New Hanover County
March 30, 2012
All CTE Courses can now be
offered
as an
Honors Course!
After the CTE Director’s
Approval
You must submit
An “Honors Course Teaching
Preparation Portfolio”
Must be aligned with the current:
NC Career &Technical Education
Essential Standards
&
Honors Course Implementation
Guide
 More
challenging
 Providing multiple
opportunities for students to
take greater responsibility for
their learning
 Distinguished by a difference in
the quality of the work rather
than quantity
To
offer challenging, higher level
courses for students who aspire to
an advanced level of learning
To promote:
 Opportunities for advanced work
 Rigorous study of CTE content
areas
 Practical application of knowledge
& skills
 Transfer of knowledge & skills to
work-based situations
 Follow
the same course of study
 Content outline
 Blueprint
 Curriculum guide
 Require a higher level of cognition &
quality of work
 Enable students to become actively
involved in classroom experiences
 Involve students in exploratory,
experimental, & open-ended learning
experiences
 Problem-seeking
& problem-solving skills
 Participation in scholarly & creative
processes
 Use of imagination
 Critical analysis & application
 Personalized learning experiences
 Learning to express/defend ideas
 Learning to accept constructive criticism
 Becoming a reflective thinker
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General course information
Course description from CTE
Essential Standards
Competency goals, &
objectives from course
blueprint
Concepts from course
outline
Generalizations
Essential questions
Issues particular to course
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Expectations of
performance
Assignments
Timetables & deadlines
Pacing Guide
Assessments, including
rubrics
A system for grading
Instructional materials,
equipment & technologies
Generalizations
are general
statements or ideas concerning an
area of study
Generalizing is a sophisticated skill
as it relates to organizing ideas.
Can involve constructing &
defending conclusions based on the
understanding of two or more
persons
Essential questions are interrogative
statements
designed to focus on main ideas
 Used to prompt thinking & spark
discussion of key elements within a larger
context
 Reflect most historically important issues,
problems, & debates
 Designed to be thought-provoking to
students
Because of the diverse nature of course
content, many courses have issues or
features that are unique to the honors
course.
Examples:
 Specific equipment/software
 Facilities
 Transportation
 Certification/credentialing tests
Performance requirements
require a
higher level of rigor
as based on
honors course
“Preparation Portfolio”
Likely
to be long-term projector problem-based assignments
Should offer students elements
of choice
Should reflect student’s career
interests
Elements
Involving
multiple & varied
means
Include both cognitive &
performance-based tasks
Develop & provide relative
rubrics
Are measured
By
Quality NOT Quantity
To access Honors Documents:
http://ctehonors.wikispaces.com
Send a copy of the electronic honors
portfolio to:
helen.lipka@nhcs.net
Starting the CTE Honors
Portfolio Template
1
General Course Information
Copy & paste the state course code, title, recommended max enrollment
& recommended requirement hours of instruction. You can get this from
the digital copy of the Essential Standards Handbook (flash drive or
wiki)
2
Course Description
Copy course description from the digital copy of the Essential Standards
Handbook (flash drive or wiki) and paste into the gray area. This is
where you will insert explanations of enhanced course expectations.
3
Course Goals & Objectives
You will attach the enhanced course blueprint. Take the standard course
blueprint. Review each goal & objective. Decide which one that you will
enhance to honors level and write in an enhanced goal or objective. You
may want to highlight in yellow or bold the objective or goal to
distinguish honors objectives & goals from the standard goals &
objectives.
4
Concepts
Do the same procedure for the course outline
Continue through the template
until you complete your Honors
Teaching Portfolio
Send the portfolio via email to Helen