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UC and CTE: Empowering Educators to Strengthen Integrated Curriculum. Hannah Frankel & Carolina Reyes University of California Office of the President. In This Session, We Will…. 2. Highlight UC’s past involvement with CTE. Share UC’s planned CTE goals.
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UC and CTE: Empowering Educators to Strengthen Integrated Curriculum Hannah Frankel & Carolina Reyes University of California Office of the President
In This Session, We Will… 2 • Highlight UC’s past involvement with CTE. • Share UC’s planned CTE goals. • Focus on the UC Curriculum Integration (UCCI) Institutes and developed courses. • Provide tools for developing new (or strengthening existing) CTE courses.
Share Out 3 Please share with us: • What have been some of your roadblocks in developing or offering CTE courses? • How have you overcome these roadblocks?
Misconceptions of UC and CTE 5 • Some of the common misconceptions are: • UC does not approve CTE courses at all. • UC only approves CTE courses in the college-preparatory elective (“g”) subject area. • Identifying a course as CTE in a submission will decrease the chance a course will be approved.
UC and CTE: How Far We Have Come 6 • In 2001, UC had approved 258 CTE courses. • By the end of 2010, UC had approved 9,979 CTE courses. • GOAL: Approving 10,000 CTE courses by the end of 2012
UC and CTE Milestones 7 • 2003: ROPs granted program status and “a-g” course lists established. • 2006: CIP Grants became available. • 2008: CTE course criteria developed by UC Faculty. • 2010: Inception of the UCCI Institutes.
UC’s Goals for the Future 11 • Approve more CTE courses in English, math and history. • Approve a variety of “a-g” courses in all industry sectors. • Continue to support the development of integrated CTE courses for “a-g” approval. • Provide professional development opportunities. • Create more tools and resources for teachers.
UCCI Institute 13 WHAT: 4-day professional development opportunity administered by UC with support from CDE, CASN and CSMP. WHO: Teams of 8-10 CTE and academic high school educators from across the state. OUTCOME: Integrated CTE and “a-g” courses approved by UC.
How Can I Use UCCI Institute Courses? 14 • Adopting UCCI courses at your school site. • Using UCCI courses as a model curriculum. • Building pathways programs or academies around UCCI courses. UCCI courses available at: www.ucop.edu/ucci
Approved UCCI Courses: Math 15 • Algebra at Your Service (Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation) • DaVinci Algebra (Arts, Media and Entertainment) • Business Algebra • Business Algebra II • Business Statistics
Approved UCCI Courses: English 16 • Integrated Marketing and English • Applied Medical English (Health Services and Medical Technology) • Designing the American Dream (Arts, Media and Entertainment)
Approved UCCI Courses: Other Subjects 17 • Journey Through Justice (Public Services and Government) • Engineering Geometry with Physics (Tw0-period course)
Pending UCCI Courses: “Green” 18 • Green Up and Go Clean Energyneering • Biological Connections through Renewable Energy • Green Building Design • American History: The Powerful Pursuit of Happiness • Eco-Tourism with U.S. History • Put Your Eco-Foot Down!
Offering a UCCI Course 19 • 17 schools and 5 ROPs currently offer UCCI courses. • View complete UCCI program “a-g” list at: doorways.ucop.edu/list. • Access full course outlines and resources at: www.ucop.edu/ucci.
Upcoming Institutes 20 SPRING 2012 INSTITUTES: April 22-25, Hyatt Regency SF Airport in Burlingame Institute #1: Arts, Media and Entertainment with English (“b”) Institute #2: Building Trades and Construction with math (“c”) SUMMER 2012 INSTITUTES: July 15-18 in Burlingame Institute #1: Health Science and Medical Technology with history (“a”) Institute #2: Information and Communication Technologies with math (“c”) FALL 2012 INSTITUTES: Oct. 28-31 or Nov. 1-4, 2012 in So-Cal Institute #1: TBD Institute #2: TBD
How To Apply 21 • Complete online application for: • AME and English - www.ucop.edu/ucci/apply1 • BTC and Math - www.ucop.edu/ucci/apply2 • Seeking: • Both individuals and groups. • CTE industry reps as part of your group application. • Teachers interested in 9th or 10th grade coursework. Deadline: 8:00 AM on MONDAY, MARCH 5
Recruiting Facilitators for 2012 22 • Qualifications • Experience in curriculum development, and • Leadership in collaborative projects. • Requirements • Attend 1 full-day pre-Institute training and the entire 4-day Institute. • Support submission of course outline to UC post-Institute. • Compensation • $1,000 stipend • APPLY NOW: Deadline for Spring Institutes is Feb. 17th! • Email your resume, 2 references and Institute(s) of interest to ucci@ucop.edu with “Facilitator Inquiry” in the subject line.
Discontinuing CIP Grant Program…Why? 23 • Primary UC initiative to encourage CTE coursework. • High cost to support a handful of teachers a year. • UC provided a hands-off approach. • Funds are now channeled to increase UCCI efforts.
The UCCI Project: Next Steps 24 • PHASE I: UCCI Institutes (2010- ) • Integrated CTE and “a-g” course outlines. • PHASE II: Quality Assessment Workshops (2013) • Best practices and quality instruction for UCCI courses. • Develop and share UCCI curriculum modules. • Recommendations for addressing Common Core Standards.
Tools and Resources 25 UC course criteria Sample Courses Course Description Template a-g Evaluation Rubric
A-G Subject Area and CTE Course Criteria 26 • Each subject area has its own specific criteria covering: • The intent, goals and objectives of the requirement. • Course requirements and guidelines. • All CTE courses must meet general CTE and subject-specific course criteria. Available on the “a-g” Guide in the Subject Requirements section at www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide.
CTE Course Criteria 27 • Provides a high-quality, challenging curricula that uses and advances concepts and skills in the “a-g” subject areas. • Includes opportunities to develop knowledge of tools, processes and materials; to engage in problem-solving and decision-making; and to explain what one is doing and why.
CTE Course Criteria 28 • Integrates academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge. • Connects closely with the academic curriculum and reads as both an academic and CTE course. • Shows the integration of academic and technical concepts and skills in all aspects of the course.
Core Academic vs. Elective Subject Area 29 • Advantages of approval in the “a-f” subject areas: • Stronger academics. • Satisfies “a-f” subject requirement OR the elective (“g”) subject requirement. • Open to ninth and tenth graders. • Advantages of approval in the “g” subject area: • Credentialed or certified to teach only in this subject area. Before submitting in a subject area, verify that your course meets that subject area’s course criteria.
Sample Courses 30 • Examples of exceptional submissions to assist in the development and submission process. • Located at https://doorways.ucop.edu/list. • Search for sample course descriptions by subject area or CTE industry sectors. • Developed UCCI courses are available on the UCCI website (www.ucop.edu/ucci).
How to Find a Sample Course 31 Course List website – https://doorways.ucop.edu/list
Course Description Templates 36 • Helpful guides when preparing new courses for submission to UC. • Provides the type of course information required for all new submissions. • Two types of templates: • General course information • Subject-specific course content Available on the “a-g” Guide in the New Course section at www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide.
Course Evaluation Rubric 37 • Standardized rubric used during course evaluation. • Provides the criteria and suggestions for each component of the new course template. • Subject-specific and CTE rubrics coming soon! Available soon on the “a-g” Guide in New Course section www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide
Other Outside Resources 38 • American Youth Policy Forums - www.aypf.org • Association for Career Technical Education (ACTE) - www.acteonline.org/cte_info.aspx • Callisphere - www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu • California Subject Matter Project (CSMP) - http://csmp.ucop.edu • Career Academy Support Network (CASN) - http://casn.berkeley.edu • ConnectEd - www.connectedcalifornia.org • Edutopia - http://www.edsource.org/pub_multiplepathways.html • Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) - www.free.ed.gov • KQED Education - http://www.kqed.org/education • UCCI Institutes – www.ucop.edu/ucci • A-G Guide – www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide
Questions? 39 • Contact us: • UCCI Institutes – ucci@ucop.edu • Hannah Frankel – hannah.frankel@ucop.edu • Carolina Reyes – carolina.reyes@ucop.edu