New Hanover County

March 30, 2012

All CTE Courses can now be

offeredas an

Honors Course!

After the CTE Director’s Approval

You must submitAn “Honors Course

TeachingPreparation Portfolio”

Must be aligned with the current:

NC Career &Technical Education Essential Standards

& Honors Course Implementation

Guide

More challengingProviding multiple opportunities for students to take greater responsibility for their learning

Distinguished by a difference in the quality of the work rather than quantity

To offer challenging, higher level courses for students who aspire to an advanced level of learning

To promote:Opportunities for advanced workRigorous study of CTE content areas

Practical application of knowledge & skills

Transfer of knowledge & skills to work-based situations

Follow the same course of studyContent outlineBlueprintCurriculum guide

Require a higher level of cognition & quality of work

Enable students to become actively involved in classroom experiences

Involve students in exploratory, experimental, & open-ended learning experiences

Problem-seeking & problem-solving skills

Participation in scholarly & creative processes

Use of imagination Critical analysis & application Personalized learning experiences Learning to express/defend ideas Learning to accept constructive criticism Becoming a reflective thinker

General course information

Course description from CTE Essential Standards

Competency goals, & objectives from course blueprint

Concepts from course outline

Generalizations Essential questions Issues particular to course

Expectations of performance

Assignments Timetables & deadlines Pacing Guide Assessments, including

rubrics A system for grading Instructional materials,

equipment & technologies

Generalizations are general statements or ideas concerning an area of study

Generalizing is a sophisticated skill as it relates to organizing ideas.

Can involve constructing & defending conclusions based on the understanding of two or more persons

Essential questions are interrogative statements

designed to focus on main ideas Used to prompt thinking & spark

discussion of key elements within a larger context

Reflect most historically important issues, problems, & debates

Designed to be thought-provoking to students

Because of the diverse nature of course content, many courses have issues or features that are unique to the honors

course.

Examples: Specific equipment/software Facilities Transportation Certification/credentialing tests

Performance requirements require a

higher level of rigor as based on

honors course“Preparation Portfolio”

Likely to be long-term project- or problem-based assignments

Should offer students elements of choice

Should reflect student’s career interests

Elements Involving multiple & varied means

Include both cognitive & performance-based tasks

Develop & provide relative rubrics

Are measured

By

Quality NOT Quantity

To access Honors Documents:http://ctehonors.wikispaces.com

Send a copy of the electronic honors portfolio to:

helen.lipka@nhcs.net

Starting the CTE Honors Portfolio Template

1 General Course Information Copy & paste the state course code, title, recommended max enrollment & recommended requirement hours of instruction. You can get this from the digital copy of the Essential Standards Handbook (flash drive or wiki)

2 Course Description Copy course description from the digital copy of the Essential Standards Handbook (flash drive or wiki) and paste into the gray area. This is where you will insert explanations of enhanced course expectations.

3 Course Goals & Objectives You will attach the enhanced course blueprint. Take the standard course blueprint. Review each goal & objective. Decide which one that you will enhance to honors level and write in an enhanced goal or objective. You may want to highlight in yellow or bold the objective or goal to distinguish honors objectives & goals from the standard goals & objectives.

4 Concepts Do the same procedure for the course outline

Continue through the template until you complete your Honors Teaching Portfolio

Send the portfolio via email to Helen