Career-technical education contentCTE

  • 1.0

    Career-technical education Common Core: knowledge1.0

    1. 1.1

      Understand course proposal process based on OSPI guidelines1.1

    2. 1.2

      Describe the role of tech prep articulation1.2

    3. 1.3

      Understand business/industry and OSPI approved standards of safety and health1.3

    4. 1.4

      Demonstrate knowledge of professional organizations in related business/industry1.4

    5. 1.5

      Understand the role of advisory committees1.5

Career-technical education instructional methodology and professional knowledge

  • 2.0

    Career-technical education Common Core: state learning goals2.0

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    The career-technical teacher is able to apply and integrate the state’s learning goals and essential academic learning requirements in program implementation and assessment.

    1. 2.1

      Align CTE student learning activities to state learning goals and the EALRS and GLES2.1

    2. 2.2

      Implement instructional strategies which focus students’ achievements of benchmarks in related essential academic learning requirements (EALRs), grade level expectations (GLEs) and achievement of Goals 3 & 42.2

    3. 2.3

      Align career-technical learning assessment with the state learning goals and the essential academic learning requirements (EALRs) and GLEs2.3

  • 3.0

    Career-technical education Common Core: learning environment3.0

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    The career-technical teacher is able to create and sustain a safe climate in laboratory and classroom learning environments which prepare all students for a diverse workplace, advanced training, and continued education.

    1. 3.1

      Incorporate business/industry and OSPI approved standards of safety and health practices into learning environment3.1

    2. 3.2

      Create a learning environment that simulates the workplace3.2

    3. 3.3

      Develop learning opportunities that encourage innovation and exploration3.3

    4. 3.4

      Create an environment which clarifies relationship between work, family, and multiple life roles3.4

    5. 3.5

      Demonstrate comprehension and awareness of appropriate workplace cultures, ethics, and standards3.5

    6. 3.6

      Incorporate work, family, and community settings as extensions of the classroom to facilitate student achievement of specific industry competencies3.6

  • 4.0

    Career-technical education Common Core: program development4.0

    1. 4.1

      Develop curriculum based on business/industry standards as approved by local advisory committee4.1

    2. 4.2

      Design and implement program scope, sequence and assessment which enables students to develop marketable job skills4.2

    3. 4.3

      Demonstrate ability to write unit and lesson plans incorporating a variety of instructional strategies, and all aspects of career and technical program approval4.3

    4. 4.4

      Revise curriculum based on occupational changes4.4

  • 5.0

    Career-technical education Common Core: student characteristics and related instructional strategies5.0

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    The career-technical teacher is able to identify the diverse needs of students and implement programs and strategies aligned to CTE Standards which promote student competency and success.

    1. 5.1

      Promote development of students’ self awareness and aptitudes, confidence and character and how these relate to leadership and career pathways5.1

    2. 5.2

      Develop student initiative and teamwork skills5.2

    3. 5.3

      Encourage students to explore nontraditional career roles5.3

    4. 5.4

      Identify the impact of diversity and equity issues on student learning5.4

    5. 5.5

      Design or adapt curriculum, technologies, and instructional strategies which address the diverse needs of students including special populations5.5

    6. 5.6

      Use instructional strategies and resources that incorporate current technology of business/industry5.6

    7. 5.7

      Use instructional strategies that develop students’ skills for making career decisions5.7

    8. 5.8

      Use instructional strategies that develop student employability skills 5.8

    9. 5.9

      Facilitate student development of leadership skills, as defined in, or equivalent to, the State recognized CTSO appropriate to program area5.9

    10. 5.10

      Collaborate with business and labor partners to infuse workplace standards and practices into curriculum5.10

    11. 5.11

      Use instructional strategies that develop students’ lifelong learning and goal setting related to entry, transition, and continuation in the educational process and in the workplace5.11

    12. 5.12

      Publicize to students the program content and benefits5.12

    13. 5.13

      Connect school experiences to workplace5.13

    14. 5.14

      Guide students in balancing competing demands and responsibilities of work and family5.14

    15. 5.15

      Develop effective assessment methods which may involve student, family, employer, and community5.15

    16. 5.16

      Use variety of assessment methods including portfolios and business/industry standard assessment tools to measure student learning and development5.16

  • 6.0

    Career-technical education Common core: personal and professional attributes  6.0

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    The career-technical teacher models personal and professional attributes and leadership skills which reflect productive life and work roles.

    1. 6.1

      Develop awareness of professional dispositions and employability skills outlined in SCANS6.1

    2. 6.2

      Understand the role of specific occupational experience in meeting CTE certification requirements6.2

    3. 6.3

      Model positive business/industry-appropriate workplace practices6.3

    4. 6.4

      Demonstrate business/industry appropriate technology skills6.4

    5. 6.5

      Evaluate the role of professional organizations as part of professional development6.5

  • 7.0

    Career-technical education Common Core: partnerships and program advocacy7.0

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    The career-technical teacher implements and maintains collaborative partnerships with students, colleagues, community, business/industry, and families which maximize resources and promote student self-sufficiency.

    1. 7.1

      Participate in advisory committees7.1

    2. 7.2

      Understand strategies for developing business, family and community partnerships to enhance school-to-career preparation for all students7.2

    3. 7.3

      Describe strategies, including collaboration, for promoting program content and benefits to colleagues, family, community, and business/ industry7.3

    4. 7.4

      Identify community activities that can improve curriculum and instructional practices7.4

    5. 7.5

      Inform, involve, and collaborate with parents and/or guardians to support student success7.5

    6. 7.6

      Publicize program content and benefits to family and community7.6

    7. 7.7

      Provide opportunities for interaction on community concerns and issues7.7

Business and marketing education content

  • 8.0

    Business and marketing education Common Core: information technology8.0

    1.  

      Information technology skills

    2.  

      Applied information technology (systems) 

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      Information technology classroom integration

  • 9.0

    Business and marketing education Common Core: skills9.0

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      Entrepreneurship

    2.  

      Business management

    3.  

      Accounting and computation

    4.  

      Economics and international business

    5.  

      Business law

    6.  

      Marketing

    7.  

      Business communication

Business and marketing education instructional methodology and professional knowledge

  • 10.0

    Business and marketing education Common Core: instructional methodology10.0

    1. 10.1

      Prepare a statement of teaching philosophy 10.1

    2. 10.2

      Identify and describe topics, course content, scope and sequence for business administration courses within a pathway10.2

    3. 10.3

      Determine and implement effective and safe layout of classroom and/or lab facilities that provide learning opportunities for all10.3

    4. 10.4

      Identify and apply strategies (including individualized instruction) needed to instruct special populations; special needs, disabled, gifted, ethnic, and culturally diverse learners10.4

    5. 10.5

      Demonstrate knowledge of or experience with related business and marketing organizations and industry certification10.5

    6. 10.6

      Demonstrate ability to assess personal strengths and weaknesses as they relate to career exploration and development10.6

    7. 10.7

      Utilize career resources to develop an information base that includes global occupational opportunities10.7

    8. 10.8

      Relate work ethic, workplace relations, workplace diversity and workplace communication skills to career development and employability skills10.8

    9. 10.9

      Demonstrate ability to foster teamwork and project-based learning10.9

    10. 10.10

      Recognize methods and opportunities for integrating school-based enterprise and/or simulations across the business administration curriculum10.10

    11. 10.11

      Demonstrate ability to implement school-based enterprise and/or simulations10.11

  • 11.0

    Business and marketing education Common Core: school to career11.0

    1. 11.1

      Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge gained from individual assessment to a comprehensive set of goals and an individual career plan11.1

    2. 11.2

      Encourage teamwork and project-based learning11.2

    3. 11.3

      Develop strategies to make an effective transition from school-to-work11.3

    4. 11.4

      Relate the importance of lifelong learning to career success11.4

    5. 11.5

      Design and implement program rationale, scope, sequence and assessment which enables students to develop marketable competencies11.5

    6. 11.6

      Foster student awareness of self and aptitudes, and development of confidence and character and how these relate to leadership and career pathways11.6

    7. 11.7

      Develop student initiative, teamwork skills, and project-based learning11.7

    8. 11.8

      Identify stages of student career development including, but not limited to post-secondary opportunities and a 13th year plan11.8

    9. 11.9

      Accept and encourage students in nontraditional career roles11.9

    10. 11.10

      Provide opportunities for students to productively integrate career and academic disciplines11.10

    11. 11.11

      Provide activities to connect school experiences to workplace and reinforce school-based learning11.11

    12. 11.12

      Adjust curriculum to information received from students and employer evaluations11.12

    13. 11.13

      Discuss with class and individual students results and comments on employer evaluations11.13

    14. 11.14

       Work with employers to assess and improve student work-based learning experiences11.14

    15. 11.15

      Access and use appropriate state agreements and contracts for work-based learning11.15

    16. 11.16

      Adhere to on-site visitation training and employee evaluation criteria and requirements11.16

    17. 11.17

      Foster appropriate communication between work-based learning stakeholders11.17

    18. 11.18

      Prepare students to deal with equity and diversity11.18

    19. 11.19

      Appropriately place students in work based learning according to career interest and aptitude11.19

    20. 11.20

      Secure training stations for work experience11.20

  • 12.0

    Business and marketing education Common Core: student leadership activities planning12.0

    1. 12.1

      Develop a personal philosophy concerning student vocational organizations12.1

    2. 12.2

      Assist state approved student leadership organization members or other state approved student leadership organization members in developing and financing a yearly program of activities12.2

    3. 12.3

      Assist state approved student leadership organization members or other state approved student leadership organization members in developing an annual budget12.3

    4. 12.4

      Establish standards for state approved student leadership organizations Management12.4

    5. 12.5

      Demonstrate willingness to accept responsibility12.5

    6. 12.6

      Facilitate student participation in state approved student leadership organization activities and events12.6

    7. 12.7

      Demonstrate the ability to facilitate other state approved student leadership organization competitive event program12.7

    8. 12.8

      Supervise state approved student leadership organization events and activities12.8

    9. 12.9

      Prepare all students for leadership competencies and personal development12.9

    10. 12.10

      Integrate leadership development into the curriculum12.10

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    Evaluation

    1. 12.11

      Evaluate state approved student leadership organization activities in terms of their educational value12.11

    2. 12.12

      Demonstrate the ability to evaluate leadership events12.12

    3. 12.13

      Facilitate student competency to assess state approved student leadership organization activities in terms of their educational value12.13

  • 13.0

    Business and marketing education Common Core: professional development13.0

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    Education

    1. 13.1

      Continue professional development through classes, in-service, or conferences13.1

    2. 13.2

      Keep up-to-date through reading professional education publications13.2

    3. 13.3

      Take advantage of opportunities provided by professional organizations13.3

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    Leadership

    1. 13.4

      Maintain active participation within professional organizations13.4

    2. 13.5

      Seek out mentors from the business community13.5

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
Where can I read the official document?
Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board