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TCTW: College & Career Readiness in the 21st Century

Learn about the Technology Centers That Work (TCTW) initiative and its impact on preparing students for successful careers and further studies. Discover the five priorities and ten key practices for improving achievement in academic, occupational, and technical areas.

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TCTW: College & Career Readiness in the 21st Century

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  1. TCTW Technology Centers That Work:College and Career Ready in the 21st Century Intro to TCTW

  2. Introductions Our Panel Today: • Gina Smith – Cass Career Center • Mike Pantleo – Career and Technology Center at Fort Osage • Rich Payne – Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Intro to TCTW

  3. Southern Regional Education Board • High Schools That Work (HSTW) – The largest and oldest of SREB’s school improvement initiatives • 1987 – 27 sites • 2012 – 1,200+ sites in 30+ states • Technology Centers That Work for shared-time technology centers • 2007 – 8 sites • 2012 – 200+ sites in 18 states • Making Middle Grades Work for middle grades schools • 1998 – 25 sites; • 2012 – 450+ sites in 21 states

  4. Who is on your staff?

  5. To Address College & Career Readiness: Make High School Matter! Intro to TCTW

  6. Intro to TCTW

  7. Intro to TCTW

  8. The good news: This is CTE’s Time Intro to TCTW

  9. TCTW Improve AchievementAcademicOccupational Technical TCTW mission is to prepare students for success in both careers and further studies. Intro to TCTW

  10. Improve AchievementAcademicOccupational TechnicalFive PrioritiesTen Key Practices Intro to TCTW

  11. TCTW Technology Centers That WorkFive Priorities and Ten Key Practices Intro to TCTW

  12. HSTW AssessmentImprove AchievementAcademicOccupational Technical • NAEP-like subject tests in reading, mathematics and science • Scale of 0-500 • Student survey • Course history • School and classroom experiences • Teacher survey • Data/survey linked to Key Practices

  13. A Complete Picture

  14. Panel Discussion To improve achievement, centers must analyze data on academic, occupational and technical achievement. How have you used the HSTW assessment as one tool to improve student learning? Intro to TCTW

  15. Advantages of TCTW All services are research-based

  16. Improve AchievementAcademicOccupational Technical Pedogogic Tools for High Quality CTE: • Technical Assistance Visit • Site Development Workshop Intro to TCTW

  17. Panel Discussion Many centers begin their journey with TCTW through TAV and SDW? Explain how you have benefited from these two initiatives? Intro to TCTW

  18. Improve AchievementAcademicOccupational Technical Pedogogic Tools for High Quality CTE: Classroom Instruction: • CTE Teacher Preparation Project • Seven Essential Teaching Skills • Enhanced CTE • Project Based Learning Intro to TCTW

  19. Seven Essential Teaching Skills • Planning standards-based instruction • Designing standards-based assessment • Facilitating project-based learning • Using cooperative learning • Embedding literacy • Embedding numeracy • Managing the classroom to create a climate of personalization and support

  20. Enhanced CTE Overview • Standards Alignment • Just in Time Instruction • Support • Resources • Fidelity • Multiple Perspectives • Aspects of Industry • Middle Skill Jobs

  21. Improve AchievementAcademicOccupational Technical Pedogogic Tools for High Quality CTE: Classroom Instruction: • Literacy Design Collaborative for CTE • Big Six Literacy Strategies • Mathematics Design Collaborative for CTE Intro to TCTW

  22. Panel Discussion What TCTW services have you used that have improved student learning? Intro to TCTW

  23. Enhance Transition • Guidance and Advisement • Counseling for Careers Intro to TCTW

  24. Panel Discussion How has TCTW supported you to focus on increasing collaboration between CTE, and academic teachers? How does your center support counseling for careers? Intro to TCTW

  25. Is Change Necessary? “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?” – Albert Einstein

  26. Panel Discussion What have been the benefits and challenges of begin part of SREB’s Technology Centers That Work initiative? Intro to TCTW

  27. “Why would anyone consider any other school improvement initiative for these centers?” -John Hunter, Former Supt, MNTC Intro to TCTW

  28. Lynda Jackson 502-682-0323 (cell) lynda.jackson@sreb.org If those of us at TCTW or HSTW can provide you with any assistance, please contact: Intro to TCTW

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