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Connecting Career and Technical Education College-Bound Students with Academic Studies Mrs. Casey Reynolds
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh, PA
Career and Tech. Ed. for College-Bound Students
Casey Reynolds
-Experience in Advanced Placement, English, Journalism, Theater, college-bound and noncollege-bound Language Arts, departmental leadership and now CTE Integration
Career and Tech. Ed. for College-Bound Students
WHAT IS CTE INTEGRATION? -Partnerships with teachers -English, math and science -co-teaching -collaborations in planning, teaching, reflection, etc. -on-going program to increase test scores, college-readiness and overall academic achievement.
Career and Tech. Ed. for College-Bound Students
WHY IS IT WORKING? -Decreases student-teacher ratio (even if it is temporary) -Allows teachers to broaden their own strategies -Makes full educational experience for students more cohesive -Lightens “the load” for classroom instructors
Career and Tech. Ed. for College-Bound Students
Pittsburgh Public Schools • 9 of 11 high schools participating in program • Programs in Automotive Body Repair, Automotive Technology, Business Administration, Business Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Engineering Technology, Finance, Health Careers Technology, Information Technology, Machine Operations, RHVAC, Robotics Technology and Welding
Career and Tech. Ed. for College-Bound Students
Pittsburgh Public Schools “The Pittsburgh Promise will prepare students for success in the 21st Century by addressing the three primary barriers to college access: academic preparation, accessibility and affordability. As an integral part of the District’s Excellence for All plan for improving student achievement, The Pittsburgh Promise will begin working with students at a young age to make post-secondary education an achievable goal for everyone.” 12/13/06 PPS press release
Career and Tech. Ed. for College-Bound Students
STRATEGIES THAT WORK -- ENGLISH 1. Select content vocabulary words. 2. Ask students to use classroom computers to access Google Images. 3. Have them input the vocabulary item or term into the search bar and print a graphic or photo related to the word. 4. Ask them to think about what that word must mean based on the graphic or picture found. 5. Then, have students pair up and compare their graphics. What would these pictures suggest? How must the term relate to this class? 6. Have the pairs come to a consensus about what the word must mean and ask all pairs to share their findings with the whole class. They need not have figured out exact definitions. Through this process, the class as a whole can "discover" some important information about the vocabulary. 7. Finally, give the textbook definition to them (or ask them to look it up) and talk with them about how well they did trying to figure it out.
Career and Tech. Ed. for College-Bound Students
STRATEGIES THAT WORK -- MATH Can I afford to…? 1. Have students find out if they can afford to: -attend a specific school -buy a car -open a business, etc. 2. Ask students to research all of the costs involved with the endeavor. 3. Have them calculate how much money it takes to accomplish the goal.
Career and Tech. Ed. for College-Bound Students
STRATEGIES THAT WORK -- SCIENCE
Any ideas???
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION • How should secondary schools provide opportunities for Career and Technical students to have a better-rounded educational experience? • What are university expectations for students who have studied in a CTE or vocational program in high school? • Should schools consider CTE, vocational or tech. ed. students “college-bound”? • How do CTE students’ needs differ in school from other, more “typical” college-bound students’ needs? Page 1 of 2 - questions
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION • How can we help one another improve the state of Career and Technical education? • What ideas do we all have that have worked? What can we share with one another that might improve collegereadiness for ALL students? • Can we offer lesson ideas to improve the wellroundedness of CTE or vocational classes? • Is there anything else we ought to consider?
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Many Thanks! Best of luck to all of you as you seek to improve educational opportunities for all students! -Casey Reynolds
