OSPI's Professional Development Opportunities For Recipients of "Conditional Approvals"
The state CTE Pathway Supervisors are continuing to provide technical assistance/support throughout the state, to ensure district personnel understand the required
framework components. If, after one year, your submissions are not brought up
to standard, the conditional approval will expire.
The below dates and
locations have been confirmed. Each training day will be held from 8:00 AM -
4:00 PM. Please hold the dates below which correspond to your ESD.
Course Re-Approval Program Review Cycle
It is important for districts to keep updated frameworks on file. The State Auditor and Consolidated Program Review teams will be reviewing them.
What is an Exploratory Course? What is a Preparatory Course?
The following information can be found on the OSPI website, on
the CTE homepage, under What’s New, almost to the bottom of the page and select
the CTE FAQs link.
Familiarize yourself with the CTE Program Standards
and Requirements. RCW
28A.700.010 Career
and Technical Education — Plans — Standards — Technical Assistance — Leadership
Development.
The CTE Program Standards are found on the OSPI
website, on the
CTE Forms and Standards webpage at the bottom of the page Career and
Technical Program Standards 2011.
Exploratory courses will meet the following
regulations: (CTE Program Standards)
• Demonstrate application of the state and national
core content standards in the context of preparing for living, learning and
working.
• Demonstrate foundational and career cluster
specific skills required to meet current industry or nationally defined
standards.
• Demonstrate knowledge of career options within
related career clusters.
• Demonstrate leadership skills and employability
skills.
Preparatory courses expand upon exploratory course
characteristics in specific and complex ways as regulated below: (CTE Program
Standards)
• Demonstrate industry identified competencies while integrating
state and national core standards comprised of a sequenced progression of
multiple courses that are technically intensive and rigorous.
• Demonstrate leadership skills and employability skills.
• Demonstrate employment readiness and/or preparation for
postsecondary options using state and local programs of study, including:
+ Information
about post-secondary education, training options, industry certifications, and
employment.
+ Articulations
with apprenticeship programs and post-secondary education, where feasible.
+ Opportunities
for nontraditional and special populations to receive training.
+ The
utilization of data from student follow-up surveys to improve courses.
+ The
utilization of current national, state or regional labor market information to
demonstrate occupational need.
In 2008 the RCW was revised to clarify the minimum
criteria for an approved preparatory secondary career and technical education
program.
An approved
preparatory secondary career and technical education program must meet the
following minimum criteria. (RCW 28A.700.030 Preparatory
secondary career and technical education programs — Criteria.)
1. Either:
a. Lead to a certificate or credential that is state or nationally
recognized by trades, industries, or other professional associations as
necessary for employment or advancement in that field; or
b. Allow students to earn dual credit for high school and college
through tech prep, advanced placement, or other agreements or programs;
2. Be
comprised of a sequenced progression of multiple courses that are technically
intensive or rigorous; and
3. Lead to
workforce entry, state or nationally approved apprenticeships, or postsecondary
education in a related field.
2019 Upcoming Certification Renewal Requirements (STEM and TPEP)
STEM – Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics
Who will this affect?
Professional
and Continuing certificate holders who are endorsed in the following 8
endorsement areas:
- Elementary
Education
- Early
Childhood Education
- Mathematics
(5-12)
- Middle
Level Math (4-9)
- Middle
Level Science (4-9)
- Science
(5-12)
- Designated
Sciences (5-12): Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Physics
- Technology
Education
CTE
Continuing certificate holders.
-
All
endorsements/specialty areas (VCODES)
When will this requirement go into
effect?
9/01/2019
- Professional
and Continuing certificate holders who are endorsed in one or more of the 8
endorsement areas listed above and are renewing after 9/1/2019 must meet the
STEM requirement.
-
All
CTE Continuing certificate holders renewing after 9/1/2019 must meet the STEM
requirement.
How do I meet this requirement?
Professional and Continuing Teacher, and Continuing CTE Teacher
certificate holders.
- Document completion of at least 15 clock hours, or
at least one goal from an annual professional growth plan (PGP), with an
emphasis on STEM integration to meet this renewal requirement. STEM integration
is the authentic combination of at least two of the STEM components (science,
technology, engineering, mathematics).
TPEP - Teacher Principal Evaluation Program
Who will this affect?
Professional and Continuing level certificates for
Administrators and Teachers.
When will this
requirement go into effect?
09/01/2019
- Professional
and Continuing Administrator and Teacher certificate holders renewing after
09/01/2019.
How do I meet this
requirement?
Professional and Continuing Administrator and Teacher
certificate holders.
- Document completion of at least 15
clock hours, or at least one goal from an annual professional growth plan
(PGP), related to knowledge and competency of the teacher and principal
evaluation criteria or system.
Since these are NEW renewal
requirements for certification please frequent the OPSI — Certification and
PESB websites for additional information.
http://www.pesb.wa.gov/meetings/rule
OR
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/default.aspx
Hour of Code
Over the past three years, the Hour
of Code has
introduced 100 million students in over 180 countries to computer science.
Technology is transforming every industry on the planet, and computing is now
the #1 source of new wages in the US. But 75% of schools don’t teach computer
science. The teacher-powered Hour of Code movement is changing that—breaking
stereotypes around coding and sending the message that anybody can learn.
This year, let’s make it even bigger. I’m writing to ask you to
help support the push for Hour of Code during Computer Science Education Week,
December 5-11, 2016.
How can you help us promote Hour of Code?
-
Link to the Hour of Code on your homepage. This visibility helps drive
sign-ups and promote awareness.
-
Ask your employees to volunteer to help local classrooms do an
Hour of Code. Use this webpage to sign up.
Over 400 partners have joined together to support this
movement—corporations, nonprofits, educational organizations, policy-makers,
and more. Thank you for everything you’ve done to build this movement.
If you have further questions, please contact Shannon Thissen, Computer Science Program Specialist, 360-725-6092 or email shannon.thissen@k12.wa.us.
AP Macro and Micro Economics
OSPI is offering professional development to a
limited number of teachers interested in offering a CTE course in AP Macro
and/or AP Micro Economics. This pilot program includes three one-day
workshops at the Puget Sound Skills Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with mentorship
from an experienced AP Economics/CTE teacher and a College Board
presenter.
- December 7
- February 15
- March 22
OSPI will fund travel and registration
expenses. The district match is three substitute days per teacher. There are 6 slots still available.
Interested teachers and CTE directors should
contact Barbara Dittrich before November
28, 2016 at barbara.dittrich@k12.wa.us.
Career Guidance WA 2016 Updates
Career
Guidance WA 2016 Updates
The 2016 updates and
new guidance curriculum lessons for grades 6-12:
• Provide a model program for
student postsecondary planning
• Develops High School &
Beyond Plan
• Provides Personalized
Pathway Requirement planning tools
• Resources, templates and
curriculum for development of school-wide program
• 29-30 Lessons for each
Grades 6-12
To access lessons, go to the
link above, sign up, then bookmark the link for future reference.
Aligns with development
of High School & Beyond Plan:
• High School & Beyond
Plan Templates
• Tools for Personalized
Pathway Development
If you have questions, please contact
Danise Ackelson, danise.ackelson@k12.wa.us,
Program Supervisor for K-12 School Counseling at OSPI.
The American Association of University Women National Tech Trek Program
The
American Association of University Women (AAUW) is bringing the AAUW National Tech
Trek Program (“Tech Trek”), an exciting weeklong summer residential program
focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for girls going
into eighth grade in fall 2017, to the campuses of Pacific Lutheran University
(Tacoma) from July 9-15 and Eastern Washington University (Cheney) from July 30-Aug
5. AAUW and AAUW-WA are organizing both camps. Visit the website and AAUW request to teachers for student nominations for
more information. The Seventh Grade Science and Math Teachers flyer indicates a maximum number of nominations is 3 per teacher; and 5 per school.
You
are requested to nominate girls from your school to attend the Washington camp
closest to their home at a cost of only $50 for the week. If you are already familiar with Tech Trek
and are working with your local AAUW Branch, there is nothing you need to do.
Your local branch will contact you (if they haven’t already) with a request for
nominations. If there is no AAUW branch in your area, please email techtrek@aauw-wa.org by January 1, 2017 to let us know you
intend to nominate girls from your school.
Nominate girls from your school in two
simple steps. Submit the nomination
form to tt-application@aauw-wa.org by
February 1 then hand out applications (will be sent after your
nominations are received) to nominees and ensure they return it via email (tt-application@aauw-wa.org)
by March 1 – we look forward to your
nominations!
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
November 30-December 3 | Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas, NV
December 7 | Xfinity Arena | Everett, WA
CTE Civic Engagement Day
February 1 | Olympia, WA
February 24 | Renton High School | Renton, WA | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
February 24 | YV-Tech | Yakima, WA | 6 Clock Hours
March 2-4 | Meydenbauer Center | Bellevue, WA
Project Lead the Way Spring Conference 2016
March 9 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA | Contact Dr. Gnanapragasam & Annamarie Riese
March 9-11 | Wenatchee Convention Center | Wenatchee
June 25-29 | Moses Lake Best Western Lakefront Hotel | Moses Lake
August 6-9 | The Davenport Hotel | Spokane, WA
October 6-9 | Vancouver, WA
November 2-3 | Great Wolf Lodge | Grand Mound, WA
December 6-9 | Nashville, TN
CTE Program Areas
Agriculture Education Sciences
Please contact Rebecca Wallace, Agriculture Education Sciences Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6244 or rebecca.wallace@k12.wa.us.
AP/CTE
For the latest information in AP/CTE, please contact Barbara Dittrich, AP Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6097 or Barbara.Dittrich@k12.wa.us.
Business and Marketing
Please check out the latest information about Microsoft Imagine Academy and CCI Learning.
For information about Business and Marketing, Microsoft Imagine Academy, Workbased Learning, DECA and FBLA, please contact Lance Wrzesinski, Business and Marketing Program Supervisor, with questions at lance.wrzesinski@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6258.
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
For the latest information about Family and Consumer Sciences Education, FCCLA, FEPPP, and Early Childhood Development, please contact Mary Nagel, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6242 or mary.nagel@k12.wa.us.
Graduation, Reality, and Dual-role Skills (GRADS)
In 2014, the
Washington State Department of Health and OSPI requested that the Washington
State Institute for Public Policy to conduct an outcome evaluation and
benefit-cost analysis of the GRADS program. (GRADS is a high school class for
pregnant and parenting teens.) In this
evaluation, we compare teen mothers that participated in GRADS to a group of
similar teen mothers from districts that did not offer the program.
Please contact Denise Mileson, GRADS Program Specialist, with questions at 360-725-0417 or Denise.Mileson@k12.wa.us.
Health Sciences Education
The National Health Science Standards are designed to provide the essential knowledge common across health professionals to prepare and increase the number of students that are college and career ready.
Check out the National Athletic Trainers' Association Use of Student Aides Letter.
These are Sample Guidelines for Developing a Secondary School Sports Medicine Course Outline from the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA).
By accessing the course Outline, NATA members agree to use it appropriately and within applicable state laws regarding athletic training licensure and/or regulation. Improper use of the Outline, including without limitation, allowing students or other unlicensed or unqualified individuals to perform functions of a medical professional, or to otherwise engage in the practice of athletic training, are a violation of the relevant state practice act, the NATA Official Statement on Proper Supervision for Secondary School Student Aides, as well at the NATA Code of Ethics Principles 2.2 and 2.3
This guide is an outline/template for a secondary school sports
medicine course. It provides a list of ideas that are approved by the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers’
Committee (SSATC) that an individual may pick and choose from. Athletic
trainers who utilize this template to teach a sports medicine courses
must review their state practice acts to ensure their final curriculum does not
violate state rules or regulations.
The relevant rules and regulations for Athletic Trainers in the
State of Washington are found at WAC 246-916 and RCW18.250.
When you are updating your course applications and frameworks, note the Health and Physical Education K-12 Learning Standards have been adopted for Washington schools on March 31, 2016.
The Health and
Physical Education K–12 Learning Standards describe what each student should
know and be able to do at each grade from kindergarten through 8th grade and in
high school, in Health Education and Physical Education classrooms across
Washington.
Schools are advised to work with their district planning
teams to develop a phase-in plan during the 2016–17 school year and an implementation
plan starting with the 2017–18 school year.
Please contact Marianna Goheen, Health Sciences Education Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6257 or marianna.goheen@k12.wa.us.
Jobs for Washington's Graduates (JWG)
For the latest information in JWG, check out the November 2016 JWG Newsletter.
Please contact Mary Kanikeberg, JWG Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-4964 or JWG@k12.wa.us or Obe Quarless, JWG Program Field Specialist, at 360-725-6219.
Skilled and Technical Sciences
For the latest information in Skilled and Technical Sciences, SkillsUSA check out the November 2016 Skilled and Technical Sciences Newsletter.
Please contact Denny Wallace, Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6241 or dennis.wallace@k12.wa.us.
STEM
For the latest information in STEM, check out the November 2016 STEM Newsletter.
Please contact C.J. Dancer, STEM Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-4467 or clarence.dancer@k12.wa.us.
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