Developing new CTE Courses and Pathways
Jewyl Alderson, Coordinator
College and Career Readiness
Innovation Division
Career Technical Education (CTE)
CTE programs are a sequence of courses in a single pathway within an industry, which are taught by someone with industry experience.
New Pathways!
What are your driving priorities?
College/Career Indicator
Career pathway completion is one of the metrics on the College/Career Indicator
You can actually see updated data in your additional reports even without the dashboard update.
Find the current status of any school at CaSchoolDashboard.org.
Additional Measures to be prepared:
In the chat:
Are there any other driving priorities you have seen for pathway development in the LEAs you work with?
New Pathways!
Defining Pathways
CTE Pathways are in designated sectors �and each sector has its own suite of �standards.
The 2 to 4 year pathway course sequence must be focused on one pathway within a sector, cover all related standards, and last a minimum of 300 hours
Defining Pathways
CTE courses are categorized as Introduction, Concentrator or Capstone. A “pathway completer” must complete 300 hours between concentrator and capstone.
Courses are coded specifically in CALPADS according to sector, pathway and level. CTE Course Codes
To be a CTE pathway the courses must be taught by CTE teachers credentialed in the sector they are teaching within.
Traditional CTE Pathways
Concentrator Semester 1
Concentrator Semester 2
Capstone
Semester 1
Capstone
Semester 2
Introduction Semester 1
Introduction Semester 2
Intro can be at the middle school level!
Minimum Standard of CTE Completer
Concentrator Semester 1
Concentrator Semester 2
Capstone
Semester 1
Capstone
Semester 2
All courses must be in the same PATHWAY (ex. architectural design) within the same INDUSTRY (ex. engineering & architecture) and cover the required CTE standards.
Intro courses do not contribute to completion
C- or better
Minimum Standard of CTE Completer
Concentrator Semester 1
Concentrator Semester 2
Capstone
Semester 1
Capstone
Semester 2
CALPADs codes should align within the same pathway and should match the course being taught as well as the CTE credential.
Identify your sector
Find the pathway standards for your sector
Standards you cover should include
The full list of the above standards should be covered across your two+ year sequence of courses. Many will be covered in each course at a different level of rigor.
Coding for CTE
Use the CTE Course Codes document and ensure you have a minimum of concentrator and capstone full year courses in the same pathway within a sector.
CTE credentials are by sector, so ensure your credentialed teacher matches the code, and is teaching the model curriculum standards for that pathway
Sector and Pathway
Model Courses
California Educators Together is the new face of CTE Online, and is a more inclusive OER resource across subjects.
The Model Course Outlines are posted and are a great place to start, and you can adjust your course from there! It is also a rich resource of OER lessons and projects.
UCCI: University of California Curriculum Integration
A-g aligned courses in CTE and contextualized across subjects are built out and freely available to adopt.
In breakouts:
What are the biggest pain points you have seen when it comes building a new pathway? Any solutions?
New Pathways!
Credentialing
Survey your teachers
Credentialing
Some kind of quick slide on credentialing
New Pathways!
Assets
In breakouts:
How have you seen an LEA leverage their assets in a unique way?
New Pathways!
Matching interest to Need
High quality pathways are meant as a workforce development initiative! Ensuring you are preparing students for the careers of the future is key.
Find your labor market entity by county at the California EDD website
Identify the high wage, high growth sectors and where they align with the CDE CTE Industry Sectors and Pathways.
Matching interest to Need
Engage your students and community once you have in mind what the best pathways are that you can offer, considering everything we have covered today!
Engage students in truly understanding the �best options, and diving into strengths, �interests and values. Match those to industry!
Include parents, guardians and community �members, as well as school staff to determine �the best fit, and identify assets that can help �drive success.
Setting goals for high quality pathways:
In breakouts: Share examples of high quality pathways in your region!
Share out
Q&A
Developing new CTE Courses and Pathways
Jewyl Alderson, Coordinator
College and Career Readiness
Innovation Division
Quick Reference CTE Resources for CALPADS