| | | National Career Pathways Network
2010 Annual Conference Achieve Success: Connecting Education and Employment |
Program Strands: (with example topics)
Curriculum Design and Integration
• Alignment of ABE/GED curriculum • Alignment of middle/secondary and postsecondary • Career clusters/pathways • Course development • Curriculum design • Curriculum frameworks • Curriculum integration • Engaging employers • Infuse standards into curriculum • P-16/20 vertical alignment • Programs of Study • Standards
Instructional Innovations
• Accountability • Alignment with postsecondary • Assessment • Career-focused learning • Certifications/credentials • Close achievement gaps • Contextual learning (relevance) • Effective teaching skills • Enrich academics through CTE • Externships for teachers • Innovations in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) • Integration of academics and CTE using challenging academic standards • Internships for students • Keeping current in all aspects of industries • Problem solving / teamwork • Professional development for faculty • Project-based learning • Reading competency • Research and data to improve instruction • Rigorous academics • Role of CTE in NCLB • Special populations • Standardized tests • Technology to improve instruction • Work-based learning
Adult Career Pathways
• Adult remediation • Best practices • Building community support • College student support services • Community sources of student support • Developing career ladders and career lattices • Engaging business • Faculty and staff professional development • Guidance and counseling strategies • Obstacles and challenges • Quick start retraining/remediation • Recruitment and retention • Resource development • Return on investment models • Short-term remediation • Stackable certificates/degrees
Focusing Students
• Career assessments • Career awareness and exploration • Career coaching • Career planning for incumbent/low wage workers • Career planning (middle / secondary / postsecondary) • College readiness • Dropout prevention • Guidance and counseling • Professional development for counselors/advisors • Parental engagement • Portfolios • Special populations • Student services
Administrative Strategies
• Career Pathways 101 • Consortium/partnership management • Funding sources/grant writing • Green Pathways • Innovative ABE/GED collaborations • Leadership perspectives • Legislation/policies • Marketing/promotional strategies • P-16/20 101 • Partnership development • State administration • Student organizations • Tech Prep 101
Accountability
• Assessment • Data collection and reporting • Definitions • Evaluation strategies • Identifying students • Performance measures • Perkins legislation requirements • Research • Statewide systems • Tracking graduates • Use of data for improvement
College and Career Readiness
• Applied Baccalaureate • Articulation: middle/secondary to postsecondary • Curriculum alignment • Bridging ABE/GED to postsecondary • Building engaging pathways • Dropout prevention • Dual and articulated credit • Enrollment management • Early/Middle College • Integrating college and work • Multiple entrance and exit points • P-16/20 integration • Placement • Professional development for faculty • Recruitment • Remediation • Retention/persistence • Role of Community colleges • Special populations • Technology-based delivery
Engaging Business
• Advisory groups • Advocacy/employer engagement • Benchmarks and best practices • Business impact measurement • Economic development • Entrepreneurship • Industry advisory committees • Keeping educators current in all aspects of industries • Legal issues • Partnerships with schools/creating a workforce pipeline • Return on investment • Skill standards and assessments • Sole proprietorships • Student worksite experiences • WIA • Workforce development/investment boards • 21st Century Skills
