Publications
Background of the Career Clusters Project: From Inception Through 2002
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A Brief History of Career Clusters: Supporting a New Vision for CTE (2006)
(140 KB) - State of the States Report - April, 2007
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- "What's the Big Deal About the K&S?" by Dr. Ann Benson
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- Career Cluster Research Compendium
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- Career Clusters: A Plan of Education for a Global Economy (259 KB)
- Redesigning the High School Experience for College and Career Readiness: A Guide for School Leaders - Volume I, Loving High School (NCTEF and Microsoft) (PDF, 1.4Mb)
- 15 Critical Components of Implementing Career Clusters: Clearinghouse of Articles and Resources.
Administrative Support
Shared Planning"Out on a Limb on Our Own: Uncertainty and Doubt Moving from Subject-Centered to Interdisciplinary Teaching" by Denise Meister and Jim Nolan, Jr.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ636314&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ636314"A Radical Role for Superintendents" by Peter J. Negroni, originally published in School Administrator, September 2000:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSD/is_8_57/ai_77204825/
"Leading School Improvement: What Research Says – A Review of the Literature," by Gary Hoachlander, Martha Alt, and Renee Beltranena, March 2001, SREB: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1a/03/62.pdf
"Accelerating the Agenda: Actions to Improve America's High Schools," a joint publication of The National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of State Boards of Education, and Council of Chief State School Officers:
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/implementation/0901IMPROVEHIGHSCHOOLS.pdf
Career Development
Professional Development"Marketing Change and Opportunity" by Robert Scarborough –
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Marketing+change+and+opportunity.-a0159487432
"Continuity in Adolescent Career Preparation and its Effects on Adjustment" by Vladimir Skorikov, in Journal of Vocational Behavior, v70 n1 p8-24 Feb 2007. View link to view abstract or get information to purchase full article:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WMN-4K7F9XN-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=957228052&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=1ac8648501b9568961612602d50931d8"Career Guidance and Counseling Programs" (OVAE):
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cte/cgcp.html"High School Questions About Career Preparation: What Parents Can Do," EduGuide:
http://www.eduguide.org/Parents-Library/High-School-Questions-Career-Preparation-183.aspx
Standards-Based Curriculum"Student Achievement and Teacher Professional Development: A Brief Review of Actual Research" – University of New Mexico College of Education, Research Brief – Institute for Professional Development, Issue No. 1, December 2003:
http://ipd.unm.edu/Issue1.pdf"Relationship Between Professional Development, Teachers' Instructional Practices, and the Achievement of Students in both Science and Mathematics" - by Douglas Huffman, Kelli Thomas, Frances Lawrenz:
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/46357/relationship_between_professional_development_teachers_instructional_practices_and_the_achievement/index.html
"Innovative Practices in CTE Teacher Preparation: A Case Study from Missouri," by Nancy Headrick:
http://www.careertech.org/uploaded_files/CTE_and_Teacher_Prep.doc
Parent and Community SupportMiddleWeb website: Exploring Middle School Reform – links to resources related to standards-based middle school reform:
http://www.middleweb.com/SBRGuide.htmlEducators' Resource Guide to the Alaska Standards, Curriculum Frameworks Project:
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks2/curricdevs/home.shtml"Subject Sampler – Standards- Based Curriculum Design," – Plugging into the Web: A Webquest for Teachers:
http://www.k12.hi.us/~dtisdell/webquest/sscurrdes.htm"Standards-Based Curriculum: Aligning State Career and Technical Education Standards to the Revised Career Cluster Standards" (example of Texas process), by Diane Salazar, Ron Whitson and Kathy Park:
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/G3/G3%20-%20Diane%20Salazar,%20Ron%20Whitson,%20Kathy%20Park.pdf
Education Partnerships"Beyond Input: Achieving Authentic Participation in School Reform," by M. Elena Lopez and Holly Kreider, Harvard Family Research Project, Volume IX, No. 2, Summer 2003: http://www.hfrp.org/evaluation/the-evaluation-exchange/issue-archive/evaluating-education-reform/beyond-input-achieving-authentic-participation-in-school-reform
"Forum Brief - A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement," reported by Heather Voke, from the American Youth Policy Forum on Capitol Hill, May 9, 2003: http://www.aypf.org/forumbriefs/2003/fb050903.htm
A Parents' Guide to Helping Your Children with the Career-Planning Process, by JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey, Ed.D, available on the Harrington Foundation website: http://www.theharringtonfoundation.org/images/ParentsGuide_print.pdf
"Studies in Education Reform: Parent and Community Involvement in Education- Final Technical Report Volume 1," by Barry Rutherford, Beckie Anderson, Shellie Billig, RMC Research Corporation: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/SER/ParentComm/index.html
Business and Industry Partnerships"Science Outreach Programs Help Students and Mentors" by Michael Purdy, Washington University in St. Louis News & Information:
http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/8343.html"Articulating Success in West Virginia: It was decided that the first change should be to break down the existing barriers for awarding credit at the postsecondary level" by Kathy J. D'Antoni and Gene Coulson, originally published in Techniques, January 1, 2008:
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Articulating+success+in+West+Virginia:+it+was+decided+that+the+first...-a0173643501"The Minnesota Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program: Does Participation in Dual Enrollment Programs Help High School Students Attain Career and Technical Education Majors and Degrees in College?" by Pradeep Kotamraju.
http://www.careertech.org/uploaded_files/Boston_05.PaperROL.doc"Aligning Clusters and Courses with College Programs of Study: Seamless Transition Tools and Templates" (example from Texas), by Paula Cavender: http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/H6/H6%20-%20Paula%20Cavender.pdf
"The Role of Governance in Supporting Effective Secondary and Postsecondary Partnerships," by Kimberly Green:
http://www.careertech.org/uploaded_files/Fall_05_Research_Brief_0f.pdf
"The Community Partnerships that Could: How High Schools, Chamber/Business, and the Community College Did It!" – presentation by DeAnn Thomas, Joe Unterreiner, Dan Zorn, and Ivan Lorentzen, Kalispell, Montana:
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/General%20Session%20Panel/GENERAL%20SESSION%20-%20Montana-pdf.pdf
"Fast Track to Careers Streamlines the Transition from High School to Work," presentation by Dr. William R. Flanary, Washington County, Tennessee: http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/C6/E2/C6,E2%20-%20Paula%20Hudis.pptArticulation Agreements - State examples:
- Alabama - Procedures for Establishing Statewide Career and Technical Education Course Articulation Agreements (113Kb); Course Articulation Review (166Kb); and Articulated Credit Recommendation (MSWord,148Kb): These are three resources for successful articulation agreements.
- Nevada - Nevada Articulation Agreements (MSWord,28Kb): This provides a joint policy statement for the Nevada State Board of Education/State Board for Occupational Education and the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
- Texas: This link provides examples of the many tools necessary to a successful articulation agreement, including a crosswalk of courses. Additionally, it provides specific information and templates for teachers, students, school districts and colleges.
- Virginia – Information Technology –Web Technologies Statewide Articulation Agreement : This link provides an actual statewide articulation agreement between the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) representing the Commonwealth's 23 community colleges and Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) representing the Commonwealth's public high schools.
Multi-Measure Assessment"Online Series Examines Business-Education Partnerships" by Zach Miners, originally published in District Administration, February 1, 2007: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Online+series+examines+business-education+partnerships-a0159534724
"An Explanatory Study of the Relation of School-Business Partnerships and Developmental Assets to School Success Among Urban High School Students" by Peter C. Scales, Ph.D., Karen C. Foster, Ed.D., Marc Mannes, Ph.D., Megan A. Horst, Ed.M., Kristina C. Pinto, Ed.M., and Audra Rutherford, Ed.M. :
http://www.napehq.org/Search-Institute.pdf"The Role of Businesses in High School," U.S. News & World Report, USNews.com:
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2008/12/04/the-role-of-businesses-in-high-school.html?PageNr=1"National School and Business Partnerships Award," The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships (features links to case studies):
http://www.corpschoolpartners.org/award.shtml
"The Community Partnerships that Could: How High Schools, Chamber/Business, and the Community College Did It!" – presentation by DeAnn Thomas, Joe Unterreiner, Dan Zorn, and Ivan Lorentzen, Kalispell, Montana:
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/D2/D2%20-%20Gisela%20Harkin,%20Donna%20Vrbka.ppt
"Career Clusters: Calibrating Regional Workforce Supply and Demand" (example from Texas), by Cynthia Fisher Miller, Dan Belcher, and Judy Bell:
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/B1/B1%20-%20Cynthia%20Fisher%20Miller.ppt
"Fast Track to Careers Streamlines the Transition from High School to Work," presentation by Dr. William R. Flanary, Washington County, Tennessee:
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/C6/E2/C6,E2%20-%20Paula%20Hudis.ppt
Interdisciplinary Teams"Imperative or Choice? Multi-Level and Multi-Measure Analysis of Student Assessment Data for Evaluation of Systemic School Reform" by Jaekyung Lee and Theodore Coladarci - http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/17/0e/39.pdf
"Seven Practices for Effective Learning" by Jay McTighe and Ken O'Connor - in Educational Leadership, November 2005, Volume 63, No. 3 (Teachers in all content areas can use these seven assessment and grading practices to enhance learning and teaching):
http://www.edtechleaders.org/documents/seven_practices.pdf
CareerOneStop.org, "Workforce Credentials Information Center" -
http://www.careeronestop.org/CREDENTIALING/CredentialingHome.asp
Flexible Schedules"Strategies for Using Interdisciplinary Resources Across K-16," by Julie Thompson Klein, Wayne State University Interdisciplinary Studies Program: http://www.units.muohio.edu/aisorg/PUBS/ISSUES/20_Klein.pdf
"Integrative Learning and Interdisciplinary Studies," by Julie Thompson Klein, Wayne State University Interdisciplinary Studies Program: http://humaniss.edgewood.edu/pdfs/Integrative%20Learning%20and%20Teaching.pdf
"Growth of an Interdisciplinary Teaching Team," by Bruce King, featured on Wisconsin Center for Education Research:
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/news/coverStories/interdisciplinary_teaching_team.php
"Power, Conflict & Community in a High School Interdisciplinary Teaching Team," WCER Research Highlights, Fall 2003, Volume 15, No. 3: http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/publications/highlights/v15n3.pdf
Integrated Curriculum"Does Block Scheduling Live up to Its Promise?" by Mary Helen S. McCoy, and Dianne L. Taylor: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED443181&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED443181
"2007 NMSA Research Report: Flexible Scheduling (Middle School Level)" – National Middle School Association: http://www.nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/FlexibleScheduling/tabid/1140/Default.aspx
"Block Scheduling in Missouri: A Study of Administrator and Teacher Perceptions." (Small High Schools) – by David L. Stader and B.C. DeSpain:
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED444269&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED444269"Essential Scheduling Practices for High-Performing Schools with Career Academies/SLCs" by Mike Neubig:
http://acte.hodgsonconsult.com/uploadedFiles/Publications_and_E-Media/files/files-techniques-2006/Research-Report-April-2006.pdf
"Block Scheduling: Changing the System" by Roben W. Lewis: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/16/13/14.pdf or
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED438625&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED438625"An Observation Evaluation of High School A/B Block Classes: Variety or Monotony?" by Joan M. Bush and Whitcomb G. Johnstone:
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED444231&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED444231"Effects of Block Scheduling on Grade Point Averages" by Laura M. Williams:
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED432039&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED432039
Creative and Innovative Teaching Strategies"Joining Forces for Student Success: The Emergence of State and Local Policies to Support the Recognition of Academic Credit for CTE Coursework," by Hans Meeder and Michelle Hebert-Giffen, ACTE Academic Integration: February 2009
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/implementation/ACTEJoiningForcesAcadIntegrationCTEFeb09.pdf
"Planning for Successful Curriculum Integration," by Paula M. Hudis, Ph.D.:
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/C6/E2/C6,E2%20-%20Paula%20Hudis.ppt
"Integrating Academics Now," presentation by Dr. Jack Elliot:
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/E4/E4%20-%20Jack%20Elliot.ppt
"High Schools That Work: Best Practices for CTE – Practice Application Brief No. 19," by Michael E. Wonacott: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/19/f1/29.pdf
"Integrating Occupational and Academic Skills Across the Curriculum" by Chris Zirkle, originally published in Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, v79 n6 p24-26 Sep 2004: http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-873935/Integrating-occupational-and-academic-skills.html
"Embedding Literacy Standards and Strategies into Career/Technical Courses," presentation by Renee Murray, High Schools that Work, SREB
http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/institutes/cci2009/G5/G5-Seth%20Derner.pdf
"Curriculum Integration: Technical Assistance and Professional Development Project (Math-in-CTE)" by Donna Pearson and James R. Stone, III, National Research Center for Career and Technical Education: http://136.165.122.102/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57
Workplace Learning"Way Beyond Shop Class," by Mike Eskanazi, Time (Career academies) :
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,999640-2,00.html
"Technology Immersion," by Dennis L. Peterson, originally printed in School Administrator, Aug 2005:
http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/newsroom/Publications/TechnologyImmersionArticle.pdf
"The Economics of Experience-Based Higher Education," by Larry L. Lawson, originally printed in the Atlantic Economic Journal, March 2007: http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/176374402.html
"The College Connection," by Aaron Dalton:
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+college+connection-a0138660018
Student-Centered Learning"The Right Direction," from Training & Development, October 2005:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4467/is_200510/ai_n21381265/?tag=content;col1"Redesigning the High School Experience for College and Career Readiness: A Guide for School Leaders," NCTEF and Microsoft, 2009: http://www.careerclusters.org/resources/coolideas/Guide_Loving.pdf
"Forum Brief: How do High School Students Get Academic, Leadership, Work Skills, and Still Manage to Serve the Community?" (Service-Learning), reported by Karen Leggett, from American Youth Policy Forum on Capitol Hill, April 7, 2006:
http://www.aypf.org/forumbriefs/2006/fb040706.htm"Exemplary practice in work-based education: a validation study," by M. Zanibbi, H. Munby, N.L. Hutchinson, J. Versnel, and P. Chin (2006), see Journal of Vocational Education and Training, Vol. 58 No.1, pp.65-81. (no link available)
Ten Strategies for Creating a Classroom Culture of High Expectations: Site Development Guide #13, Southern Regional Education Board: http://www.sreb.org/programs/hstw/publications/pubs/04V03_Ten%20Strategies.pdf
"Using Student-Centered Learning Strategies in the Chemistry Classroom," by Karen Timberlake:
http://www.karentimberlake.com/student-centered_classoom.htm
"Student-Centered Learning: A Personal Journal," by Bob Bender, University of Missouri- Columbia, in EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research – Research Bulletin, Volume 2003, Issue 11: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERB0311.pdf
"Involving Students in Checklist Creation," Project Based Learning:
http://www.4teachers.org/projectbased/students.shtml
"Involving Students in Learning Through Rubrics" by Joan M. Yoshina and Violet H. Harada, from Library Media Connection, February 2007: http://www.linworth.com/pdf/lmc/reviews_and_articles/featured_articles/yoshina_feb07.pdf
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