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INFORMATION AND UPDATES MSEA DAY 2013

BMF CLUSTER. INFORMATION AND UPDATES MSEA DAY 2013. CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) IS MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER. NATIONWIDE, MORE AND MORE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN CTE COURSES. MORE THAN 15 miLLION. That’s A Lot Of Kids.

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INFORMATION AND UPDATES MSEA DAY 2013

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  1. BMF CLUSTER INFORMATION AND UPDATES MSEA DAY 2013

  2. CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) IS MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER

  3. NATIONWIDE, MORE AND MORE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN CTE COURSES. MORE THAN 15miLLION That’s A Lot OfKids

  4. NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FORCAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 2007 STUDYFOUND THAT

  5. CTE STUDENTS SCORE HIGHER ON STANDARDIZED TESTS, ARE MORE LIKELY TO COMPLETE DUAL-CREDIT COURSES, ARE MORE PREPARED TO TRANSITION TO COLLEGE & CAREERS ARE MORE INFORMED ABOUT COLLEGE ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE LIFE GOALS

  6. THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT CTE STUDENTS DEVELOP THE FOLLOWING SKILLS: • PROBLEM-SOLVING, • PROJECT COMPLETION, • RESEARCH, • MATH APPLICATION, • COLLEGE READINESS, • WORK-RELATED, • COMMUNICATIONS, • TIME MANAGEMENT AND • CRITICAL THINKING

  7. ALMOST ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE AT LEAST ONE CTE COURSE

  8. 25% OF ALL STUDENTS TAKE3 OR MORE COURSES IN A SINGLE PROGRAM AREA

  9. Did you know? ►THE AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IN 2009 FOR STUDENTS CONCENTRATING IN CTE PROGRAMS WAS 90%, COMPARED TO AN AVERAGE NATIONWIDE GRADUATION RATE OF 75%. • NASDCTEc, Area CTE Centers: Conquering the Skills Gap through Business and Industry Collaboration, April 2013.

  10. RECENT FINDINGS SUMMER 2013 ACTE released the results from its annual, nationwide survey of CTE students and educators, conducted in partnership with the National Research Center for College and University Admissions

  11. Findings demonstrate the effectiveness and relevancy of CTE for students, as well as CTE educators' dedication to integrating and aligning CTE with academics and business and industry needs.

  12. Student Findings: • 66% say they are learning skills to get a job in the future • 45% of students taking CTE say they get the chance to work as a team and interact with employers and community leaders • Students are more likely to say that CTE courses provide them with higher levels of academic skills

  13. ACTE REPORT FINDSCTE STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO TO COLLEGE, TEND TO HAVE A HIGHER GPA WHEN IN COLLEGE, ARE LESS LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF COLLEGE AND, HAVE AN EASIER TIME FINDING INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT

  14. SHORTAGE OF FUNDING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM

  15. In June, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill that seeks to reverse the painful cuts from sequestration. • Senate appropriators approved $1.123 billion in funding for CTE state grants provided through the Carl D. Perkins CTE Act (Perkins)—equivalent to the pre-sequester funding level. • The Senate bill is a step in the right direction toward a greater investment in CTE, which is working to ensure that students have the academic, technical and employability skills that are needed

  16. SO NOW SPECIFICALLY WHY HIGH SCHOOLBUSINESS EDUCATION?

  17. HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS PROGRAMS IGNITE LEARNING AND BUILD INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN USE

  18. BUSINESS EDUCATION BUILDS PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION INTERPERSONAL SKILLS INTERVIEWING SKILLS FINANCIAL PLANNING INFORMATION LITERACY PROBLEM SOLVING ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS TEAM WORK PROJECT MANAGEMENT MARKETING LIFE LONG LEARNING ORGANIZATION & TIME MANAGEMENT ORAL & WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING

  19. STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS PROGRAMS ARE BETTER PREPARED FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN COLLEGE BUSINESS PROGRAMS

  20. AFTER ALLBUSINESS IS THENUMBER 1 COLLEGE MAJORIN THE NATION FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN (PRINCETON REVIEW, 2010)

  21. IN TERMS OF PERSISTENCE TO GRADUATION & NUMBER OF DEGREES AWARDED, BUSINESS HOLDS THE TOP SPOT (US DEPT OF HIGHER ED, 2009).

  22. Nationally, the Business Management and Administration Career Cluster is expected to grow by 6% by 2018.

  23. BUT STILL HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS PROGRAMS MUST BE PROMOTED

  24. The baggage of “vocational education” Clarity and consistency in our message are critical Connecting with the audience in ways that matter to them Critical to help key audiences connect the dots Clarity. Consistency. Connectivity.

  25. Secondary CTE students are more informed and focused when they enter college CTE: Learning that works for career and college readiness.

  26. CTE prepares the next generation of skilled workforce, innovation and leaders for all communities CTE develops local entrepreneurs CTE improves the ROI in education on the federal, state and local levels CTE: Learning that works for our communities.

  27. WHAT ARE SOME SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT SCHOOLS ARE DOING IN MD TO PROMOTE BMF PROGRAMS? • RUNNING TOURS FOR 8TH GRADERS • HOSTING OPEN HOUSES FOR PARENTS AND POTENTIAL STUDENTS • ORGANIZING ASSEMBLIES • HANGING POSTERS • PREPARING BROCHURES • SENDING MAILERS OUT TO INCOMING FRESHMEN AND FAMILIES • COORDINATING SHOWCASE EVENTS • HARNESSING THE POWER OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (NEWSLETTERS, WEB, PRESS RELEASES, ETC). • INVITING UNIVERSITIES TO FOUNDATIONS COURSES TO SPEAK • AGGRESSIVE CTSO INVOLVEMENT • SELLING PROGRAM BENEFITS TO GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, • ONSITE DUAL ENROLLMENT, ETC…

  28. A resource and communications platform Share, promote and increase awareness Convenient online access to brand-building and data/research assets Subscribe to blog www.careertech.org

  29. YOU CAN ALSO FIND SOME RESOURCES INCLUDING A WHY BUSINESS EDUCATION VIDEO ON OUR WEBSITE www.BusinessEducationMSDE.com

  30. HIGHLIGHTS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN MARYLAND

  31. MARYLAND STATE-APPROVED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES • FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT • MARKETING • NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FINANCE HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSEDUCATIONMSDE.COM

  32. MARYLAND STUDENTS CAN BENEFIT FROM NEW CURRICULA BASED ON COLLEGE LEVEL STANDARDS DUAL-CREDIT OPTIONS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT COMPETITIONS UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS CAPSTONE EXPERIENCES CREDIT EARNED THROUGH CLEP EXAMS EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT GREAT TEACHERS…………………………………….AND MORE

  33. www.BusinessEducationMSDE.com NEW CURRICULA BASED ON COLLEGE LEVEL STANDARDS RESOURCES AND VIDEOS RELEVANT TO MOS PREPARATION CAPSTONE HANDBOOK CLEP RESOURCES VIDEOS AND A HOST OF OTHER RESOURCES

  34. CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE ADDED TO MARYLAND HIGH SHOOL BUSINESS (BMF) COMPLETER PROGRAMS. • BUILT AROUND IDENTIFIED BEST PRACTICES CAPSTONE GUIDE AVAILABLE AT: WWW.BUSINESSEDUCATIONMSDE.COM

  35. capstone experiences are an exemplarfor flexible learning

  36. APPLICATION OF CONCEPTS INTO A COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT THAT INVOLVES THE APPLICATION OF HIGHER ORDER THINKING, PLANNING,TIME MANAGEMENT, REFLECTION, & PROBLEM SOLVING

  37. BENCHMARKS DESIGNED TO GIVE teachers an opportunity to review student progress and provide formative feedback

  38. Teachers express concern that student autonomy results indifficulties managing learning;however, increased student control is shown to result in greater motivation and self-determination. (McCombs, 2007).

  39. IN ADDITION TO THE GUIDE, THERE IS A VIDEO THAT COINCIDES WITH A PRESENTATION I MADE ABOUT THE PROJECT AT LAST SPRING’S SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHER EDUCATION (SITE) CONFERENCE. ALSO, IN THE NEAR FUTURE I WILL BE PLACING A LINK TO A RECENT PAPER PUBLISHED ABOUT THE COURSE IN THE INFORMING SCIENCE JOURNAL AS WELL AS SOME OFTHE TRAINING MATERIALS FROM OUR SUMMER WORKSHOP.

  40. CLEP RESOURCES WE HAVE NUMBER OF CLEP RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON OUR SITE. INCLUDING AN ACCURATE REVIEW OF THE BUSINESS SPECIFIC CLEP ACCEPTANCE POLICIES AT MD COMMUNITY COLLEGES AS WELL AS UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MD SCHOOLS. (INFORMATION ON THE CLEP WEBSITE IS NOT ACCURATE)

  41. THERE IS A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FROM OUR CLEP TEACHER TRAINING THAT PRESENTS STRATEGIES FOR HELPING PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE CLEP EXAMS. FOR EXAMPLE CONSIDER THAT THE CLEP EXAM IS A MULTI-CHOICE TEST. • It primarily looks at a test-takers ability to define concepts with a minimal amount of application. • As such, you want to build your students vocabulary. • Solutions • Create a glossary of terms. • Have weekly vocabulary words (treat them the way SAT terms are treated) • Introduce a CLEP question of the day

  42. There are lots of ways to create your glossary of terms • Use your knowledge, a CLEP Review Book, The Glossary in your text book, Knowledge of the test etcetera. • There are some great flashcard websites that already have free downloadable CLEP exam flashcards/glossary terms available • http://www.flashcardmachine.com/ • http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards • A sample list of glossary terms is available on the website that offers 250 concepts/terms relevant to the CLEP Principles of Management exam.

  43. DON’T MAKE THE TEST A STRANGER • Do not wait until the last unit to be in the test prep process. • Think about how the SAT is handled and treat it the same with constant concept reviewand weekly vocabulary words. • Introduce a CLEP question of the day each time you meet. • Group the daily questions into CLEP questions of the week. • Give mini-practice tests throughout the term to eliminate test anxiety • Make sure you go over them once they are completed question by question. • At the end of the first and second quarters give a mini practice CLEP exam that you prepare to coincide with concepts covered thus far • At the end of the 3rd term give a full practice CLEP • Make it fun and important! Stay positive- this test is passable.

  44. When you reach the end of the term it is time to deliver a CLEP Review Unit • Example unit broken down into 6 lessons is available in the PowerPoint online.

  45. PREPARING STUDENTS FOR MOS EXAMS? WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES ON OUR SITE. DETAILED MOS HANDBOOKS FOR MS WORD AND MS EXCEL, MS POWERPOINT, AND MS OUTLOOK. INFORMATION ABOUT THE MS WORD AND MS EXCEL EXPERT TEST IS ALSO PROVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, A SEPARATE ADVANCED EXCEL HANDBOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AS WELL AS A MASTERING POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. IN THE HANDBOOKS WE IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC TASKS ON THE EXAM (WITHOUT GIVING YOU THE QUESTIONS AS THAT WOULD BE CHEATING). FINALLY, SEVERAL VIDEOS HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS THROUGH YOUTUBE.

  46. NEED A TEST PREP SYSTEM USE GMETRIX ON US COMPLETE OUR REQUEST FORM ONLINE

  47. THE AP ACCOUNTING PROPOSAL YES IT’S AN EXCITING PROPOSITION IT SHOULD GIVE US HOPE FOR THE FUTURE; HOWEVER, IT IS ONLY IN AN EXPLORATORY PHASE. DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH WAITING!

  48. THANK YOU PREPARED BY Dr. Nicole A. Buzzetto-More Associate Professor and Program Coordinator University of Maryland Eastern Shore Director MSDE Program Affiliate for Business, Management, and Finance Fellow and Governor, Informing Science Institute

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