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Career & Technical Education Update

Career & Technical Education Update. Curriculum Directors April 19, 2013. Common Career Technical Core (CCTC). Standards in career readiness, career clusters and career pathways Introduced in June 2012 Collaborative effort of educators and business/industry reps from 46 states

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Career & Technical Education Update

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  1. Career & Technical Education Update • Curriculum Directors • April 19, 2013

  2. Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) • Standards in career readiness, career clusters and career pathways • Introduced in June 2012 • Collaborative effort of educators and business/industry reps from 46 states • Intended to align and support the Common Core State Standards • Currently Kansas has CTE course competencies only • Gap alignment study - completed by fall 2013 • Convening educator and business/industry focus groups to analyze gap alignment results

  3. CCTC • http://www.careertech.org/career-technical-education/cctc/info.html

  4. Career Pathways Assessment System (cPass) • Authentic end-of-pathway assessments in CTE • Assessing academic, technical, and employability knowledge and skills • Computer-based and performance-based assessment format • Consortium project (KS, CO, MS) • Piloting began fall 2012 and will conclude spring 2014 • cPass assessments are scheduled to be operational for 2014-2015 • Utilizing KITE system for accessing computer-based assessment

  5. cPass • http://careerpathways.us/

  6. Comprehensive Agriculture Assessment

  7. Comp Ag Assessment • Pilot test window – March 25 – April 21, 2013 • 11 schools, approx. 800 students • Assessment covers 8 Ag Pathways: Agribusiness Systems, Animal Systems, Biotechnology in Ag, Environmental Service Systems, Food Products & Processing Systems, Natural Resource Systems, Plant Systems, and Power, Structural & Technical Systems.

  8. Upcoming Ag Assessments • Animal Systems Pilot assessment starts April 22 – May 17, 2013 • Plant Systems will be piloted in Spring 2014. • All assessments will have hands-on component called CCQ – Career Competency Qualifications. These are in development stage and plan to pilot in Spring 2014.

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