The first day of a month is always a good one in which to concentrate on the first things in our lives. So I did that on Friday, October 1, by attending the Perkins Technical Skill Attainment on Early Childhood Education--Early Childhood Development and Services AND Teaching/Training. This session was the first of four meetings in which common core competencies and assessments are reviewed and analyzed for the pathway of Early Childhood Development and Services. Prior to the meeting, survey results from 43 secondary and post-secondary instructors were compiled and analyzed. The TSA process was established in the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and sets an expectation that CTE concentrators are assessed beginning in the 2010-2011 year for their attainment of technical skills using valid and reliable assessment instruments aligned with industry standards.
Specialists in these two areas had a big job on October 1 reviewing the many performance indicators and measures; but they got it done! The next steps will be conducted in the following related meetings:
- Business/Industry Validation Meeting, Monday, November 22, 1010, Saint Paul College, 1:00-5:00 pm
- Winter Teacher/Faculty Meeting, Friday, February 4, 2011, Saint Paul College, 9:00 am-3:00 pm
- Spring Teacher/Faculty Meeting, Friday, March 4, 2011, Saint Paul College, 9:00 am-3:00 pm
While so much of this TSA implementation is new, it's really exciting to see how students can be recognized and how the assessment data can be used to improve curricula for the benefit of future students.
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