Vocational Technical Education Framework
Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary EducationOffice for Career/Vocational Technical EducationVocational Technical Education Framework Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology ServicesOccupational ClusterEngineering Technology (VENGR)CIP Code 150000June 2014Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationOffice for Career/Vocational Technical Education75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148-4906781-338-3910www.doe.mass.edu/cte/
This document was prepared by theMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationMitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.CommissionerBoard of Elementary and Secondary Education MembersMs. Maura Banta, Chair, MelroseMs. Harneen Chernow, Vice Chair, Jamaica PlainMr. Daniel Brogan, Chair, Student Advisory Council, DennisDr. Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, MiltonMs. Karen Daniels, MiltonMs. Ruth Kaplan, BrooklineDr. Matthew Malone, Secretary of Education, RoslindaleMr. James O’S., Morton, SpringfieldDr. Pendred E. Noyce, WestonMr. David Roach, SuttonMitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner and Secretary to the BoardThe Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, an affirmative actionemployer, is committed to ensuring that all of its programs and facilities are accessible to all membersof the public.We do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, genderidentity, or sexual orientation.Inquiries regarding the Department’s compliance with Title IX and other civil rights laws may bedirected to theHuman Resources Director, 75 Pleasant St., Malden, MA 02148-4906. Phone: 781-338-6105. 2014 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationPermission is hereby granted to copy any or all parts of this document for non-commercial educationalpurposes. Please credit the “Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.”This document printed on recycled paperMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148-4906Phone 781-338-3000 TTY: N.E.T. Relay 800-439-2370www.doe.mass.edu
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1Commissioner’s Letter . 4Introduction . 5Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology Services Occupational Cluster . 14Engineering Technology Framework (VENGR) . 14Strand 1: Safety and Health Knowledge and Skills. 14Selected Websites . 16Strand 2: Technical Knowledge and Skills . 17Strand 3: Embedded Academics . 32Strand 4: Employability and Career Readiness . 33Selected Websites . 36Strand 5: Management and Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Skills . 38Selected Websites . 40Glossary. 40Strand 6: Technology Literacy Knowledge and Skills . 42Appendices. 44Embedded Academic Crosswalks . 45Embedded English Language Arts and Literacy . 45Embedded Mathematics . 49Embedded Science and Technology/Engineering . 54Earth and Space Science . 54Physical Science (Chemistry) . 55Physical Science (Physics) . 56Technology/Engineering . 57DESE Statewide Articulation Agreements. 62Industry Recognized Credentials (Licenses and Certifications/Specialty Programs) . 63Other . 64Reference Materials . 64Related National, Regional, and State Professional Organizations . 64Student Organizations. 64Selected Websites . 65
AcknowledgementsThe Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office for Career/ Vocational Technical Education,launched the Vocational Technical Education Framework Revision Project in April 2012. This Framework is the result of that effortand of the contributions of many educators across the state. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education wishes tothank all of the Massachusetts groups that contributed to the development of these standards and all the individual teachers,administrators, and private sector advisory committee members who provided valuable employer validation of the standards forthe Engineering Technology Framework of the Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology Services Occupational Cluster.Contributors to the 2012 Engineering Technology Framework (VENGR) Strands 2, 3 and 6:Project Administrator:Michelle Roche, Minuteman Career and Technical High School, Director of Career and Technical EducationFramework Team Leader:Richard Repucci, Minuteman Career and Technical High School, Engineering InstructorTechnical Teachers:Angela Batt, Tri-County Vocational Technical High School, Engineering Instructor,Annette Cochran, Doherty Memorial High School, Engineering Instructor,Dr. Michael Meyers, Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical High School, Engineering Instructor, Department ChairJohn Mollica, Minuteman Career and Technical High School (Outreach Program), Technology/Engineering InstructorRobert Wood, Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, Engineering InstructorAcademic Teachers:Eric Marshall, Minuteman Career and Technical High School, Science,Dr. Michael Meyers Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical High School, Engineering Instructor – MathRobert Wood, Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, Engineering Instructor - MathLinda Zakas, Greater Lawrence Technical School, EnglishProgram Advisory Members:Anthony Ucci, Bristol Community College, Professor of Engineering – Dept. ChairDr. Michael Meyers, Bristol Community College, Professor of Electrical EngineeringCVTE Frameworks Project Advisory CommitteeRoger Bourgeois, Superintendent/DirectorPeter Dewar, Director of Professional DevelopmentEssex Agricultural and Technical High SchoolMassachusetts Association of Vocational AdministratorsChristine Shaw, Executive DirectorJohn McDonagh, Grants CoordinatorNortheast Regional Readiness CenterSoutheastern Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationPatricia Gregson, Associate CommissionerVocational, Workforce and College Readiness ProgramsOffice for Career/Vocational and Technical Education – Framework Revision Strands 2, 3 and 6Lisa Sandler, Acting State Director of Career/Vocational Technical EducationMaura RussellRamona FosterKaren DeCosterLisa WeinsteinMargie RobertsJanice CrockerDr. Frank LlamasConsultantsManufacturing, Engineering & Technology Services Occupational ClusterMassachusetts Vocational Technical Education FrameworkMaura McMahonEngineering Technology Framework1
Contributors to the 2014 Engineering Technology Framework (VENGR) Strands 1, 4 and 5:Project AdministratorThomas Hickey, SuperintendentSouth Shore Vocational Technical High SchoolProject ManagersRebecca Buck, Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School DistrictKristin Steiner, Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School DistrictKathy ConoleMAVA ConsultantsDeborah DePaoloJohn McDonaghMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationPatricia Gregson, Associate CommissionerVocational, Workforce and College Readiness ProgramsOffice for Career/Vocational and Technical Education – Framework Revision Strands 1, 4 and 5Lisa Sandler, Massachusetts Methods of Administration CoordinatorGary Gomes, Accountability & Monitoring SupervisorMarnie Jain, Education SpecialistFramework Strand 1 Leader:Michael Nixon, MassBay Community CollegeTeam Members:Patricia Allen, Greater New Bedford Regional Technical High SchoolCheryl Bomal, Greater Lowell Technical High SchoolDeborah Brightman, Greater New Bedford Regional Technical High SchoolMartin Dooley, Lower Pioneer Valley Career and Technical Education CenterDarla Hartung, Taunton High SchoolRhonda Moran, Lower Pioneer Valley Career and Technical Education CenterJohn Morash, Plymouth South High SchoolJohn Taylor, Greater Lowell Technical High SchoolResource Experts:Anne Gilligan, DESE-Learning Support Service, Safe and Healthy Schools CoordinatorDavid Edmonds, DESE-CVTE, Education SpecialistLisa Sandler, DESE-CVTE, Massachusetts Methods of Administration CoordinatorFramework Strand 4 Leader:Marcia Kessler, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolTeam Members:Erin Carerra, Taunton High SchoolGillian Granger, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolCarol Hartnett, Blue Hills Regional Technical High SchoolChristina Melvin, Worcester Technical High SchoolCecilia Smith, Greater Lawrence Technical SchoolEJ Smith, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolMichael Viggiano, Madison Park High SchoolManufacturing, Engineering & Technology Services Occupational ClusterMassachusetts Vocational Technical Education FrameworkEngineering Technology Framework2
Resource Experts:Gary Gomes, DESE-CVTE, Accountability and MonitoringElizabeth Hennessy, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, Dir. of CounselingMarnie Jain, DESE-CVTE,Judith McKinstry, Business Professionals of America DirectorLisa Sandler, DESE – CVTE, Massachusetts Methods of Administration CoordinatorShailah Stewart, DESE - College & Career Readiness, Connecting Activities CoordinatorKaren Ward, SkillsUSA DirectorFramework Strand 5 Leader:Margaret Ellis, JP Keefe Technical High SchoolTeam Members:Lori Alie, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolLori Carr, Taunton High SchoolBarbara-jean Chauvin, Norfolk County Agricultural High SchoolCheryl Hackenson, Tantasqua Regional High SchoolClifford Keirstead, Whittier Regional Technical High SchoolLynn McKiernan, Assabet Valley Regional Technical High SchoolJohn Oldham, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolArlene Thompson, Worcester Technical High SchoolResource Experts:Jennifer Green, Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship Executive DirectorDonna McFadden, MA DECA DirectorLisa Sandler, DESE –CVTE, Massachusetts Methods of Administration CoordinatorManufacturing, Engineering & Technology Services Occupational ClusterMassachusetts Vocational Technical Education FrameworkEngineering Technology Framework3
Commissioner’s LetterMassachusetts Department ofElementary and Secondary Education75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4906Telephone: (781) 338-3000TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.CommissionerJuly 2014Dear Colleagues,I am pleased to present to you the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Education Frameworks,adopted by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in June 2014. Theseframeworks, one for each of the 44 vocational technical programs, include standards in multiplestrands representing all aspects of the industries that students in the vocational technicaleducation program are preparing to enter.The frameworks also include a crosswalk between the technical standards and relevant standardsin Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks to support effective integration of academic andtechnical content.The comments and suggestions received during revision of the 2007 Massachusetts VocationalTechnical Education Frameworks have strengthened these frameworks. We will continue towork with schools and districts to implement the 2014 Massachusetts Vocational TechnicalEducation Frameworks over the next several years, and we encourage your comments.I want to thank everyone who worked with us to create challenging learning standards forMassachusetts students. I am proud of the work that has been accomplished.Sincerely,Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary EducationManufacturing, Engineering & Technology Services Occupational ClusterMassachusetts Vocational Technical Education FrameworkEngineering Technology Framework4
IntroductionOverview & Organization and Key ChangesOverviewThe Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education understands the necessity ofmaintaining current Vocational Technical Education Frameworks which ensure career/vocational technicaleducation students across the Commonwealth are taught the most rigorous standards aligned to the needsof business and industry.With the advent of the Massachusetts Teaching & Learning System the Office for Career/VocationalTechnical Education (CVTE) recognized the significance of including career/vocational technical educationin the system and developed a comprehensive plan for including vocational technical education. The planwas designed in a Two Phase Process. Phase One included the revision of strands two, three, and six, of allof the Vocational Technical Education Frameworks. Phase Two consisted of three major components(projects) all equally crucial;1. The revision of Strands One, Four, and Five to complete the revision of all six strands of theVocational Technical Education Frameworks;2. Statewide Professional Development on all revised strands, with training on strands two, three, andsix delivered fall 2013, and training on strands one, four, and five delivered spring 2014;3. The creation and development of additional Model Curriculum Unit (MCU) Teams.The Office for Career/Vocational Technical Education Framework Team, with support from consultants,began Phase One in the 2012-2013 school year, to revise three of the six strands contained in all of theVocational Technical Education (VTE) Frameworks. The state was organized into “CollaborativePartnerships” comprised of teams of project administrators, highly qualified subject matter educators, andbusiness and industry partners, whose task was to revise Strand Two – Technical, Strand Three –Embedded Academics, and Strand Six – Technology Literacy. Each team met with a vocational advisorycommittee which included business and industry representatives and postsecondary educationprofessionals, whose mission was to review and revise the team’s draft document during the revisionaryprocess. Once strand two was revised, academic teachers (typically one English Language Arts teacher, oneMathematics teacher, and one Science teacher) worked with the technical subject matter teachers todevelop a crosswalk between academic curricula standards and the technical standards, and providedexamples of embedded academic content.The Office for Career/Vocational Technical Education solicited statewide input from technical andacademic teachers and administrators at the annual Massachusetts Association of VocationalAdministrators (MAVA)/Massachusetts Vocational Association (MVA) - Connecting for Success Conference.Each framework team met with their content colleagues and reviewed the draft revisions and obtainedvaluable feedback. Additionally, all drafts were reviewed and revised by the Massachusetts VocationalTechnical Teacher Testing Program, to ensure appropriate measurable language.Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology Services Occupational ClusterMassachusetts Vocational Technical Education FrameworkEngineering Technology Framework5
Project consultants designed a new template to ensure all framework teams entered new standards andadditional resources in a consistent manner. The framework teams created an “Appendix” listing potentialindustry recognized credentials attainable by secondary students; lists of professional, student, andrelevant government organizations; and useful resources and websites. * It is important to note thatalthough most Framework Teams provided information for the “Appendix”, not all teams did. Therefore, subheadings within the “Appendix” without information have been deleted. Disclaimer: Reference in theAppendices Section to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm orcorporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsementor recommendation by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.The Office for Career/Vocational Technical Education facilitated a comprehensive vetting processthroughout the Commonwealth. During the fall of 2012 districts throughout Massachusetts solicitedfeedback from each Vocational Program’s Advisory Committee members at the Fall Board meetings.Additionally, the Office for Career/Vocational Technical Education met with various licensing boards at theMassachusetts Division of Professional Licensure and provided the applicable draft framework to eachboard for review. All framework drafts were posted on the CVTE website for public comment. Commentsand suggested revisions received were shared with each framework team for response and edits, asappropriate.The Phase I Process was completed on an accelerated timetable and resulted in all Vocational TechnicalEducation Frameworks; Stand Two and Strand Six
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Technical Education (CVTE) recognized the significance of including career/vocational technical education in the system and developed a comprehensive plan for including vocational technical education. The plan was designed in a Two Phase Process. Phase One included the revision of strands two, three, and six, of all of the Vocational Technical .
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