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NCPN Conference Presentations

Number KEY presenter Type FName LName Organization City State Room Capacity Time Date PRTitle Description

1 y Roundtable Andrea Foster-Mack CareerSafe Online College Station

TX E10CD 10R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday CareerSafe Online: Delivering OSHA 10-Hour Curriculum and Certification

CareerSafe Online provides educators with online curriculum, resources and tools necessary to effectively deliver the interactive curriculum to their students. This proactive web-based training is designed to provide entry-level workers, particularly secondary and postsecondary, with fundamental safety knowledge needed in the workplace. If students are successful, they will receive a portable national industry recognized OSHA 10-hour certificate and wallet card. This unique approach to safety can maximize student achievement and help develop life-long, self-directed learners.

2 y Forum David Laton Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education

Montgomery AL B15A 190T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Developing Standardized CTE Curriculum and Statewide Articulation Agreements

This presentation offers insights into how to develop standardized curriculum for CTE programs. Presenters will discuss how to conduct a basic needs analysis through development of a complete plan of instruction.

3 y Clinic Marilyn Richard

Barger Gilbert

FLATE University of South FL

Tampa FL E21A 90R 12:45-2pm

Thursday The Toothpick Factory: A Simulation Game for the Soft Skills

Looking for a job? The Toothpick Factory is hiring! As difficult as finding new employees might be, retaining them is also a great challenge. Even those with strong technical skills often lack adequate “soft skills.” FLATE Center for Advanced Technological Education's "Toothpick Factory” simulation offers a great way to focus participants on soft skills in a fun hands-on simulation set in a workplace setting.

4 y Forum Bill Brown Johnson County Community College

Overland Park KS B14 70T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Stop Abusing Your Advisory Board Members

Do you have trouble getting members to attend your advisory board meetings? Would you like to know how to pack the room with members anxious to share with you? Find out how to increase the number and participation of advisory board members for your CTE programs. Even if you have a “good” advisory board, we will discuss ways to make it “better”!

5 y Forum Margaret Watson CTE Resource Center Henrico VA B17 70T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Verso: Virginia's Online System for CTE Program Information and Curriculum

Virginia's Educational Resource System Online, VERSO, houses all CTE course data in an easy-to-use, web-based system. Come see how Virginia delivers a wealth of curriculum-related resources to its CTE teachers and administrators. All courses include the mandatory 21 Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth and are correlated to at least one industry credential. Computer not required to attend.

6 y Forum Donna Everett Morehead State University

Morehead KY E10C 70R 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Aligning Career and Technical Education Programs With 21st Century Skills: A Marriage Made

The purpose of this presentation is to answer questions such as why are 21st-century skills are so important, what do we know about 21st-century


in Heaven audiences, how does 21st-century learning impact teacher candidates, what strategies can you use to incorporate 21st-century learning in your classroom, are 21st-century schools up to the task, and did you get your invitation to the wedding? Come find out how we are up to the challenge. If we are, then let’s bring out the champagne and start dancing!

8 y Forum Mitch Jeff

Rosin Fantine

McGraw-Hill Education Chicago Columbus

IL OH

B19 70T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Going For Gold: Developing Human Capital

In this workshop you will learn about the national workforce crisis, why credentials are gaining increased recognition nationwide, and how you can prepare your learners for certification tests.

9 y Forum Nancy Allen National Consortium for Health Science Education

Okemos MI E10A 80R 8:15-9:15am

Friday Designing a Health Science Program of Study: Steps for Success

This presentation will provide the essential elements needed in a health science program. Emphasis will be put on infusion of academic, cluster, and pathway standards into the curriculum using a variety of strategies. Also included will be how to measure student achievement and the most effective use of resources and partnerships.

10 y Forum Natasha Todd

Sams Norton

Elkhorn Crossing School “

Georgetown “

KY B10 Lecture Hall

258T 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Elkhorn Crossing School: Imitate, Emulate, Innovate

Through the use of Apple's iBooks, Elkhorn Crossing School has discovered an innovative way to "bridge the gap." This technology will become an anchor in student presentations, parent newsletters, lessons, and community networking. iBooks not required to attend.

12 y Clinic

Darren Achsah Ken

Morris Carrier Potthoff

CTE Resource Center Weldon Cooper Center CTECS

Richmond Charlottesville Decatur

VA VA GA

B13 70T 12:45-2pm

Thursday Taking It National! The Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Model

Experts in research, curriculum, and assessment will describe the partnership that resulted in the Virginia model, Workplace Readiness Skills (WRS), and how it went from an idea to a stand-alone industry credential. States and organizations are invited to implement this complete WRS program at minimal cost and effort.

14 y Clinic Jenny Jacob

Harvey Helmeczi

Blue Ridge CC “

Weyers Cave VA E10A 80R 9:30-10:45am

Friday Career Foundations 101: How to Prepare an Effective and Comprehensive Career Services Program

Name the lifelong process that combines self-awareness, knowledge of the changing workplace environment, and the ability to effectively prepare for workplace transitions——career development, of course. Find tips and strategies for addressing each of these areas, then learn how to efficiently fit them easily into workable career planning programs your clients will use time and time again.

15 y Forum Earl Santymire Williamson County Middle College High School

Franklin TN B12 70T 11am-noon

Friday Helping Students at a Middle College High School to Graduate on Time

Hear what the Williamson County Middle College High School is doing to help students who do not fit into traditional schools to graduate on time and not become 5th-year seniors.

16 y Forum Kelly Jennie

Herold Royer

The University of Akron Kent State University

Akron Kent

OH OH

E10B 70R 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Regionalizing Ohio Tech Prep The presentation will provide an overview of the East Central Region Tech Prep Center. This Center partners with 116+ school districts and three major


four-year universities (Kent State University, The University of Akron, Youngstown State University) for articulation agreements, professional development, and college readiness assistance.

17 y Clinic Mike Neubig Capture Educational Consulting Services, Inc.

New Albany OH B15B 80R 9:30-10:45am

Friday Career Academies: The Importance of Effective Scheduling

Mike Neubig has vast experience in scheduling cohort-based programs in the form of smaller learning communities and career academies. The main focus of this work is to train school leaders to unlock the constraints of traditional bell schedules and implement hybrid models that allow for flexible, performance driven instruction.

18 y Forum Matthew Davids Daytona State College Daytona Beach

FL B11 40R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday College and Career Preparation: Career Pathways Elective Course for Adult Education Students

Attendees will understand how Daytona State College Department of Adult Education built and implemented a college and career preparation elective course for college bound (baccalaureate or CTE track) students enrolled in high school or GED programs.

21 y Forum Jay Jackman University of Kentucky Lexington KY B13 70T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Designing Program of Study Pathways to Elevate Academics Connections in Agricultural Education

Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) has developed four carefully designed program of study pathways for agricultural education. We will share our design features and how sequences of rigorous lessons enhance core-academic connections throughout courses. The design principles shared are considerations for program of study structure in other disciplines.

22 y Forum Troy Christensen Bridgerland Applied Technology College

Brigham City UT E10D 150T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday I Couldn't Fix Your Brakes, So I Made the Horn Louder

Do you want to leave a child behind? What are the real issues? Does stress keep us avoiding them? Successful educators face life simply. Learn ten keys to successfully approach life with practical ideas and activities to “fix your brakes." Come “tune up your engine” with fun, simple, powerful ideas.

24 y Clinic Nelda Clelland Northrop Grumman Corporation

Baltimore MD E10A 80R 12:45-2pm

Thursday A Symbiotic Strategy for Addressing the Nation's Shortage of Technical Workers

Examine the symbiotic relationship between secondary schools, postsecondary schools, and industry partners relative to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline development of technical workers. Present methods for establishing skills standards and assessments using this relationship. Explore strategies for engaging students in technical studies via national outreach programs.

25 y Forum Ray Tawanna

Timlin Fields-Mphande

Ohio Dept of Education Ohio Board of Regents

Columbus Columbus

OH OH

E21A 90R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Ohio: Leader in Tech Prep/Programs of Study

This presentation will highlight Ohio’s commitment in maintaining the Tech Prep philosophy throughout the CTE system despite the elimination of federal Perkins funds supporting Tech Prep. Learn how Ohio changed from a twenty-three college Tech Prep consortia structure to six college Tech Prep regional service centers supporting and facilitating


Tech Prep/Program of Study applications, bilateral articulation agreement development, and college readiness assessments and interventions.

26 y Forum Erin Uy National Association of State Directors for Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc)

Washington D.C. E11C 120T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Partners Support the CTE: Learning That Works for America™

The CTE community is building support for the CTE Learning That Works for America ™ campaign, an initiative to raise awareness about the value of quality CTE programs across the nation. The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) in 2011 launched the campaign, which has now been embraced by other CTE family associations such as ACTE and SkillsUSA, and by CTE advocates at the administrative and local levels. Learn how CTE leaders are supporting the campaign and using it to support their efforts at their organization, district, school or college.

27 y Forum Dean Folkers National Association of State Directors for Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc)

Washington D.C. E11C 120T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Green/Sustainability Standards and the Career Clusters™

The US Department of Education supported a pilot effort that provided resources to develop a set of green/sustainability standards in six of the Career Cluster™ areas. The process used to achieve the standard development will be discussed along with a look at the results including the standards developed in agriculture; food & natural resources; architecture & construction; information technology; manufacturing; STEM; and transportation, distribution & logistics. Information on how to access the resources will be shared during this session.

28 y Clinic Dean Kimberly

Folkers Green

National Association of State Directors for Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc)

Washington D.C. B15A 190T 12:45-2pm

Thursday Career Readiness and the Common Career Technical Core Initiative

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) is coordinating the state-led effort which will complement and support comprehensive college and career ready standards, such as the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSI) in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The CCTC will build a common connection among states to help prepare CTE students for college and career. Forty-two states, DC, and Palau have signed a declaration of support for the CCTC initiative, pledging their involvement in the development stage. Hear about the process used and how to access the results. In 2012, NASDCTEc convened the Career Readiness Partner Council (CRPC) made up of leading education and business leaders to identify a definition and principles for career readiness. Hear from national leaders about the progress made toward defining career readiness and plans for the future that


influence implementation in states and districts. You’ll hear how career readiness work connects to the career ready practices being developed as part of the CCTC and how all of this is driving policy discussions for Perkins reauthorization.

29 y Clinic Tom Scott

Moore Burke

Loveland High School Loveland CO B18 70T 12:45-2pm

Thursday Contextualized/Integrated Curriculum that Works: Geometry in Construction; Rigorous and Practical

In a revolutionary approach, a Math and CTE teacher partnered to contextualize rigorous geometry into a construction curriculum building homes for nonprofits. Standardized test scores have increased and gender equity and enrollment are soaring. Learn about setting your vision, saving CTE programs, and replicating a similar program in your area.

31 y Forum Robert Sheehan Sinclair Community College

Dayton OH B17 70T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Supplying Workforce Needs: NSF National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education

Participants will learn how Sinclair Community College, Norco College, and their partners are creating a pipeline of supply chain workers with an NSF National Center for supply chain technology education grant.

32 y Forum Nadara Correll Jackie

Kingery Townes Rochford

Danville Adult & Career Education Center

Danville VA B13 70T 9:30-10:45am

Friday PluggedInVa Danville: Manufacturing and Health Careers—A Pathway Program for Success

In 2011, the Adult & Career Education Center in Danville took a new integrated approach in teaching and preparing adults for the GEDÂ® test and postsecondary. This exciting presentation will describe the philosophy, development, design, implementation, and results of the PluggedinVa Manufacturing Prep Program and health careers programs.

33 y Clinic Myra Laurie

Mata Smith

Hampton City Schools Hampton VA B10 Lecture Hall

258T 9:30-10:45am

Friday iPad Use in the Classroom: A Qualitative Approach to Flexible Teaching

This presentation will describe the process of successfully implementing iPads into the family and consumer sciences middle school curriculum. Presenters will explain the four phases of the process: planning, preparing, implementing and evaluating. Presenters will also discuss project-based learning and student engagement. iPads not required to attend.

34 y Clinic Linda Karen

Allen Gent

Southwest Regional Adult Education

Lebanon VA B17 70T 12:45-2pm

Thursday PluggedIn VA: Transition From Adult Education to College and the Workforce

Learn about the development and implementation of PIVA programs including information technology, entrepreneurship, construction/weatherization, electronic medical records, customer care representative and electrician helper. Also, learn about PIVA’s significant success in accelerating adult education instruction so students earn GEDs, industry certifications, and community college credits within an intensive, six-month instructional program.

35 y Forum Stanley Shoun Ranken Technical College

St. Louis MO B18 70T 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Priming the Pipeline With a Real Return on Investment (ROI)

Students receive a relevant education and financial support; partnering companies are actively involved in educating their next workforce, while producing


revenue; and the college provides a self sustaining instruction model. Win-win-win!

36 y Forum Miriam Perez NCCER Alachua FL E21C 110T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Enhancing Career Pathways Through Industry-Recognized Credentials

NCCER has developed over fifty craft training programs for construction, maintenance, pipeline, and energy. Learn more about the career opportunities in the construction industry for career and technical students who carry industry-recognized credentials. Teachers and administrators will benefit from attending this presentation.

37 y Forum

Bernie Peggy Todd Susan Bruce Steve

Yevin Low Mollitt Phelps Sherman Susalka

Forsyth Technical CC Cook Medical Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Wake Forest School of Medicine

Winston-Salem

NC E21C 110T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Creating Interest in STEM through Robots: An Educational, Public, and Private Partnership Initiative

Declining interest in STEM on the part of students’ choices for future careers is creating crisis for U.S. competitiveness locally, nationally, and globally. This presentation offers a case history of an educational, public, and private partnership which is successfully building student awareness for STEM in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Participants will leave with a recognized model of sponsorship commitment and involvement in a successful Robot Run competition which can be readily duplicated on their home campus to build awareness for STEM careers with 52,860 students.

38 y Clinic Sharon Jale

Mullen Ramsey

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center

Fishersville VA B14 70T 12:45-2pm

Thursday WorkKeys—Unlocking the Door to Employment for People With Disabilities

WorkKeys Unlocking the Door to Employment is an interactive presentation designed to teach participants about how quality assessment and instruction can enable clients with disabilities to attain career readiness certification and competitive employment. Testimonials from Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center clients enlighten participants with the benefits of attaining a career readiness certificate.

39 y Clinic Mary Nancy Karen

Mayo Metz Johnxon

Chesterfield Technical Center

Chesterfield VA E21A 90R 9:30-10:45am

Friday Are You Ready to Work? Of Course I Is!

Learn strategies that will prepare students on how to get a job and excel in their field. Your students know their trade skills, but do they have good workplace skills? Lessons showcased will include creating portfolios, interviewing, and the soft skills employers say students need for success.

40 y Forum Judith Neal Laurie

Brummett Anderson Kinzie

Delphi Community High School

Delphi IN E11B 70R 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Integrating Design Components That Turn Knowledge and Skill Into Cash!

Have you ever wanted your students to have knowledge in another area that could benefit your curriculum? Integrating three different design courses, students use their software knowledge from a concept to produce a product. These practical applications implemented by staff and students lead to earning financial support for their programs.

41 y Forum Eugenia Keith

Newell Ballard

Tulsa Public Schools Tulsa OK B12 70T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Teachers As Advisors: An Advisement System for College

Teachers As Advisors (TAA) provides a classroom guidance delivery system that provides middle and


Harold Jeff

Helton Miller

and Workforce Readiness high school students time to establish academic and career goals beginning in the sixth grade. Planning, curriculum, and materials will be shared, as well as data from implementation and evaluation

42 y Clinic Leontine Jameson Resource Workforce Investment Board

Glen Allen VA E10C 70R 9:30-10:45am

Friday Using the Competency Model to Develop Career Pathways

This presentation will provide an overview of the how to build a competency model. The model is a valuable tool in engaging businesses to help educational and training organizations (both secondary and postsecondary) to development curriculum and programs to train the current, emerging, and future workforce in occupations that are high growth, high demand, and high wage and contribute to the economic growth of localities, regions, and beyond.

43 y Clinic Jessie Hawthorn Colorado Department of Education

Denver CO E10B 70R 9:30-10:45am

Friday Connecting the Adult Education Classroom to Postsecondary Education, Job Training, and the Workplace

Teaching learners about what will be expected of them in college, at a job training program, or at a workplace is helpful. Building these expectations into an adult education program and an adult education classroom is a key to their success. In this session, learn about how to do this.

44 y Forum Kim Erin Jacob Cheryl Kyle Melissa David Vanessa Rachel

Wood Hall Helmeczi Helmuth-Logan Laver Malabad Melvin Mundie Weaver

Blue Ridge Community College

Waynesboro Weyers Cave “

VA VA

E10D 150T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Creating Career and College Pathways for Students in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley

Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) has one of the most successful career coaching programs in the Commonwealth. The BRCC coaches will discuss the successful programs they have developed as a group and for their individual high schools.

45 y Forum KayLynn Christine

Hamilton Houck

Penn State Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy PA Dept of Education

State College Harrisburg

PA B15C 90R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Pennsylvania's Adult Career Pathways

This presentation will highlight the successes and challenges of Pennsylvania's Adult Career Pathways Initiative. By supporting adult education providers in eight pilot workforce investment areas, this initiative gathered a wealth of information from relationship building to student outcomes to further the expansion of career pathways throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

46 y Forum Surabhi Emma

Jain Oppenheim

National Council of La Raza

Chicago IL E10C 70R 11am-noon

Friday Moving On Up: How Integrated Job Training Yields Results

An estimated 90 million Americans lack the basic literacy, numeracy, and English-language skills needed for continuing education and good jobs. Instruction that combines fundamental education with technical skills known as integrated training is crucial to workforce development programming for workers who lack these basics. This workshop explores integrated training as part of NCLR’s Career Pathways Initiative, supported by the Walmart Foundation.


48 y Forum LaWanda Woods John Tyler Community College

Chester VA B14 70T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Get To Work! Your Portfolio Conference attendees will learn strategies for helping students create a job portfolio that will demonstrate a student's appropriateness as a candidate for employment and how to utilize industry professionals as key links into the job market.

49 y Forum Mary Garner Anne Arundel Community College

Arnold MD B12 70T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Proficiency Credit Makes the Grade!

High school students are benefiting from Anne Arundel Community College’s proficiency credit initiative. Under this program, students can be awarded graded college credit for successfully completing a college assessment aligned to a high school CTE program. During this session, development and implementation of the proficiency credit process will be shared.

50 y Forum Brian Haskins Lake Land College Mattoon IL B19 70T 11am-noon

Friday Lake Land College Fundamentals of an Applied Technology Program: Adult and Workforce Education

Lake Land College Adult and Workforce Education Fundamental of Applied Technology Program is designed to prepare students for direct employment and/or entrance into postsecondary education programs of study. Participants in the program can gain information on braiding funding streams to assist students in accessing career and technical educational programs.

51 y Forum Jean Molly William

Petty Middlehurst Watson

American Association of Community Colleges Skyline CC

Peoria Washington San Bruno

AZ DC CA

B15C 90R 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Benefits Access for College Completion (BACC): Helping low income students persist and complete

This session presents strategies and resources for working with low income students to help them access public benefits to which they are eligible but may not be aware, increasing success in college. The Benefits Access for College Completion project is focused on strengthening individuals for college and global success.

54 y Forum Deb Newberry Nano-Link ATE Center Rosemount MN E11B 70R 9:30-10:45am

Friday A Correlation Study Between Emerging Technology Concepts and Job Requirements

Emerging growth technologies such as nanotechnology, photonics, and green energy offer multiple career opportunities. Entrance and exit points for many training programs are well defined and restricted. In order to take advantage of previous skills and knowledge, correlation matrices are needed. This session will present the assessment methodology and process being used to create the matrices. Examples of military experience and prior knowledge will be correlated to job requirements in emerging technology areas. Attendees will participate in matrix creation.

55 y Forum Joseph Wharff Virginia Department of Education

Richmond VA B18 70T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Career Clusters: Virginia’s Best Practices

This session will provide the most up-to-date information on Virginia’s K-12 efforts for the national career clusters and pathways initiative. The presentation will feature best practices in Virginia’s public schools, highlighting the 16 career clusters. Selected best practices videos will be shown to the participants.


56 y Forum Joseph Wharff Virginia Department of Education

Richmond VA B18 70T 11am-noon

Friday RU “College & Career” Ready? Career Development Resources for K-12 Students and Parents in Virginia

The Virginia Department of Education has numerous academic and career planning resources available for students and parents in the Commonwealth. This session will highlight specific resources that highlight career clusters and pathways for K-12 student career development.

57 y Forum Kathleen Caroline

Daly Thurston

Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center VCCS

Richmond VA E10D 150T 11am-noon

Friday Virginia: Building Bridges for Adults in Transition

Through partnerships between community colleges and adult education, Virginia is building bridges to college and careers for adults who lack a high school diploma or GED. This interactive session focuses on how two Virginia transitions programs, Middle College and PluggedInVA, assist this population in preparing for higher education and careers.

58 y Forum Tressa Andrew

Gardner Bell

SC ATE Center of Excellence South Florence High School

Florence SC E11B 70R 11am-noon

Friday National Science Foundation-Funded PBL Scenario Development Fosters Curriculum Alignment in SC

Learn how a high school physics instructor incorporates physics-driven problem-based learning (PBL) projects to engage students and demonstrate relevance. SC ATE presenters will describe their collaboration, share, ready-to-implement PBL projects and discuss a SC curriculum alignment project.

59 y Forum Ann Beheler Convergence Technology Center (CTC)

Frisco TX B19 70T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Meeting Workforce Needs Through Business Leadership Not Business Advising

The Convergence Technology Center and BATEC Center for IT have been successful in recruiting and retaining active business and industry leadership teams that guide the Centers in reimagining IT careers, resulting in students being right-skilled to rapidly gain employment. Participants will learn strategies and techniques to build dynamic business partnerships.

60 y Clinic Joseph Pat Barclay

Ashley Sitter Shepard

Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services Virginia Assistive Technology Services


Friday Assistive Technology Partnerships to Enhance Postsecondary Transition Success of Persons With Disabilities

Advances in Assistive Technology (AT) have enhanced participation of persons with disabilities (PWD) in education, career training, and employment. Handheld and other AT that expand individual career achievements and access to instruction will be demonstrated. Attendees will learn partnerships and resources available to maximize access, engagement, and success of PWD. Computers not required to attend.

60 n Clinic Pat Sitter Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services


Friday Assistive Technology Partnerships to Enhance Postsecondary Transition Success of Persons With Disabilities

Advances in Assistive Technology (AT) have enhanced participation of persons with disabilities (PWD) in education, career training, and employment. Handheld and other AT that expand individual career achievements and access to instruction will be demonstrated. Attendees will learn partnerships and resources available to maximize access, engagement, and success of PWD. Computers not required to attend.


61 y Forum Veronica Pavon-Baker Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Miami FL E21A 90R 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday The 21st Century Connection: Taking the LEAD in the Adult Classroom—Learn, Excel, Achieve, and Deliver

This workshop highlights classroom strategies to motivate and prepare adult students to succeed in the new global economy by using the LEAD—Learn, Excel, Achieve, Deliver—qualities.

62 y Forum Unna Laura Cheryl Don Joey Marco Scott Jim Eric

Valdez Corral Glauner Gonzales Loving Martinez McLeod See Strauss

Albuquerque Public Schools

Albuquerque NM B13 70T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Changing the Way Common Core Math Is Taught in CTE

The key component and element of this presentation is the use of innovative skills development for CTE using web-based designed math standards in CTE courses in computer-aided drafting, automotive, woods, and culinary arts.

63 y Forum Marie Todd Gus Lara

Mackintosh Deley Linde Pastore

Indiana Dept of Workforce Dev Washington Township Schools EmployIndy Metropolitan School District of Washington

Indianapolis IN B13 70T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Indiana’s GED+ Program: Redefining Adult Education Through Occupational Certifications

Indiana is in the second year of implementation of its GED+ program, which offers occupational training to adult education students in six industry sectors: advanced manufacturing, TDL, healthcare, business, IT, and construction. We will give an overview of Indiana’s statewide framework and grant process, examples of successful program development at the local level, and initial outcomes data.

64 y Forum Ben Williams Columbus State Community College

Columbus OH B18 70T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Collaborating Across the Pipeline to Increase Nontraditional Student Success in STEM Programs

Through the collaboration of faculty, counselors, and administrators from middle schools, high schools, career centers (both secondary and adult), community colleges, four-year universities, and local employers, The Ohio STEM Equity Pipeline Project has been successful in developing and implementing innovative research-based strategies to increase access and success of nontraditional female students in STEM programs.

65 y Clinic West Davis Woodward Career Technical High School

Cincinnati OH E11A 90R 9:30-10:45am

Friday Learning Made Relevant: Implementing Problem and Project-Based Learning Using Contextual Teaching

Attendees can expect to gain insight on how to integrate CTE into the everyday classroom instruction. Attendees will also learn to use problem and project-based learning to effectively cover the new Core Content Standards. Attendees will benefit from the session by becoming more familiar with one of the most effective instructional practices available.

66 n Forum Cara Jill Shelli Maria Gwen Genie

Kirby Burrer Carpenter Kappel Plummer Williford

Fairfax County Public Schools

Fairfax VA E11B 70R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Exploring Careers Through Business Partnerships

Attendees will hear from a panel of career experience specialists who support the academies in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). The panel will discuss the many ways the schools partner with the business community and federal government to provide valuable opportunities for career exploration. Innovative ideas for events, job shadows, and internships will be discussed.


67 y Forum Joan Cara

Ozdogan Kirby

Chantilly Academy Fairfax County Public Schools

Chantilly Fairfax

VA VA

E10B 70R 11am-noon

Friday GE2—Girls Exploring Engineering: Advancing Gender Diversity in Pre-Collegiate Engineering Education

Learn about an innovative course designed to encourage female students in STEM careers. Girls Exploring Engineering (GE2) is an all-girls engineering class at the Chantilly Academy that has produced amazing results in the movement of females into postsecondary studies in engineering. The STEM-focused course includes numerous curriculum enhancements and advanced, high-value external partnerships with higher education, industry, and the government. These partners provide challenging, real world practice through design projects, cybersecurity competitions, professional engineer mentors, service learning projects, and program development consultation from an advisory committee.

68 y Clinic Scott 2

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presenter TBD

Kemp Virginia Community College System

Richmond VA E11C 120T 12:45-2pm

Thursday Virginia's Career Coach Program: An Effective Model for Delivering Postsecondary Transition Services

Virginia’s Career Coach Program provides students with unique access to postsecondary training and careers using a model that is accountable to stakeholders with extensive data collection techniques and supports Virginia’s career pathways plan. The presentation will provide an overview of the model and highlight the local/regional/statewide management of a career coach program, including how to get buy-in from college and legislative leaders to start the program and drive funding. Updates on the Career Coach Certification will be provided, including collaboration on the adult coaching model.

69 y Forum Vince Achsah

D'Agostino Carrier

The Hanover Center for Trades and Technology Weldon Cooper Center

Mechanicsville

Charlottesville

VA VA

B19 70T 8:15-9:15am

Friday A Poor Economy Doesn't Have to Mean Poor Job Opportunities for Students

Stop worrying about how your students are going to find their way into the work world. Come learn how to make connections with businesses, social agencies, workforce development, and your community. Experience the satisfaction of identifying employment opportunities for your students and helping them get HIRED!

70 y Forum Robin 2

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presenter TBD

Kroyer-Kubicek Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Colgate WI E10A 80R 11am-noon

Friday Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship 2012: Still Investing in Wisconsin's Future

Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship (YA) integrates classroom and work-based learning for high school juniors and seniors. In the last six years, YA has been updated to reflect more flexible options for employer implementation! Attend to hear how you can use this model with employers and schools to make students career ready!

71 y Forum Mary Jo Mary-Chris Torsi Kristin

Washko Escobar Dobson-Arnold Hott

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) Middle College

Richmond VA B15B 80R 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Bridges and Scaffolds on the Road to Success: A Journey Through Middle College at JSRCC

Attendees experience our program in the shoes of a student, assuming student identities provided. Key staff present on program components and roles with students at various stages. The presentation includes a “progress update” and student outcomes based on actual students. Integrated discussion of


program components, funding sources, success rates and challenges will be discussed.

72 y Forum Claudia Morrell National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

Cochranville PA E10B 70R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Micromessaging, Access, and Equity in STEM Career Education

Micromessaging to Reach and Teach Every Student is a rigorous professional development program for secondary and postsecondary STEM and CTE educators designed to increase the participation and academic success of their students with an emphasis on underrepresented populations, including women. Pilot data has demonstrated significant impact for all students.

73 y Forum John Chamberlain CORD Waco TX B13 70T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Teaching Introductory Electronics Skills by Intelligent Simulations

A browser-based program delivers realistic lab problems with simulated equipment for an introductory DC/AC electronics course, and then grades and advises the students much as the teacher might do, looking over their shoulders with no damage to real lab equipment. Response data is saved on a central server with reports available for students and teachers. This NSF-funded “SPARKS” project is freely available through the Concord Consortium portal. Interested? Come see what students and teachers are saying, see a demonstration of our modules, and sign up your school! Computer not required to attend.

74 y Clinic June Donna Anthony

Rall Roberts Iacono

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce FL E11A 90R 12:45-2pm

Thursday Pieces of the Puzzle: Linking Local, State and Federal Initiatives for Adult Education Career Pathways

This session will present how Indian River State College linked its local Adult Education Career Pathways (AECP) initiatives with Florida’s eight areas of focus for AECP, and the federal 10 Components Framework for Rigorous Programs of Study. Participants will gain insight into Florida’s system-building process and will learn how AECP legislation and policy influenced the development of IRSC’s local program.

75 y Clinic Scott Caroline

Kemp Thurston

Virginia Community College System

Richmond VA B15A 190T 9:30-10:45am

Friday Virginia’s Collaborative Approach to Coaching Youth and Adults

Career coaching has become a highly effective way to guide Virginia’s citizens through educational and training opportunities and into industries seeking a trained and career-ready workforce. Virginia is bringing together coaches who provide service to high school students, dislocated workers, foster youth, high school drop-outs, and unemployed/underemployed citizens. This session will provide an overview of coaching in Virginia, the characteristics and barriers of the populations being served, and Virginia collaborative approach to combine training, professional development, and case management.

76 y Forum Carol Adukaitis PA State System of Higher Education

Harrisburg PA E11C 120T 11am-noon

Friday Recruiting Traditional and Adult Students to CTCs + AAS + BAS Career Pathways

Millions of Americans lack the high-tech skills needed to gain employment in the global economy to earn a family sustaining wage. Participants will


learn how the PA educational institutions created a 2+2+2 collaborative partnership between career and technology centers, community colleges, and four-year institutions with a new AAS to BAS degree option.

77 y Roundtable Cynthia Brennan-Jones Indian River State College

Fort Pierce FL E10CD 10R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Integrating Career Pathways Activities Into Existing Curricula

No time or budget to completely rewrite your Language Arts curriculum? Integrating career pathways components and activities into existing curricula is not as hard as you may think! Modifying what you have may be the answer, at least for now. Expect to leave ready to immediately implement career pathways components.

78 y Forum Kathleen Castle Alaska Construction Academies

Anchorage AK E21C 140T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Partnerships That Make a Difference

This session will focus on how connections with business and industry can help to define your program's classes and will positively impact your regions economic needs. Participants will hear how industry can impact an educational program in many positive ways.

79 y Roundtable Jana Fattic Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green KY E10CD 10R 2:15-3:15pm

Providing Distance Learning and Modular Coursework to Expand Educational Programs

This session will explore delivering flexible courses via the simultaneous usage of distance learning methodology and modularization of the provided coursework. This added flexibility reaches a greater geographic dispersion, covers additional course material, and broadens the recruitment pool, providing infrastructure that can be influential in creating a sustainable academic program.

80 y Clinic Mortenous Alisha

Johnson Mitchell

Sinclair Community College

Dayton OH B17 70T 9:30-10:45am

Friday The Trifecta: Earning Workforce Credentials and College Sophomore Status in One Year

This clinic will illustrate an adaptable model that enables high school students to earn workforce certifications, and achieve college sophomore status before graduating. Program construction, intervention strategies and collaboration will be highlighted. As an outcome, participants will learn how to replicate this progressive framework at their respective institutions.

81 y Forum Felecia Evelyn Beckie James Gregory Curtis

McClenny Cromartie Cox Pollock Vaughn Wray

VCCS Northern Virginia CC New River CC John Tyler CC Northern Virginia CC Thomas Nelson CC

Richmond Sterling Dublin Chester Sterling Newport News

VA E21B 70R 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Virginia's Rapid Response Program: A Career Pathway Portal That Leverages Partner Services to Enhance Results for Customers in Transition

Successful career pathways systems are built on trusting relationships and communication between public and private partners. As a portal to the Career Pathways System, the Rapid Response Program in Virginia will share ways to expand services/resources by capitalizing on partnerships that include business, workforce, and economic development representatives, in addition to local, state, and federal government entities. Evaluative outcome reports from the Joint Forces Command Transition Center will be shared to illustrate our success. We will provide a continuous improvement model for participants.


82 y Forum Deborah Elizabeth Tonya

Kennedy Whiston-Dean Vaden

New River Community College Giles County Technology Center

Dublin Pearisburg

VA E11C 120T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Dancing the Virginia Reel: How to “Do-Si-Do” and Place Students on Paths to Success

Learn “steps" New River Community College uses to partner with high schools to create postsecondary transitions which place students on paths to success. See how NRCC “Do-Si-Do’s" with school partners through early college opportunities, college and career readiness programs, and extensive outreach to solidify relationships and provide seamless transitions for students.

83 y Forum Barbara Presenters TBD

Murray Southeast Maritime and Transportation Center (SMART)

Virginia Beach VA E21C 110T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday SMART Teacher Institute: Creating Maritime Career Awareness, Developing Curricula Through Professional Development

The SMART Maritime Teacher Institute is a replicable professional development model currently producing real results in the maritime transportation industry. Learn how the Institute is exposing educators to this nationally-important industry, facilitating dialogue between industry leaders and teachers/instructors, producing relevant classroom curriculum, and developing career pathways within STEM education.

85 y Forum Tünde Csepelyi Truckee Meadows Community College

Reno NV B12 70T 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Transitioning ABE ESL Programs and Faculty to 21st-Century Skills

To establish successful student transitioning courses from ABE to postsecondary settings, transitioning ABE ESL programs and faculty to 21st-century skills is necessary. This presentation will discuss what and how program administrators can implement to help transition their instructors from teaching basic English to teaching 21st-century skills.

86 y Forum Barbara Presenters TBD

Murray Tidewater Community College

Virginia Beach VA E22AB 110T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Successful, Sustainable Model Utilizing Apprenticeship Career Pathway to Create Skilled, Educated Workforce

Learn how workforce leadership in a Virginia community college partnered with competitive maritime and other industry leaders to create college credentials within structured registered apprenticeship program curricula to create “ramp-on” career pathways. Apprenticeship graduates earn industry-valued and created embedded academic credentials and skills that are critical and portable within the industry.

89 y Forum Donna Pearson University of Louisville Louisville KY B17 70T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Maximizing the CTE Context: Strengthening Academic Skills in Career Pathways

Participants will benefit from learning the latest findings from the NRCCTE curriculum integration projects. They will also leave with some practical "takeaways" that can be applied in the development of career pathways.

90 y Clinic Lyle Scott Steve Craig Henry Clay

Courtnage Anderson Lehman Crawford Begler Burkett

Montana Univ. System Billings Public Schools “ ?? Helena Public Schools “

Billings Helena

MT E11C 120T 9:30-10:45am

Friday Attacking College Math Remediation in the High School CTE Pathway

Learn how to find embedded math concepts in a CTE class. Proceed on to how a math teacher helps the CTE teacher learn to teach the embedded concepts. Move on to learning how to organize a geometry class so students can immediately apply the math concept to the CTE project. This session will focus on the construction pathway including learning the math for a house building project.


91 y Forum Lori Tamara Richard

Wojciechowski Mandell Snyder

University of Florida Center of Excellence for Regenerative Health Biotechnology

Alachua FL B16 50T 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Industry Credential for Biotechnology

Learning science in the context of industrial applications is a paradigm shift that opens doors to careers in biotechnology. Partners in Florida have developed programs for multi-level career pathways in biotechnology, including an entry-level, industry approved credential of “Biotechnician Assistant” earned through our secondary program, which leads to employment and/or statewide articulation agreement into the state’s postsecondary biotechnology programs.

93 y Forum Hope Ann-Claire

Cotner Anderson

CORD Waco TX B15C 90R 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday One-Stop Shopping for Adult Career Pathways

Designing Instruction for Career Pathways (DICP) is a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education s Office of Vocational and Adult Education that seeks to assist state and local adult education providers as they develop and implement adult career pathways programs that are designed to help low-skilled adults succeed in postsecondary education and employment. DICP is managed by Kratos Learning Solutions in partnership with the Center for Occupational Research and Development. Participants will learn how to get involved in the leading career pathways movement in adult education.

94 y Forum Jeannie Justice Indian River State College

Ft. Pierce FL E21C 140T 11am-noon

Friday Playing Games With Education: Incorporating Games and Simulations Into Curriculum

Learning about games, simulations, and gamers (otherwise known as your students) can help any educator motivate and engage learners. This presentation is designed to help educators understand the mindsets of gamers, learn how to construct lessons using contextual games and simulations, and/or have students try out different careers. Computers not required to attend.

96 y Forum Caroline Presenters TBD

Thurston Virginia Community College System

Richmond VA B18 70T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Adult Career Coaching in Virginia: A New Model

Virginia is developing an Adult Career Coach model that will focus on assisting adults, with an emphasis on low-skills, low-wage adults, in developing career and education plans, access resources and support services that will be available through colleges, One Stop Career Centers, human services agencies, and community based organizations.

97 y Roundtable Sonia Wallman NBC2 Blue Bell PA E10CD 10R 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Preparing 21st Century Technicians for Advanced Technology Industries

The presentation will demonstrate the power of working with industry partners to develop rigorous academic courses and programs for various student populations in order to create local education and training and workforce infrastructures to provide technicians to support the maturation of the biotechnology industry and the growth of the nation's bio-economy.

98 y Forum Paula Huey

Dehetre Battle

VCCS VA Workforce Council

Richmond VA E21C 110T 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Workforce Reform in the Commonwealth: Strategies for

This presentation will include a brief overview of the reforms that have taken place in Virginia since 2006


Craig Elizabeth Kathy

Herndon Creamer Byron

VCCS Office of the Governor VA General Assembly

Success to present. A panel will outline the strategies used over two gubernatorial administrations to encourage collaboration, partnership, and cooperation among the partners in education, workforce and economic development including legislative reform, executive orders, and reorganizations. The panelists will delineate the unique programs and initiatives including career pathways, CTE, CRC, On Ramp, and Adult Career Coaching, to increase credential and employment attainment and skill up the workforce.

99 y Clinic Nai Wang KP Education Systems Phoenix AZ B10 Lecture Hall

258T 12:45-2pm

Thursday I Have an iPad, Now What Do I Do With It?

iPads are magical devices that are changing the way we educate our students. This interactive presentation will focus on successfully implementing tablet devices in schools and using them as more than just e-book readers. See how they can be used to create rich, dynamic learning environments. Come share what you have done with Pads or other tablets in your classroom. The presenter has been applying creative ways to incorporate this new device in education since launch. iPad not required to attend.

101 y Forum Nai Wang KP Education Systems Phoenix AZ B10 Lecture Hall

258T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday iPads and Tablets: A Sharing Session

Do you have experience using iPads or other tablets in your school? This session is devoted to those who have dabbled in this new magical device and used it as a tool to help you teach your students. Come share your successes and failures in this intimate sharing session of ideas. This session will be taped and later put on YouTube and TeacherTube. iPads not required to attend session.

103 y Roundtable Marge Rubin Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton WI E10CD 10R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Articulation Is Easy as 1, 2, 3! Rigorous programs of study require articulation between high schools and colleges. If you’re working with multiple high schools, you’ve got to have an articulation strategy! Learn how Fox Valley Technical College established processes and guidelines that help articulations get off on the right foot ensuring consistency and integrity.

104 y Forum Nai Wang KP Education Systems Phoenix AZ B10 Lecture Hall

258T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Flipping the Classroom: If Khan Can Do, So Can You

Salman Khan has flipped the classroom for math, but it doesn’t have to stop there. Students who have access to lectures at home, and can review at their own pace, do better at school and allow teachers to spend more one-on-one time. With technology such as YouTube and a myriad of learning platforms you can quickly and easily flip your classroom. For 10 years, Nai has been developing technology to do just that. He will show you how to flip your class with free Internet tools and resources. Computer not required to attend session.


105 y Clinic Caroline Virginia Gloria

Thurston Bolte Westerman

VCCS New River CC Southside Virginia CC

Richmond Dublin Alberta

VA E11B 70R 12:45-2pm

Thursday Promising Practices for Transitioning Underserved Populations to Postsecondary Education

Virginia's Middle College and Adult Education programs strive to help underserved populations advance their skills to attain secondary and postsecondary credentials for employment with family sustaining wages. This presentation focuses on the strategies and tools used by two local programs to help learners successfully transition into college.

106 y Forum Leontine Jameson RESOURCE Sandston VA E21B 70R 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Business Solutions Team: Eliminating the Confusion for Employers

This presentation will focus on how the Greater Richmond VA Region, under the umbrella of the capital region Workforce Investment Board (WIB), known as RESOURCE, developed a business solutions team (BST) focusing on the core services that the collective agency partners provide. In the past, there was much confusion about what agency to go to for workforce assistance, and because of that, area businesses didn’t want to use the services of the agencies.

107 y Forum Scott Vandever Kuder, Inc. Adel IA B17 70T 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Effective Career Guidance at Age Appropriate Levels

Career guidance looks different at each stage of life. Using Kuder’s developmentally-appropriate systems helps both students and adults from any background find the tools they need to become successful in the workforce.

108 y Forum Scott Vandever Kuder, Inc. Adel IA B17 70T 11am-noon

Friday Building Productive Partnerships With Businesses for Future Employment of Students and Adults

Establishing productive partnerships with businesses, organizations and agencies affords students and adults the ability to build relationships with future employers. Creating an early awareness of a businesses’ specific education requirements and job skills helps students and adults match career aspirations with employers.

109 y Forum Caroline Bertrand Western Albemarle High School

Crozet VA B14 70T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday Counseling and Career Planning at WAHS: A Four-Year Approach

Counselors and career specialist at Western Albemarle High School have worked closely together to develop classroom lessons that promote active learning, are age appropriate, and that cover meaningful topics that we want our students to learn. This session will provide an overview of all lessons and activities. The details of how to implement the activities will be made available online. The session would be appropriate for counselors, career specialists, or coaches who are new to their positions or looking for fresh ideas to enhance an existing curriculum.

110 y Forum Scott Vandever Kuder, Inc. Adel IA B17 70T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Career Pathway Alignment to Kuder® Assessments

This presentation will highlight the new ways Kuder® is helping to incorporate pathways into career planning. Kuder’s assessments report results align to the National 16 Career Clusters but users will see a new, additional, and highly informative report and a rank-ordered listing of the


student’s five closest matching career pathways. Attend this presentation to find out more about this report and how it serves as an additional organizational tool to develop more effective programs of study and occupational success.

111 y Forum Jill Ranucci Catalina Foothills School District

Tucson AZ B15B 80R 8:15-9:15am

Friday Successful Academic Integration for Programs of Study

This presentation focuses on strategies integrating rigorous academic curricula into CTE. Collaboration between academics and CTE helps students successfully complete CTE programs of study and industry certifications leading to a solid college prep portfolio and career readiness. Academic credit endorsement influences support for innovative CTE programs that transition students to postsecondary opportunities.

112 y Clinic Erika Susan

Poindexter Wood



Friday Virginia Education Wizard: Helping Students Plan for Success!

The Virginia Education Wizard is an innovative online career and college resource that is a result of collaborations throughout the state. The site provides users with comprehensive and individually tailored information on career and educational options. Learn how the Wizard brings together critical tools for students and administrators. Computer not required to attend.

113 y Forum Liz Holly

Blomquist Avery

GASC Technology Center

Flint MI B14 70T 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Academic Credit in CTE: Helping CTE students meet increasing graduation credit requirements

Many CTE centers are helping students meet ever increasing graduation requirements by offering academic credit in a CTE setting. This presentation will highlight our model for awarding math and ELA credit within CTE programs. Our process for granting a general math credit requires that students pass written academic tests to show proficiency. ELA credit is earned in an integrated ELA/CTE course.

114 y Forum Sandra George Eddie

Cole Brown Hannah

SWCC Career Pathways Regional Consortium Southwest Virginia Community College

Grundy Tazewell Richlands

VA E10A 80R 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Real World Academy: Real Connections/Real Time for High School Seniors

Real World Academy enhanced enrollment at a rural community college and introduced high school seniors to regional career pathways and transition strategies for college and careers. Find out how creative incentives led to participation by 89-90% of eligible seniors. Partners included public schools, Southwest Virginia Community College, business, industry, senior institutions, county governments, and WIA.

115 y Forum Christy Colin

Yaple Ferguson

Patrick Henry Community College

Martinsville VA B18 70T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Creating Academic and Career Pathways for Young Adults

Learn how middle college participants obtain their GED and receive academic and career readiness training on the campus of Patrick Henry Community College. We utilize college instructors, staff, career coaches, and community resources, making transition from secondary to postsecondary achievable. Give them hope. Help them become better educated, employable, and successful.


116 y Forum Renee Dwayne Steven April

Mack Mentgen Granat Nykaza

Bremen High School District 228

Midlothian Tinley Park

IL B13 70T 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday R U Chicken? Be careful what you ask for! What started out as a simple question from a science teacher, turned into a year-long project involving five different departments. The question: Would it be possible to hatch a few eggs for the life science classes? The answer: Yes! Learn how one school took a simple idea and turned it into an all-school project using grant dollars and a lot of volunteers!

117 y Forum Tracy Sherri

Chenoweth Nash

West Virginia Department of Education

Charleston WV E11A 90R 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Innovative CTE Curriculum Alignment and Assessment Tools

Introducing IRT, an online instructional resource tool that CTE teachers can use to access curriculum resources aligned with specific content skill standards. The tool was developed from an extensive curriculum mapping process that aligns CTE skill sets, academic standards, CTE technical writing prompts, technology resources, project-based learning, and formative and performance assessments. Participants can discover the mapping process, valuable teaching resources, formative and performance assessment strategies, and experience the capabilities of the online IRT. Computer not required to attend.

118 y Roundtable Carmen Johansen State Council for Higher Education for Virginia

Richmond VA E10CD 10R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday The Role of Four-Year Institutions in Creating Engaging Pathways

The Virginia Career Pathways System fosters smooth educational transitions so that individuals can seamlessly move to higher levels of education. Key to this is the establishment of partnerships aligning K-12, workplace, and college programs, including four-year institutions. This roundtable session will provide information about the successful engagement of some VA four-year institutions in the pathways initiative, including a discussion of state policies that play a significant role in the integration of four-year institutions in the process. Handouts and time for discussion will be provided.

119 y Forum Kathy Sherri Tracy

D'Antoni Nash Chenoweth

West Virginia Department of Education

Charleston WV E11A 90R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Employers Talked—We Listened: Connecting CTE Student Success to Employer Labor Market Needs

Discover valuable online systems to assure career and technical education is aligned with labor market needs. At “My Strategic Compass," students can explore an online career exploration system to target individual interests and skills. This site provides extensive occupational exploration and aligns West Virginia and individual county labor market demand. Extensive labor market analysis and educational program planning can be conducted in Strategic Compass. “Employee Portal” connects employers with potential employees who have successfully completed a CTE concentration. Computer not required to attend.

120 y Clinic Kelli Kennedy Manatee District Schools Bradenton FL B15C 90R 12:45- Thursday The Senior Project: Connecting This session will focus on the design and


2pm our Students to the Community implementation of a senior capstone project. Participants will hear about one school's experience from planning to implementation, and how the senior project has made a difference for students. Participants will receive materials that will enable them to hit the ground running.

121 y Forum Federico Katherine Stan Beverly

Zaragoza Manley Chase Hilderbrand

AMTEC/Alamo Colleges AMTEC AMTEC CARCAM

San Antonio Versailles Versailles Gadsden

TX KY KY AL

E10A 80R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Advanced Manufacturing Career Pathways: Why Exemplary Career Pathway Programs Work

AMTEC conducted case studies of five exemplary career pathway programs between secondary, postsecondary institutions, and local industries. In these studies, students (mostly high school) who completed these partnership programs obtained postsecondary credentials (occupational licenses and technical certification) and entered pathways to automotive or advanced manufacturing jobs and relevant associates and bachelor’s degrees.

122 y Forum Adam Juston

Lowe Pate

National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Maysville Community and Technical College

Chapel Hill Maysville

NC KY

B19 70T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Enhancing Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment Quality Through NACEP's National Standards and Accreditation

National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships standards and accreditation ensures that college courses offered in secondary locations are as rigorous as courses on the sponsoring college campus. Maysville Community & Technical College will share how colleges can oversee the quality of these transitional courses to ensure effective programs of study.

124 y Forum Nancy Glenda Billie Kathy Dan

Iafrate Ruise Monroe Muni Lackey

Alachua Co. Public Sch. Bradford-Union ACTC Santa Fe College Blount Center Santa Fe College “

Gainesville Starke Gainesville

FL B14 70T 11am-noon

Friday Implementing a Mechanism for Automatic Career Pathways College Credit and Seamless Transitions

Santa Fe College’s Automatically Transcripted Career Pathways College Credit initiative meets OVAE’s definition of a seamless process for high school CTE students to earn college credits automatically posted on permanent transcripts. Attendees learn how to institute a similar process, resulting in academic success for students and recruiting success for colleges.

125 y Forum Priscilla Jorge Wendy Mable

Parker Ibanez Hofer Baker

Santa Fe College Santa Fe College Blount Center

Gainesville FL B16 50T 11am-noon

Friday Summer Digital Media Institute Using Adobe InDesign to Earn Advanced College Credit

Santa Fe College showcases skills and technologies that students in digital design courses can learn during one week of intensive training in the leading graphic design layout application, Adobe InDesign. Students test for software competencies and create their own project portfolio, making them eligible to receive three advanced college credits. Computers not required to attend.

126 y Forum Jane Justin Priscilla Billie

Parkin MacDougall Parker Monroe

Santa Fe College Santa Fe College Blount Center

Gainesville FL B16 50T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Powerful Sustainable Collaborations: Integrating Innovative Building Construction and Apprenticeship Initiatives Through Partnerships.

Learn how building construction and apprenticeship programs offered at Santa Fe College’s first LEED center have developed joint projects involving a solar feed-in tariff, green jobs, and sustainable house construction projects with secondary, postsecondary, community and business partners. Career Pathways activities, regional articulations, and university transfer options will be discussed.


127 y Forum Daniel Jennifer

Lewis Allman


Richmond VA B13 70T 11am-noon

Friday Redesigning the Developmental English Curriculum in Virginia's Community Colleges

This presentation will provide an overview of the redesign of the developmental English curriculum in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). In response to low success rates Virginia's 23 community colleges have worked in tandem with system representatives over the past several years to overhaul developmental English to provide students with the opportunity to complete coursework in a year's time. The implementation will be at scale and will provide a new streamlined pathway to postsecondary education.

128 y Forum Shelli Nicole

Sowles Jack

NE Metro 916 CTC Century College

White Bear Lake

MN E11A 90R 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Give Your Students a Reality Check

During this interactive presentation, attendees will come away with a ready to go lesson for their students entering the "Game of Life." Financial knowledge and college readiness will be the focus.

129 y Forum Sandra Harwell CORD Lakeland FL E11C 120T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Shades of Deming! Quality Improvement Again?

So you thought you just had to plan your career pathway program and it would continue on its own? Either your program is improving or you are losing ground. In the world of continuous change and technology, you can’t afford to forget what we learned from Deming and quality improvement. We have to plan for continuous improvement. Come see how to apply the principles of QI to Career Pathways.

130 y Forum Robin Kathy Add’l presenters TBD

Utz McNerney

U.S. Department of Education, OVAE Maryland State Dept of Education

Washington D.C. B15A 190T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday OVAE RPOS Panel: Implementing Rigorous Programs of Study from Multiple Perspectives

Participants will hear about "lessons learned" and "challenges" from the perspective of state-level administration, local/district administrators, and classroom teachers representing the OVAE funded Model RPOS sites as they put into practice the Ten Components of the Design Framework. Panelists include representatives from the RPOS states.

131 y Forum John Presenters TBD

Haigh U.S. Department of Education, OVAE

Washington D.C. B15A 190T 11am-noon

Friday OVAE Panel: Overview of Recommendations and Issues Relative to State and Local CTE Accountability Systems

The State Perkins Accountability Congress supports the Department’s strategic goal of remaking the Perkins accountability system. Central to these efforts is obtaining feedback from states on the approaches for assessing student and program outcomes. This session will review the various recommendations and issues relative to state and local accountability systems drawing on the expertise identified by these groups.

132 y Clinic Mary Alice Debra

McCarthy Mills

U.S. Department of Education, OVAE CORD

Washington Indianola

D.C. IL

B15C 90R 9:30-10:45am

Friday Technical Assistance Tools for Implementing Career Pathways

This session will provide attendees with information about the technical assistance tools created by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to support career pathways development. Among the tools to be showcased is ETA’s recently released Career Pathways Toolkit: Six Key Elements for Success.


133 y Forum Sharon Alicia Robin

Miller Board Utz

U.S. Department of Education, OVAE

Washington D.C. B15A 190T 3:30-4:30pm

Thursday Transforming CTE: Implications of State-Level Reforms in the Administration's Perkins Blueprint

The Administration has called for reforms to transform and strengthen CTE in its blueprint for Perkins reauthorization. This session will describe the Administration’s proposal and focus on the assets that states already have and the challenges they may face in undertaking these reforms.

134 y Forum Jim Brazell VentureRAMP, Inc. San Antonio TX E10D 150T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Full Spectrum Learning: STEM + Humanities and the Case for TE(a)MS Model Schools

Our modern notion of STEM is generally limited to science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses, disciplines, and jobs. The humanities and arts, however, are rooted in a holistic approach to learning that included grammar, rhetoric, logic, mathematics, geometry, music, and astronomy in ancient antiquity. Emerging TE(a)MS model schools are evolving the classical and modern notions of the well-rounded student by integrating subjects through career and technical education. Attend Full Spectrum Learning to discover how CTE-academic integration is leading to a new standard of excellence in schools across America.

135 y Clinic Libby Livings-Eassa Indian River State College

Fort Pierce FL B15B 80R 12:45-2pm

Thursday Components of Adult Career Pathway System

The purpose of this workshop is to present resources and the 10 essential components of a Career Pathways program. Participants will also share best practices on how they are moving forward with their Adult Education Career Pathway programs.

136 y Forum Lucimara June

Mello Rall

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce FL B15C 90R 2:45-3:45pm

Friday From Literacy to Postsecondary: Keeping students on their career paths

In this session, participants are presented with examples of implementation strategies for different components of an adult education career pathway program from literacy to postsecondary. Participants will also interact and have the opportunity to share their best practices.

137 y Forum Davina Portia Robert

Pruitt-Mentle Pusey Mentle

ETPRO/CyberWatch Northrop Grumman Corporation

Clarksville MD E11B 70R 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Maryland’s Program of Study in Cybersecurity: CAE & NICE Framework and Postsecondary Articulation

Learn about Maryland’s cybersecurity career pathway. The pathway is based on direct articulation with the Centers of Academic Excellence and supports the NICE Framework. It integrates both industry competencies/certifications and the career cluster knowledge / skill sets aligned with stackable credentials. Find out about the Maryland program and a national rollout.

138 y Roundtable Cathy LeCompte University of Alaska Anchorage AK E10CD 10R 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday Developing CTE Leaders in Alaska: A Collaborative Institute Model

Hear how the Alaska Association for Career & Technical Education turned around a steadily declining membership trend and fast tracked leadership development through the delivery of a statewide leadership institute. They also built a network and community of practice for CTE professionals using the strategic doing model and community development theory.


139 y Forum Robert Greg James Jay

Marlowe Cisewski Mackey Stulo

Northcentral Technical College Wisconsin Technical College System Fox Valley Technical College

Wausau Madison Appleton

WI B15A 190T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Got an App for That! Rigorous Programs of Study Technical Skill Attainment

This presentation will showcase a unique and immediate way to track student progress through Rigorous Programs of Study using a technical skill attainment application for an iPad. Through an OVAE grant, an urban, suburban, and rural school district track student career technical education development toward postsecondary education and the workforce.

140 y Forum Sharon Linda Darrell

Peery Allen Blankenship

SWCC Southwest Virginia Adult Basic Education Southwest Virginia Workforce Investment Board

Richlands Lebanon Lebanon

VA E10C 70R 8:15-9:15am

Friday Re-Energizing Career Pathways Development Through Regional, State, and National Partnerships

Learn how Southwest Virginia Community College in collaboration with CORD, state and regional partners developed a coordinated career pathways system for the energy sector. The SWVA Career Pathways Partnership is an example of how productive partnerships in rural America can navigate through obstacles and challenges to implementation and sustainability.

142 y Clinic Huey John Greg Alan Scott

Battle Shifflett Vesey Walker Millar

Washington Gas Newport News Shipbldg AREVA BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Canon Virginia, Inc.

Washington Newport News Lynchburg Norfolk Newport News

D.C. VA

E21C 120T 12:45-2pm

Thursday Virginia Industry Panel Come learn what industry leaders have to say about their workforce needs and how career pathways partnerships are beginning to fill those needs. This esteemed panel will share information about internships, apprenticeships, and advisory councils, as well as creation of a series of sequential programs which transition students from high school to community college, and in some cases to the university level. Also included will be pathways that help adults move into STEM careers. These are some of Virginia’s very best!

143 y Clinic Marge Jay Jennifer

Rubin Stulo Wagner

Fox Valley Technical College Moraine Park Technical College

Appleton Fond du Lac

WI B19 70T 12:45-2pm

Thursday WI Career Pathways Website—Revved Up!

Come see how Wisconsin is driving career pathways across the state! Developed in 2010 with high school program-of-study builders in mind, WICareerPathways.org expanded in 2011 for middle and high school students. And we haven’t slowed down! This summer we’ve added customized features for school counselors and shifted gears by turning our attention to creating a web-based tool for developers of adult career pathway “roadmaps.” Computers not required to attend.

144 y Forum Richard Kimberly

Hinckley Green

CORD NASDCTEc

Waco Washington

TX DC

E11C 120T 2:15-3:15pm

Thursday The Career Pathways Effect: Linking Education and Economic Prosperity

Do you need more help in understanding and then implementing Career Pathways in your state or region? Highly respected experts and authors have come together to provide you a new CP resource book as co-published by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education (NASDCTEc) and CORD.

145 y Clinic Libby Livings-Eassa Indian River State College

Ft. Pierce FL B15C 90R 11am-noon

Friday Great Ideas + Essential Elements + What in the World Do They Want = $

Grantwriting can be quite a daunting task! The session will share tips from a national grantwriting perspective on how to check all the blocks and set


yourself apart! 149 y Forum Nai Wang KP Education Systems Phoenix AZ B10

Lecture Hall

258T 1:30-2:30pm

Friday I Have an iPad, Now What Do I Do With It?

iPads are magical devices that are changing the way we educate our students. This interactive presentation will focus on successfully implementing tablet devices in schools and using them as more than just e-book readers. See how they can be used to create rich, dynamic learning environments. Come share what you have done with Pads or other tablets in your classroom. The presenter has been applying creative ways to incorporate this new device in education since launch. iPad not required to attend.

150 y Clinic Claudia Darin

Maness Brock

CORD Communications, Inc.

Waco TX B16 50T 12:45-2pm

Thursday Discover the Exciting Solution for Developmental Math—CORD Math Academy!

62% of incoming college freshmen need math remediation and many of them will never pass the developmental math classes in college as they are currently taught. CORD Math Academy is an online developmental math program beginning with basic math and ending with entry-level college algebra that harnesses the technological and social strengths of the internet to enable these students to be successful in these classes. It is a customizable curriculum that is teachable at the course or unit level and has unit-level assessment. Come join us to see an overview of this new program.

151 y Forum William Symonds Pathways to Prosperity Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Cambridge MA B10 Lecture Hall

258T 11am-Noon

Friday Creating Pathways to Prosperity: An Update on Harvard's Pathways Project

Since early 2011, more than 30 states have hosted presentations, conferences, and other events focused on Harvard's Pathways to Prosperity Report. In response to all the interest, the Pathways Project is now planning a national conference, Creating Pathways to Prosperity. And in collaboration with Jobs to the Future, we are launching a Pathways to Prosperity Network with a number of states. This is a chance to learn what's happening, and how you can get involved.

152 y Forum Heather Jennifer Debra

Singmaster Manise Andrews

Asia Society Longview Foundation Maine Dept of Educ.

Portland Falls Church Augusta

OR VA ME

B12 70T 2:45-3:45pm

Friday A Globally Competent Workforce: What It Means and Why It Matters

Participants will examine global competence as defined by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Asia Society and discuss the overlap with career readiness and within the CTE Career Clusters Framework. The presenters and audience will discuss strategies and policy implications to prepare globally competitive students.

153 y Forum Cassandra Atkinson NC Community Colleges System Office

Raleigh NC E10C 70R 2:45-3:45pm

Friday Scaling up Career Exploration and Awareness Statewide

The presenter will give an overview of strategies to implement career awareness and exploration in ABE and ESOL classrooms in the NC Community College System.

154 y Forum Michael Brustein Brustein & Manasevit Washington DC B21A 450R 8:15-9:15am

Friday Recent Audit and Monitoring Findings Under Perkins

CTE Administrators need to be vigilant on the key compliance features of the Perkins Act, EDGAR,


and OMB Circulars. This session will profile the recent audit and monitoring findings of Perkins implementation by federal and state officials that have resulted in exposure and required corrective action.

155 y Forum Frances Cynthia

Beauman Brenna-Jones

Transportation Careers Project Indian River State College-Alternative High School

Springfield Fort Pierce

IL FL

E22AB 110T 8:15-9:15am

Friday Teaching Common Core Language Arts Standards Using Transportation Career Activities

Learn how a Business English teacher uses transportation-themed project-based lessons to teach Common Core Language Arts Standards. By session's end you will have instant access to over 500 free lesson plans, developed by teacher for teachers. Lessons are also available for Mathematics, Social Studies and Career Technical Education classrooms.

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