Standards Revision Process
Partnerships for Innovation, the Nebraska Department of Education, in cooperation with business and industry and Nebraska postsecondary institutions, are revising all sixteen career cluster programs of study for Career and Technical Education. PFI is focusing on STEM, Information Technology, Hospitality and Tourism, and Human Services in the 2011 – 12 school year.
Each Standards Revision Process begins with a Visioning Session to review student data, economic trends, industry connections, educational needs, and employment projections that may impact Nebraska’s future. The Visioning Session involves business/industry, high school and college/university educators and administrators, and community members.
Based on facilitated discussions, the group defines the programs of study (a sequence of three semester-based high school courses) for the specific career cluster. After determining the sequence of courses needed to guide high school students toward a career path, each cluster working group will have a week in the summer to devote to developing the standards. Included are topics such as: what students should know and be able to do as a result of taking this course. The primary goal is to prepare students for the next step toward a career, whether it be direct employment or further education.
2011 – 2012 Visioning Forums and Standards Revision Workshops
Human Services
Visioning: Notes/Outcomes
Standards Revision: June 11 – 14; 301 South 68th Street, Southeast Community College Continuing Education Center; LINCOLN
Hospitality and Tourism
Visioning: Notes/Outcomes
Standards Revision: July 16 – 18; 301 South 68th Street, Southeast Community College Continuing Education Center; LINCOLN
Information Technology and Arts/AV Technology and Communications
Visioning: Notes/Oucomes
Standards Revision: July 9 – 12; 301 South 68th Street, Southeast Community College Continuing Education Center; LINCOLN
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Focusing on Engineering; Energy and Research & Design
Visioning: Notes/Outcomes Presentation
Standards Revision: June 11 – 14; 301 South 68th Street, Southeast Community College Continuing Education Center; LINCOLN
If you would like to participate in the Standards Writing Workshop in the 2012 Summer, please complete the application found here:
Standards Revision Writing Team Application: Due March 15, 2012
National Career Clusters Institute, Washington DC
National Career Clusters Institute Visioning and Standards Revision Materials Packet (doc)
Power Point Presentation (pdf)
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