Look Backward and Downward to Look Backward and Downward to Merge High School and Merge High School and Postsecondary SuccessPostsecondary Success

Using State Math Standards to Using State Math Standards to Identify the Skills for Quality Identify the Skills for Quality

TransitionTransition

Presented by:Presented by:Alice Davis, Director, Susquehanna County Career and Technology CenterAlice Davis, Director, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center

James Gregory, Director Northern Tier Tech Prep ConsortiumJames Gregory, Director Northern Tier Tech Prep ConsortiumDaniel Perna, Ed.D., James Daniel and AssociatesDaniel Perna, Ed.D., James Daniel and Associates

Academic Standards and Academic Standards and Technical Task ExpectationsTechnical Task Expectations

Need to use academics as part of Need to use academics as part of learning technology.learning technology.

Technology requires higher level Technology requires higher level thinking and application of academic thinking and application of academic principles.principles.

Academics can be learned through Academics can be learned through contextualization.contextualization.

Hands on learning Hands on learning IS NOT IS NOT

hands on learninghands on learning

Learning can be Learning can be Brain to Hand Brain to Hand

Hand to BrainHand to Brain

What was the problem?What was the problem?

Students have good grades in high Students have good grades in high school, but they are not passing school, but they are not passing

college placement tests.college placement tests.

WHY?WHY?

Questions to answerQuestions to answer Do high school grades correlate with Do high school grades correlate with

freshmen year performance?freshmen year performance? Do teachers cover a textbook or focus on Do teachers cover a textbook or focus on

achievement of standards?achievement of standards? Do textbooks seek achievement of Do textbooks seek achievement of

standards or list standards as corollary standards or list standards as corollary concepts found in text?concepts found in text?

Have academic teachers viewed a task list Have academic teachers viewed a task list or have they viewed standards?or have they viewed standards?

What did we hear and think?What did we hear and think?If standards are the focus of instruction If standards are the focus of instruction

and learning, the students should be and learning, the students should be going to college with consistent going to college with consistent

background.background.

What could be reason that What could be reason that students are not prepared students are not prepared

for college material?for college material?

What could be possible What could be possible solution?solution?

The standards must be clearly merged The standards must be clearly merged with scope and sequence courses with scope and sequence courses

that lead to college entrance. that lead to college entrance.

How?How?

DiscussionDiscussion

1.1. How do we merge the standards, How do we merge the standards, high school courses, and college high school courses, and college courses?courses?

2.2. What information do we need to What information do we need to make this merger?make this merger?

3.3. Can we get people from all levels to Can we get people from all levels to the table?the table?

Starting the processStarting the process

1.1. Focus on an articulation of PA Focus on an articulation of PA academic standards.academic standards.

2.2. Use an outside consultant to bring Use an outside consultant to bring the players in the process together.the players in the process together.

3.3. Collect college course descriptions.Collect college course descriptions.

Design Design For Success In The 21For Success In The 21stst Century. Which Way?Century. Which Way?

The research says there is The research says there is only one way to goonly one way to go

The ProcessThe Process1.1. Find the course descriptions or Find the course descriptions or

syllabi from the post secondary syllabi from the post secondary institution.institution.

2.2. Review the course descriptions or Review the course descriptions or syllabi for key words and terms.syllabi for key words and terms.

3.3. Discuss with teachers of the Discuss with teachers of the subjects.subjects.

4.4. Use the Use the backward designbackward design (design (design down) concept to define standards.down) concept to define standards.

Stage OneStage One

Models of the ConceptModels of the Concept

ModelsModels English, Math, Anatomy and English, Math, Anatomy and

PhysiologyPhysiology

Tools Used: Verb Matrix, Concept of Tools Used: Verb Matrix, Concept of Criterion StandardsCriterion Standards

Stage TwoStage Two

Where Did We Go Next?Where Did We Go Next? Massaged these documents.Massaged these documents. Presented to guidance counselors: Presented to guidance counselors:

• They need supportive evidence to show They need supportive evidence to show instructors, students, parents.instructors, students, parents.

Introduced to administrators:Introduced to administrators:• Determine if there is a way to Determine if there is a way to

implement the standards competency implement the standards competency model.model.

Consensus of needs in MathConsensus of needs in Math Teachers need to see this.Teachers need to see this. Teachers from sending schools must Teachers from sending schools must

talk with technical teachers.talk with technical teachers. Teachers must develop the Teachers must develop the

classroom application of the classroom application of the standards model.standards model.

Classroom ApplicationClassroom Application Develop Units of InstructionDevelop Units of Instruction Use standards as the frame of Use standards as the frame of

reference for Units of Instruction.reference for Units of Instruction.• Focus standardsFocus standards• Supportive performancesSupportive performances

Derive units for each college entry Derive units for each college entry course.course.

Next Stages Next Stages Work with Language ArtsWork with Language Arts Work with ScienceWork with Science Review applications of the units in Review applications of the units in

the classroomthe classroom Massage and refineMassage and refine

Questions and CommentsQuestions and Comments

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