Career & Technical Education News

ESC Region 11 CTE serves all traditional school districts and public charter schools in 10 North Texas counties. We are here to provide support, information, professional development, and technical assistance. Utilize resources on our website (https://www.esc11.net/domain/486) or reach out to Lisa Harrison at lharrison@esc11.net for your Career and Technical Education needs.

Happy New Year, CTE Family!

I hope this finds everyone well rested from your break and ready for 2021. This cold weather lover is always happy at this time of year. A wish for snowflakes flying and the promise of wonderful things that a new year may bring will surely put a smile on my face!

As you settle into the second half of the year, here are a few things to keep on your to-do list:

• Resolve second-semester schedule changes.
• Review second-semester course offerings.
• Ensure that proper funding is turned on for new semester course offering sections.
• Review Career Prep and Practicum Training Plans (job changes, new Training Plans, etc.).
• Conduct onboarding for any semester new hires.
• Verify that your teachers assigned to CTE courses resulting in math or science credit completed required online training.
• Review activities for CTE Education Week.

Reminder as you plan for 2021-2022, Chapter 74: Curriculum Requirements addresses CTE in multiple ways:

• three or more career and technical education courses for four or more credits with at least one advanced course aligned with a specified number of Texas Education Agency-designated programs of study determined by enrollment
  
• computer science--one course selected from Fundamentals of Computer Science, Computer Science I, or Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles; and
  
• speech--Communication Applications.

I look forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming CTE Coffee and Conversation Zooms and The CTE Director/Leader Meeting. Stay warm and stay connected!

Lisa

#CTEStrong

This is an opportunity for CTE Leadership to work through local needs in a peer forum. We all need a Professional Learning Network, and CTE Coffee & Conversation meetings provide just that. This began as a COVID-19 support, but has worked so well in our region that we have decided to continue offering it into the future.

Wednesday, January 6th, at 10:00 a.m. - Register Workforce Solutions Updates

Wednesday, January 13th, at 10:00 a.m. - Register

Wednesday, February 3rd, at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 24th, at 10:00 a.m.

Join us for our region-wide meeting for leaders of Career and Technical Education Programs in all LEAs. This will include a presentation about an initiative to improve Trades Participation in Texas through an organization centered in north Texas. There will be an opportunity to collaborate and go over TEA updates.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

9:00 a.m. - Noon

Virtual - Register

Perkins SSA Members will have an afternoon meeting. An invitation to register was sent through email.

Clusters under review

• Education and Training
• Health Science
• STEM
• CTE Science Courses

Selection Process

The SBOE identifies individuals, including educators, parents, business and industry representatives, and employers, to serve on TEKS review workgroups. The SBOE is now accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on a CTE TEKS review workgroup for the following select subchapters of Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 130: Subchapter E. Education and Training; Subchapter H. Health Science; and Subchapter O. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

The 2021 CTE TEKS review will also include four additional CTE courses that may satisfy a science graduation requirement: Advanced Animal Science, Advanced Plant and Soil Science, Food Science, and Forensic Science.

The SBOE's TEKS review and revision process calls for multiple, separate workgroups. Individuals selected to participate in the CTE TEKS review can expect to be asked to serve in a series of two-day virtual monthly meetings in February through May. Priority will be given to applications received by January 8, 2021.

Applicants do not need to be educators to apply. Please enter information in the application that best reflects your experience.

Click here to apply or nominate

For questions regarding this application or the TEKS review process, please contact the Curriculum Standards and Student Support Division at 512-463-9581 or teks@tea.texas.gov.

The OMB released guidance on the new UGG prohibition

on the purchase of telecommunications equipment.

Please note that the prohibition applies to all “expenditures”

after August 13, 2020, not just new awards after that date.

Please refer to the linked document.

Prohibition on Covered Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

Special Education certified teachers are approved to teach official CTE courses of Career Prep (open to ALL students).

This rule change for 19 TAC §231.271 (see below) under Requirements for Public School Personnel Assignments and is posted in the Texas Register. The effective date is December 27, 2020.

TITLE 19 EDUCATION

PART 7 STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION

CHAPTER 231 REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS

SUBCHAPTER E GRADES 9 - 12 ASSIGNMENTS

DIVISION 9 CAREER DEVELOPMENT, GRADES 9-12 ASSIGNMENTS

RULE §231.271 Career Development, Grades 9-12

(a) Subject to the requirements in subsection (e) of this section, an assignment for Career Preparation I, Career Preparation II, or Extended Career Preparation, Grades 9-12, is allowed with one of the following certificates:

(1) Any vocational or career and technical education (CTE) classroom teaching certificate specified in §233.13 of this title (relating to Career and Technical Education (Certificates not requiring experience and preparation in a skill area)) or §233.14 of this title (relating to Career and Technical Education (Certificates requiring experience and preparation in a skill area))

(2) Any special education certificate so long as, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, the special education-certified teacher assigned to teach this course shall complete Texas Education Agency-approved training found at tea.texas.gov/cte prior to teaching this course.

(b) An assignment for Project-Based Research, Grades 9-12, is allowed with one of the following certificates.

(1) Any vocational or CTE classroom teaching certificate specified in §233.13 of this title or §233.14 of this title.

(2) Technology Applications: Early Childhood-Grade 12.

(3) Technology Applications: Grades 8-12.

(c) An assignment for Applied Mathematics for Technical Professionals, Grades 9-12, is allowed with one of the following certificates.

(1) Any vocational or CTE classroom teaching certificate specified in §233.13 of this title or §233.14 of this title. This assignment requires a bachelor's degree.

(2) Grades 6-12 or Grades 9-12 Mathematics.

(3) Legacy Master Mathematics Teacher (Grades 8-12).

(4) Mathematics: Grades 7-12.

(5) Mathematics: Grades 8-12.

(6) Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering: Grades 6-12.

(7) Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering: Grades 8-12.

(8) Physics/Mathematics: Grades 7-12.

(9) Physics/Mathematics: Grades 8-12.

(10) Secondary Mathematics (Grades 6-12).

(11) Computer Science: Grades 8-12.

(12) Grades 6-12 or Grades 9-12--Computer Information Systems.

(13) Junior High School (Grades 9-10 only) or High School--Computer Information Systems.

(14) Secondary Computer Information Systems (Grades 6-12).

(d) All teachers assigned to Applied Mathematics for Technical Professionals shall participate in Texas Education Agency-approved training prior to teaching this course effective with the 2019-2020 school year. Specific details about the required training can be found at tea.texas.gov/cte.

(e) The school district is responsible for ensuring that each teacher assigned to Career Preparation I, Career Preparation II, or Extended Career Preparation, Grades 9-12, has completed appropriate training in state and federal requirements regarding work-based learning and safety.

The Programs of Study frameworks have been updated to include a location on Page 2 (or 3) for the LEA required nondiscrimination statement.

TEA is beginning the work to have the Programs of Study frameworks translated to Spanish.

Programs of Study Frameworks

*** DISCLAIMER ***

This does NOT reflect current accountability rules, Perkins V laws, HB 3 updates, etc.

Subject(s): CTE
Grade Range: 9 - 12
Release date: 02-05-2020

Online TEA Course

WBL, objectives, CTE, course outline, work-based learning, terminology, section introduction, TEKS, career cluster, SAAH, CTE funding, rules, transportation allotment, local school policies, policies and procedures, manual, handbook, child labor laws, safety, OSHA, work-based learning, wages, laws, training stations, training plan, training site, CTL, training sponsor, training sponsor responsibilities, teacher-coordinator, recordkeeping, practicum, career preparation, tasks, summer, beginning of year, activities, winter, spring, grades, evaluation, program cycle, fall, career and technical education, career pathways, career clusters, Agriculture Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster, construction, architecture, technology and communications, arts, A/V, business management, administration, training, education, finance, government and public administration, health science, tourism, hospitality, human services, information technology, public safety, law, corrections and security, manufacturing, marketing, technology, stem, science, mathematics, engineering, transportation, logistics, distribution, Career and College Readiness, and postsecondary opportunities.

QUIZZES NOT ACTIVE AND NO CERTIFICATE IS PROVIDE AT COMPLETION.

GREAT FOR LEA TO USE FOR IN-HOUSE TRAINING INFORMATION WITH SIGN-IN SHEETS AND SCREENSHOT FROM ONLINE COURSE FOR PROOF OF COMPLETION

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) held a series of meetings with an Industry-Based Certification (IBC) advisory committee made up of representation from TWC, THECB, CTE professional organizations, workforce boards, education service centers, and school districts. The purpose of the advisory committee was to assess options related to the next IBC evaluation process, given the impact of COVID-19, and to provide recommendations on the next steps. The advisory committee recommended forgoing the 2020 update to the IBC list for accountability because of pandemic-based disruptions to the workforce boards and the TEA employer partnerships. In lieu of a 2020 update, the committee recommended using this year and next (2020 and 2021) to make improvements to the process with a new list to be released in 2022.

TEA will accept submissions of recommended industry-based certifications for inclusion in the 2022 Industry-Based Certifications List for Accountability from stakeholders from December 1, 2020, through January 15, 2021. Use the following link to submit a recommendation:

IBC application criteria

IBC submission application link

(*Please note that the link will be live December 1st, 2020, through January 15, 2021.)

An amazing free VIRTUAL opportunity for Education and Training Students!

Mark February 17th on your calendar and share registration details with your Education and Training Teachers!

Students do not need to register. We will follow up with teachers after they submit their registrations.

Explore a brand-NEW Texas OnCourse Academy module for K–12 educators

Texas OnCourse has just released a brand-new learning module in its online professional learning platform, the Texas OnCourse Academy. The module, Advising All Students to Be College Ready, was created in partnership with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for K–12 educators.

By completing this module, educators will learn:

• Exactly what college readiness means in Texas and why it’s so important for students, their families, and school districts.
• How developmental education works.
• Ways to demonstrate college readiness (including the TSI Assessment).
• What to consider when working with diverse student populations.

When logged in to the Texas OnCourse Academy, look for the new module in the module directory or find it in the Postsecondary Pathways content area, under Postsecondary Pathways: Foundational Knowledge (it’s module number two).

Log into the Academy here.

The New Teacher Academy 2.0 provides beginning teachers with a structured, systemic induction experience to build their capacity and increase student success. Teachers will learn and practice research-based teaching strategies. Save your spot: https://t.co/c8O4LmTTIw?amp=1

We want to work with you to increase agricultural literacy among students in unique ways each year. Texas Farm Bureau can provide resources, professional development, and opportunities for students to help accomplish that. We serve as your link to Texas agriculture, and we’re excited to help you incorporate agriculture into your classroom.

New Farm FROM School Program

Farm from School with Texas Farm Bureau during Spring 2021! This is a virtual opportunity for K-2 classrooms to engage with a farmer or rancher to learn about how ag connects to grade-level concepts. Space is limited. Sign up today at https://texasfarmbureau.org/aitc.

*Note: Due to COVID-19, the TFB School Visit Program is suspended for Spring 2021.

Virtual Teacher Ag Academy

We are offering a virtual professional development event for certified high school science teachers on Tuesday, February 2, from 4:15-5:15 p.m.

Register by Jan. 27.

Check out the ESC Region 11 Blended Learning Blog! #hybrid solutions... steal away!

Learn from thinkers and innovators in the CTE community.

CTAT Winter brings together CTE administrators, career counselors, and ESC personnel for a three-day event showcasing best practices and strategies, comprehensive CTE program management, college and career guidance, effective business partnerships, and alignment with post-secondary and workforce opportunities.

Register

If you haven't checked it out recently, the website has a new look. Be sure to visit and see for yourself.

Five Texas CSTA chapters (Alamo, Central Texas, DFW, Greater Houston, and Paso Del Norte) are collaborating this year to offer the Texas CSTA Chapters Virtual Conference 2021 on Saturday, February 13, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CST.

Please encourage your CS teachers to participate.

We invite all CTE administrators who support CS to come to learn more about our program.

Check out our website for more information.

https://dfwcsta.com/page/texas-csta-chapters-virtual-conference-2021

Cost:

• $10 CSTA+ members
• $20 CSTA Basic members
• $30 non-members

Call for Proposals: Submit a Proposal - Due December 1, 2020

Please spread the word to the teachers and counselors within your school district who are promoting Hospitality, Tourism, and Merchandising programs. This is a series of virtual guest presentations for their classrooms.

Soar Higher Guest Lectures for local ISD teachers/counselors:

https://cmht.unt.edu/soar-higher-guest-lectures

The topics included on the UNT College of Merchandising, Hospitality & Tourism Soar Higher Guest Lectures are developed as approximately one-hour presentations designed to be the guest speaker topics for your classroom or as brown-bag topics for your team. They can be delivered live via Zoom and customized as needed to meet the learning needs of your district.

Many topics for many of your CTE Programs of Study Classes!

The 2020 STEM Video Contest, sponsored by State Farm, invites middle school students to describe an engineering career in a self-created video entitled Be An Engineer! High school students are invited to create a fun video around the topic, Improving Life in the Future with Artificial Intelligence! Reaching younger kids to share how inspiring STEM paths are will pay off for these students and our community in the long run.

This contest seeks to help fill the Tech Titans STEM resource vault and provide professionals and educators compelling content to use while working with students. Videos will target elementary students, describe a technology or career, and create excitement about its future and how students can play a part in it. Middle school and high school winners in each area will receive $1,000.

This year, submissions will be accepted starting Thursday, October 1, and are due by Friday, January 15. Winners will be announced by March 1, 2021.

If you know any students who are creative, technical, or think video production is in their future, please let them know about this opportunity. If you know any educators, home-school groups, or parents who would like an activity for their students, please share the STEM Video Contest. View our 2019 winners and promotion video to experience some creative and innovative students promoting STEM. All information may be found at STEM Video - Tech Titans

Volunteers, including technical experts, professionals, educators, and video-production teams, will be needed starting in October to help mentor student teams if they ask for help. Judges are also needed to give feedback to our aspiring producers during an evening set aside for judging in late January/early February 2021. Consider donating some time for this effort or contacting another source to help. Send a note to stem@techtitans.org to sign up for ~5 hours of a time commitment.

The ESC Region 11 CTE Website is an ongoing source of information. Please note that additional pages have been added for support:

• Assistance During COVID-19 District Closures
• Online Resources
• Weekly CTE Coffee and Conversation meetings.
• Twitter @ESC11CTE
• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ESC11CTE

• CTE Website
• Learning@11
• Charter Schools
• Counseling
• Digital Learning

Follow us on Social Media!

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• ACTE
• CTAT Resources
• Connect CTAT Online Forum
• Resource Google Doc, by pathway
• Texas CTE powered by TEA

Lisa Harrison, M.Ed.

Career & Technical Education

Email: lharrison@esc11.net
Website: https://www.esc11.net/domain/486
Location: 1451 South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX 76108
Phone: (817) 740-7527
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESC11CTE/
Twitter: @ESC11CTE

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