How will I ever use this in the real world?
How will I ever use this in the real world?
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Essential QuestionHow should we change CTE instruction to incorporate 21st century content and context?How do we “engage with” digital natives?
21st Century Content
• Global Awareness• Financial, Economic, Business
and Entrepreneurship Literacy• Civic Literacy• Health & Wellness Awareness
21st Century Skills Framework
Technical LiteracyRead, understand, and communicate in the
language of a career field.Use mathematical reasoning and understanding
to solve problems found in a career field.Understand scientific and technical concepts,
principles, and processes for application in a career field.
Use technology to complete projects and authentic tasks in a broad career field.
21st Century Context
• Make content relevant to students’ lives
• Bring the world into the classroom• Take students out into the world• Create opportunities for students to
interact with each other, with teachers and other knowledgeable adults in authentic learning experiences
Perkins IV RequirementsDescribe how local recipients will encourage students to
take “rigorous and challenging” core academic courses (HSTW key practice)
Align programs to rigorous technical standards (HSTW key practice)
Strengthen academic and technical skills of students through integration (HSTW key practice)
Provide experiences in all aspects of an industryProvide professional development (sustained, classroom
focused, not one-day)
Evaluation 6
CHigh Standards
Low Context
DHigh
StandardsHigh Context
Synthesis 5
Analysis 4
Application 3 ALow StandardsLow Context
BLow
StandardsHigh Context
Under-standing
2
Awareness
1
1 2 3 4 5
Knowledge Apply indiscipline
Apply across
disciplines
Apply to predictablereal-worldsituations
Apply to unpredictable
real-worldsituations
BLOOM’SBLOOM’S
Adapted from W. Daggett
Where is your teaching in relation to these quadrants?
Element Yes Evidence No What else is needed?
Core Subject*Technical Literacy*Technical Numeracy
Content*Global aware.*Financial lit…*Civic literacy*Health/well.
Context
ICT Literacy *Tools *Skills
Assessment *Of learning *For learning
Learning Skills
Culinary Arts
RR High
IGOR Low
RR High
IGOR Low
Low Relevance High
List the types of sauces used in French cuisine
Research the origin of French sauces
Measure ingredients accurately for a bechamel sauce
Create and market a signature sauce based on French cuisine for a new seafood restaurant
Building Construction
R High
IGOR Low
R High
IGOR Low
Low Relevance High
List the steps in installing dry wall
Research types of wall finishes and categorize according to construction cost
Apply “mud” to dry wall seams
Analyze the cost and efficiency of using “green” wall products for use in the interior renovation of a 1970’s ranch style home. Present your recommendations to the home owner
Where is your teaching in relation to these quadrants?
Basic AssignmentAssume you are a marketing
representative for a major tennis shoe manufacturer. Survey 20 teens and find the average cost and purchasing rationale for purchasing tennis shoes.
Proficient AssignmentAssume you are a marketing team for a major tennis
shoe manufacturer. Survey 20 teens and find the average cost paid for tennis shoes. Analyze historical and current teen market trends and develop a report based on your findings.
Advanced AssignmentAssume you are a marketing team for a major tennis
shoe manufacturer. Survey 20 teens and find the average cost paid for tennis shoes. Prepare a report, including a hypothesis and conclusion(s) that summarize your findings, that will explain the trends in the teen market to your manager. Close the presentation with a “teen dream shoe” design and sales pitch based on your hypothesis.
What type of assignments do your students complete?
Are you teaching contextually?Always=5; Most of the time=4; some of the time-3;
Occasionally=2; Hardly ever=1
Do assignments & instruction include many real problem-solving situations?
Do assignments & instruction result in students believing, “I need to learn this.”
Do lessons and activities help students project into possible careers & workplaces?
(Adapted from CORD)
Are you teaching contextually?Always=5; Most of the time=4; some of the time-3;
Occasionally=2; Hardly ever=1
Are students in interactive groups that require decision making?
Does instruction improve students’ reading and writing skills and mathematical reasoning and achievement?
Do assignments and assessments require students to use 21st century content, technology tools and skills?
(Adapted from CORD)
Traditional Assignment:Research Paper on a Disease
Go to the library and do researchWrite ten pagesUse proper essay formInclude a bibliography
Project-Based AssignmentDevelop family medical historiesWrite a proposal to study health issue of
personal or community concernKeep a research logProduce a newsletterDevelop lesson plan and materials for
underserved populationPresent to real audience
The Revised Assignment – Infection Control
Memo to Family Practice Physician staff about excess staff absenteeism due to illness
Team research ImmunizationSanitationHandwashingDisinfectionSterilizationProtective Wear
The Revised Assignment – Medical Dilemmas
As a member of hospital ethics committee you must contribute to an oral presentation regarding continuing life support.
Professional issuesEthical issuesLegal issuesMoral issuesPsychological issuesPersonal issues
Six A’s of Quality ProjectsAuthenticityAcademic
RigorApplied
Learning
Active Exploration
Adult Relationships
Assessment
Adapted from: Real Learning, Real Work: School-to-Work as High School Reform, Adria Steinberg.
Characteristics of Well-Designed Projects
Students are at the center of the learning processProject work aligns with standards and is central to the
curriculumProjects are driven by curriculum-framing questionsProjects involve ongoing and multiple types of assessmentProject has real world connectionsStudents demonstrate knowledge through a product or
performanceTechnology supports and enhances student learningThinking skills are integral to project workInstructional strategies are varied and support multiple
learning styles
Teacher’s role“Guide on the side,” no longer “sage on the stage”More coaching and modeling, less tellingMore finding out with students, less being the expertMore cross disciplinary thinking, less specializationMore performance-based assessment; less paper-
and-pencil, fact-recall assessmentMore developing self-directed learners
When working on projects, students develop real-world skills
Work well with others; more interdependence with other students in group work
Make thoughtful decisions; more choices and decisions in learning activities
Take initiative; more responsibilities to manage project tasks and timelines
Solve complex problems; engaged in finding solutions to genuine problems – workplace, community, home
Self-manageCommunicate effectively
Scenario TemplateYou are a (insert a real-world role). You are
faced with (insert a problem). You must (insert what must be done to solve the problem). Once you have decided on a course of action, you will (insert an opportunity for presentation to an authentic audience).
RAFT Writing ActivityRole – What is the writer’s role? reporter,
observer, eyewitnessAudience – Who will be reading this writing?
teacher, editor, tv public, web viewerFormat – What is the best way to present this
writing? Letter, article, report , poemTopic – What is subject? Famous
mathematician, a worker, a reaction to a specific event?
Role Audience Format Topic
Bank assistant manager
Bank customers
Script for phone call
Encourage customers to buy certificates of deposit
Electrician Electrician assistants
Memo Wiring safety
RAFT
Just as project-based learning fundamentally alters the curriculum, it also requires a more comprehensive form of assessment to evaluate student performance.
Student portfolios, oral presentations, journals, and multimedia reports provide a clearer picture of student achievement. Performance assessment is "real-life" assessment -- the way adults are judged in society and in the workplace.
Assessment for LearningRubricsScoring GuidesTeam vs. IndividualPeer assessmentsStudent-led conferences – self-evaluation
GRASPSG – goals from the real worldR – roles that are authentic and based in realityA – audiences to whom the students will presentS – situations involving real world conflict to be
solved, decisions to be made, investigation to be completed, or invention to be created
P – products and performances culminating from the study
S – standards for evaluating project-based products and performances
Every student in West Virginia must be:
• A critical thinker• A problem solver• An innovator• An effective communicator• An effective collaborator• A self-directed learner• Information and media literate• Globally aware• Civically engaged• Financially and economically literate
Conclusion
Guiding Questions for Content Area Breakouts
How can student-centered projects and problems incorporate these attributes?
How should existing projects and problems be revised to provide opportunities for higher order/deeper thinking?
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