Building Partnerships

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Building Partnerships

• Presented by
• T.J. Eyer-CTAE Division Administrator
• Renee Harris-Health Sciences Specialist
• 10/16/08

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Partnerships That WorkBuilding Partnerships
requires a shared vision, a statement of purpose,
and goals that both educators and partners
understand and value.
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Partnerships

• Conundrum for Education-
• Increased focus on testing
• Increased requirements for graduation and
  postsecondary entry
• Increased focus on academic courses
• Limited knowledge about industry and employment
  options

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Partnerships

• Conundrum for Industry
• Increased need for employees
• Competition with other high demand industry
  sectors
• Overburdened employees
• Multiple demands for support from schools and
  colleges
• Growing aged population
• New employees lacking appropriate skills

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Partnership Building

• Create a common language
• Develop a strategic plan together
• Align education needs with 21st C skills
• Learn each others culture
• Establish clear, actionable expectations
• Build a sustainable relationship
• Get the right players to the table

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Within Your Discipline

• Standards-Based curriculum
• Standards provide guidance for all schools to use
  when determining what to teach and what to
  measure
• Standards provide a common language, goals, and
  reference point for school boards, secondary and
  post-secondary faculty, employers, students and
  parents
• Standards provide an opportunity for all students
  to succeed
• Standards bring us closer to implementing
  technical skills assessments

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The Learning Continuum

• Include middle school faculty in curriculum
  design develop presentations to middle school
  students/faculty to help inform them of high
  school programs
• Include college and university faculty to ensure
  expectations align with practice
• Be sure to include academic teachers for their
  input for incorporating math, sciences and
  language arts

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Parent Groups

• Parents and Guardians
• We cannot educate children without reaching
  their parents. Therefore, every teacher has to
  recognize that when students walk into their
  class, their families walk in with them.
• -Dorothy
  Rich, author of MegaSkills

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Parent Groups

• Key research Findings
• When parents are involved, students achieve more,
  regardless of socio-economic status,
  ethnic/racial background, or the parents
  education levels
• Senior high school students whose parents remain
  involved make better transitions, maintain the
  quality of their work, and develop realistic
  plans for their future

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How Good Are Your Partnerships?

• Administrative Support
• A. Superintendent
• B. Principal
• C. School Board
• D. Counselors
• E. Academic teachers

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2. Shared Planning Time

• Incorporate content standards through grade level
• Discuss interdisciplinary lessons
• Team Teaching

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3. Career Development

• Scheduled meeting with a career counselor
• Parent presentations
• Industry presentations through videos or in
  person
• Field trips to visit business/industry

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4. Professional Development

• Attending MACTE Conference!
• Professional membership in a CTE organization
• Release time to learn new technologies within
  your discipline
• Cluster Team jointly participates in professional
  development activities

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5. Standards-Based Curriculum

• Is your curriculum designed to include both your
  CTE foundations standards, appropriate academic
  standards and involves business and industry
  expectations?

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6. Parent and Community Support7. Educational
Partnerships8. Business and Industry
Partnerships
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9. Multi-Measure Assessment

• Assessment includes both-
• Cumulative (projects, research papers,
  portfolios, workplace learning or
• community service)
• On-demand (multiple choice, presentation,
  demonstration, scenario response)
• and meets criteria for several disciplines

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10. Interdisciplinary Teams

• Both CTE teachers and academic teachers work
  collaboratively to offer the curriculum in an
  interdisciplinary approach.
• Beverly Campbell is presenting this at her
  workshop today.
• Does this work in comprehensive high schools?

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11. Flexible Schedules

• School allows for interdisciplinary team managed
  blocks of time
• Learning labs are encouraged
• Work-based learning is encouraged
• Collaboration is encouraged by the administration

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All add up to 15 Critical Components

• 12. Integrated Curriculum
• 13. Creative and Innovative Teaching Strategies
• 14. Workplace Learning
• 15. Student Centered Learning