towson university affiliate: transforming it program support
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Towson University Affiliate:
Transforming IT Program Support
We’re growing and changing!
• Webex, Telepresence• New Academy programs• BRAC/security career
opportunities• Emphasis on STEM and
P21 skills• Alignment to Common
Core Standards• New Health Information
Networking curriculum
• Inconsistent communication
• Inconsistent messaging to stakeholders and administrators
• Ineffective instructional practices
• Inconsistent student growth and success
Existing inequities requiring innovative solutions:
Exciting new opportunities for students and instructors:
Building the CTE IT Community
Current activities:• Community website
– Cisco news – Instructor postings – Q and A
• Sharing best practices through quarterly webinars• Monthly technical webinars from Cisco• Summer training• Annual Cisco NA conference: June 18-20 2012 in San Jose—or
Virtual Conference• Annual MD Cisco conference: October Professional Day
New opportunities:• Cadre of qualified instructor
trainer/mentors• New interactive web portal
from Cisco• New quality metrics and
resources for continuous improvement
• Academy Startup Guide• Academy Quality Development
Plan• Increased publicity
– Videos of outstanding practices
– “Academy of the Month”
SCC01 Academic
Foundations
Achieve additional academic knowledge and skills required to pursue the full range of career and postsecondary education opportunities within a career cluster.
Anchor College and Career Readiness--Writing: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Ch. 2.2.2: Identify specific protocols and technologies related to each of the OSI layers in order to use the OSI model as a framework for troubleshooting.
Anchor College and Career Readiness--Reading: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Ch. 9.6.1: Describe the entry-level Cisco certification process, and the topics found on the CCENT examination.
Alignment resources: Standards-based curriculum crosswalks
• STEM and ITPA Career Cluster alignment• Common Core standards alignment• Certification test objectives alignment
Instructor Training Center
NetAcadResourceProgram
Academy Support Center
Local Academy
Regional Academy
CATC
Cisco Academy
StudentsStudents
Future
Towson’s Current Role
Towson’s New Roles
Summer Training Plans
• 3-day in-person instructor “boot camps”– A+, CCENT, and CCNA certification
• Oracle Institute: July 16-20• New Cisco instructor training
– Blended distance learning model• Common Core alignment workshop
Moving IT programs into the 21st century!
Contact the Towson Affiliate:
Nancy Null
MSDE Affiliate Co-Director
Towson ASC and ITC Contact