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CTE Curriculum Revitalization Initiative

Background

The Illinois State Board of Education in partnership with the Illinois Office of Educational Services, the Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education, Education for Employment Regions and the Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education, embarked upon a statewide CTE curriculum revitalization. The long-term project will work with educators and employers to develop curriculum models* in the areas of:

* The Agricultural Education statewide curriculum model is implemented through legislation.

Long-Term Plan

The long-term plan for this initiative is to provide a statewide process to bring teachers looking for high-quality CTE curriculum together with business and industry to develop and validate curriculum models for statewide use by CTE teachers. The models will identify a common core of skills in CTE. The curriculum will not be mandatory but will offer teachers the opportunity to adopt the best possible framework and resources with an incentive program aimed at matching quality learning to funding incentives. Each curriculum model will include:

  • Units of instruction
  • Lesson plans aligned with Illinois Learning Standards
  • Student evaluation tools
  • Visual aids
  • Recommended resources
  • Professional development for teachers and administrators
  • Technical assistance