Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center of

Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center of New York ACTE & Business Teachers Association Virtual Conference August 19, 2020 Presented by Dr. Constance H. Spohn, Assistant Director

CTE TAC: Our Work To assist the New York State Education Department (NYSED) in carrying out its mission of improving the quality, access, and delivery of career and technical education through research-based methods and strategies resulting in broader CTE opportunities for all students.

Our Work • Professional and Leadership Development • CTE Program Approval • Best Practices / CTE Models • Support for Multiple Pathways Initiatives and NYSED priorities • CTE Communications and Marketing • Networking to strengthen CTE

Professional Development How: Virtually and In-Person Who: CTE Teachers and Administrators Where: Individual Schools, Regionally and Statewide What: CTE Program Approval Process PBL WBL Academic Integration Middle-Level CTE Students with Disabilities and ELLs Instructional and Engagement Strategies AND More!

Recent PD Offerings Ø Virtual Support and Sharing Sessions – 75 last spring CTE Sharing and Support Virtual Meetings – Back-2 -School Edition August 24 th – September 3 rd Pre-register HERE Ø Lunch and Learn Series - Offered several in Spring 2 more sessions this week – Contact: Mike@spnet. us Ø CTE Conference at Hofstra – Fall – may be virtual and accessible to all Ø CTE Learn – online courses and lessons for teachers and administrators - Free

CTE Program Approval q CTE Approved Program Planning Workbook https: //nyctecenter. org/images/2018_CTE_Approved _Program_Planning_Workbook_508. pdf q Technical Assistance Approved Program Development – Regionally With individual schools

• Best Practices / CTE Models • CTE TAC recognizes and honors high quality CTE programs at the middle (grades 5 -8) level and at the secondary (grades 9 -12) level across the state. • https: //nyctecenter. org/planning/model-programs John Bowne High School – Agriculture Program

Useful Tools Life/Career Competencies Rubrics - rubrics for nearly 100 important personal, work and career-related behaviors. These behaviors and rubrics are available in an online database in which educators can browse and download a rubric they wish to use. CTE and Academic Integration Self. Assessment Rubrics are available to assess curriculum, implementation and effectiveness of programs at the system and teacher levels Middle-Level Curriculum Guidance Frameworks The middle school CTE curricular guidance framework consists of 33 modules: Six Theme Modules, which are the basis for middle school CTE; and, 27 Content Modules,

Networking to Strengthen CTE Professional Organizations in NY • Organization management • Advocacy • Information dissemination Other statewide organizations • Provide information on CTE • Support professional development efforts

Our CTE TEAM Six Field Team Associates – 6 regions across the state Office Staff Consultants Call us!

Thank You Constance Spohn connie@spnet. us 518 -723 -2138 w. 518 -860 -6369 c.