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Title: Vocational Education Teaching Credentials Assembly Committee on Education Career Technical Education


1
Vocational Education Teaching CredentialsAssembl
y Committee on EducationCareer Technical
Education WorkgroupFebruary 28, 2007
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
2
Overview
  • CTC Review of Vocational Education Credentials
  • Discussion Context
  • Purpose of Vocational Education Teaching
    Credentials
  • Credential Structure
  • Program Standards
  • Teacher Supply

3
Review of Vocational Education Credentials
  • Charge to the Review Panel
  • Review vocational education credential
    requirements to determine if they are appropriate
    to meet the need for teachers in todays K-12
    schools.
  • Review credential types and authorizations for
    alignment to the adopted 2005 California Career
    and Technical Education Standards and the current
    instructional needs for K-12 vocational education
    teachers.
  • Review and update vocational education teacher
    preparation program standards to be consistent
    with California statutes and current
    research-based best practices for teachers.

4
Each Point Will Be Discussed Within the Following
Context
  • Current credentials
  • Questions for Panel review

5
Purpose of Vocational Education Credentials
  • Vocational Education teaching credentials
    authorize the teaching of subject(s) listed on
    the credential in technical, trade or vocational
    classes.
  • These classes may be organized for adults or for
    grades 12 and below, but must be identified as
    part of a vocational education program.

6
Questions for panel review
  • How do the current vocational education
    credential requirements and teacher preparation
    content align with the State Board adopted career
    technical education requirements?
  • What changes should be made to better align with
    the recently adopted career technical education
    standards and framework?

7
Credential StructurePreliminary Requirements
  • Full-time Credential
  • High school diploma (or GED)
  • 5 years work experience OR a combination of work
    experience and education
  • Fingerprint clearance, and
  • U.S. Constitution course or exam
  • Part-time Credential
  • High school diploma (or GED)
  • 5 years work experience OR a combination of work
    experience and education, and
  • Fingerprint clearance

8
Questions for Panel Review
  • Should the credential be renamed Career
    Technical Education to align with the vocational
    standards and framework adopted by the State
    Board of Education?
  • Should the requirements for full-time credentials
    and part-time credentials be the same?
  • What is the appropriate amount of work
    experience/education to qualify for the
    preliminary credential?
  • Should a bachelors degree or basic skills be
    required?
  • Should pedagogy be required for the preliminary
    credential? If so, how much? If so, should it
    be required prior to classroom teaching? If so,
    how should the training be delivered?

9
Credential StructureClear Requirements
  • Full-time Credential
  • Preliminary vocational education credential
  • The equivalent of two years of successful
    vocational teaching
  • Personalized professional development program
    (Levels I II) and
  • Health education.
  • Part-time Credential
  • Preliminary vocational education credential
  • The equivalent of two years of successful
    vocational teaching
  • Personalized professional development program
    (Level I) and
  • Health education.

10
Personalized Professional Development Program
  • Level I
  • Completed within the first 2 years of teaching
  • Supervised occupational teaching and 6 units
    in
  • classroom management
  • learning and instruction
  • curriculum and
  • student evaluation.
  • Level II
  • Builds on the Level I requirements and requires 6
    units in
  • teaching foundations
  • advanced learning and instruction
  • program budgeting
  • computers
  • needs assessment and integration of academic
    skills
  • program evaluation and
  • serving special needs students.

11
Questions for Panel Review
  • Should the Level I and Level II structure remain?
  • What is the value added of the Level II
    requirements?
  • What are the current delivery methods for the
    Level I and Level II instruction? Are they the
    best delivery methods for working professionals?
  • What kinds of support are most needed by new
    vocational education teachers?

12
Authorizations
  • Currently, there are 175 specific authorizations
    within the vocational education credential
    ranging from accounting to welding for full-time
    or part-time credential holders.

13
Questions for Panel Review
  • Should the current authorizations align with the
    15 industry sectors and 58 pathways identified by
    the California career technical education model
    curriculum standards and framework adopted by the
    State Board of Education?

14
Program Standards Overview
  • Program Standards are used by program sponsors
    offering teacher preparation for vocational
    education to design their program.
  • Program Standards are used by the Commission for
    initial program review and accreditation and for
    ongoing review and accreditation.
  • There are currently 6 university and 13 school
    district or county office vocational education
    programs.

15
Program Standards for Vocational Education
Programs Include Standards for
  • Program resources and coordination
  • Candidate services
  • Two-level program of personalized preparation
  • Supervised occupational teaching
  • Determining candidate competence

16
Teacher Supply
  • In 2005-06, the Commission issued 2,108
    vocational education credentials.
  • The largest number of vocational education
    credential holders are in the subjects of
    computer applications and office occupations.

17
Next Steps in Revision Process
  • Panel appointments are taking place now
  • Panel members will represent stakeholder groups
  • Field survey will be completed and data will be
    presented to the panel to inform discussions

18
Thank You
  • Larry Birch, Director
  • Professional Services Division
  • lbirch_at_ctc.ca.gov
  • Teri Clark, Administrator
  • Professional Services Division
  • tclark_at_ctc.ca.gov
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