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Fall 2007/Spring 2008 e-Bulletin Board Newsletter
Volume 18
Professional/Technical Support News
V-TECS Return to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has once again become a V-TECS state. The V-TECS curricula provide occupational analysis resource information to support curriculum work in the area of Perkins IV Programs of Study, as well as meeting the occupational analysis related needs of the CTE community. V-TECS, the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States, serves as a forum for member states to pool resources and develop competency-based career and technical education products that are validated by business, industry, and labor. These industry-based resources and services are used for the improvement of career and technical education and workforce development instruction, assessment, and certification. Some of the V-TECS product areas follow:
V-TECS Connect 2.2 is a software package designed to facilitate the management of work-based learning experiences. It should be noted that the training agreement in this software is based on the agreement in the PA Administrative Guidelines for Cooperative Education Programs.
V-TECS Direct 5 is a system for management of Career Clusters Information in addition to traditional occupational analysis data. This is the only software available that contains all of the States 16 Career Clusters information. This means all of the knowledge and skills which include performance elements, and measurement criteria especially designed for both Foundations and Pathways.
V-TECS e-reports are based on an occupational analysis available through V-TECS Direct. These are available in more than 80 occupational titles. Each report has the following elements:
- Duty/Task List
- Tool, Equipment, and Work Aids List
- Performance Objective including Conditions for Performance of the Task Performance and Standard
- Performance Steps
- Enabling Competencies
- Related Academic Skills
- Instructional Activities, Resources and Worksheets
- Criterion-Referenced Test Item Banks
PA educators can access V-TECS on the web through www.v-tecs.org - the PA state password for V-TECS DIRECT is HARR218. The PA state password for V-TECS Connect is HARR117.
For more information on V-TECS at the Center, contact Dr. Wichowski at 215-204-6249 or chet.w@temple.edu CPW
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MAVCC Curriculum & Instructional Materials Report
The following listing represents the MAVCC print and non-print instructional materials currently under development or revision. Since PA is a MAVCC member state, all MAVCC produced products are available to PA educators at a 50% discount. The MAVCC online catalog can be reviewed at www.mavcc.org
Print Publications and Teacher CDs
- Auto Collision Repair Series
ACR Residential & Light Commercial
Projected Availability: TBA
ACR Electrical Systems
Projected Availability: December ‘07
- Anatomy and Physiology for Cosmetologists
Projected Availability: February ‘07
- Culinary Arts Series
Advanced Pastry Arts
Projected Availability: TBA
Beverage Management
Projected Availability: Available Now
Culinary Techniques
Projected Availability: August ‘07
- Diesel Technology Series
Diesel Drive Trains
Projected Availability: Available April 08
Diesel Technology: Steering & Suspension
Projected Availability: February 08
Diesel Technology: Heating, Ventilation & AC
Projected Availability: TBA
Diesel Technology: Hydraulics (Fluid Power)
Projected Availability: TBA
- Electrical Wiring Series (code update)
Basic Wiring: TBD
Residential Wiring: TBD
Commercial & Industrial Wiring: TBD
- Graphic Communications Series
Digital File Preparation and Output
Projected Availability: February ‘08
- Reading Comprehension DVD
Projected Availability: February ‘08
Interactive Test CD’s
- Anatomy and Physiology for Cosmetologists
Projected Availability: February ‘08
- Auto Collision Repair Series
ACR Electrical Systems
Projected Availability: January ‘08
- Culinary Arts Series
Advanced Pastry Arts
Projected Availability: TBD
Culinary Techniques
Projected Availability: TBD
- Diesel Technology Series
Diesel Technology: Steering and Suspension
Projected Availability: April 08
Diesel Technology: Drive Train
Projected Availability: February 08
- Electrical Wiring Series
Basic Wiring: TBD
Residential Wiring: TBD
Commercial & Industrial Wiring: TBD
- Graphic Communications Series
Digital File Preparation and Output
Projected Availability: February ‘08
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Research
The initial meeting for the revision of the Lehigh County Careers Pathways Self- Assessment Instrument took place on September 12, 2007 with members of the Lehigh County Career Pathways Assessment Sub-Committee. Draft copies of the revised instrument will be developed and presented to the Lehigh County Career Pathways Steering Committee at a later date. A survey of all 64 schools in the 9 school districts of Lehigh County is projected to also take place. This survey activity will be the second in 5 years. Dr. Wichowski is coordinating this activity along with Ms. Sandra Himes, Academic Principal, Lehigh Career & Technical Institute. CPW
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