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Who We Are . . .
For over 30 years, MAVCC
has been recognized as a leading provider of career and technical
instructional materials that help prepare students for a diverse, high
performance workforce. But, what you may not know is that, today, we
offer so much more.
MAVCC still has quality print teacher and
student editions for a variety of career and technical education
programs; however, we also offer:
- Teachers CDs
with PowerPoint® presentations, and customizable components, such as
written tests and competency profiles
- Interactive
tests that students
can complete on the computer for practice and/or assessment, that
provide students with immediate feedback, and that provide
instructors with test scores as well as data on what objectives or
areas need to be reviewed.
- Site licenses
for school programs/instructors wishing to incorporate instructional
materials into their lessons on Blackboard® or other means, so
students can access coursework from a computer
- Interactive
Safety Training Series on
CD that incorporates video instruction with immediate evaluation,
feedback and documentation; this series addresses OSHA’s top ten
accidents that occur on the job
- Taking the
Road Less Traveled
and
Destination Success, two
nationally recognized training resources that help educators at the
state and local levels develop and implement successful
plans/strategies to recruit and retain non-traditional students
- Professional
development through
in-service workshops and training sessions on a variety of
educational topics, including: developing units of instruction,
lesson plans, and LAPs; recruiting, training, and placing
non-traditional students; integrating resources into classroom
instruction, and utilizing instructional materials to improve
student outcomes
Now is the
time to discover how MAVCC membership can benefit secondary and
postsecondary education programs in your state!
Our Beliefs . .
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We believe that:
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Good curriculum
is the cornerstone of education and provides a solid foundation for
learning.
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Alignment
of instructional materials to nationally recognized industry skill
standards is essential to the success of career and technology
education students.
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Collaboration
with business, industry, labor, and educational associations is a
critical component of the curriculum development process.
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Academic and
workplace skills should be
integrated throughout curriculum to ensure that students have
knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in school and the
workplace.
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Transportability
of skills from program to program or from secondary to
postsecondary education to the workplace is key to the growth and
power of tomorrow’s workforce.
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Accountability
from an industry perspective means “the program completer can
perform tasks accurately and efficiently and show up for work on
time.“
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Professional
development on the utilization
of instructional materials can improve instructor effectiveness in
the classroom.
National Standards
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MAVCC materials are aligned with nationally
recognized industry standards. Crosswalks are provided in
teacher editions to show where and how standards are being
taught, and instructional materials help prepare students for
certification exams. |
Articulation
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MAVCC materials include instructional/ task
analyses, skills crosswalks, and competency profiles that can be
used as checklists to assist in developing
articulation agreements
between secondary and
postsecondary institutions. |
Accountability
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MAVCC materials assist instructors in
verifying that they are teaching
to industry standards and measuring
student performance as it relates to success in the workplace.
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Academic and Workplace Skills
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MAVCC materials utilize icons to
identify where and
how students are acquiring academic skills as well as
soft skills needed in the workplace. |
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