DiscoveR10 CTE
CTE Updates and Resources
Turn! Turn! Turn!
"A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together
To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven"
When I look at the work that all of you are doing, I see each of you building up plans and then breaking them down again to accommodate the most current guidance. I have seen those excited to get back into classrooms, and those that are in a state of worry. Constant change makes your work more challenging, but I want to give my personal thanks to each of you for the effort and passion you are putting into your work. You are thinking through every minor detail that others don't have to because they are not in your position. You are working hard for every student, their specific needs, your faculty and staff and their concerns, and for your community needs. You are taking into consideration public health guidelines, special education laws, government stipulations, funding and attendance rules, and the special circumstances that apply to your specific LEA. None of it is easy, and as you always do as educators, you are rising to the occasion and doing what is asked of you. You are beyond REMARKABLE! The song says that to everything there is a season. I am not sure what season this is, but I know that I am thankful to get to go through it with all of you.
**Please fill out our Fall Offerings survey so that we can best meet your needs this Fall. The survey is linked below.**
Important Links
COVID Updates:
Attendance and Enrollment FAQ:
https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/SY-2020-21-Attendance-and-Enrollment.pdf
Strong Start Guidance (scroll to the bottom of the page):
CTE List of Courses Recommended for in person instruction:
Planning for Back to School: On-campus High School Model with Blended Learning:
https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/School-Models_On-campus_High-School_F.pdf
Perkins Program Guidelines:
http://castro.tea.state.tx.us/eGrants/20-21/21420006/Perkinsproguidefinal.pdf
Advanced Course List:
POS at a Glance:
CTE Innovative Courses:
Regarding changes to teacher certification, see item 14 for proposed revisions to 19 TAC Ch. 231 on the July 24 SBEC agenda:
https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/agenda_item_14_ch_231_proposal.pdf
iCEV Virtual Conference & Google Classroom Integration
August 4th & 5th - Free National CTE Virtual Conference
Registration - https://www.icevonline.com/cteinspired
New Feature:
Student Accounts
Google Classroom Button
Automatically uploads assignment to Google Classroom
Cooperates with all* student data systems (Canvas, Schoology, etc.)
Virtual Job Shadow Free Webinar
We Let You Focus on Learning--Not Location! Whether your upcoming school year is traditional, virtual, or a hybrid model, VirtualJobShadow.com will meet all your CTE's college and career readiness needs, regardless of what the future holds for your district. Know that many traditional CTE programs have been partnering with us for years, long before remote learning was essential. Just some of the ways CTE Programs across the country have used VirtualJobShadow.com include: · Getting students excited and engaged about work based learning · Previewing CTE programs to middle school students · Teaching financial literacy as part of student career readiness · Collecting data to create new career programs or pathways · Using our labor market data to ensure there are jobs where students are looking · Building customizable lessons to make every educational experience an intentional one · Utilizing interest assessments to ensure interests and programs align · Introducing students to careers they may never have seen · Hosting virtual job fairs and career days To meet the intense demand from CTE leaders, we're offering webinars for administrators to learn more how VirtualJobShadow.com will strengthen your CTE programs and prepare ALL your students for post-secondary life. Thursday, July 23-12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT Please share this email and these webinar links with your CTE and district administrators—career and college readiness should be a top down approach at all school districts. VirtualJobShadow.com Features Some of the VirtualJobShadow.com features educators find beneficial include: · Hundreds of engaging "day in the life" job shadowing videos · Interest assessments that match students with best- fit careers · Goal tracking and career planning tools · Integrated, up-to-date labor market information · Resume Builder · Post-secondary planning tools · Life Skills Videos on topics like financial literacy, soft skills, social emotional learning, and much more · Integrated Lesson Builder- yes, you can build your own lessons! · Pre-built, easy to assign lessons on soft skills, SEL, and other work preparation topics VirtualJobShadow.com C/O Strivven Media LLC 1280 Hendersonville Rd. Asheville, NC, 28803 Toll Free: (888) 908-4924 ext 2 Fax: (828) 348-1770
Drone Distance Learning Curriculum - FREE Promotion Extended
These are challenging times, so we have extended our FREE Curriculum promotion. What if you could be certain about these important items: USI's curriculum is actively being taught by more than 200 instructors across the United States.
Endorsements
- If more than one endorsement is listed for a Program of Study, you can choose which endorsement
- Example: if a student does not meet the core requirements for a STEM endorsement, and Business and Industry is listed as an option, then the student could get the Business and Industry Endorsement
- Existing endorsement rules in effect, but this will be an additional avenue; another bullet within the endorsement wording
- See POS and Endorsement Crosswalk linked above
IBC Reimbursement
An Industry-Based Certification (IBC) Reimbursement Frequently Asked Questions document has been posted on the TEA CTE Webpage. Sections of the document include:
- IBC Definitions and Cost
- Policy Overview
- Student and District Eligibility
- Reimbursement Process and Reporting
- School Finance.
The IBC FAQ document will be updated periodically to include additional questions and responses.
IBC Reimbursement Questions Answered
- Answer: The vendor code and cost reporting begins in summer submission 3; however, this information will not be available to submit in PEIMS until fall submission 1. Because of that, districts will have to go through a one-time process for summer submission 3 to submit the vendor code and cost. TEA plans to release this process in July.
2. Will LEAs report costs in their submissions this summer (if they want to be reimbursed) and then get reimbursed during the settle up in Spring 2021?
- Answer: Yes – the window for reimbursement for the 2019-2020 school year is September 1, 2019-August 31, 2020 for an April 2021 settle-up. The 2020-2021 reimbursement will have an April 2022 settle-up, and so on and so forth.
LOCATING YOUR Perkins ADC
Perkins Planning Amounts
**These may change**
IBMs Free Open P-Tech Platform
IBM recently developed a free Open P-Tech platform for schools to use for free with their students. The Open P-Tech platform has several curated learning tracks that lead to various badges that students can earn.
Many of the learning tracks are geared toward students who are interested in technology fields. For students who are not interested in technology, there is a professional skills and mindfulness learning track that I am using for some health science curriculum that I am writing.
If you know of any schools that would be interested in using this platform, IBM has offered to provide them with training. School districts can reach out to Cliff Archey carchey@us.ibm.com or Erick Espinoza erick.espinoza@ibm.com
IBM is also very invested in helping develop quality P-Tech programs as part of the corporate responsibility mission. If any schools need assistance with that, they can reach out to Sherry Wynn sherry.wynn@ibm.com
Expert to Expert - Webinar Recordings
Julie Anderson
Teaching & Learning Services
Email: julie.anderson@region10.org