IT Applications Across Career Clusters

1999年12月，美国教育部重新定义了职业教育，将职业课程划分为16个新的职业集群。其中一个集群是信息技术（IT），但其余15个集群都具有IT方面。该项目的基本前提是，在其余的15个集群中，应该有通用的IT课程方法。该项目假设所有技术人员都需要IT内容作为其准备工作的一部分，并且该内容应该包括IT素养所需的核心知识。该项目正在为学校和两年制学院的教师开发一个指导性课程框架和相关材料，用于解决其中6个集群的IT方面问题。主要目标是：a。制定一套界定“资讯科技应用”的通用语言，并制定一套适用于各部门的通用课程框架；b.与社区和技术学院的教师合作，在15个集群中的6个集群（制造、运输、配送和物流服务、卫生服务、人类服务、科学研究、工程和技术服务以及教育和培训服务）中开发、试点和验证一套资源指南。每本指南都旨在为在特定集群中教授IT应用程序提供实用信息，提供关于如何开发基于场景的课程的教学模型，这些课程围绕在真实的工作场所情境中发现的任务和问题，评估规则和学生记录保存工具。确保将资讯科技应用程式整合到每个职业组别所制订的课程中，以提升职业组别的教育成效。通过每个职业集群自己的传播机制和国家领导组织传播资源指南。该项目的合作伙伴包括洛雷恩县社区学院、米德尔塞克斯社区学院、MPR协会和全国职业技术教育主任协会。

In December 1999, the U.S. Department of Education redefined career education by structuring occupational programs into 16 new career clusters. One of these clusters is Information Technology (IT), but the remaining 15 all have IT aspects. The basic premise of this project is that there should be commonality of approach to IT curriculum over the remaining 15 clusters. The project assumes that all technician workers need IT content as part of their preparation, and that content should include a core of knowledge necessary for IT literacy. This project is developing a guiding curriculum framework and associated materials for instructors in schools and two-year colleges to use in addressing the IT aspects in 6 of the clusters. The major objectives are to:a. Develop a common language defining "IT applications" and to develop a common curricular framework that apply across the clusters; b. Work with community and technical college faculty to develop, pilot and validate a set of resource guidebooks in 6 of the 15 clusters (Manufacturing; Transportation; Distribution and Logistic Services; Health Services; Human Services, Scientific Research, Engineering and Technical Services; and Education and Training Services.) Each guidebook is designed to give practical information for teaching IT applications in a particular cluster, providing instructional models on how to develop scenario-based lessons structured around tasks and problems found in authentic workplace situations, assessment rubrics, and student record-keeping tools.c. Enhance the educational outcomes of the career cluster initiatives by ensuring that the IT applications are integrated into the curriculum developed by each of these clusters.d. Disseminate Resource Guides through each career cluster's own dissemination mechanism and through the national leadership organizations.Partners in this project include Lorain County Community College, Middlesex Community College, MPR Associates, and The National Association of State Directors of Vocational and Technical Education.