

University articulation issues

Your Role

Resources

• www.statewidepathways.org

• Email: [email protected]

• Tech Prep Directors

• Academic Senate (916) 445-4753

Linking schools & colleges: Trends


• Concurrent enrollment

• Competency statements

• Collaboratives

• Besides CTE links, talks are starting RE: English, math, etc.

What’s the role for curriculum members?


• Ensure COR and catalogs have correct designations

• Work with Articulation Officer

• Support discipline faculty as they participate in articulation agreements

• Communicate with Tech Prep Director

• Work with your academic senate in considering the the “big picture” of your curriculum: are courses a pathway or obstacle?

Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

Statewide marketing campaign:

Documents

Career Pathways, 2+2+2: Traps & Barriers