SUSD presentation on elements of college and career readiness.

2. On your own, please take a moment to jot
down your ideas on what skills and abilities a
student must have in order to graduate career
and college ready.

3. These standards define the knowledge and skills
students should have within their K-12 education
careers so that they will graduate high school able to
succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic
college courses and in workforce training
programs.
-Common Core State Standards

4. Are they the same or different?
There is considerable overlap
between skills and knowledge
associated with college and
career training success, so it is
not useful to separate these
two groups. Also similar
attitudinal characteristics are
necessary for success in both.
The need is for all high school
students to have core
foundational knowledge and
skill AND need room to develop
their passions and interests in
particular career pathways.

5. Today’s students are entering a
different world
YESTERDAY TODAY
 Work for large company
 One job for life
 Steadily increasing pay
 Stay in hometown
 Well-paying jobs available in
low-skill professions
 No real international
competition for good jobs
 Work for small company
 Multiple jobs
 Pay freeze/cuts
 Move for work or career
 Uncertain retirement
 Low-paying jobs in low-skill
professions
 Cut-throat international
competition for good jobs
Conley, 2011

7. Education and the job outlook
 Between 2008 and 2018, new jobs in
Arizona requiring postsecondary education and
training will grow by 227,000 while jobs for high
school graduates and dropouts will grow by 88,000.
 By 2018, 61% of jobs in Arizona will require
postsecondary education.
 This is 2 percentage points below the national average
of 63%

8. NOVICES EXPERTS
 Tend to focus on discrete
knowledge in isolation
 Reason in specific contexts by
using recently-acquired
information
 Know individual facts about
topics
 Are slower and deliberate
 Learn about pieces of systems
 Recall information by rote
 Are faster and more accurate
 Connect new and prior
knowledge
 Learn through example and
analogy
 Create mental cues to facilitate
recall
 Integrate pieces of knowledge
into systems frameworks
 Generalize knowledge to new
settings and circumstances
 Use analytical skills to apply
knowledge and select
procedures
 Organize facts into “chunks” for
better recall and application
Conley, 2011

9. https://www.epiconline.org/Issues/college-career-readiness/the-solution/

10. In your table groups, please revisit
your ideas on the skills and abilities
that a student needs to be college and
career ready. Is there anything you
would add or take away?

11. Sunnyside survey
 81% Reading and
Math Skills
 66%
Communication
Skills (writing,
public speaking,
listening)

12. Sunnyside survey
 48% Creative,
Analytical, and Critical
Thinker
 47% Collaborate, Work
Productively, Resolve
Conflicts and
Challenges

13. Sunnyside survey
51.8% Self-reliance,
independence,
personal
responsibility, ethics,
and accountability

14. The Academies at SUSD-Connected Learning
Career
Academy
Focus Area
English
Math
Social
Studies
Science
Industry
Credentials
and/or
Certificates
Internships &
Community
Partnerships
Economic
Development &
Community
Transformation
Digital
Learning &
One to One
Computing
Anywhere,
Anytime,
Online
Learning
Dual
College
Credit
Global
Classes
Support
Services
Athletics Fine Arts
AzCCRSAzCCRS

15. http://www.azed.gov/career-technical-education/files/2013/07/workplace-employability-skills-standards.pdf

16. Data collection on a continuum
National Office of School Counseling Advocacy, College Board

17. Data collection on a continuum
Elementary- 3rd grade Middle-8th grade High-12th grade
Academics
Scoring on grade level in
math and reading
Academics
Construct a written
response to complex text
and complete algebra or
be algebra ready
Academics
Place into college level
classes in writing and
math
Technology
Create and interact with
technology in a variety of
ways
Technology
Understand basic coding
and computational
thinking
Technology
Complete an online class
Sense of Self
Develops an age
appropriate sense of
respect for self and others
Sense of Self
Identifies personal
responsibility for learning
and success
Sense of Self
Can appropriately
advocate for oneself