Curriculum Database for Career Academies and

Linked Learning PathwaysAnnie Johnston and Erin Fender

College & Career Academy Support Network (CCASN), UC Berkeley, Graduate School of Education

Go To: casn.berkeley.eduProduced for presentation at the

Educating for Careers Annual ConferenceSacramento, CA

March 2014

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Introductions:Annie Johnston

Erin FenderCCASN

Go To: casn.berkeley.edu

Who is in the Room?

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Formed in 1998 by a group of practitioners and researchers

A secondary school reform center based at UC, Berkeley & Irvine

Promotes researched-based practice to improve students’ preparation for college and careers through direct technical and coaching support to states, districts, schools and teachers

Conducts practice-based research and documentation

Informs local, state and national policy

Worked in over 20 states

About CCASN

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– Over 20 implementation guides

– National repository with 650+ lesson plans, units and projects that link academic disciplines to specific industry sectors

– Research reports

– National directory of academies

– Toolbox of downloadable materials

– Videos, and more

http://casn.berkeley.edu

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Teaching and Learning

Find Curriculum opens up the database search page

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Teaching and Learning

Instructional Resources opens an annotated list of links for working with teams on major areas of career pathway instructional program development.

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Teaching and Learning

Click on a + to expand a section.

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• Integrate the academy theme into an academic core class

• Find curriculum to for a specific integrated project

• Find key resources to anchor a team interdisciplinary project

• Find course outlines for pathway programs of study

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Start by selecting just the industry sector to see what is available, and how it is organized. SUBMIT

Searching

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Organization of Curriculum Resources• Resources are grouped

by type of resource, with some overlap.

• To see the multi-disciplinary projects in your industry sector, click on the +

• To find a lesson on a specific topic for a specific subject area, you will need to narrow the search.

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Narrowing The Search

Use “Subject area” to find curriculum specific to a subject within an industry sector. Search broadly before narrowing.

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Working with Search Results

Expand a section to see an abstract, briefly describing the resource.Below each find links to the actual resource, and to a more complete description.

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The Complete Description

The complete description includes alignment with standards, expected outcomes and a detailed description of the activities and assessments.

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Narrowing the SearchLet’s say you are looking for a specific area within a subject to connect to your industry field…

Arts, Media & Entertainment,English, and Poetry.

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More constraints = fewer results

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Gold Star Curriculum

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Advanced Search

Most useful if you want something very specific

Only 9th gradeOrOnly CTE CapstoneOrOnly NAF Academy Course Offerings

Dive in - choose your focus

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1. Connect individual team member to pathway themed curriculum

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2. Work with team to find curriculum for an interdisciplinary project

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Use the Feedback Links

Use the feedback link

Use the Feedback Links

Thank you

Erin Fender efender@berkeley.edu

Annie Johnstonanniej@berkeley.edu

http://casn.berkeley.edu

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