Professional Learning February 6, 2013Counselor PresentationVideo

Agenda:

Some Intriguing FactsThe State of Career and Technical EducationPickens Technical College supports Academic SuccessPickens Technical College Data

Fact

Students in CTE programs have a higher-than-average high school graduation rate. The average high school graduation rate for students concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18% compared to an average national freshman graduation rate of 74.9%. U.S. Department of Education, Office of VOAE, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,Report to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2007-2008

Fact

CTE students outperform their peers in reading and mathat both the secondary and postsecondary level. Secondary CTE students outperform their peers in reading and math performance levelsexceeding target levels in both areas, while the aggregate of all students failed to reach target levels.U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult Education

Fact

CTE students surpassed state target performance levels in secondary reading/language arts, secondary mathematics, and in both secondary and postsecondary technical skill attainment.U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult Education

Fact

High-risk students in CTE programs are 8 to 10 times less likely to drop out of high school in 11th or 12th grades.Kulik, James, Curriculum Tracks and High School Vocational Studies (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1998)

Fact:

Students concentrating on CTE programs in high school are more likely to attend college and stay there to graduate. 79% of CTE concentrators enrolled in postsecondary education within 2 years of high school graduation.U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult Education

Fact

70% of students concentrating in CTE stayed in postsecondary education or transferred to a 4-year degree program (compared to overall average state target of 58%)and transitioned to postsecondary education or employment by December of the year of graduation from high school.U.S. Department of Education, Perkins Consolidated Annual Reports, 2009-2010. Office of Vocational and Adult Education

The State of Career and Technical Education

Vocational Model 1900s (VOC ED)Developed to satisfy routine industry practicesCraftsmanship, repetition, high quality

Evolving Career and Technical Education

Evolving Career and Technical EducationCareer and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)Information age vs. Industrial age TechnologyTools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT) and information literacyWays of working. Communication and collaboration

Evolving Career and Technical EducationCareer and Technical Education 21st Century (CTE)Problem Based Learning (PBL), Advanced Critical Skills, High Academic RigorWays of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making and learningSkills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and personal and social responsibilityLearned 21st Century Skills have proven to increase college entrance exam scores.

Evolving Career and Technical EducationCareer and Technical Education MUST:Enhance Critical ThinkingEmbed AcademicsMathematicsLiteracyScience. Support Community NeedsCommunity ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityTeach Soft Skills and Ethics.Interview/ResumesCustomer ServiceInclude Real-Life ExperienceInternshipsAuto Tune-up FundraisersHomebuilding

Pickens Technical CollegeSupports Academic Success

Embedded AcademicsPTC Supports Academic Success

Teach 21st Century SkillsLearning to collaborate with others and connect through technology are essential skills in a information-based economy.

PTC Supports Academic SuccessWays of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making and learningWays of working. Communication and collaborationTools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT) and information literacySkills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and personal and social responsibility

High SchoolProviding Academic Transparency with Articulation Agreements to CCCS, Industry Training and CertificationPTC Support Academic SuccessPickens Technical CollegeColorado Community College System (CCCS)4-Year College Institutions Workforce No Post-Secondary Education

Differentiated LearningState of the Art Lab SpaceProblem Based Learning (PBL)Real World ExperiencesPTC Supports Academic Success

Access to IndustryOn the Job ExperienceInternship to full employmentWhat PTC does to support Academic Success

Continuing educationCCAMost classes accepted for AAS4-year InstitutionsFew classes accepted Military/OtherPromotion for creditEntry into Job MarketSkill specificTrade specific to trainingSkill nonspecific

OtherPTC Data

Counseling

Summary

Facts about Career and Technical EducationEvolving Career and Technical EducationPickens Technical College supports Academic SuccessPickens Technical College Data