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September 2006
NAPE - The Equity
Professionals
Learn more about how your agency, school or business can become a member of
NAPE at
www.napequity.org
Join us at the 2007 NAPE Professional Development Institute, April 16 - 19,
2007 at the Washington Doubletree Hotel, Washington, DC. For more
information go to
www.napequity.org.
June 2006
http://www.accordsyst.com
Accordsyst
offers a series of interrelated surveys and employee performance evaluation
services designed to improve your employees' performances.
March 2006
Vocational Education Leadership Institute 2006
Location and Time
Vocational Education Leadership Institute will be held March 9 – 11, 2006 in
Palm Springs at the
Hotel Zoso, 150 South Indian Canyon Drive. Check next year.
The Student
Writer's Web, MA:
TA series of writing guides, research guides, and online news, books, and
film combined with learning forums and tutorial services.
December 2005
Intended to Challenge the Professional
Development of All Teachers
Compiled by Tom Drummond North Seattle
Community College, 1994, 2002
Collected here, without examples
or detailed explanations, are practices that constitute excellence in
college teaching. These elements represent the broad range of the most
effective actions teachers take, and requisite conditions teachers
establish, to facilitate learning. I have tried to make this listing brief,
to serve more as a reference to the scope of excellent teaching techniques
than as a source of enlightenment. For detailed information on items that
are unfamiliar, refer to the works cited.
October 2005
Occupational Outlook
Quarterly: Charting the Projections 1998-2008
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
It is projected that employment will grow to 20 million over the next
decade. The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor and Statistics has
developed projections of occupational employment and industry employment for
the workforce. A special issue of the Occupational Outlook Quarterly
contains five sections that focus on trends that will help policymakers in
mapping activities around career counseling and career choice, training and
education planning and policymaking and planning. There is also an
introductory section on employment projections.
June 2005
VTEA Reathorization Bill Clears House
Perkins reauthorization has taken another giant step forward. As described
in the following Association of Career Technical Educators' announcement, on
May 4 the House of Representatives approved its version of the Perkins
reauthorization bill by a 416-9 vote, with eight members of the House not
voting. The Senate unanimously approved its version last month. What happens
next?
Keep reading.
May 2005
European Forum of Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
http://www.efvet.org
Efvet is
a unique European-wide professional association which has been created by
and for providers of technical and vocational education and training (TVET)
in all European countries. Its mission is to champion and enrich technical
and vocational education and training through transnational co-operation by
building a pan-European network of institutions and practitioners.
April 2005
Introduction- Efforts by Federal Agencies to Develop Occupational Curriculum
for Entry- ...
One of the continual
challenges facing secondary and postsecondary vocational educators today is
the development of relevant curriculum for their programs.... If being both
"technically up-to-date" and providing "context" for particular career
pathways matter, where do vocational administrators turn for the expertise?
...The
federal government has attempted to respond to the need for relevant
occupational curriculum in a number of ways. The work of the National Skill
Standards Board (NSSB) has been to develop and disseminate industry-based
skill standards. ~ more.... click on link above.
March 2005
Learning College Project Champion Colleges
The purpose of the Learning College Project is to assist
community colleges in the United States and Canada to become more learning
centered by creating a network of 12 Vanguard Colleges strongly committed to
the Learning College concept, whose efforts can serve as a basis for model
programs and best practices.
February 2005
Trade and Industrial
Education Curriculum
This page contains links to Trade and Industrial Education standards,
competency
profiles, and curriculum for the Tennessee Department of Education.
...
January 2005
National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) Final Report to Congress-
Now Available.
Congressionally-mandated evaluation of the 1998 Carl
D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act and of the implementation
and outcomes of vocational education in the United States.
December
2004
The National Academy of Engineering has produced a report detailing how
engineering education in the U.S. must anticipate and adapt to dramatic
changes in engineering practice expected in the coming decades. Engineering
opportunities are expected in the areas related to nanotechnology, IT,
bioengineering, transgenic food, personal privacy, nuclear science, natural
disasters triggered by climate change and global conflicts driven by
resource imbalance among nations. Copies of the report are available at
www.nae.org .
Fall 2004
http://www.ca-clearinghouse.net
The California Resource
Clearinghouse Library has over 3,500 titles available for you to access,
including: books, periodicals, informational pamphlets, publications,
printed copies of web resources, audiovisual materials. Free
downloads! Materials for checkout to California School-to-Career
Clearinghouse members.
June
http://www.soicc.ca.gov/ctep
The California Employment
Development Department has developed a California Training and Education
Providers Database (CTEP) that is the most comprehensive source of
information about education and training providers in California.
April
http://www.workforceusa.net/home/index.cfm
is a virtual library of resources for workforce development practitioners of
all kinds.
March
The California Community Colleges Economic &
Workforce Development Program Web site. "Success Stories", detailing how specific
California Community Colleges have excelled in expanding and delivering
economic development services.
www.cccewd.net
February
4faculty.org is an
online professional development network of resources and learning modules.
They are
designed specifically for the needs of community college faculty. This site
was created to share ideas, acquire new tools for teaching and is updated
regularly with new materials and ideas. The more than 200 contributors to
this site hope what you learn here will help you reach your students more
effectively and enhance their learning experience.
http://4faculty.org/index.jsp
January
Resource
Links
September 2006
Publication for Increasing
Parent's Awareness of Nontraditional Careers
In a study conducted in the
Fall of 2001 by
Ferris
State
University
Career Institute for Education and Workforce Development, parents were
identified by students as the primary influencer of their future career
choice. With this in mind, and in an effort to support the work you are
doing to increase the participation and completion of students in
nontraditional career and technical education programs, the National
Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Foundation, in partnership with
Career Communications, will be developing a Parent Edition of the
American Careers magazine that is focused on nontraditional careers. For
more information on the American Careers publications go to
www.carcom.com where you can see information about the regular
parents magazine. All profits from the sale of the publication will be
donated to the NAPE Education Foundation to support the Foundations
activities. For more information on the NAPE Education Foundation go to
www.napequity.org/nape_education_foundation.htm.
The magazine will highlight
nontraditional role models, include information about nontraditional
careers, wage earning potential and economic self-sufficiency. The
magazine will continue to have a section on getting started, exploring
careers and future planning and be organized around the 16 career
clusters and pathways. The publication will include a 9th -16th
grade career planner and will be applicable to high school and community
college populations. This professional publication will be a great tool
for local school districts and community colleges to use at a parent
education event, in a direct mailing campaign, back to school night, CTE
open house, etc.. Educating parents about keeping options open for their
sons and daughters and expanding their vision of what those options
might be is a proven strategy for increasing the participation of
students in nontraditional CTE programs.
The magazine will cost $1.50
each plus shipping. If you are interested in ordering copies of this
publication please contact
Career Communications at 800-669-7795 TODAY!
The order form is also attached. You
may fax or mail it to the address listed on the form.
June 2006
Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)
A Milken
Family Foundation program addressing recruitment, training, induction,
professional development, compensation, performance evaluation and career
advancement for teachers.
March 2006
Celebrating our Heritage ~
CHARTING OUR FUTURE
Spring 2006 Conference, March 15-17, 2006 ,
Location: Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco
California Community College Association for
Occupational Education - On-Line...
City College of San Francisco/National Articulation and Transfer Network (NATN): A
coalition of more than 100 urban-based high schools, community colleges, and
select culturally enriched 4-year colleges and universities dedicated to
serving at-risk populations.
November
2005
Want More Students? Help them try College!
Try this Student Support Structure!!
The California College Explorer - A "portal" for small colleges and
universities in the state. It contains college explorer, financial aid, and
career explorer.
CaliforniaColleges.edu is a powerful, open-ended site rich with
content that makes finding and applying to a school in California a snap.
October
2005
College Opportunities On-Line (COOL)
http://www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool
Navigating the information maze about colleges and training programs is now
easier with the Dept. of Educations new website. The site offers direct
information on more than 9,000 U.S. colleges, universities and career
schools. COOL can help students become better, more informed consumers when
choosing the college or training program that’s right for them.
June 2005
SCANS (Secretary of Labor's Commission on
Achieving Necessary Skills) Curriculum Project. Find out
about this exciting faculty mentorship project designed for CCSF faculty.
www.ccsf.edu/scans
May 2005
www.crconsortium.com
The Central Regional Consortium presents: Sue
Nelle DeHart. May 12, 2005
Based on the book by Ruby Payne, Ph.D.,
A Framework for Understanding
Poverty, Dr. DeHart will cover
such topics as:
- how economic class affects behaviors and
mindsets
- why students from generational poverty
often fear being educated
- the "hidden rules" within economic classes
- discipline interventions that improve
behavior
- the eight resources that make a difference
in success
March 2005 - May 2005
http://www.calmis.ca.gov/specialreports/Labor-Day-Briefing-2004.pdf
This Briefing was prepared to report
on California's labor markets as the nation commemorated Labor Day, September 6,
2004.
This report presents significant labor market trends and topical statistics
relating to the California economy.
February 2005
California
Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards ...
This material is provided by the California Department of
Education to keep you informed of the progress in the development of the
California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards.
January 2005
This section of Change Central identifies and
helps you understand the core competencies involved in personal change
and change leadership. ...
www.todaysengineer.org
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers' (IEEE) goal is to
help advance global prosperity by promoting the engineering process of
creating, developing, integrating, sharing and applying knowledge about
electrical and information technologies. Today's Engineer is the
IEEE's online newsletter, which provides feature articles, columns and
engineering related links.
October 2004
www.qualityadvisor.com
This
site is called "your quality help desk" and features a useful online
library. Short articles define terms and answer FAQs on statistical process
control, control charts and limits, capability, Six Sigma, gage
repeatability, reproducibility, and measurement systems. The site also
features a discussion forum.
June
The March 2004 issue of
Quality Progress, published by the American Society for Quality,
www.asq.org ,
featured two articles focusing on educational quality:
"The Quality of Learning" ;
"Better Teaching With Deming And Bloom" .
- "The Quality of
Learning" shows how the University of Pacific's dental school applied
quality principles to develop an evaluation/decision/process improvement
map to improve student success.
- "Better Teaching With
Deming And Bloom" describes a rubric developed by teacher James Hills to
improve pre-college reading and writing skills to students at Haskell
Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
April
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators4A.html
The Engineering, Electrical & Computer Calculators Online Center
provides an amazingly extensive number of calculators.
March
The Plant Maintenance Resource Center
features more than 700 free articles on plant maintenance and free
registration for its online newsletter, M-News. Article topics range from budgeting and
terminology to change management, failure analysis and total productive
maintenance. The site also includes job postings, a discussion forum, free
software listings and a maintenance salary survey.
http://www.plant-maintenance.com/
February
Building a Career Pathways System: Promising Practices in Community
College-Centered Workforce Development.
http://www.workforcestrategy.org/publications/Career_Pathways.pdf
January
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