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Pathways To Prosperity National Convening October 2013 The Noyce Foundation aims to help young people become curious, thoughtful and engaged learners. The work in Upper Cumberland and Long Beach is part of the Noyce Foundations focus
Pathways To Prosperity National Convening October 2013
http://noycefdn.org
The Noyce Foundation was created by the Noyce family in 1990 to honor the memory and legacy of Dr. Robert N. Noyce, co-founder of Intel and inventor of the integrated circuit which fueled the personal computer revolution and gave Silicon Valley its name.
Although he was an individual of daunting talents and
intellect who was honored by two presidents as well as his academic and industry peers around the world, Bob Noyce also remained a humble and approachable man who believed fervently in democracy. In everything the Noyce Foundation undertakes, they are committed to promoting the qualities that Bob Noyce embodied: optimism, creativity, risk taking, and determination.
For more information about Robert Noyce read: The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley a 2005 biography by Leslie Berlin.
“Possible Futures, Possible Selves (PFPS) responds to
the national need to provide experiences that engage and empower middle school students in career and college preparation, so they and their parents are prepared to make informed choices among different academic and career pathways in the high school years and beyond. Younger students traditionally have little access to information about the world of work and lack experience in the engagement, skills, and attitudes that create success in career and college—even though they are at an age where their choices begin to affect their future
juncture that is middle school and the developmental window ideal for exploring interests and possibility--a time to explore possible futures and possible selves”
Optimism: This project asserts that Middle School
youth can be active participants in visioning and preparing for their future.
Creativity: We are working to create and implement a
middle school framework of rigorous academic career exploration that does not yet exist.
Risk-Taking: In innovation, there will be successes,
challenges, obstacles and illumination.
Determination: This project will learn from the real-work
the field, to create a replicable framework for other Pathway states, and to offer youth real opportunities that both honors and develops their capabilities.
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experiences
middle school is new territory
employer survey to “backwards map” skills, aptitudes and experiences
Four Counties Highly rural Access to employers challenging Many first generation college students Highlands Initiative key driver Part of state-wide Pathways network
Upper Cumberland, TN
81,000 students History of innovation & reform Wall-to-wall HS career academies Highly diverse student body, 84% students of color
lunch 24% ELL Focusing on developing employer engagement w/in community
New Insight and Understanding for Middle School Structured Career Experiences
UC: Sector & “7-16 structures” focus LB: MS Holistic Focus
Employer Asset Mapping Scope & Sequence of Career Experiences Implementation Year One Reflections
Experiences
Employer Survey Input (Content) Informed by: Best Instructional Practices from JFF, research, AVID & HS Wall- to-Wall Developed California Career Exploration Software Year-long Course for 6th, 7th, and 8th Year-long Anytime/Anywhere Experiences
Year Long-Course with focus on:
Future Possibilities
Career Exploration
Anytime/Anywhere Experiences
Growth Mindset
Affects of Effort
Independence in Learning and Working
Professional & Academic Skills
Time-management
Goal Setting
Note Taking
Organization
Relationship & Communication
Interpersonal Relationships
Communication
Decision-making
Critical Thinking
Academic Content and Skills
Math, ELA, and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Anchor Standards and Instructional Shifts
Technical Knowledge and Skills
Standards aligned to CCSS
Employability Skills
practices that reflect the expectations from business and industry, labor, community, and education representatives
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
Academic Skills + Employability Skills + Technical Skills = DISTRICT GRADUATE PROFILE
LONG BEACH SCHOLARS
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE GROWTH MINDSET RELATIONSHIP BUILDING CRITICAL THINKING STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM
‘How’ ‘Why’ ‘What’
FUTURE POSSIBILITIES COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS LONG BEACH SCHOLARS PRE-PATHWAY EXPERIENCES
Five Career Counselors 7- 16 Employer Asset Mapping & Engagement Scheduling Experience Scope & Sequence Year One Anytime/Anywhere Experiences Two Sector Based Units Implemented Spring
Academic Career Coach Model Activating Employers as a Key Partner in
Connecting to Technical & Community
Focus on real-time labor market data Sector Based Curriculum
Developed by Project Lead the Way Specialist Advanced Manufacturing & Health Science
Part of a Statewide Pathways Implementation
Anytime/Anywhere Experiences
A student centered position beginning with 7th grade Designed to empower students to make informed
education and career choice
Collaborates with guidance counselors and CTE
personnel
Liaison between education and business leaders Connects students to dual credit and dual enrollment Assists with transition to high school to post-secondary
to employment training and the workforce
Establishes work based learning opportunities Develops and maintains student tracking system
Pre-Engineering and Advanced
Year 1 implement 7th Grade Career Exploration
Year 2 goal 8th Grade Project Year 3 implementation in High School Health Science Year 1 implement 7th Grade Career Exploration
Year 2 goal to implement 8th Grade Project Year 3 implementation in High School
Part time position Partners with the Highlands Pathways to
Works closely with Academic Career
Provides training, guidance and direction Assists with the Work Based Learning
Creating a Dynamic Learning Environment:
Explicitly expands the concept of where & when
learning occurs
Uses technology as a means, not an end Includes relationships that foster student growth Structured for student success, reflection, and
learning
Creating Scope & Sequence
Informed by developments in educational
Student-Centered Approaches Addresses agency, motivation and engagement
Employer Connections Anytime/Anywhere Experiences CCSS-based Career Exploration Curriculum Development Career Counseling “Student Professionalism” Secondary & Post- Secondary Exploration Student Centered Practice Family Involvement
Upper Cumberland
Train Career Coaches Design Structures for Students & Employer Interaction Asset Map Employer/Field Options Draft of Field Anytime/Anywhere Experiences for Year
Long Beach
From CCSS aligned framework to daily lesson plans Professional Development for LBS class Asset Map Employer/Field Options Draft of Anytime/Anywhere Experiences for Year
10 Schools Participating Professional Development in Content & Best-Practices Teachers Identified for LBS Course Framework for LBS Course
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Dr. Shaun Dougherty of University of
Data Collection to track effect & efficacy of
Improve Delivery & Design Measure Impacts Two Components: District Collected Data Student Survey In Approval Process