Slide 1: Carol Heidenrich October 31, 2009 ED 7201 Global and Historical Perspectives on Education Dr. Ray McCarthy


Slide 2:Goal How can the educational philosophers of the past help us effectively meet the 21st Century Computer Information Technology skill requirements in education?


Slide 3:Goal - Continued History of vocational education Correlate to 21st Century CIT Skills Non-traditional careers for women and men


Slide 4:Stakeholders Students Teachers Administrators School Committees Community Employers Institutions of Higher Learning - specialist in vocational education Past - Educational Philosophers Technical Program Advisory Committees Input


Slide 5:Ideas What transferable skills are needed? - What was cited as important by past educational philosophers? What do teachers need to know? How has this changed from the past? How do we accomplish this? Was anything similar accomplished in the past? If so, how can we learn from this? How much time will this take to achieve? Timeline - use historical examples


Slide 6:Develop concept map - details of steps Research - 21st Century Skills/ Computer Information Literacy- correlate to past Steps to success - what needs to be done - what was done in the past Budget required - state-of-the-art technology - share resources, business funding - costs in the past? Develop a plan - correlate to past mistakes/successes Ideas


Slide 12: Process Professional Development Time for Teachers - past and future Curriculum changes - past and future Equipment / technology- past and future Support - who cleans the school house Student outcomes - practical knowledge and skills of the past Mentors - role models - past - craftsmen Coaches - older students / elders


Slide 13:Short-Term Goals Short Term Goals Examine Vocational Courses and curriculum- past and present Examine Advisory Boards - past and present Higher Education - past and present Interview specialist in history of Vocational Education


Slide 14:Process Training/Learning - compare educational tools of past, present and future Student Learning Outcomes - benchmarks - competencies- frameworks updated - past educational goals What do students need to know? - What transferable skills are most beneficial? - important knowledge and skills - compared to past educational requirements


Slide 15: Output Connect history of vocational education with 21st Century Skills in CIT Current workforce, past workforce How does this all impact Women and Men in non-traditional by gender careers in the workforce of today? What about yesterday - how has this changed, how has it remained unchanged? What can we do to change this?


Slide 16:21st Century CIT Skills - Vocational Education - and past, present and future How do we prepare teachers? What were the challenges of the past and how were they overcome? How can we learn from history and apply it today and in the future? Feedback


Slide 17:Research Checklist History of Vocational Education 21st Century Skills - CIT Technology Frameworks Educational Philosophers


Slide 18:Vocational Education the 1990s: Major Issues John Dewey The School and Society & The Child and the Curriculum Teaching for Understanding through Integration of Academic and Technical Education Massachusetts General Laws Designing Challenging Vocational Courses Massachusetts Technology Literacy Standards and Expectations  History and Synopsis of the 2006 Perkins Act Resources: