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| Announcements: February 14, 2006 - March 22, 2006 |
| Tech Prep Tuesday - March 21, 2006 |
(posted March 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
March 21, 2006
Health Science Cluster Meeting Scheduled for April 6
Plan now to attend a health science cluster meeting at Temple College on April 6. This will be a wonderful opportunity to discuss your current or future health science program and articulation possibilities with faculty and administrators from Central Texas College and Temple College. The meeting will begin at 9:00 AM in the upstairs conference room of the Health Sciences Center at Temple College. A tour of the state-of-the-art facility will follow at 11:00 AM. Substitute reimbursement will be available for teachers of member districts of Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium. Register for the meeting through the Consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com. Go to “Teacher Training”, then “Register Online”, complete the form, and click on “Sign me up”. For more information, please contact Sherry Hollinger at 254.298.8482.
Other Cluster/Articulation Meetings
In addition to the Health Science meeting on April 6, two other opportunities for college faculty and high school teachers to meet are “in the works”. The first is a meeting to be hosted by Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium on Friday, April 7, from 9:00 – 11:00 AM at Temple College Taylor Center in Taylor (Rooms 104 and 105). Also, Gatesville ISD is planning to host a meeting in Gatesville on April 27 for the western part of our region. Details and program areas will be announced soon. Check the Consortium website later this week for registration information for the April 7th meeting: www.centraltexastechprep.com. Go to “Teacher Training”.
Demographic Workshop Scheduled for April 21 – Register Now!
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium is sponsoring a demographic analysis/census workshop Friday, April 21, at the Temple College Library Computer Lab. This fast paced, hands-on workshop will allow participants to better under the Central Texas community by emphasizing educational and workforce trends and needs of the area. Scheduled from 8:45 AM to 3:45 PM, this workshop will include a detailed workbook and resource CD for each participant. There is no charge to attend; however, lunch will be on your own. The workshop is limited to 25 participants. Substitute reimbursement will be provided for member school districts. To register, go to the Consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com and click on “Teacher Training”, then “Register Online”, complete the form, and click on “Sign me up”. For more information, please contact Sherry Hollinger at 254.298.8482.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - March 7, 2006 |
(posted March 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
March 7, 2006
Health Science Cluster Meeting Scheduled for April 6
Plan now to attend a health science cluster meeting at Temple College on April 6. This will be a wonderful opportunity to discuss your current or future health science program and articulation possibilities with faculty and administrators from Central Texas College and Temple College. The meeting will begin at 9:00 AM in the upstairs conference room of the Health Sciences Center at Temple College. A tour of the state-of-the-art facility will follow at 11:00 AM. Substitute reimbursement will be available for teachers of member districts of Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium. Register for the meeting through the Consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com. Go to “Teacher Training”, then “Register Online”, complete the form, and click on “Sign me up”. For more information, please contact Sherry Hollinger at 254.298.8482.
Workshop Announced
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium is sponsoring a demographic analysis/census workshop Friday, April 21, at the Temple College Library Computer Lab. This fast paced, hands-on workshop will allow participants to better understand the Central Texas community by emphasizing educational and workforce trends and needs of the area. Scheduled from 8:45 AM to 3:45 PM, this workshop will include a detailed workbook and resource CD for each participant. There is no charge to attend; however, lunch will be on your own. The workshop is limited to 25 participants. Substitute reimbursement will be provided for member school districts. To register, go to the Consortium website at www.centraltexastechprep.com and click on “Teacher Training”, then “Register Online”, complete the form, and click on “Sign me up”. For more information, please contact Sherry Hollinger at 254.298.8482.
Reception Invitation
The Texas Bioscience Institute, Hispanic Leadership Council and Partners invite everyone to attend a reception honoring Beto Gonzalez, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Vocational and Adult Education – United States Department of Education. The reception will be in the Lord Conference Room of the Parker Academic Center at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton from 7:00 – 8:30 PM on March 9, 2006.
Criminal Justice Career Fair Planned
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Temple College will sponsor a Criminal Justice Career and Job Fair on March 22, 2006 from 10 AM until 2 PM at the Mayborn Campus Center on the UMHB Campus in Belton. For more information, please contact Christine Nix at Christine.Nix@umhb.edu.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - February 28, 2006 |
(posted February 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
February 28, 2006
Update on ATC Training at April P-16 Conference
From the state Tech Prep Director:
At the ATC (Advanced Technical Credit) Leadership Committee meeting last Friday it was decided that ATC Training (Parts I & II) will be provided at the April conference at no charge and will not require individuals who want the training to register for the conference.
Gulf Coast Education That Works will continue to conduct ATC pre-registration and will conduct an on-site ATC registration at the convention center as well.
All reference to ATC has been removed from the online conference registration form and a link directly to ATC registration and course selection has been added to both the P-16 SLC web site and to the web page that comes up when one accesses online registration from the P-16 web site.
Questions about ATC training may be directed to Kay Maignaud at 281-260-3563 or kay.maignaud@nhmccd.edu.
As mentioned in last week’s edition of Tech Prep Tuesday, funding may be available for travel to the conference and/or ATC training. Contact Sherry Hollinger at 254-298-8482 for details.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - February 21, 2006 |
(posted February 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
February 21, 2006
Southwest Regional P-16 Conference: Partnering for Student Success – April 24-26, 2006
Funds are available for Consortium partners to attend the April Southwest Regional P-16 Conference: Partnering for Student Success. Requests for funding (up to $450) should be made on school/college letterhead and state how your attendance at the conference would benefit your Tech Prep programs and students. Funding will be on a reimbursement basis. Funding is limited, so please send your request as soon as possible. Contact Sherry Hollinger at 254.298.8482 for more information.
Following is an overview of the conference:
The conference is designed to bring together in a single venue innovative and effective programs, projects, and activities which promote student achievement and facilitate student transition from one level of public education to the next.
The conference venue includes the more than 900 Texas independent school districts that have high schools, the various campuses of Texas’ 50 community college districts, four technical colleges, and three state colleges, and representative of the 35 state-supported universities, with support from the 26 Tech Prep consortia in Texas.
Workshops and presentations will showcase proven methods of developing and establishing partnerships between public education and the private sector. Teaching and learning styles, curriculum development/enhancement, counseling, advising, recruiting, and retaining students are the focus of this unique event. Credit for licensed, professional counselors and for the professional development of classroom teachers will be awarded to eligible conference participants.
Texas educators are inviting colleagues in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana to join them in exploring and sharing strategies for creating partnerships which maximize student achievement, enhance the preparation of students for the future, and provide the opportunity for all students to pursue satisfying careers.
Staff development for the ATC (Advanced Technical Credit) program will be offered at the conference.
Please see the following website for the conference Preliminary Schedule: www.TexasP16slc.org.
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| Tech Prep Tuesday - February 14, 2006 |
(posted February 2006)
Tech Prep Tuesday
Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium
Transition and Transfer
February 14, 2006
Career Clusters & Career Pathways
Following is an update from the CTAT Conference held recently in Austin:
• Texas is transitioning from CTE Programs to 16 clusters.
• A career cluster is a grouping of occupations according to common knowledge and skills for the purpose of organizing educational programs and curricula.
• A career pathway is a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic and career/technical courses, commencing in the ninth grade and leading to an associate degree, baccalaureate degree and beyond, an industry recognized certificate, and/or licensure. (Sounds like Tech Prep!)
• In 1999, the U.S. Department of Education created 16 broad career clusters to begin to address problems in American high schools such as the high dropout rate.
• In January of 2005, Texas Tech University was awarded a grant to coordinate the statewide transition to career clusters and pathways. Other universities involved include Texas A&M University, University of Houston, University of North Texas and University of Texas-Tyler.
• Others states have already launched successful ventures in this area. (See education websites for the states of Maryland, Kentucky, Arkansas, South Carolina and Alabama.)
• Career Clusters Transition Plan for Texas:
o 2006 State Conference
Initial promotion and marketing of career clusters and pathways.
Provide professional development to districts on statewide clusters initiative.
o 2007 State Conference
Promotion and marketing of individual career clusters and pathways.
Provide professional development to districts on statewide clusters initiative
o 2009/2010
Identify gaps in existing clusters and pathways and add new courses as needed.
Crosswalk cluster pathways to CTE instructional materials.
Transition PEIMS data codes/business rules to clusters.
Eliminate/redirect “old” courses when it is the appropriate time to refine and align TEKS.
Rationale for Career Clusters: Often, careers are treated as an interest area rather than emphasized. For students in the neglected majority, the focus of careers provides a valuable context in which they are better able to learn challenging concepts in academic areas. Career clusters are not a vehicle for tracking students or channeling them into narrow job training in high school. Rather, students are prepared with the social, academic, and employability skills that will provide for numerous postsecondary opportunities.
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