TNT Session 2

April 2006

Presented by: Southern Oregon ESDOffice of Professional Technical Education

Agenda

Review and discuss your feedback for sessions

Review and discuss your homework PEPs and Profiles CRLES Collaborative Leadership Activity Assessing our Sessions

Review results of your comments on your priorities

Your Feedback

Your Homework: Setting the Stage for Change

Review and discuss Breaking Ranks II Self-Assessment Questionnaire/ 3-5 minute reports:

1. The most striking thing you learned from completing this assessment

2. Overall assessment of where you are now versus where you want to be

3. Your top priority next steps

THIS IS YOUR PEP!!!

Personal Education Plans Must:

1) Describe personal, academic and career interests

2) Describe personal, educational, and career goals

3) Identify next steps for HS and beyond

4) Identify and plan courses and CRLEs

5) Provide Annual reflection of progress towards goals

Meaningful Articulation of PEPs Requires:

1. Thoughtful design in scope and sequence

2. Conversations between middle and high school staff, assuring quality articulation of activities

3. Staff knowledgeable in career development

4. Communication with students about the relevance of high school

Let’s See Some Samples

CIS’ My Plan ODE’s sample Grants Pass David Douglas Butte Falls Medford Klamath Union Colton Ashland Reynolds and more….

The Profile Must:

1) Document student progress toward academic and career goals

2) Record awards, accomplishments, experiences, and skills

Here are some examples

Who Does What?

Student’s responsibility to organize plans and records for review by staff

Staff responsible to facilitate time for quality planning and verify student records and plans

Elements of the Ideal PEP & Profile

You tell me

Research on PEPs

CRLEs Must Be:

Connected to student’s personal education plan

Planned for learning Evaluated by self and adult Require student reflection

How to Integrate CRLEs in Your School

As a required element of elective classes As an assignment in core or PTE classes As part of student leadership Managed through a career center Student part-time jobs or CWEs can be

used Teacher’s Aide work IS a CRLE What else might be?

How to Implement

As a class assignment As a requirement of all elective classes Coordinated through a career center Student self-initiated As a summer job, internship, or service learning experience As a job within the school As a project As apart of a club or other extracurricular activity, like a class officer Informational interviews Simulations, like mock trail, model UN As Internet-based investigation into a company or industry A career class can be a CRLE Students serving as teachers’ aides

Who Does What?

Student plans, conducts, self-evaluates and reflects

Teachers encourage, facilitate and can evaluate

Sample CRLEs and Planner Templates

Butte Falls Medford CIS Colton N Clackamas David Douglas Others

Cornerstone Activity

Homework

Complete Breaking Ranks Questionnaire and read your chapter assignment

Assessing our Sessions

How do you think we should measure our success?

Questions?

We are available to help you in any way!

Please call: Kathy Ayers: 541-850-

1660 x2101 Martha Murphy: 541-

776-8593 Susan Roudebush:

541-552-1779

See you next month!