Pima County Joint Technical Education District

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2855 W. Master Pieces Drive

Tucson, Arizona 85741

(520) 352-5833

Curriculum for Teaching Excellence:

Creating High Quality CTE Curriculum Materials

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Table of Contents

Introduction (Background)...... 3

Mission...... 3

Guiding Actions...... 3

History of Arizona CTE Curriculum Consortium...... 3-4

Participating Members...... 4

Schedule for Project Completion...... 4

Curriculum Guides…………………………………………………………..5

Project Plan

Currently in Progress...... 6

Short Term Items (Within 6 months)...... 6

Mid Term Items (6 months – 1 year)...... 6

Long Term Items (1 year and beyond)...... 6

Project Funding...... 7

Governance / Responsibilities...... 7

Steering Committee ...... 7

Training/Curriculum Measurements………………….…….7

Fiscal Agent...... 7

Summary...... 8

Introduction

Mission Statement

The Arizona CTE Curriculum Consortium will provide a network of professional development opportunities to advance outstanding instructional skills among our teachers and develop exceptional CTE curriculum aligned with state standards.

Guiding Actions:

TO INCREASEstudent retention and learning by providing well designed, relevant, and engaging lessons aligned to current state standards.

TO PROVIDEresources and high quality professional development that will increase teacher retention and student achievement.

TO FACILITATEthe process of teachers developing and collaborating as professionals.

TO ENSUREuniversal access to quality instructional materials and program specific information.

TO UTILIZEauthentic student assessment and data to drive instruction in the classroom.

TO COLLABORATEwith all stakeholders, including local and state school, government, and business partners.

TO EMPOWERteachers to prepare students to be successful in acquiring workplace skills and industry credentials.

History of the Arizona CTE Curriculum Consortium

In the spring of 2009 The Pima County JTED approved a curriculum writing project whereby teachers in Pima County would come together to create lessons thataddress every measurement criteria and standard in each CTE program selected. The lessons would follow a common design and be of consistent high quality. That summer seventy teachers spent five weeks writing almost 450 lessons. In the summer of 2010 one hundred and fifty two teachers came together and created an additional 800 lessons. In the summer of 2011 the project was scaled back due to budget cuts and a select group of seventy teachers created over 1000 new lessons. Due to the success of the curriculum writing project several districts entered into IGA’s with Pima County JTED for access to the Wiki lesson plans and professional development. This was known as the Joint Venture Curriculum Project. As CTE leaders around the state started inquiring about accessing these lessons, the need for a consortium became evident. Representatives from interested districts began meeting in the fall of 2011 to discuss the potential of developing a curriculum consortium. Thus was born the Arizona CTE Curriculum Consortium.

Participating Members

The following districts either have an IGA with Pima County JTED or are in some phase in the decision making process:

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Apache Junction Unified Schools

Bicentennial Union District

CAVIAT- Coconino Association for Vocations, Industry, and Technology

Chandler Unified

Cochise Technology District

Coolidge Unified School District

Fountain Hills Unified

GIFT - Gila Institute for Technology

Globe Schools

Higley Unified District

JO Combs School District

Mesa Public Schools

Miami Unified School District

MIJTED - Mountain Institute JTED

NATIVE - Northern AZ Tech. Institute

NAVIT – Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology

Phoenix Union High School District

Pima County JTED

Pima Prevention Partnership

Queen Creek Unified

San Carlos School District

Scottsdale Unified

Superior Unified

Tempe Union District

VACTE - Valley Academy for Career and Technical Education

WAVE – Western Arizona Vocational Education

West-MEC – Western Maricopa Education Center

Yuma Union High School District

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Schedule for Project Completion

Currently In Progress / Completed

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Accounting
Agriculture
Allied Health - Sports Medicine
Electronic Journalism
Film and TV
Automotive Technology
Biosciences
Business Management Administrative Services (BMAS)
BOSAS
Certified Nursing Assistant
Construction
Cosmetology
Culinary
Digital Photography
Early Childhood Education
Education Professions
Engineering
Fashion Design and Merchandising
Financial Services
Fire Science
Graphic/Web Design
Hospitality
Law and Public Safety
Marketing
Precision Manufacturing
Sports Medicine
Theater Tech
Web Design
Web Design

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Plus Math and ELA Enhanced Lessons!

Plus Financial Literacy!

Plus 75 Employability Skills Lessons!

Arizona Technical Standards
Measurement Criteria
Objectives
Terminology
Introduction
Teacher Actions
Student Actions

Closure
Skill Assessment
End of Program Assessment Questions
Equipment/Materials/Resources
PowerPoint Presentation
All Handouts and Printable Materials
Student Engagement Strategies

Lesson Plans Include

Curriculum Guides

As lesson writing evolved it became apparent that the state technical standards were often interpreted in many different ways. It was clear that as a Consortium we needed a document that would help clarify the content that students would be assessed on. Curriculum guides are being developed. This document that outlines precise content embedded in each measurement criteria. Teachers agree on content which defines concepts, vocabulary and provides a clear path to instruction by aligning curriculum and assessments.

Currently in Progress/Completed

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Accounting
Agriculture
Automotive Collision Repair
Automotive Technologies
Culinary Arts
Digital Photography
Education Professions
Emergency Medical Services
Early Childhood Education
Engineering
Film and TV
Graphics/Web Design
Medical Assisting
Nursing
Sports Medicine

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Arizona CTE Curriculum ProjectStrategic Plan

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Project Funding

Available Funding Sources:

All costs will be based on the prior fiscal year’s 40th day duplicated CTE enrollment.

Enrollment in the consortium will be permitted on July 1and a late access date on January 1.There will be a “Temporary Access fee” for those joining late.As more districts become members the cost will be reduced accordingly for current member districts.

Phase 1 – Membership Phase:

The cost to become a member is spread out over 5-10 years in order to keep it affordable to districts. The actual total cost to each district will be determined by the number of participants in the consortium.

The cost of the membershipphase will be $X and will be amortized over a five to ten year period and will be divided proportionally based on duplicated CTE enrollment on the 40th day of the first year of membership.

Benefits include:
Access to all lessons and resources on the Arizona CTE Curriculum Consortium Wiki
Access to professional development to support the use of the curriculum

Phase 2 – Maintenance Phase –

Communicates with all members
Provide continued access to the Wiki
Manage users
Repair broken links and maintain Wiki in its current condition

Phase 3 – Ongoing Development Phase –

Creation of curricula for new CTE program areas as determined by the Consortium Board
Provide access to ongoing professional development such as writer training, assessments etc.
The services of full time Arizona CTE Curriculum Consortium Lead
Bullets off of the job description

Phase 4 – Revision Phase –

Systematically oversee the evaluation of existing lessons
Evaluate End of Program Assessment Data to guide revision of existing lessons
Revise lessons to reflect new technology, new industry standards, new teaching practices

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Governance / Responsibilities

Steering Committee Members

Founding members of the Arizona CTE Curriculum Consortium met in the fall of 2012 to develop the guidelines for the creation of a Steering Committee which makes all decisions regarding the ongoing development of curriculum and any other decisions that will ensure the successful future of this consortium.

Training/Curriculum Measurements

In an effort for continuous and never ending improvement we will be collecting data from various resources annually. This will include but not be limited to End of Year Program Assessments and Wiki Google Analytics reporting to measure the qualitative effectiveness of the Lessons. These measurements will be used to help guide the needs with Professional Development and Curriculum Development.

Fiscal Agent

Pima County JTED will serve as Fiscal Agent for the Arizona CTE Curriculum Consortium.

Summary

Did you know…?

The Lesson template was created by CTE teachers representing 11 different school districts

A common language was developed by CTE teachers – transcending 11 school districts

(Example: Anticipatory Set, Bell work, Purpose etc. are all now called “Introduction”)

As teachers use the lessons they informally “field test” them and provide feedback. Corrections to technical content, typos, missing links and other glitches are discovered, reported and fixed!

Lessons will be revised annually based on “End of Program Assessment” data

Teachers create a common “Scope and Sequence”

Teachers access the lessons from home, school or anywhere in the world – through the internet – on the Wiki at

Curriculum Guides provide a clear connection between lesson and the content that students will be tested on

An Advisory Committee for the project will include representation by all members of this Joint Venture to ensure that the product and processes are of the highest quality and meet the needs of the members

Creating a culture within a school district – especially a Joint Technical Education District – is a worthy challenge. Success is dependent upon all parties embracing common values and beliefs in order to achieve specific goals. Governing Boards, Administrators and CTE Directors may embrace the goals but ultimately the buy-in of the teachers is paramount.

Teachers must “own” their curriculum.

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