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Jane Patton, Vice President
Wheeler North, Curriculum Chair ASCCC
Curriculum Institute 2008
Career Pathways, 2+2+2: Traps & Barriers
Where students have been; Where they will go
Curriculum Institute 2008
Curriculum does not exist in a vacuumo depends on student prep & goals
Faculty challenge: students’ level of preparationo Hence BSI and new grad. reqs (Math & English)
We articulate in 2 directionso With universitieso With high schools and ROCPs
Curriculum helps/hinders progression
Curriculum Institute 2008
• Describe students’ progression from high school:o Basic Skills o Occupationalo Transfer-oriented
• Compare the high school curriculum to college:o Honorso Occupational/ CTE (“Career Technical Education”)o Reading, math, English
What’s our role as faculty?
Curriculum Institute 2008
• Ensuring students’ pathways • from secondary, to colleges, through colleges, to work or
universities
• Considering multiple student needs:• noncredit • basic skills • occupational • transfer
• Considering the overall curriculum---the “big picture”
2+2
2+2+2
Middle College
Early College High School
Concurrent /Dual Enrollment
Tech Prep
School-to-Career (federal name: STW)
SB 70 (Scott)
Various Secondary / Postsecondary Linkage Efforts
Benefits to linking schools & colleges
FOR THE H.S. STUDENTS
• Clearer expectations
• May not need to repeat
• Feel connected to college
• Motivation to graduate
FOR THE COLLEGE/PROGRAMS
• Recruitment
• Better prepared students
• Higher retention & completion rates
• More motivated students
Curriculum Institute 2008
• Opportunities for CCC faculty to develop agreements with teachers
• Database of agreements
• Outreach to students, parents, staff
• Goal: More transportability of articulation agreements
Activities
Sequence
• Discipline groups develop articulation
templates.
• Templates disseminated for field input.
o Once approved, added to new database.
• Local articulation agreements written using
templates
• New articulation agreements put into database Available statewide
Status
• 40 discipline groups convened
• 90 templates drafted
• Agreements being written to templates
• Outreach & marketing begun (internal/external)
• Regional articulation meetings held
• Articulation Handbook developed
o Tools for hosting articulation events
Discipline groups so far. . .
Administration of Justice Agricultural Business Animation Animal Science Allied Health Automotive Technology & Repair Biological Science/ Biological Technology Building Trades and Construction Business/ Accounting/E commerce Child Development CISCO/ A+ Computer Information Science (CIS) Dental Assisting Design Drafting Engineering/Applied Technology Fashion Fire Science Gaming Geospatial Technologies (GIS/GPS) Graphic Design
Health Occupations/CNA/ HHA Hospitality/ Culinary Arts/Hotel Interior Design IT Applications IT Web Design Landscape Design Logistics Machining / CAM Marketing Medical Assisting Office Technology Ornamental Horticulture Photography Retail Robotics Sustainable Construction (Green
Construction) Video Production Welding
Go to www.statewidepathways.org for updates
Next steps
Local & Regional articulation meetings
Populate database of agreements
More templates
Outreach: parents, students, staff & faculty
Collaboration with other projects & groups
Transcript issues
University articulation issues
Resources
• www.statewidepathways.org
• Email: [email protected]
• Tech Prep Directors
• Academic Senate (916) 445-4753
Linking schools & colleges: Trends
Curriculum Institute 2008
• Concurrent enrollment
• Competency statements
• Collaboratives
• Besides CTE links, talks are starting RE: English, math, etc.
What’s the role for curriculum members?
Curriculum Institute 2008
• Ensure COR and catalogs have correct designations
• Work with Articulation Officer
• Support discipline faculty as they participate in articulation agreements
• Communicate with Tech Prep Director
• Work with your academic senate in considering the the “big picture” of your curriculum: are courses a pathway or obstacle?