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Integrated Academics and the
Common Core State Standards in
Career and Technical Education
Keith E. Babuszczak, EdD
Field Team Associate
CTE Technical Assistance Center of NY
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Common Core State Standards
• Common Core State Standards for ELA and Mathematics replace
the NYS Learning Standards.
• All other NYS Learning Standards remain in use.
• Common Core State Standards were created by the National
Governors’ Association.
• PARCC Assessments will be aligned to the CCSS, be more rigorous
and relevant, include more student-generated artifacts, and be taken
online.
Related Websites:
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http://www.corestandards.org/
http://engageny.org/common-core/
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/pdfdocs/nysp12cclsela.pdf
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/pdfdocs/nysp12cclsmath.pdf
http://parcconline.org/parcc-assessment-design
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Comparing Reading Informational Texts
& Literacy in Science/Technical Subjects
RI 1. Cite strong and thorough textual
evidence to support analysis of what the
text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text, including determining
where the text leaves matters uncertain.
RST 1. Cite specific textual evidence to
support analysis of science and technical
texts, attending to important distinctions the
author makes and to any gaps or
inconsistencies in the account.
RI 2. Determine two or more central ideas
of a text and analyze their development
over the course of the text, including how
they interact and build on one another to
provide a complex analysis; provide an
objective summary of the text.
RST 2. Determine the central ideas or
conclusions of a text; summarize complex
concepts, processes, or information
presented in a text by paraphrasing them in
simpler but still accurate terms.
RI 3. Analyze a complex set of ideas or
sequence of events and explain how
specific individuals, ideas,
or events interact and develop over the
course of the text.
RST 3. Follow precisely a complex
multistep procedure when carrying out
experiments, taking measurements, or
performing technical tasks; analyze the
specific results based on explanations in
the text.
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Benefits of Integrated Academics
• Support learners who may be struggling in traditional content-area
courses.
• Prepare students for more application-based questions on NGAs.
• Prepare students for college readiness and Accuplacer or other
assessments.
• Allows for distributed credits, which can open up a student’s
schedule.
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Why now?
• Academic teachers are realigning and redesigning curriculum.
• Demonstrate the rigor and relevance of Career and Technical
Education.
• CTE relevancy, especially in times of tight budgets.
• College and Career partners asking for these kinds of skills.
• Alignment benefits the student through relevance and combining
disciplines.
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Aligning Standards and Instruction
• Get to know the Common Core State Standards and
State Learning Standards.
• Review your own curriculum.
• Scan standards and your curriculum for obvious links.
• Review student-level data.
• Gather feedback from stakeholders.
• Determine which standards fit best into your curriculum.
• Create curriculum maps, crosswalks, and lesson plans.
• Teach the integrated lessons.
• Evaluate the lessons and revise as necessary.
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Curriculum Matrix, National Essential Skills Survey
Interactive Curriculum Matrix
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Next Generation Assessments
• Are assessments, not lesson plans.
• Prepare students for next generation assessments in ELA and
mathematics with real world examples and higher order thinking
skills.
• Identify and apply specific academic standards in a rigorous and
relevant CTE lesson and context.
• Include a rubric and/or checklist to guide and evaluate student work.
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mmmm… SOUP!
Making
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mmmm… SOUP!
Stock or Cream
Thickeners
Spoons
Cooking Skills
Ingredients
Service
Timing
Knife Skills
Storage
Food Handling
Skills
Mise en Place Temperature
Garnish
Making
Soup
Calories
Presentation
Conversions
Mathematics
Budgeting
Restricted Diets Allergies
Health and
Nutrition
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Bowls
Nutritional Value
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Informational Writing
Research
ELA
Text in visual form
Stock or Cream
Thickeners
Spoons
Cooking Skills
Ingredients
Service
Timing
Knife Skills
Storage
Food Handling
Skills
Mise en Place Temperature
Garnish
Relief
Soup
Calories
Presentation
Conversions
Mathematics
Quantitative Reasoning
Restricted Diets Allergies
Health and
Nutrition
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Nutritional Value
Budgeting
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Questions Guiding Future Work
• What are the Common Core State Standards and NYS Learning
Standards that are most relevant to my program area and are most
applicable to my students?
• How can I create integrated lessons that meet these standards?
• How can I increase the rigor and relevance of lessons and student
assessments?
• How can I build a relationship with the academic teacher that will
also help my students?
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