Concentration Sequences

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Concentration Sequences
Plans of Study
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Graduating with a Career Plan in Hand
Why have plans of study?

• Each school division is being asked to develop
  sample plans of study, based on the courses
  offered in their schools, the employment needs of
  the area, and the post-high school education
  needed for these careers. 
• Once sample plans are developed, they can be
  customized to the needs of individual students so
  that all students can have an individualized plan
  of study.
• www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/careercl
  usters/

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What are the plans for Plans of Study
Why have plans of study?

• School Divisions develop Plans of Study that show
  students how to build CTE courses into careers
• Counselors and others work with students to
  customize plans to their individual needs.

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Plans of Study will make life easier...
Why have plans of study?

• For teachers, counselors, and administrators.
• They show how courses relate to each other, and
  build into a college program and a career.

• They centralize information that is nowin many
  places.
• They help record students progress and will make
  administrative reporting easier.

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Plans of Study Will Help Students...
Why have plans of study?

• ...Build CTE courses into a coherent
  concentration sequence in which students will
• develop skills,
• earn certifications,
• and qualify for collegeand careers.

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Concentration sequences are important for students
Why have plans of study?

• CTE offers over 460 different courses.
• Subjects are complex. One course isnt enough
  develop skills.
• So... courses are organized into over 200
  possible concentration sequences(usually 72
  weeks of instruction).

• By taking a sequence of courses, students become
  proficient in a subject.

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Concentration sequences areimportant for schools
Why have plans of study?

• When a student meets
• the requirements for a career and technical
  concentration and all requirements for high
  school graduation or an approved alternative
  education program. (Administrative Planning
  Guide, 2008)
• he or she becomes a CTEcompleter on
  graduation.
• School divisions must collectcompleter data and
  areevaluated on their success in graduating
  completers.

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How to Increase Your Completers
Why have plans of study?

• Learn the concentration sequences defined in the
  Administrative Planning Guide.
• Provide the courses students need to complete
  concentration sequences.
• Help students understand why it takes more than
  just one course to develop skills.
• Encourage students who succeed in a course
• To take the rest of the courses in the sequence,
• So they become proficient in the subject.
• Prepare Plans of Study to make this process easy.

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Plans of Study are the KeyWhy?
Why have plans of study?

• Plans of Study
• Show a logical sequence of courses from middle
  school to community college (including the
  courses needed to be a CTE completer).
• Relate course sequences to Career Clusters,
  Pathways, and sample careers.
• Recommend industry certifications that open doors
  to employment.

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Plans of Study
What are plans of study?

• Sample Plans of Study are on the DOE website
• www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/careercl
  usters/

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Sample Plan of Study
What are plans of study?
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What are plans of study?
Four Steps to a Plan of Study

• 1. CTE Courses.

2. Cluster Pathway
3. Related occupations.
4. Related certifications.
A Plan of Study also contains information on
postsecondary programs related to this pathway.
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Step 1. Recommended CTE Courses
Step 1. CTE courses

• Choose a course from your curriculum as the
  starting point.
• Add it in the appropriate grade.

Architectural Drawing Design
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Step 1. CTE courses
Step 1a. Find your course in the APG

• See the Administrative Planning Guide for
  information about courses sequences.

Arch Drawing Design
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The APG is on the DOE website
Step 1. CTE courses
Arch Drawing Design
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Step 1b. Consider course details
Step 1. CTE courses
Course codes, weeks, and prerequisites are
important
Technical Drawing Design (8435)
Arch Drawing Design (8437 36 weeks)
NOTE! Course weeks are NOT part of the Plan, but
they will help you meet concentration sequence
requirements.
Arch Drawing Design
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Step 1c. Complete the sequence by adding another
36 week course
Step 1. CTE courses
Technical Drawing Design (8435)
Arch Drawing Design (8437 36 weeks)
Adv Drawing Design (8438 36 weeks)
Digital Visualization (8459 36 weeks)
Engineering Drawing Design (8436 36 weeks)
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Step 1d. Add a Specialization
Step 1. CTE courses
Technical Drawing Design (8435)
Arch Drawing Design (8437 36 weeks)
NOTE! Students can build different Plans by
choosing different courses to complete the
sequence and different specializations.
Engineering Drawing Design (8436 36 weeks)
Adv Drawing Design (8438 36 weeks)
Digital Visualization (8459 36 weeks)
Digital Visualization
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Step 1e. Find Sequence Completer Codes
Step 1. CTE courses

• This code is not required for the Plan, but is
  needed for reporting completers. Find it now
  while you have the books out.

Technical Drawing Design (8435)
Arch Drawing Design (8437 36 weeks)
Adv Drawing Design (8438 36 weeks)
Digital Visualization
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Codes are in the CTERS Manual
Step 1. CTE courses
www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/cters/
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CTERS Manual
Step 1. CTE courses

• Appendices have information about courses and
  concentration sequences.

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Arch Drawing Design is a Technology Education
Course
Step 1. CTE courses
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Completer Demographics Report Codes
Step 1. CTE courses

• In the Completer Demographics Report filed about
  your students
• Architectural Drawing Design is part of the
  Technical Design and Illustration Program, with
  CDR Code 5106.

Remember! CDR Codes are NOT part of the Plan,
but but you should make a note of them now.
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Note CDR Codes
Step 1. CTE courses
2.
3.
1.

Technical Drawing Design
Technical Design Illustration 5106
Arch Drawing Design
Adv Drawing Design
Digital Visualization
4.
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Completer Demographics Report Codes
Step 1. CTE courses

• School Divisions report Nontraditional
  completers. It is important to increase the
  number of students completing sequences
  nontraditional for their gender.

Remember! Nontraditional Codes are NOT part of
the Plan, but but you should make a note of them
now.
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Note Nontraditional Status
Step 1. CTE courses
2.
3.
1.

Technical Drawing Design
Technical Design Illustration 5106
Arch Drawing Design
Nontraditional for Females
Adv Drawing Design
Digital Visualization
4.
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Step 2. Career Clusters Pathways
Step 2. Clusters Pathways
2.
3.
1.
Technical Drawing Design
Arch Drawing Design
Adv Drawing Design
Digital Visualization
4.
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Step 2. Clusters Pathways
Step 2a. Find Cluster Information in the CTERS
Manual

• Courses may be part of more than one career
  cluster. Decide the cluster based on the
  sequence-completing and specialization courses.

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Step 2b. Enter Career Cluster
Step 2. Clusters Pathways
2.
3.
1.
Technical Drawing Design )
Arch Drawing Design
Adv Drawing Design
Digital Visualization
4.
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Step 2c. Find Pathways
Step 2. Clusters Pathways
2.
3.
1.
4.
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Find Pathways on the Internet
Step 2. Clusters Pathways

• Get Cluster Resources from
• www.careerclusters.org

• Click Resources, then Crosswalks

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Download Table 4
Step 2. Clusters Pathways
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Find your Cluster. Choose your Pathway
Step 2. Clusters Pathways

• Architecture Construction Career Cluster has
  3 pathways
• Design/Pre-construction Pathway
• Construction Pathway
• Maintenance/operations Pathway

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Step 2d. Add Pathway to Plan
Step 2. Clusters Pathways
2.
3.
1.
4.
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Step 3. List Related Occupations
Step 3. Related Occupations

• Find occupations here and in the CRC Career
  Planning Guide
• www.cteresource.org/cpg/

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Step 3a. Add Related Occupations
Step 3. Related Occupations
2.
Design/Pre-Construction
3.
1.
Architect Architectural technician Architectural
drafter
Technical Drawing Design )
Arch Drawing Design
Adv Drawing Design
Digital Visualization
4.
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Step 4. List Related Certifications
Step 4. Related Certifications/Credentials
2.
Design/Pre-Construction
3.
1.
Architect Architectural technician Architectural
drafter
Technical Drawing Design )
Arch Drawing Design
Adv Drawing Design
Digital Visualization
4.
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Step 4. Related Certifications/Credentials
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Step 4. Related Certifications/Credentials
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Step 4. Related Certifications/Credentials

• Courses with a are 18 weeks. Those without are
  36 weeks.
• Architectural Drawing and Design 36 weeks has
  sixapproved credentials.

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Learn about certifications from the DOE
Certepedia
Step 4. Related Certifications/Credentials

• Not updated yet with the newest 2009 credentials,
  but they will be coming soon.
• www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/certific
  ation/certipedia.html

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Learn more about certifications from the DOE
Fact Sheets
Step 4. Related Certifications/Credentials
http//www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/c
ertification/factsheets/index1.html
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Step 4a. Add locally offered certifications
Step 4. Related Certifications/Credentials
Design/Pre-Construction
Architect Architectural technician Architectural
drafter
Technical Drawing Design )
Arch Drawing Design
Adv Drawing Design
Digital Visualization
AutoCAD Certification BrainBench
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Sample Plan of Study
What are plans of study?
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