CTE AND ROP IN A LINKED LEARNING

APPROACH

Brian Willemse, Health Academy Coordinator

OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION

• Introduce Indian Springs High School Health Academy• CTE/ROP within a Linked

Learning Pathway…you are not alone!• CTE and the college bound…a

scheduling dilemma!!!• AP/Honors and CTE/ROP

• Explain role of CTE and ROP in the pathway –piece of the WBL puzzle

BURNING QUESTIONS

• What questions are in your head right now and what you want to learn about?

Poll Everywhere

ISHS HEALTH ACADEMY

• Launched August 2013• Partnership with Loma

Linda University Health• Focused on Health

Careers• Students earn real

certifications in high school within ROP settings or via other means

ISHS HEALTH ACADEMY

• Currently 300 students• Projected to grow to

500• Offer variety of

certifications/WBL experience• Patient Care• Biotechnology• Public Health

WHAT IS A CAREER PATHWAY?

• A career pathway is a sequence of courses embedded with work based learning opportunities that prepare students for both college and career upon completion of high school• The focus is on providing students with real

world experiences to help them become equipped for jobs in the 21st century.

CTE/ROP WITHIN A LINKED LEARNING PATHWAY

• CTE cannot be a stand alone course anymore!!! It must be integrated into a full program of study for the the students.

• But HOW????

OVERLAPPING CORE WITH CTE/ROP

• Advisory Board – a pathway advisory board, not a single course• Meets quarterly• One meeting dedicated to course approval

• Common prep period with CTE/ROP and core teachers• Weekly meetings

• Incorporation of CTE in pathway projects• Horizontal articulation

CTE AND ROP WITHIN THE MASTER SCHEDULE

REALITY

• The University of California requires 15 a-g courses for admission

• BUT….A report was released to show that the average number of a-g courses to gain access to the UC campuses for fall 2013 was 26

• Quick Math….• 7 Periods x 4 years = 28 courses – 2 courses for PE….. = 26

AND….What about other electives (AVID, band, etc)

Plan A-College and Career

Plan B-University

CTE AND ROP – A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE

• CTE and ROP courses are an integral part of the Linked Learning pathway, but they can only be a piece of the puzzle that is work based learning

WORK BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT ISHS

• Patient Care:• Certified Nurses Assistant – CTE/ROP• Emergency First Responder - ROP/CTE• Medical Assistant (coming soon) – CTE/ROP

• Biotechnology:• Biotechnology 1 – a-g elective• Biotechnology 2 (coming 2015-16) – In process

• Public Health:• CPR Instructor – NOT in master schedule

• Other:• Shadowing• Mobile Health Clinic• Trips – LLU My Campus etc.

POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR NON-CTE WBL EXPERIENCES

• You MUST know legal requirements and bring in legal experts• Affiliation agreements MUST be made with

downtown• Building a relationship with businesses is key• “One bad apple”• Start small

USE YOUR ADVISORY BOARD!!!!

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

• Part of our progress has come from getting courses a-g approved• Ideally these are connected to industry level

certifications• Things to consider• Who is qualified to teach the course(s)?• Is there an existing course that can be folded into the

pathway (e.g. ROP)?• Who can help you in writing these course (SPOILER

ALERT: there is!)? Are these courses written already, such that they can simply be adopted?

THANK YOU!

Brian.willemse@sbcusd.com

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