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Presentation from ACTE November, 2011 St. Louis, MO. Cecilia M. Donohue CTE Program Manager Chesterfield County Public Schools. A Changing World: Helping Students Prepare for Life in a Scary World That We Know Little About. Presented by Chris Droessler College Tech Prep Consultant
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Presentation from ACTENovember, 2011St. Louis, MO. Cecilia M. Donohue CTE Program Manager Chesterfield County Public Schools
A Changing World: Helping Students Prepare for Life in a Scary World That We Know Little About Presented by Chris Droessler College Tech Prep Consultant NC Dept. of Public Instruction
Overview • Surprises • Future Demand • Changing World
Degree Level MattersPeople with more education make more money than those with less education
4 year 47.7% OJT 11.0% 4 year 20.1% OJT 59.6% 9% 1-2 year 1-2 year 37.1 % OJT Postsecondary Intentions vs. Reality • Education Required • Graduate Intentions
6-Year Graduation Rate - USA • 2009 data • 3,137 colleges in the USA • 7,684,301 students • 53.4% average GRADUATE!
Overview • Surprises • Future Demand • Changing World
If we really want to prepare our students for successful careers, we need to know all we can about the rapidly changing job market.
States with Most New Jobs(Total New Positions Projected from 2006 - 2016) 15,600,130 United States 2,510,300 California 2,389,310 Texas 1,466,250 Florida 740,790 Illinois 679,330 North Carolina 622,890 Virginia 618,110 Georgia 574,400 New York 564,040 Colorado 482,870 Washington 455,290 Nevada 438,460 Arizona
Overview • Surprises • Future Demand • Changing World
Who predicted these? • Cell phones for everyone • Cameras on cell phones • iPod - portable music and videos • Hand-held GPS • Text messaging • Blogs, Twitter • MySpace, FaceBook • Wikipedia • Soybean powered automobiles
Things that will be Obsolete by 2020 • Desks • Language Labs • Computers • Homework • The Role of Standardized Tests in College Admissions • Differentiated Instruction as a Sign of Distinguished Teacher • Fear of Wikipedia • Paperbacks • Attendance Offices • Lockers • Stand alone I.T. Departments • Centralized Institutions • Organization of Educational Services by Grade • Education Schools that fail to Integrate Technology • Paid/Outsourced Professional Development
High Demand - High Skill in USA(Change in Number of Positions - Projected from 2008 - 2018) 581,500 Registered nurses 399,500 Customer service representatives 279,400 Accountants and auditors 244,200 Elementary school teachers, except special education 232,900 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 212,400 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 204,400 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 178,300 Management analysts 175,100 Computer software engineers, applications 165,400 Carpenters 163,900 Medical assistants 160,300 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 155,800 Network systems and data communications analysts 155,600 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 147,900 Maintenance and repair workers, general 144,100 Physicians and surgeons
What are we preparing students for? • More Education? • Entry-Level Career? • Life?
We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist … using technologies that haven’t yet been invented in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.