Pathways to College Pathways to College 2018-2019 Year in Review | 页面 3

2018-19 K-12 Professional Learning Activities NWTC is pleased to work with our K-12 partners to create robust opportunities through the support of the Career Prep program. With Career Prep options, we can work together to prepare Career and Technical Education (CTE) students for a seamless transition from secondary to post-secondary education. Articulation agreements, secondary professional training opportunities, curriculum sharing meetings, career exploration events and relevant involvement of our business and industry professionals create unique pathways for CTE students to develop college and career readiness. Some of the events focused on this initiative are listed below. NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE CAREER PREP COUNCIL MEETINGS The NWTC Career Prep Council meets three times annually with the purpose of preparing CTE students in our 32-district consortium for college and career readiness, through collaborative relationships to build bridges from secondary to post-secondary education. A representative from each of the 32 high school districts within NWTC are invited to participate to assist in the development of events, trainings and programs that align with the Career Prep Grant outcomes. PK-14 COMMITTEE The president of NWTC facilitates this committee which is comprised of participation from school districts, CESAs and business and industry representatives. The focus of this group is to achieve seamless education which develops students for life and work, while maximizing the use of program, financial, staff and facility resources. This focus is accomplished through mutual planning involving NWTC, K-12 Districts, and other business and educational partners. 2018-2019 Pathways to College: A Report to Our PK-12 Partners PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY A Professional Learning Day is hosted for secondary professionals. The agenda for the day includes labor market trends, business/industry panels, NWTC updates and tours, exposure to college admission, and recommendations on how to enhance student preparedness for post-secondary instruction. TRAIN THE TRAINER EVENTS Training sessions exist for our secondary instructors to spend extended time periods in NWTC labs, working side by side with our faculty instructors. These opportunities often afford the opportunity for secondary staff to become refreshed in occupational program areas, enabling them to teach transcripted coursework at their high school. SPRING SUMMIT An advantage of offering transcripted credit coursework at your high school is the up-to-date curriculum that is offered through your relationship with NWTC. NWTC connects with Program Advisory Boards, which include business/industry professionals who make recommendations on the necessary modifications required for NWTC course offerings to remain cutting edge. Because of the continuous improvements made to curriculum, NWTC requires an annual renewal of transcribed credit agreements. We strongly encourage the mandatory participation of our transcribed credit instructors at the Spring Summit. The Spring Summit will provide secondary instructors an opportunity to learn more details about transcribed credit, surrounding policies, and allows a venue for curriculum sharing. 3