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The Value and Promise of CTE: Results from a National Survey of Parents and Students

August 9, 2017August 9, 2017Communications, Parent Engagement, Recruitment and Retention

Gather your schools communications team, read the report and watch the presentation. Youll be inspired to review and improve your communications efforts! Published by Advance CTE, this presentation discusses key findings from a recent report, The Value and Promise of CTE. In addition, the 41-minute presentation offers career and technical center personnel invaluable suggestions and guidance … Continue reading The Value and Promise of CTE: Results from a National Survey of Parents and Students

Pathways System Framework & Early Steps

July 28, 2017College and Career Pathways, Professional Development

The National Center for College and Career Transitions, or NC3T, has developed a step-by-step approach to planning and implementing an effective and sustainable Pathways System that prepares students for college, career, and life. NC3T skillfully guides Pathways Partnerships throughout the entire process by providing ongoing technical assistance, proven resources and tools, expert coaching, and key meeting … Continue reading Pathways System Framework & Early Steps

Pathways Professional Development Overview

July 28, 2017College and Career Pathways, New Teacher Induction, Professional Development

The following areas of sustained professional development are typically required to develop a mature pathways model. Much of this should be paid through existing professional development allocations. Expertise within the district, college, or partnership should be developed and shared as quickly as possible so that the practice can be sustained internally. PATHWAYS-PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT-OVERVIEW

How to Recruit Partners

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Occupational Advisory Board

This resource is an excerpt from Employer Engagement Toolkit, written by Brett Pawlowski and Charlie Katz. How to Recruit Partners

Five Key Employer Involvement Strategies

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Occupational Advisory Board

Share this resource with your school’s business and community partners as it provides them with a list of ways in which they can support your school. FIVE-KEY-EMPLOYER-INVOLVEMENT-STRATEGIES-6.8.15

Promising Practices Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center

June 14, 2017Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Work-based learning

AT A GLANCE With support from Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Invest Board Partnership (WIB), Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center (EWCTC) and Derry Area School District collaborated to develop the Career Pathway Program in order to provide students with career exploration that assists in identifying career interests and postsecondary planning. The program began in the 2013-14 school … Continue reading Promising Practices Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center

Promising Practices LCTI and Lehigh Valley

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Work-based learning

AT A GLANCE Resulting in a wide range of promising practices and success stories, Lehigh Valley’s Gold Collar Workers with Gold Collar Jobs initiative is a business-education partnership developed by the Lehigh Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc. and Lehigh Valley Business-Education Partnership. RESULTS/IMPACT Several promising practices are highlighted in this document; results impacting the regions … Continue reading Promising Practices LCTI and Lehigh Valley

Upper Bucks County Technical School Teachers Learning Together

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017Professional Development, Video & Webinars

Teachers at UBCTS formed a professional learning community and, as a result of monthly meetings, are expanding their instructional practices. Learn more in this recorded interview.

RISE Mentoring Program

May 31, 2017Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Misc. Lesson Plans & Ideas

At a Glance The RISE mentoring program at Lawrence County Career and Technical Center (LCCTC) is designed to better prepare students for a successful transition to work and/or post-secondary education. Overview RISE stands for Reaching Independence Striving for Excellence. Through this program, each CTE instructor is paired with an academic teacher to mentor a group … Continue reading RISE Mentoring Program

Remind Me App

May 31, 2017Recruitment and Retention, Student Engagement

At a Glance Guidance counselor Morgan Lynch uses the Remind Me app (https://www.remind.com/) to communicate important school information to Lawrence County Career and Technical Center students in an efficient manner. Overview Through the Remind Me app, Ms. Lynch can quickly inform students about important school events and deadlines. She sends messages that cover a range … Continue reading Remind Me App