Presentation from ACTENovember, 2011

St. Louis, MO.Cecilia M. DonohueCTE Program ManagerChesterfield County Public Schools

A Changing World: Helping Students Prepare for Life in a Scary

World That We Know Little AboutPresented by Chris DroesslerCollege Tech Prep ConsultantNC Dept. of Public Instruction

Surprises

Future Demand

Changing World

Overview

Degree Level MattersPeople with more education make more money

than those with less education

Earnings Overlappercent earning more than Bachelor’s degree

Postsecondary Intentions vs. Reality

Education Required Graduate Intentions

4 year 47.7%

1-2 year 37.1 %

OJT 11.0%

4 year20.1%

9% 1-2 yearOJT

OJT 59.6%

6-Year Graduation Rate - USA2009 data3,137 colleges in the USA7,684,301 students53.4% average GRADUATE!

Surprises

Future Demand

Changing World

Overview

If we really want to prepare our

students for successful careers, we

need to know all we can about the

rapidly changing job market.

15,600,130 United States 2,510,300 California

2,389,310 Texas 1,466,250 Florida 740,790 Illinois

679,330 North Carolina 622,890 Virginia618,110 Georgia

574,400 New York 564,040 Colorado

482,870 Washington 455,290 Nevada 438,460 Arizona

States with Most New Jobs(Total New Positions Projected from 2006 -

2016)

Surprises

Future Demand

Changing World

Overview

Cell phones for everyone Cameras on cell phones iPod - portable music and videos Hand-held GPS Text messaging Blogs, Twitter MySpace, FaceBook Wikipedia Soybean powered automobiles

Who predicted these?

1. Desks2. Language Labs3. Computers4. Homework5. The Role of Standardized Tests in College Admissions6. Differentiated Instruction as a Sign of Distinguished Teacher 7. Fear of Wikipedia8. Paperbacks9. Attendance Offices10. Lockers11. Stand alone I.T. Departments12. Centralized Institutions13. Organization of Educational Services by Grade 14. Education Schools that fail to Integrate Technology15. Paid/Outsourced Professional Development

Things that will be Obsolete by 2020

581,500 Registered nurses399,500 Customer service representatives279,400 Accountants and auditors244,200 Elementary school teachers, except special education232,900 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer212,400 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks204,400 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants178,300 Management analysts175,100 Computer software engineers, applications165,400 Carpenters163,900 Medical assistants160,300 First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers155,800 Network systems and data communications analysts155,600 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses147,900 Maintenance and repair workers, general144,100 Physicians and surgeons

High Demand - High Skill in USA(Change in Number of Positions - Projected from 2008 - 2018)

• More Education?

• Entry-Level Career?

• Life?

What are we preparing students for?

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist …using technologies that haven’t yet been invented in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.