Weslaco ISD – Career & Technical Education
In-service Training – August 16, 2016
NEW CTE
TEKS/COURSES
ED GARCIA
CTE SPECIALIST
REGION ONE ESC
(984-6243
CTE TEKS REVISION
CTE TEKS Review Timeline
• Began in June 2014
• Multi-phase adoption
the first group of CTEcourses was adopted in April 2015
o the last group of CTE courses was adopted in September 2015
o
• Professional development expected in 2016-2017
• Implementation scheduled for 2017-2018
• CTE is included in instructional materials
Proclamation 2017
CTE TEKS REVISION
Key Changes
• New courses: from 200 courses to 277 courses
• Addition of a number of new lab-based courses
• Addition of new courses that may satisfy specific
graduation requirements
• Addition of employability skills to all courses
• Elimination of credit ranges
• Changes to practicum courses
• Changes to course names
CTE TEKS REVISION
A SAMPLING OF COURSE NAME CHANGES
Current Name
2017-2018 Name
Exploring Careers
College and Career Readiness
Career Portals
Investigating Careers
Problems and Solutions
Project-Based Research
Instructional Practices in Education
and Training
Instructional Practices
Restaurant Management
Introduction to Culinary Arts
10
CTE TEKS REVISION
Elimination of Credit Ranges
• Courses with ½ - 1, 1-2, and 2-3 credits were
changed to provide a consistent amount of
credit.
• Important to consider when looking at
scheduling.
CTE TEKS REVISION
Theory and Lab Courses
• Theory courses may be taken alone (i.e., without the
lab)
• Lab courses provide additional, hands-on experience
with the content.
• Lab courses cannot be taken as stand-alone courses.
• General requirements often indicate recommended
co-requisites.
CTE TEKS REVISION
Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications Career
Cluster
Fashion Design I (One Credit)
Fashion Design I Lab (One Credit)
Fashion Design II (One Credit)
Fashion Design II Lab (One Credit)
CTE TEKS REVISION
Practicum Courses
• All practicum courses will provide 2 credits
• Extended practicum courses will provide a third
possible credit.
Practicum in Hospitality and Tourism, 2 credits
+
Extended Practicum in Hospitality and Tourism, 1 credit
3 credits
CTE TEKS REVISION
Practicum Courses
• Students will be able to repeat a practicum one
time for credit.
• Second practicum experience must provide
a different aspect of the industry and must
focus on “additional and more advanced
knowledge and skills.”
CTE TEKS REVISION
Career Preparation Courses
• Career Prep I and II courses will provide 2 credits each
• Extended Career Preparation will provide a third possible credit.
(Must be taken concurrently with Career Prep I or Career Prep II. Cannot be
taken as a stand-alone course.)
• Career Preparation I, 2 credits
+
• Extended Career Preparation , 1 credit
• 3 credits
CTE TEKS REVISION
Employability Skills
-
Added to each course (vary slightly from course to course)
(Example from Food Science below)
(1)The student demonstrates professional standards/employability skills as required by
business and industry. The student is expected to:
(A)apply interpersonal communication skills in business and industry settings;
(B)explain and recognize the value of collaboration within the
workplace;
(C) examine the importance of time management to succeed in the workforce;
(D) identify work ethics/professionalism in a job setting; and
(E) develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
NEW/REVISED CTE TEKS RESOURCES
• Chapters 127 and 130 Courses Adopted but Not Yet Effective are at:
(Effective 2017-2018 School Year)
• http://tea.texas.gov/Curriculum_and_Instructional_Programs/Learning_Support_and
_Programs/Career_and_Technical_Education/CTE_Texas_Essential_Knowledge_and_S
kills_for_2017-2018/
NEW/REVISED CTE TEKS RESOURCES
• Course Crosswalks
NEW/REVISED CTE TEKS RESOURCES
• New CTE TEKS/Courses 2017-2018 LiveBinder
• http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1996403&backurl=/
shelf/my
Includes:
- New TEKS for all courses
- Crosswalks for all courses
- Proclamation 2017 Materials Samples List
CONSIDERATIONS
• Scheduling
• Programs of Study
• Coherent Sequences
• Resources and Curriculum
CONTACTS
• Heather Blount, CTE [email protected]
• Ed Garcia, CTE Sepcialist , Region One Esc, (956-984-6243)