VOED 614 - Curriculum Development and Analysis in Career and Technical Education

Credits: 3
Evaluate elements to build strong work-based career and technical education (CTE) programs including curriculum development research, curriculum resources and curriculum mapping. Examines the roles these elements play in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of the CTE programs of study curriculum. Includes review of Pennsylvania Academic and Career Education and Work Standards, and Pennsylvania Programs of Study (POS). Delves into curriculum considerations including Occupational Advisory Committee (OAC) input, industry-recognized student credentials, and program accreditation. Within these parameters, other curricular areas explored will be mandated safety instruction, development of articulation agreements, and supplementing curriculum in the workplace with cooperative education programs. Embedded field-experiences will occur through occupational advisory committee involvement, assisting a CTE instructor with developing a curriculum map, and analysis of end-of-program assessment data for targeted competency area improvements with guidance from the supporting career and technical center (CTC) administrator.