2020-21 ACP Virtual Community of PracticeTopic:Preparing Teachers for

Growth: ACP in the Classroom

December 16th, 2020

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ACP is more important than ever

• Increased sense of belonging and engagement in learning.

• Help students find the relevance in what they are learning and increases academic motivation.

• Ensures ALL students have a plan for success after high school.

• Ensures that students are more prepared and better equipped to succeed, even in a tough economic situation.

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Introduction

• Why ACP in the classroom?

• How can teacher externships prepare teachers to embed ACP in their classrooms and help answer the age-old question “Why do I need to know this?”

Why do classroom teachers need to participate in Academic and Career Planning, anyway?

1. Because we have over 800,000 students in Wisconsin

that we’d like to retain as our future workforce

2. Because we have a workforce crisis

3. Because career opportunities are shifting

4. Because our students aren’t ready for the real world

• Why ACP in the classroom?

• How can teacher externships prepare teachers to embed ACP in their classrooms and help answer the age-old question “Why do I need to know this?”

5. Because the purpose of school is college and career readiness

Teacher Externships

Purpose:● Ensure that educators

understand workforce needs, especially in their local areas

● Increase company exposure to students/parents/ educators as students begin ACP process

● Create lasting educator/ business partnerships

Today’s Presenters• Lynn Aprill

Director of Education for Economic Development, CESA 8

CESA 8 Career Academy Teacher Externship Program

• Dani Raether-Schott and Katie FeuerhelmEducational Consultants, ACP Planning, CESA 11CESA 11 Educator Externship Program

• Katie Mulzer ACP Quality Assurance Specialist Marinette School District

CESA 8 Career Academy Teacher Externship Program

• Randall Ketola Science Teacher Glenwood City School District

CESA 11 Educator Externship Program

What are the CESA Teacher Externship Programs?

Link to Google Folder with shared resources

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15s89f7GOBqaAXi88BWjJO8SxultW8lk8?usp=sharinghttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15s89f7GOBqaAXi88BWjJO8SxultW8lk8?usp=sharing

Program Components

CATE Program:

● Allows middle and high school teachers to work side-by-side with industry peers during 3- to 5-day paid summer externship

● Helps educators understand workforce needs by job shadowing in multiple departments

● Provides increased company exposure to students/parents/educators through new educator/business partnerships

● Contributes to new knowledge which is embedded in classroom ACP lesson/ unit plans

CATE Coordinator Responsibilities

November - January● Recruit teacher externship

businesses (flyer) and maintain contact with them as they complete the Google form at https://goo.gl/p4Cqma

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GPyB0rLI8PZSLkPWHIkTALBgfsNx-k2Q/view?usp=sharinghttps://goo.gl/p4Cqmahttps://goo.gl/p4Cqma

CATE Coordinator Responsibilities

January - February● Create the teacher externship

advertising booklet based on information gathered in the Google form.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LLNfsPt0j0T0Fxb0hheEtfdE0/view?usp=sharinghttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LLNfsPt0j0T0Fxb0hheEtfdE0/view?usp=sharing

CATE Coordinator Responsibilities

February-March● Distribute teacher externship

advertising booklet to area teachers (by March 1 or earlier is recommended).

CATE Coordinator Responsibilities

March-April● Gather applications and recruit

application readers to create teacher extern/business matches and alternates.

CATE Coordinator Responsibilities

April● Email selected teachers with

match information.● Gather acceptance emails.

Contact alternates for those externships not accepted. Send teacher extern information and one-page slick to business partners

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ltoYkcl0MmlkDV9dlSOLZLwc_3dKDM0bswAgmK81m-k/edit?usp=sharinghttps://drive.google.com/file/d/13PNL_5dIup1BVdvZ2ffnrR61UMPNL917/view?usp=sharing

CATE Coordinator Responsibilities

May● Create and hold pre-externship

workshop. Invite business reps for lunch. Include completion of affiliation agreement by teachers, school districts, and externship businesses.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QsSuTtOlPwOaxAsUMtZ6HMdTe6Lwf-Tp/view?usp=sharing

CATE Coordinator Responsibilities

June-July● Calendar externship

experiences—plan to attend one day or part of a day for each externship, to include taking pictures/videos if allowable.

CATE Coordinator Responsibilities

August● Create and hold post-externship

workshops, including recording each teacher discussing his/her experience.

● Create promotional videos for teacher externship program using video clips from teacher extern experiences.

CATE Coordinator Responsibilities

September● Set due date for lesson plan

submission. As lesson plans are turned in, reformat if necessary and upload to website.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s6RvFYAaLnH6Gp4t9ssCxZymfWlBwoQoTQNKNDBbjY0/edit?usp=sharing

Teacher Testimonial

CESA 8 - Katie Mulzer, ACP Coordinator at Marinette High School, teacher extern at Fincantieri Marinette Marine

Educator Externship

Educator Externships can be developed to fit the needs of your

community, schools and employers.

CESA 11 program:

• Employer responsibilities/contribution: Host an extern a minimum of 5 days or 40 hours

• Grant/partnership: WITC-Northwest WI Career Prep Grant

-Sponsors $500 stipends to participating teachers within the region

Educator Externship

• Teacher’s Responsibility:

-Find a local or regional business site that will

-Attend orientation

-Complete hours between June 14,2020-August 27, 2021

-Interview a minimum of 3 employees

-Complete a report outlining the experience

-Create a lesson or unit incorporating aspects of the externship experience

-Attend follow-up session September 17, 2021

Link to CESA 11’s Educator Externship Program Summer 2021

https://sites.google.com/view/educatorexternships/home?authuser=1https://sites.google.com/view/educatorexternships/home?authuser=1

Teacher Testimonial

CESA 11 - Randy Ketola, Science Teacher in the Glenwood City School District

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Other CESA Teacher Resources

● Wisconsin ACP Lessons● ACP/CTE Websites

○ CESA 1○ CESA 2○ CESA 3○ CESA 4○ CESA 5○ CESA 6○ CESA 7

● CESA 8○ Content/Career Connections○ Career Cluster Resources○ ACP Student Resources

● CESA 9● CESA 10● CESA 11● CESA 12

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DSsQI0_jmkXW_E5kQvRLQUgpy9xs2GhhXhnUpmPJ3mU/edit?usp=sharinghttps://www.cesa1.k12.wi.us/programs/collegecareer/https://www.cesa2.org/continuous-improvement/index.cfmhttps://www.cesa3.org/school-improvement/school2work_cesa3.cfmhttps://www.cesa4.org/services/career.cfmhttps://www.cesa5.org/departments/career-technical-education.cfmhttps://www.cesa6.org/services/college-career/acp.cfmhttps://sites.google.com/cesa7.org/cesa7acp/home?authuser=0https://www.cesa8e4ed.org/acp.htmlhttps://www.cesa8e4ed.org/contentcareer-connections-teachers.htmlhttps://www.cesa8e4ed.org/career-clusters.htmlhttps://www.cesa8e4ed.org/career-resources-for-students.htmlhttps://cesa9acp.weebly.com/https://www.cesa10.k12.wi.us/services/learning-services/academic-and-career-planning-acphttps://www.cesa11.k12.wi.us/acphttps://www.cesa12.org/career--tech-ed.html

Xello/Inspire Connection

Ways that you can connect Xello to the classroom:

● Search by School Subject● Save careers of interest related to this search● Complete Xello interactive lessons at each grade level

○ School Subjects at Work○ Exploring Career Matches

● Bringing Xello to Life in Your Schools● An Educator’s Step by Step Guide to Implementing Xello in a Virtual or Hybrid Setting● Students with Inspire access can discuss career questions with industry professionals

through Huddles● Districts with Inspire can use Opportunities to connect students with real-world career

information and experiences

https://help.xello.world/article/1057-available-lessons-6-12https://xello.mcoutput.com/1374546/Bringing_Xello_to_Life_in_Schools.pdfhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJ8a6bNEy2zz8wPJ6G5227hpwbVe1aJK/view?usp=sharing

Wrap Up

- Invitation - We invite districts to create a plan to better prepare their teachers to address ACP as they deliver their content and to better understand career pathways for their students and how those pathways align to their curricula. A teacher externship program could be part of this plan.

- Questions?- 12/16 Exit Ticket link: https://forms.gle/8mBGT1NVpc2Y7AJG9- Optional breakout sessions with your CESA ACP Coordinator - Next month’s topic: Developing a School-wide ACP Culture

○ Dani Schott and Katie Feuerhelm, CESA 11 Educational Consultants; and Deanna Schultz, UW-Stout Career and Technical Education

https://forms.gle/8mBGT1NVpc2Y7AJG9https://dpi.wi.gov/acp/resources/acp-community-practicehttps://dpi.wi.gov/acp/resources/acp-community-practice