Girls in STEM: A New Generation of Women in Science

1. OUR CTE EOC Review & Updates In-service Agriculture , Skilled & Technical , JAG And Arts & Communications 8/4/14Business, Marketing, and Arts & Communications 8/5/14FACS 8/6/14Career Orientation/Development, “Afternoon Only” 8/6/14Billie Reed, O.U.R. CTE CoordinatorDomains 1 and 48:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Girls in STEM: A New Generation of Women in Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_11rwb4vEc&list=PL09B214C9D0B3B225

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3. Session Description • OUR CTE EOC Review & UpdatesAnnual review and analysis of end-of-course assessment scores to direct instruction for student success in learning content and increasing scores. Assessment notes from a 2012-13 TAT Findings Letter, “Course frameworks and end-of-course competency tests are an integral part of the instruction required by ACE. Since the competency tests are designed to monitor framework instruction, the teacher has the benefit of reviewing the test results and then adapting his/her lesson plans. These changes should result in an increase in the proficiency and knowledge of his/her students. Consequently, it is important that the assessment results be included as a part of the student’s grade. The competency tests are used as an accountability measure for federal Perkins funding. Improvements in these test results must be shown annually.” The afternoon part of the session will be driven by the components and elements in Danielson’s Domain 1 Planning and Preparation and Domain 4 Professional Responsibilities elements. • Important Session Information:Lunch will be provided. Participants will need to bring a copy of their 2012-13 TAT Findings Letter, copy of Performance Indicator Report, last years analysis of EOCs and copy/access to their Local Plan with ACE.

4. Objectives • EOC Review using Local Plan (Where you said you were going?), EOCs (What the data says?) and Performance Indicators (Is there growth/decline over time?) • Where is the Local Carl D. Perkins Plan? • ACE Portal http://ace.arkansas.gov/cte/Pages/default.aspx • ACE State Plan http://ace.arkansas.gov/cte/specialPrograms/perkins/Pages/default.aspx • Perkins V “Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce” http://www.acteonline.org/ctepolicywatch.post.aspx?id=6680&blogid=2289#.U9lTovldVb4 • Where are the Performance Indicator Reports? • District Status Reports http://ace.arkansas.gov/cte/informationForms/Pages/default.aspx • January/February • Assessment “EOCs” Reports http://www.arcteassessment.com/ • North Arkansas College – Articulation http://www.northark.edu/get_started/high_school_students/articulated_credit.aspx • EOCs http://www.arcteassessment.com/ • June/July Next Year • Updates • Roundtable Discussion

5. Northark Articulation • Articulated Credit • Mrs. Nell Bonds, Dean of Outreach • http://www.northark.edu/get_started/high_school_students/articulated_credit.aspx

6. Local Carl D. Perkins Plan • Academic Standards for CTE Students • All Aspects of An Industry • Assurances and Certifications • Core Academics • Integration and Alignment • Meeting Performance Targets (Academic Skills-Geometry & Literacy, Graduation, CTE Skill Attainment, Placement, Nontraditional Placement/Completion) • Nondiscrimination of Special Populations • Professional Development • Program Evaluation • Programs of Study • Recruitment and Retention of CTE Teachers • Secondary Career Centers • Stakeholder Involvement • Use of Technology

7. Perkins V Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act was presented on the Senate Floor as the Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce Act on July 11, 2014. • Excerpt from http://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-announces-new-career-and-technical-education-legislation-in-fishersville • The Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce Act would amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act to raise the quality of CTE programs by: • Defining what constitutes a rigorous CTE curriculum and requiring Perkins grant recipients to incorporate key elements in their programs, including: • Credit-transfer agreement opportunities • Academic and technical skills assessments to measure student achievement based on industry standards • Use of training tools that align with the type of equipment and technology being used by today’s industries • CTE-focused professional development for teachers, administrators,  and counselors • Recruitment and retention plans to ensure highly effective educators and administrators are in place • CTE curriculum alignment with local, regional, and state workforce demands • Allowing states and localities to use Perkins grant funding to establish CTE-focused academieslike the Governor’s Academies in Virginia established by then-Governor Kaine • Improving links between high school and postsecondary educationto help ease attainment of an industry-recognized credential, license, apprenticeship, or postsecondary certificate to obtain a job in a high-demand career field • Promoting partnerships between local businesses, regional industries and other community stakeholders to create pathways for students to internships, service learning experiences, or apprenticeships as they transition into the workforce or postsecondary education

8. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS • LITERACY • GEOMETRY • CTE SKILL ATTAINMENT • HS COMPLETION “Completers of POS” • HS GRADUATION • PLACEMENT • NONTRADITIONAL PARTICIPATION • Imagination At Work: GE Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co0qkWRqTdM • Girls Rock STEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CP_ikJ35Rs • Opening Doors to Nontraditional Students http://ace.arkansas.gov/cte/specialPrograms/perkins/Documents/Perkins%20Presentations%204_3_14/NontraditionalStrategies%20-%20Monieca%20West.pdf • Nontraditional Strategies Webinar http://www.adheperkins.com/webinars.html • NONTRADITIONAL COMPLETION

9. PI’S DEFINITIONS • Academic Attainment Literacy: number of CTE concentrators who have met the proficient/advanced level on the Statewide high school reading/language arts assessment. • Academic Attainment Geometry: number of CTE concentrators who have met the proficient/advanced level on the Statewide high school mathematics assessment. • Technical Attainment: number of CTE concentrators who were proficient on assessments taken within the program of study. • High School Completion: number of CTE concentrators that graduate plus the number of CTE concentrators that receive a GED during the reporting year. • High School Graduation: number of CTE concentrators who, in the reporting year, were included as graduated in the State’s computation of its graduation rate. • Placement: number of CTE concentrators who successfully completed the program of study and graduated from high school and who were employed, enrolled in post-secondary, or in the military six months following graduation. • Nontraditional Participation: number of nontraditional gender students enrolled in one or more units within a program of study that is nontraditional for their gender during the reporting year. • Nontraditional Completion: number of nontraditional gender concentrators who successfully complete programs of study designated nontraditional and graduate from high school during the reporting year. • Note: The Annual Increase is the difference between the 2012-13 Goal and the Baseline divided by the five years remaining in Perkins IV. The 2008-09 Target is the Baseline plus the Annual Increase. *If the Baseline is above the 2012-13 Goal, then a minimum increase was applied (unless the Baseline was 100%).

10. End of Course Reports • ACE Assessment Support Site • www.arcteassessment.com • Policy & Forms (Ethics, Special Needs, Hearing Impaired, Testing Documentation, Calculator, etc.) • ACE Assessment Site • https://ade.d2sc.com • Run Reports • Review • Plan of Action • Six Step Course Improvement Plan

11. The Oldest Brain Teaser • Three ancient Greek fishermen were strolling along an ancient Greek seashore. • One of them, recalling an event from earlier that day, said, “what we caught, we threw away and what we didn’t catch we kept.” • What on ancient earth was he talking about?

12. Updates • ACTE Updates • ABEA Updates • FACS Updates • Agriculture Updates • Skilled & Technical Updates • New Program Application • Student/Teacher Industry Certifications • Business Advisory Boards • Professional Memberships • Other

13. Round Table Discussion • Best Practices • If you were a new teacher starting out your first year, what advise would you give yourself today? • Best advise you ever received for teaching? • Best advise you ever received for classroom management? • Best advise for getting Business & Industry support? • What are the best professional associations to belong to and/or participate in? • List some websites for instructional materials and resources. • Tips on Formative Assessments. • How to use the formative assessments for planning? • Tips for record keeping. • How do you communicate with families? • How do you engage families in the program? • How do you address literacy with your students? • How do you address geometry with your students? • How will you take today’s information and use it in future teaching? • Other

14. Billie Reed, CTE CoordinatorO.U.R. Educational Service Cooperativebillier@oursc.k12.ar.us870.429.9128 I'm a Teacher: An Educator's Anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RelL-PdcCSk

15. ACE Vision • Arkansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) has adopted a bold new national vision for career and technical education. This vision was developed by the National Association of State Directors of the Career and Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) to emphasize the critical role that CTE plays in our nation’s educational advancement and economic competitiveness. The theme for this new vision is “Reflect…Transform…Lead.” It is based the following five principles: • CTE is critical to ensuring that the United States leads in global competitiveness. • CTE prepares students to succeed in further education and careers. • CTE is a results-driven system that demonstrates a positive return on investment. • CTE is delivered through comprehensive programs of study aligned to The National Career Cluster framework. • CTE actively partners with employers to design and provide high-quality, dynamic programs. • This new vision for CTE charts an innovative and challenging path to ensure CTE will provide the education and training necessary to prepare the workforce for a global economy. Arkansas Career and Technical Education embraces this new vision and the principles on which it is based. Through strong CTE programs, our state and our nation are developing our most valuable resource—our people. The technical knowledge, workplace skills, and real-world experience gained through CTE prepare our current and future workforce for the high-skill, high-wage, high-demand careers so vital in today’s economy.