Dr. Richard Jones, Senior Consultant
Successful Practices Network

January 2012

Duration: 4:10 minutes

When introducing new resources with faculty and staff, a question often heard is "Where do we begin?" This CTE Technical Bulletin will assist participants in locating sample Gold Seal Lessons and reviewing their development on the CTE TAC Website. Included in this bulletin is a WebQuest Tutorial on connecting with the Gold Seal Lessons on the CTE TAC Website and a GSL Activity Sheet to help clarify what makes a Gold Seal Lesson and how it reflects on student learning. This bulletin was dev...Read more

Folder: Leadership

The best high schools in America are creating stronger blueprints for success through the use of career and technical education (CTE) concepts and applications: model CTE programs are already embracing their role in delivering academic skills and knowledge; likewise model academic high schools are already embracing traditional CTE program components to improve student achievement.

The Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center (CTE TAC) of New York sheds light on this impor...Read more

Kent Transition Center
Grand Rapids, MI

Exciting learning experiences help students explore careers, learn employability skills and aim at the transition from high school to the work world.

The extensive process in our Discovery Center helps students identify their interests and abilities, and choose the bet program for them. At Kent Ransition Center, students select it, learn it, do it!

Our dynamic staff teaches skills in several areas, including: Agriscience, Building Maintenance,...Read more

Folder: Adult Education

The purpose of this white paper is to provide information on commonly encountered challenges to improving and extending the reach of CTE as a tool for school improvement and for preparing students for college and careers. By identifying these impediments, policy formation can be informed by the state of CTE in our schools and the resources and relationships needed to enhance CTE as a means to increased student engagement and success. The opinions provided are the work of the CTE TAC and Succe...Read more

Lin Kuzmich, Senior Consultant and Coach
Successful Practices Network and ICLE

June 2012

Duration: 4:22 Minutes

Gold Seal Lessons are tasks or activities that are strategically designed to teach to specific academic standards/performance indicators/objectives/benchmarks. It is these standards that are assessed by high-stakes state and national tests, which are then used to evaluate individual student, school and district educational effectiveness.
Each Gold Seal Lesson is centered about a highly motivating theme, activity or project. The lessons are almost always multidisciplinary and deal with real-w...Read more

As we move forward with the Common Core State Standards being implemented in our schools, the Next Generation Assessments (NGAs) are not far behind. These NGAs will be taking the place of state-wide assessments, in New York it is the English language arts and mathematics Regents Assessments. Included in this bulletin is a NGA Webquest Tutorial on connecting to the NGAs. Also you will find an Activities Sheet to help clarify what parts make up the NGA. This bulletin was developed with mate...Read more

NYS CTE Next Navigator is built with a database of more than 300 Next Generation Assessments (NGAs) aligned to the Common Core State Standards, NYS English language arts and NYS mathematics standards and performance indicators. Additional sample NGAs will continue to be added to the database as they are completed. One of the best ways to fully understand what a NGA is and to use it is to create a NGA yourself. The task of developing a new assessment can be daunting for new and veteran teac...Read more

Keith E. Babuszczak, EdD
Field Team Associate, CTE Technical Assistance Center of NY

March 2012

Duration: 23:09 Minutes