Download - College and Career Readiness
On your own, please take a moment to jot down your ideas on what skills and abilities a student must have in order to graduate career and college ready.
These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.
-Common Core State Standards
Are they the same or different?There is considerable overlap between skills and knowledge
associated with college and career training success, so it is
not useful to separate these two groups. Also similar
attitudinal characteristics are necessary for success in both. The need is for all high school
students to have core foundational knowledge and
skill AND need room to develop their passions and interests in
particular career pathways.
Today’s students are entering a different world
YESTERDAY TODAYWork for large companyOne job for lifeSteadily increasing payStay in hometownWell-paying jobs
available in low-skill professions
No real international competition for good jobs
Work for small companyMultiple jobsPay freeze/cutsMove for work or careerUncertain retirementLow-paying jobs in low-
skill professionsCut-throat international
competition for good jobs
Conley, 2011
Education and the job outlookBetween 2008 and 2018, new jobs in
Arizona requiring postsecondary education and training will grow by 227,000 while jobs for high school graduates and dropouts will grow by 88,000.
By 2018, 61% of jobs in Arizona will require postsecondary education.
This is 2 percentage points below the national average of 63%
NOVICES EXPERTS
Tend to focus on discrete knowledge in isolation
Reason in specific contexts by using recently-acquired information
Know individual facts about topics
Are slower and deliberate
Learn about pieces of systems
Recall information by rote
Are faster and more accurateConnect new and prior
knowledgeLearn through example and
analogyCreate mental cues to facilitate
recall Integrate pieces of knowledge
into systems frameworksGeneralize knowledge to new
settings and circumstancesUse analytical skills to apply
knowledge and select procedures
Organize facts into “chunks” for better recall and application
Conley, 2011
https://www.epiconline.org/Issues/college-career-readiness/the-solution/
In your table groups, please revisit your ideas on the skills
and abilities that a student needs to be college and career ready. Is there anything you
would add or take away?
Sunnyside survey81% Reading and Math Skills
66% Communication Skills (writing, public speaking, listening)
Sunnyside survey48% Creative, Analytical, and Critical Thinker
47% Collaborate, Work Productively, Resolve Conflicts and Challenges
Sunnyside survey
51.8% Self-reliance, independence, personal responsibility, ethics, and accountability
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http://www.azed.gov/career-technical-education/files/2013/07/workplace-employability-skills-standards.pdf
Data collection on a continuum
National Office of School Counseling Advocacy, College Board
Data collection on a continuumElementary- 3rd grade
Middle-8th grade High-12th grade
AcademicsScoring on grade level in math and reading
AcademicsConstruct a written response to complex text and complete algebra or be algebra ready
AcademicsPlace into college level classes in writing and math
TechnologyCreate and interact with technology in a variety of ways
TechnologyUnderstand basic coding and computational thinking
TechnologyComplete an online class
Sense of SelfDevelops an age appropriate sense of respect for self and others
Sense of SelfIdentifies personal responsibility for learning and success
Sense of SelfCan appropriately advocate for oneself