Career Education and Work Academic Standards

1. Career Education and Work Academic Standards The Case for Implementation Why Do Pennsylvania Students Need the Career Education and Work Standards?

2. “When I was growing up, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I wish I had been more specific.” ~Lily Tomlin

3. Students Need to Know… Who they are… Where they want to go… And how they are going to get there! Career Education and Work Standards (CEW) are the key to making this happen…

4. Governor Edward G. Rendell “By the time students graduate from high school, they need to have the necessary skills to succeed at the collegiate and university level and be trained to meet the competitive demands of the future.” The Career Education and Work Standards are a critical component of building this future for students.

5. CEW Standards: Mission Ensure each student achieves and maintains a personally and professionally rewarding career journey.

6. CEW Standards: Goals • Boost the skills of all high school graduates by • Helping school districts improve academic outcomes • Providing career and workplace learning • Prepare the emerging workforce for the careers of tomorrow. • Strengthen Pennsylvania’s economic future with a well-educated and skilled workforce.

7. “In an ever-changing global environment where interdependency abounds, the best and highest quality of education is a necessity no longer reserved for the few, but demanded for all. ” ~Breaking Ranks: Changing an American Institution

8. Global Prosperity Means… Success in a world of change requires schools to ensure that all students have: • the capacity to be autonomous, lifelong learners • the ability to solve problems and create new solutions • the ability to collaboratively work with others

9. The Changing Workplace • Skills for work, college and citizenship are essentially the same • Jobs for unskilled workers are declining • Wages for high-school-only graduates have declined 70% in the last 20 years • The “knowledge-intense” workplace requires new skills • problem-solving • teamwork • learning how to learn

10. High School Is Not Enough! • Most careers require more than a high school diploma • Students need to be aware of the many postsecondary options • The six fastest-growing occupations nationally - all in computer-related technologies - require at least an Associate’s Degree ~U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

11. The Old and New…

12. National Trends:Then and Now ~U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

13. Changing Schools • More active learning required • Teaching to diversified learning styles • Quantity of academic content has increased exponentially • Barriers to successful graduation must be addressed • Key elements of the 20th century learning model have become obsolete

14. The Key Elements of 21st Century Learning • Information and communication technology literacy • Financial, economic and business literacy • Global awareness • Civic engagement • The ability to apply learning skills ~Assessment of 21st Century Skills: The Current Landscape

15. The Old and New…

16. We can no longer afford to educate… TODAY’S students for TOMORROW’S world in YESTERDAY’S schools! ~etc Illinois Education to Careers Next Generation Education

17. The CEW Standards… • Set the stage for a philosophy of education, focusing on relevance and rigor • Require ALL students (no exceptions) to meet high, real-world standards of success • Ensure that ALL students are prepared for career options based on individual needs and skills • Delivered kindergarten through graduation • Are implemented by all school personnel

18. Academic StandardsforCareer Education and Work Pennsylvania Department of Education

19. 13.1 Career Awareness and Preparation • Abilities and aptitudes • Personal interests • Non-traditional workplace roles • Local career preparation opportunities • Career selection influences • Preparation for careers • Career plan components • Relationship between education and career

20. 13.2 Career Acquisition (Getting a Job) • Interviewing skills • Resources • Career acquisition documents • Career planning portfolios • Career acquisition process

21. 13.3 Career Retention and Advancement • Work habits • Cooperation and teamwork • Group interaction • Budgeting • Time management • Workplace changes • Lifelong learning

22. 13.4 Entrepreneurship • Risks and rewards • Character traits • Business plan

23. Where to Start! PDE’s CEW Standards Toolkit: • FAQ Fact Sheet and PowerPoint • Resources • Getting Started - Key Resources • Annotated Materials and Internet Resources Listing • Evaluation Rubric for Career Resources • Career Education Through Literature Matrix • Standards Alignment • Crosswalks with all PA Academic Standards • Curriculum Resources • 2003 CEW Governor’s Institute Materials • Online Curriculum Grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 Aligned to Standards • Link to Professional Development Opportunities

24. CEW Toolkit is Online www.pacareerstandards.com

25. CEW Standards Assessment • Document standard attainment by examining student career portfolios • Evaluate portfolios, job shadowing experience and career research activities with rubrics • Evaluate connecting activities with the community/workplace • Evaluate strategic plans, mission statements and curricula to ensure that the standards concepts are an essential component • Monitor all student career outcomes with student transition and exit plans

26. What is the value of a $10 hammer? • On the shelf? • In the hands of an experienced carpenter who builds custom cabinets? • That is part of a worldwide network of technical support?

27. Answer: The value of any tool increases dramatically when used in the context of systems, processes and networks. Don’t Place the CEW Standards on the Shelf!

28. References • American Diploma Project (ADP), 2001 Project launched by The Education Trust and the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation • Assessment of 21st Century Skills: The Current Landscape, Pre-publication Draft, 2005 • PA Department of Labor and Industry • Porter, John, CEPRI Presentation • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics • U.S. Bureau of Census • U.S. Department of Labor • Wagner, Tony, Making the Grade: Reinventing America’s Schools (New York: Routledge Falmer, 2001)

29. For more information Jay Cannon State Administrator for Career Counseling Services    Bureau Career and Technical Education    333 Market Street    Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333    Voice (717) 772-4857    Fax (717 ) 783-6672    TTY (717) 783-8445 jcannon@state.pa.us

30. Edward G. Rendell Governor Gerald L. Zahorchak Secretary of Education

31. Deputy Secretary Of Elementary and Secondary EducationDiane Castelbuono Bureau of Career and Technical Education Dr. Lee Burket, Director Division of Professional Development and Support ServicesKatherine Simchock, Acting Division Manager

32. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) does not discriminate in its educational programs, activities or employment practices based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, ancestry, union membership, or any other legally protected category. This policy is in accordance with state law, including Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Act, and with federal law, including Title IV and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and the American Disabilities Act of 1990.