October 2011CAO/CSAO/Deans Meeting

The New Professional

Development in CTE

Debra Wilcox Hsu

Perkins IV Professional Development

Still a required use of Perkins funds at the state and local levels

Language related to professional development was further strengthened in 2006 Carl D. Perkins Act

Professional Development

•High quality

•Sustained & Intensive

•Focused on Instruction

Professional Development

•Academic & CTE content

•No-isolated workshops

•Continuous & Interactive

National Staff Development Council

• Formal definition PD used in reauthorized version of NCLB 2001

• Comprehensive, sustained, and intensive approach to improving educators’ effectiveness in raising student achievement

MN CTE Consortia

Professional Development Recipients

• Secondary & Postsecondary

• Consortium Coordinators and Contacts

• Teachers and Faculty

• Administrators

• Counselors , Advisors, Diversity Directors and Disability Services Directors

High-quality Professional DevelopmentEmbedded in a well-structured

system with supportive leadership

Is sustained, and is embedded in the work of faculty

Methods and instructional design to meet specific goals

High-quality Professional DevelopmentHas appropriate resources

committed to itBuilt on collegiality and

collaboration among school staff to solve important problems

Evaluated according to goals

Sustained Professional DevelopmentSignificant investment of time

to meet learning objectives

Does not need to occur as one contiguous block

Often includes preparatory activities and follow-up sessions for faculty discussion & critique of new learning

Sustained Professional Development Shorter duration sessions may be added together to be considered “sustained” Must be predefined learning objectives to describe the activity. Deliberate and not an after-the-fact assemblage of disparate, short-duration workshops.

Intensive Professional Development Continuous, rigorous & concentrated

More than basic lecture-style learning experiences

Complex, participatory experiences

Problem-Solving, issue analysis, research & systematic investigation

Intensive Professional Development Rigor more than simple

comprehension of concepts

Apply content and skills

Activities interrelated, sequential & build toward ultimate outcome

Substantial effort beyond attendance

Professional DevelopmentFocused on Instruction & Outcomes

Relates back to the classroom and has application to student learning and success

Strategies for improving student academic achievement

Classroom management

Math, English, Science in CTE

Professional DevelopmentFocused on Instruction & Outcomes

Faculty collaborations with business & industry

Use of technology in the classroom to support curricular and core academic instructional goals and improve student outcomes

Data Driven Improvement

MN CTEDDIData Driven Improvement

MN CTE Professional Development

2011-12

What is CTEDDI?

• A professional development model for CTE educators.

Why CTEDDI?

• Goal: Increase knowledge and skills for faculty & teachers in the use and interpretation of data.

• Intended Outcome: Teachers & Faculty make informed instructional improvements that enhance student success.

MN CTEDDI Partners

• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

• Minnesota Department of Education

• National Research Center for Career Technical Education

• National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)

Instructional Improvement Cycle

5 Steps

Collect Data

Analyze Data

Verify & Triangulate

Design Action Plans

To improve Learning & Instruction

Implement Plan &Review Outcomes Ongoing

MN CTEDDI Project

• Part of on-going process for implementing and sustaining the use of technical skill assessments (TSA)

• Strive to influence continued improvement and systemic change in Minnesota’s secondary and postsecondary CTE programs.

TSA ImplementationYear 1: Identify core common

competencies & state approved assessments by pathway

Year 2: Implement TSA’s in approved programs of study begin MN CTEDDI Project

Year 3: Implement TSA’s in pathways and continue MN CTEDDI

Year 4 & Year 5: Continue implementation of TSA’s in pathways. Review, Revise & Assess CTE programs using data driven improvement model.

October/Nov - Consortium Leaders Training

Face-to-Face at Consortium Sites (Train the

Trainer)

Oct - Consortium leaders identify pathways and

prepare faculty

Nov- Faculty administer technical skills

assessment tests

November 29, 2011 - Data Driven Improvement

Training Seminar for Leaders & Faculty

December-April - Monthly Webinars with

Leaders, Teachers/ Faculty & Participation in

Online Community of Practice

September Webinars

Perkins 101 for New Consortium Coordinators and Contacts 

Perkins Accountability I – Secondary and Postsecondary

Perkins Accountability II–Secondary

Perkins Accountability II- Postsecondary

October Webinars

• Overview of Perkins IV Law and Procedures and Requirements for Fiscal Agents I & II

•  Perkins Fiscal Procedures and Requirements II – Secondary Treatment of Money Detail

•  Perkins Fiscal Procedures and Requirements II – Postsecondary Treatment of Money Detail

November Conferences

• November 9 Consortium Coordinator’s Meeting, HTC

• November 10 CTE Fall Conference Crown Plaza West , Plymouth Keynote Speaker- Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier, Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education

•Overview of Perkins IV Law and Procedures and Requirements for Fiscal Agents

Winter WebinarsPrograms of Study

• Overview of Programs of Study and MNPOS (Repeat

Fall Conference presentation)

•  MNPOS: A Guidance Tool for Students and

Parents & Instructional Tool for Teachers & Faculty

• Rigorous Programs of Study (Follow-up on Fall

Conference Presentation

•  Adult Programs of Study

Spring WebinarsStudent Success

• Strategies for Improving Outcomes of Special Populations in CTE 

• Multicultural and Gender Fair Curricula 

• Classroom Equity and the Effect on Student Achievement

Continuous Improvement

• Online Survey to Assess Statewide Needs for Professional Development in CTE

• Convene CTE Professional Development Leadership Team

MN CTE Professional Development Debra Wilcox Hsu

CTE Director of Professional DevelopmentMinnesota State Colleges and Universities651-201-1689debra.hsu@so.mnscu.edu

www.cte.mnscu.edu/professionaldevelopment