CareerTech Curriculumfor Oklahoma

About the CIMC About CBE About curriculum

development About media, learning

styles, and WBT About recent trends Resources list

What is CIMC?

Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center

One of the nation's largest developers of competency-based instructional systems

Division of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

Since 1968

Purpose of CIMC

Our primary function is to develop competency-based instructional products and services for career and technology education.

The fundamental belief is that quality industry-endorsed curriculum and related instructional materials

are essential to quality career and technology education programs in Oklahoma.

Facts About CIMC

Some 64 employees dedicated to curriculum development (not all CIMC)

About 66% of sales from Oklahoma customers

80,500 catalogs distributed yearly

First product: Agricultural Education I (1968)

Some 2,000 products distributed from Stillwater, OK

Curriculum is competency based

CBEPhilosophy & Principles

Any learner can achieve mastery of most tasks if provided with high-quality instruction and enough time.

The type and quality of instruction are the primary elements in the teaching-learning process.

CBE Methodology

Identify skills required to reach a standard Communicate the specific learning

objectives needed Emphasize the performance standard in

evaluation Allow each student to become competent

and demonstrate mastery

CBE—Another Look

CBE Approach You will learn X. This is X. If you did poorly,

repeat. If you did well,

continue. This is Y. Etc.

“Traditional” Approach You are here for 18 weeks. This is X. If you did poorly or well,

continue. This is Y. After 18 weeks, we will all

move on together.

CBE Value

To Learners may enter at any level and

progress at any rate knows what’s expected

To Instructors can function as a facilitator can use a range of

instructional media To Employers

has a common “measuring stick”

uses familiar terms emphasizes critical skills

To the Educational System structure focus

CBE Curriculum—6 Essentials

Clearly-stated learning objectives

Instruction aligned with learning objectives

Criterion-referenced evaluation aligned to learning objectives and curriculum

Cognitive and affective skills practice

Psychomotor skill practice Skill mastery documentation

Sources of Curriculum Priorities

New industry New training

requirements Technological change Out-of-date training

resources Changes in the

workforce

Role of ODCTE Ag Ed Staff

Set priorities for curriculum materials development.

Set priorities for competency test development. Assist in development as:

Consultant Writer Final approval

Developing Curriculum:Key Points

Curriculum advisory committee

Valid skill standards Appropriate media CBE approach Standard format

Evaluating Skill Standards

Sources? Industry Associations Government Existing

training/certification programs

Scope and depth? Current?

Creating Skill Standards

Committee process: industry, educators, key stakeholders

ID related occupations ID duties per occupation ID tasks per duty ID task sequence, frequency, criticality

Adopt, Adapt, Develop?

Availability of training resources?

Coverage (scope, depth)?

Currency, accuracy (vs. skill standards)?

Affordability? Usability? Options to

improve/enhance (adapt)?

Choosing Media

Greater instructional efficiency Compression/expansion of

time Group or individualized

instruction Reduced instruction time Reduced need to repeat

instruction, demonstrations Issues of practicality,

safety, cost Learners’ learning styles

Learning Styles

One definition: How people come to understand and remember information

Many categories (such as) According to dimensions (perceptual, cognitive,

affective) According to models According to preferences: physical, sensory (visual,

auditory, kinesthetic, etc.) According to brain hemisphere (right brain vs. left

brain)

Web-Based Training

Appeal Cost and time savings Flexibility (availability,

approaches) Competitive edge

(faster launch of new products and services)

Accountability Administration

Web-Based Training

Options Asynchronous: Allow students, instructors to

collaborate and learn without being online at the same time.

Synchronous: Allow students and instructors to be online at the same time. Tools include e-mail, chat rooms, online forums, bulletin boards, etc.

Some Recent Trends

Accountability Basic skills, life skills, career success skills Multiple media/methods

CD-ROM DVD Online

Career clusters Features for student interest

Read About the Future

www.technology.gov/Reports.htm

2020 Visions: Transforming Education and Training Through Advanced Technologies

Scroll down the list to the 2020 Visions document.

Curriculum Resources

CIMC www.okcimc.com

CIMC products/samples www.okcimc.com/new.htm www.okcimc.com/free-aged.htm

Sample skill standards (free) www.okcareertech.org/testing/contact.htm

More Resources

No Child Left Behind resources www.okcimc.com/nochild/index.htm

Career Clusters www.okcareertech.org/iis/clustericons/Agricult

ure/aghomepage.htm

Questions?

Thank you

and good luck!