2011 national career pathways network annual conference transforming lives for a strong america
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2011 National Career Pathways Network Annual Conference Transforming Lives for a Strong America. Session Presenter: Cynthia Brennan-Jones. Welcome!. Session Objectives You will feel this session has been a worthwhile expenditure of your time. You will leave with something you can use. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2011 National Career Pathways Network Annual Conference
Transforming Lives
for a Strong America
Session Presenter:Cynthia Brennan-Jones
Welcome!
Session Objectives
You will feel this session has been a worthwhile expenditure of your time.
You will leave with something you can use.
Who am I?
• High School English instructor and curriculum developer
• B.A.: English• M.S.: Elementary Education• “ABD:” Anticipated completion of
doctoral program in Instructional Leadership, Curriculum Development: 2012
FL DOE Certifications
• Educational Media Specialist (prekindergarten to grade 12)
• Elementary Education (grades 1 – 6)
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), (grades K – 12)
• English (grades 6 – 12)
NCPN
Career Pathways Leadership Certification
Adult Career Pathways Emphasis
September 12, 2011U. S. Customs and Immigration Services Building,
West Palm Beach, FL
Transforming Livesfor a Strong America
Session Premise
We know research provides evidence that "education with a purpose" will result in more student engagement. Happily, implementing Career Pathways (CP) activities into existing curriculum provides students “education with a purpose.”
The problem: How do we find the time to design and plan new activities and lesson plans?
We are all busy, busy people!
Session Agenda
1. Share ideas on incorporating CP into existing language arts activities
2. Share CP-related activities and lesson plans
3. Brainstorm with session participants
Let’s dive in!
One Easy Way
• If it is a writing prompt, put a CP spin on it. If you can relate a writing assignment to real life, and CP is real life, then writing will become more engaging to students!
• Bonus: No more, “Why do we have to do this? This is stupid!”
• Why? If it’s about them, their future, our frequently ego-centric students will be more engaged.
• Does that mean we are giving up core academics? Absolutely not! We are incorporating CP components into our already existing language arts curriculum.
Situation I
Creative Writing Old curriculum
Question: How can I quickly incorporate Career Pathways
activities?
CP Activities for Creative Writing
• Narrative Essay: 5 Years Down the Road Handout
• One Act Play: 10 Years Down the RoadHandout
Note: I used modified grading rubrics that I had created for an English II course.
CP Activities for English IV
• Diagnostic Essay: CP PromptsHandout
• Research Paper Topic: CP ChoicesHandout
CP Activities for Business English
• “So You Want to be an Entrepreneur”http://www.lcc.edu/ed/wiredinitiative/about/
• “Careers in Transportation”http://transportationcareers.org/
• “Resumes and Cover Letters”Templates Available in Microsoft Word
“Basics”
Oftentimes, both instructors and students need to learn “the basics.” Our tech-savvy students may know all about
downloading music; however, they may have no idea how to double space or paginate a document.
• Word 2007 MasteryHandout
• PowerPoint MasteryHandout
Strategy / Group Activity
Activity Steps1. Choose a session participant’s suggested
course.2. Find the course description / standards online.3. Use Word 2007 comment function. 4. Brainstorm and insert CP ideas via comments.5. Send to participant(s).
