E Volker Rural Career Clusters Kansas A C T E Conference 2009
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Transcript of E Volker Rural Career Clusters Kansas A C T E Conference 2009
Preparing students for college and career
It’s Career EducationIt’s Career Education
Remember this?Remember this?
What’s the difference?What’s the difference?Vocational EducationVocational Education Career EducationCareer Education
Job specific training
Six Disciplines
High School Focused
In Lieu of Academics
Only for Some Students
Career Preparation
Six Fields/Sixteen
Clusters
K-12 and PostsecondaryAlign with and Support
Academics
For All Students
Kansas Career Kansas Career EducationEducation
Kansas Career Cluster Model
Create New Partnerships
Aspects of Career Education:Aspects of Career Education: Career and Technical Career and Technical EducationEducation
– knowledge and skill development in career areas
Career Guidance and Career Guidance and Counseling Counseling
– focused on career awareness, exploration and preparation
Career Awareness Career Awareness IntegrationIntegration
– infusing career application into all education
New ModelNew Model• RelevantRelevant to current workplace
• AlignedAligned with postsecondary
• FlexibleFlexible responsive to change
Current InitiativesCurrent Initiatives
Programs of StudyPrograms of Study
Sequencing of CTE Courses
Alignment with Academic Coursework
Transition to Postsecondary
Provide for Articulation/Dual Credit
Tool for Student Personal Learning Plan
Lead to a degree or credentialCertificate at postsecondary levelAssociate or baccalaureate degree
Industry-recognized credential
Sequence of a minimum of 3 semester courses that lead to a specific career cluster and/or pathway
Programs of StudyPrograms of Study
Student Interest Data
Labor Market Data
Office of Rural Opportunity Office of Rural Opportunity
Course vs. Program
Inventory
Restructure
Larger Learning Communities Larger Learning Communities Specialization
Multiple Pathways Model Multiple Pathways Model Preparing students for postsecondary education and career
Connecting academics to real–world applications
Leading students to the full range of postsecondary opportunities
Improving student achievement
Larger Learning Communities Larger Learning Communities Online Learning
Today’s Class
Distance Learning
Virtual Job Shadows/Mentoring www.Icouldbe.org www.Skype.com or www.Oovoo.com
• Kansas Career Cluster Model
•Career Awareness, Exploration, and Preparation
• Aligned Curriculum
• Secondary/Postsecondary Transitions
• Focus on 21st Century Teaching, Learning and Skills
Goal:Goal:
A Career Education A Career Education SystemSystem
Thank you!Thank you!
Erika Volker Partnerships for Innovation FutureForce Nebraska
www.futureforcenebraska.org www.futureforcenebraska.org
(402) 305-9480(402) 305-9480
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