26th Annual

Conference on INTEGRATED LEARNING: THE SCHOOL-TO-CAREER CONNECTION

Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Career and Technical Education

www.education.pa.gov/integratedlearningconference

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1 WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM

8:00 AM 5:00 PM REGISTRATION

9:00 AM 12:00 PM PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

10:00 AM 5:00 PM COMMERCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS

Lobby Area Visit our exhibitors. Resources, catalogs and other educational materials related to the Courtyard Lounge integration of academic, and career and technical education, and other school

restructuring initiatives will be on display.

11:30 AM 12:45 PM LUNCHEON BUFFET

Presidents Hall Your nametag will be your meal ticket.

1:00 PM 2:30 PM GENERAL SESSION

Presidents Hall WELCOME

Delmar Hart Conference Facilitator, Bureau of Career and Technical Education Pennsylvania Department of Education

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

What Great Educators Do Differently

Todd Whitaker Educational Leadership, University of Missouri

What are the specific qualities and practices of great educators that elevate them above the rest? This session reveals what the most effective teachers and administrators do... that others do not. Everyone will leave knowing what great educators do differently, why these things make them more effective, and learn how to immediately implement each of these into your own classrooms and schools. Todd is recognized as a leader in the field of education, his message about the importance of learning has resonated around the world.

2:45 PM 3:45 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Room 104 Changing Our Paradigms About Teaching Through the Affective Domain

Cheryl Lewis Culinary Arts Instructor, Wallenpaupack Area High School

This session will explore the idea that instructors must model the necessary workplace/soft skills behaviors in the classroom in order to truly prepare students for the workforce. The goal is to create students (and future employees), who are citizens of the school (workforce), rather than tourists. Instructors must demonstrate and model the behaviors of a good employee, encourage divergent thinking that more than one answer to a question is possible, engage with team members outside of their age groups, collaborate with fellow instructors and students and encourage students to view the classroom as the property of the school (the employer). The session will include tools to share with students, along with reference materials to expand the teaching experience.

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Room 105 Pennsylvanias SOARing Programs of Study

Delmar Hart Programs of Study and Professional Development Coordinator, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education

David Garnes Career and Technical Education Advisor, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education

This session will provide updates of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)/Bureau of Career and Technical Educations Students Occupationally and Academically Ready (SOAR) Programs of Study (POS) Initiative. The PDE website will be utilized to highlight Programs of Study titles and phases, task grids, revision schedules and the most recent information on SOAR statewide articulation opportunities with postsecondary institutions. Instructors and administrators will learn valuable information concerning the crosswalks to academic links that have been added to the PDE website which align PA Core Standards to competencies on the Programs of Study task grids. The crosswalks are especially useful in integrating academics into instruction, in designing lesson plans and in meeting requirements of 339 reviews regarding standards.

Room 106 March2Success An Integration Option for CTE

Vicki Ciavaglia Math Integration Specialist, Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School Aaron Oxenford Sergeant, United States Army

The military website, March2Success.com, is a free e-learning curriculum, designed to help students achieve their educational goals. It consists of self-tutorial math and English courses with embedded practice tests to prepare students for various achievement tests, including the ASVAB, SAT, ACT and STEM practice tests. This presentation will outline how this school participated in the Army initiative to integrate mathematics and literacy into career and technical academics. The role of the school throughout the year was to monitor students progress in these courses to help them become successful candidates in their career paths.

Room 107 Lets Get SocialMedia, That Is

Christine Menichini Cosmetology Instructor, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County Kyle Linko Welding Instructor, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County

The presenters will show how to use social media to showcase student achievement, assist in student recruitment and crush the vo-tech stigma. In addition, we will also touch on Google classroom with the use of iRubrics. All participants are encouraged to bring a laptop, iPad, Kindle or handheld device as this will be an interactive presentation.

Room 108 Western Montgomery CTC and Chick-fil-A...Get Your Career Moooving!

Christopher Moritzen Administrative Director, Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center

After a face-to-face meeting with the CEO of Chick-fil-A, the Chick-fil-A Academy was created. Working with our local owner/operator, the Chick-fil-A Academy at the Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center (CTC) began its pilot program in February 2017. Through this leadership program, culinary students will utilize the skills learned in the classroom and have the opportunity to learn from one of the industrys fastest growing companies in the US. This leadership program will not only enhance your culinary curriculum, but it will enhance the opportunities for your students. Students will be able to learn all facets of the Chick-fil-A model and grow within the business. From shadowing to scholarships, this program will help students get their career mooooving in the right

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direction! Learn how to implement this program to create your own opportunity and allow students to thrive with a company that continues to grow exponentially every year.

Room 109 Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Increase Graduation Rates and Decrease Dropout Rates for Students With Disabilities

Tina Lawson Educational Consultant, PaTTAN East

Schools in Pennsylvania are working to increase the graduation rate and decrease the dropout rate for students with disabilities by utilizing a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). Participants will study the phases for identifying students with disabilities who are off-track for graduation. The five phases include: establishing a local leadership team and an Early Warning System, analyzing attendance, behavior and course performance data, identifying target areas for interventions for students who are off-track, developing an action plan, and implementing and monitoring an evaluation plan.

Room 204 A Better In-Service Day

Beth Butala Career Education Counselor, Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center Eric Westendorf Assistant Director, Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center

Central Westmoreland CTC decided it was time to showcase what happens at our school on a daily basis. What better way to do that, but to offer a quality in-service training opportunity to our sending school district instructors? Join us to see how we introduced our middle school instructors to the everyday world of a CTC. Middle school instructors are the perfect group to assist students in explaining how the CTC can be a viable option for many students once they enter high school. This opportunity allows these instructors to witness first-hand what occurs throughout the day at our school. In addition, this in-service day allows CTC instructors to meet middle school instructors and possibly develop cross-curricular learning opportunities...a win win for all.

Room 205 Using Canvas to Work Smarter, Not Harder

Kathie Murray Baking and Pastry Arts Instructor, Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center

Being a career and technical educator can often feel like an overwhelming task; there never seems to be enough time in the day to get it all done. Learn how the Canvas learning management system can increase the use of your time inside and outside of the classroom, while improving student achievement. This presentation will demonstrate how simple it is to integrate Canvas into your daily classroom activities to provide differentiated opportunities for learning that can be seamlessly graded and tracked. See how the integration of Canvas into many programs over the last two years has led to enormous benefits for both instructors and students.

Room 206 Projects for Developing Interview Skills

Marty Sugerik School Improvement Consultant, Southern Regional Education Board Diane Swartz Health/Medical Assisting Instructor, Warren County Career Center Robert Smith Autobody Collision Instructor, Warren County Career Center Cathie Cummings Marketing Instructor, Warren County Career Center

Business and industry are communicating the need for students to be able to articulate skills and knowledge in an interview. Oftentimes, students struggle with questions about employability skills such as collaboration, problem-solving and critical-thinking. Participants will learn how the presenters

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used the SREB Design Process to design and implement a project that is specifically targeted to help students be confident and successful in a job interview. Participants will learn about tools and strategies used during implementation to increase student engagement by connecting the classroom to future education and job opportunities.

Room 207 Comprehensive K-12 School Counseling Plan Showcases: Leadership for Career and College Readiness

Maria Montecalvo Consultant/Trainer, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education Doug Kelly Elementary School Counselor, Franklin Regional School District Kelly Fox School Counselor, Indiana County Technology Center

A comprehensive career readiness framework is essential for school counseling teams within districts and CTCs to develop programs that best prepare students for success in the workplace as well as future education and training. Learn how two districts/CTC teams have developed their K-12 School Counseling Plans (Chapter 339) to meet those goals. Essential components include: building annualprogram goals and outcomes while engaging parents, administrators, students, community, businessand industry and postsecondary representatives; designing career interventions that reach all students based on the PA Career Education and Work Standards and developing individual academic and career plans involving a portfolio of readiness experiences, including exposing upper elementary students to CTC opportunities. The presenters will share their growth process and feature their role as advocates, collaborators, leaders and agents of systemic change within their educational settings.

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Room 104 Professional Development for the 21st Century Learner

Donna Miller English Instructor, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Donald Brensinger Wellness and Fitness Instructor, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Joseph Peregrin Web Design/Web Programming Instructor, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Steve Ferguson Diversified Career Occupations Instructor, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Kurt Adam Career and Technical Education Director, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Lisa Greenawalt Curriculum Director, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute

You cant take on 21st century tasks with 20th century tools and hope to get the job done, stated Cathy Davidson, Duke University. Unfortunately, this quote characterizes the professional development programs implemented by many schools across the nation. To prepare students for a dynamic work environment, we must be willing to revolutionize curriculum to meet the needs of this ever-changing world. Attend this session to see the steps to modernize our professional development program curriculum using interactives, videos, problem-based learning and regional resources to ensure all our students have the opportunity to flourish in their future careers.

Room 105 Making Sense of Task Tracking Through Assessment and Curriculum Planning

Alice Davis Executive Director, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center Daniel Perna President, James Daniel and Associates, LLC Gary Fenton Work Site Coordinator, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center Daniel McGrath Business Education Instructor, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center

Over the 2016-17 school year, our CTC faced the challenge of proving to sending schools that it takes a student the approved number of hours to complete the Program of Study (POS). Some sending school personnel advocated that once a student has covered all tasks in the POS, the

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student should return to the sending school full time. The school also faced a challenge in which employers questioned the validity of the ratings given to students on the task list. In confronting these two challenges, the faculty dealt with the question of how to build curriculum so that task tracking could become a more efficient and realistic assessment process. By working with instructors in one-on-one sessions and Professional Learning Community (PLC) sessions, the school developed a strategy with curriculum that demonstrates that a one and done approach does not give a student the necessary time to develop skills. The individual instructor sessions as well as the PLC sessions led to a universal rubric that helps all instructors recognize how to assess all tasks with a logical approach to identify the appropriate rating a student should receive on the task list. This curriculum approach, along with the assessment rubric defines what a student must demonstrate on each task and lends support to why a student is rated advanced, competent, or basic on the task grid.

Room 106 EcosySTEM: Project-Based Learning With iPad Apps

Jennifer Sassaman STEM Specialist, Chester County Technical College High School - Pennocks Bridge

John Dowling Auto Service Technology Instructor, Chester County Technical College High School - Pennocks Bridge

Jacqueline McAleese Early Childhood Education Instructor, Chester County Technical College High School - Pennocks Bridge

We all know our students are immersed in technology and its our wish to change our students culture of digital consumption to digital production through Project-Based Learning (PBL). PBL is not doing projects, but is specifically open to interpretation to ensure students carry out a project of their choosing. With iPad apps such as TouchCast, DoInk, Explain Everything and more, we have student-driven opportunities to show learning. In teams, our students are driven to answer a big question and show their inquiry and design since they have more buy-in for what they believe to be relevant to them. We will show how to create a videocast, publish stories with in-screen video/drawing, create stop-motion videos and more. Attendees will learn how to assess student progress with more frequent formative assessments by watching student-produced app-smashes (several apps used simultaneously) and will discover how to integrate technology via the SAMR model (substitution, augmentation, modification and reinvention). Teaching above the line (using modification and reinvention) will be presented and discussed. Attendees will receive an overview of apps which have inspired most students to think more deeply and ask more questions.

Room 107 THE Day in November

Michael Carnes Principal, Middletown Area High School Michele Myers Career Coordinator, Middletown Area High School

In November of each school year, Middletown Area High School takes one day (THE Thursday before Thanksgiving) and sends every student and staff member somewhere on a transitional opportunity to enhance their career development maturity. This session will show how the school plans, coordinates and implements THE Day. Each grade level has a different intervention that helps build career maturity and crystalize career and postsecondary plans. Freshmen attend a STEM Summit through Junior Achievement, sophomores visit local college campuses, juniors participate in job shadow throughout the local area and seniors work with business partners to finalize plans.

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Room 108 Tiny Budget? Try Tiny Homes!

Christopher Moritzen Administrative Director, Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center Stephen Antrim Carpentry Instructor, Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center

Looking for a great way to create collaboration amongst students and staff? The Tiny House Project allows for multiple shops to get involved in the housing market sweeping the nation. Learn how our center started from scratch and created a learning opportunity for students to sharpen their skills building a Tiny Home. We will have our tiny house available for viewing and tours! A tour of this tiny house will be on Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, and Thursday from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Room 109 Multi-Tiered System of Supports

Stacey Minahan Assistant Principal, Schuylkill Technology Center John Jeffery Sweda Assistant Principal, Schuylkill Technology Center James Gurcsik Culinary Arts Instructor, Schuylkill Technology Center

This session will show how the school-wide Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) program has become an integral part of our student success rate. MTSS is currently in its sixth year of implementation at our center and offers the potential to create needed systematic change through intentional design and redesign of services and supports that quickly identify and match the needs of all students. The MTSS process includes multiple sources of reliable and valid data which are used to continuously inform, monitor and improve student response to instruction and intervention. This presentation will discuss how MTSS is being utilized in the career and technical education setting and our system, data collection and intervention strategies.

Room 204 Minting a Relationship: A School Store and Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union

Paul Louth Business Technology Instructor, Ridley High School Ryan Buchman Financial Literacy Centers Manager, Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union

This workshop will provide an in-depth analysis on how to start a school store from the ground up as well as partnering with a local credit union to provide financial literacy skills to students and members of the community. The year-long course provides students the opportunity to utilize a point-of-sale system to analyze sales and track inventory. Through collaborative class discussions, students are challenged to design, market and sell original spirit wear. The financial literacy center has three major objectives: to provide students with real-life personal finance skills, job training and overall financial literacy for the entire student body. These are real-world tools students need for success. The presenters will offer the history, philosophy and success behind opening student-run financial literacy centers. Participants will be provided with the framework to go from writing a grant, to legally forming the business to the grand opening while partnering with a local business.

Room 205 Electronic NOCTI Toolkit End the Paper Chase!

Misty Doy NOCTI Skills Integration Instructor, Pittsburgh Public Schools Angela Mike CTE Executive Director, Pittsburgh Public Schools

Our electronic toolkit has finally arrived, and we are ready and eager to share what weve learned. Using Moodle, a free, open-source learning management system, we have created a space that organizes and prioritizes NOCTI materials for our entire district. In this space, instructors can collaborate on lessons, share materials and resources and even utilize community question banks

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for NOCTI practice. Join us as we share online roadmaps, scoring guides and databases designed to increase student achievement and raise student NOCTI scores. Learn how to minimize upheaval with instructor turnover, coordinate massive projects across buildings and save time. Learn how to get a handle on the plethora of available materials and organize them into a user-friendly interface.

Room 206 The Art of Reflective Demonstrations

Maria Border Workforce Education and Development Instructor, Penn State University

Reflective thinking is the process of analyzing and making judgments about what has happened. In this session, participants will explore how to provide demonstrations that promote reflection and critical thinking skills (before, during and after) teaching skills/demonstrations. Participants will discover the value of reflective demonstrations by participating in hands-on activities throughout the session. The many uses of reflective demonstrations will be highlighted, as these demonstrations can be used as bell ringers, homework and formative assessments, as well as an effective way to boost students writing skills. Instructors will be challenged to reflect on their current practice for teaching skills via demonstrations and will be encouraged to have their students participate in active learning as it relates to learning skills to promote student learning outcomes.

Room 207 Job Shadowing: The Endgame of a Comprehensive Middle School Counseling Program

Christopher Long School Counselor, Warrior Run Middle School Leann Bowman School Counselor, Warrior Run Middle School

As part of a K-12 School Counseling Plan (Chapter 339), a comprehensive middle school counseling program should include student activities related to the Pennsylvania Career Education and Work Standards. This program includes a 30-session class, an entrepreneurship project, targeted interventions during each middle school year and an eighth-grade job shadowing program. This job shadowing program has become increasingly successful at engaging families, businesses, students and the school in creating a meaningful experience for the students involved. Participants will leave this session with materials and ideas they can use to implement this program.

6:00 PM 8:00 PM CONFERENCE DINNER BUFFET

Presidents Hall PRESIDING

Delmar Hart Conference Facilitator, Bureau of Career and Technical Education Pennsylvania Department of Education

DINNER SPEAKER

Spanning the Skill Gap With Applied Technology Education

Davie Jane Gilmour President, Pennsylvania College of Technology

Reflecting upon the knowledge gained from more than three decades in higher-education administration, Dr. Gilmour will discuss a workforce-responsive model in which hands-on learning, faculty with real-world experience, industry partnerships, and cutting-edge equipment and facilities combine to produce the next generation of skilled workers in a variety of technology-based career fields.

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7:30 AM 8:45 AM BREAKFAST

Presidents Hall The Penn Stater Breakfast Buffet

9:00 AM 4:30 PM COMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND STUDENT EXHIBITS

Lobby Area Visit our exhibitors. Resources, catalogs and other educational materials related to the Courtyard Lounge integration of academic, career and technical education and other school restructuring Refreshment Area initiatives will be on display.

9:00 AM 10:00 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Room 104 Connecting and Engaging Lifelong Learners in CTE

MaryAnn Volders Vice President for Secondary Education, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

Shawn Barbrow School Counselor, Bellefonte Area Senior High School Gary Heverly School/Career Counselor, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

This presentation will outline connections between the career center and its sending schools including collaborative efforts to engage students of all ages in career and technical education and exploration. This comprehensive approach has led to success in recruiting efforts and public awareness as well as improved enrollment numbers. Information will be provided about efforts to engage students as they transition from their elementary to secondary to postsecondary education. Also included will be a discussion of data displaying the influence of our school on the academics of local ninth-grade students along with their parents impressions of career and technical education as their children enter high school. The perspectives of the presenters will be shared.

Room 105 Increase POS Task Completion Rates and SOAR Articulated Qualifiers

Adrianne Jones Administrative Director, Career Institute of Technology Delmar Hart Programs of Study and Professional Development Coordinator, PDEs Bureau of

Career and Technical Education

Are you struggling to get students to complete the POS task list and qualify for SOAR articulation? Do you want to SIMPLIFY your instructional planning process? This session will highlight strategies to increase instructional planning and POS task completion rates. You will learn curriculum mapping techniques to develop the framework of your instruction. These techniques will make everyday planning, preparation and instruction more effective, resulting in an increase in task completion rates among your students. In addition to simplifying the scope and sequence of instruction, this session will also provide an example of using data to analyze potential articulated qualifiers, with a focus on task completion. Instructors and administrators who want to simplify the sequence of instruction and planning process will find this session valuable.

Room 106 Spartan Success: Collaboration Cubed Improving Student Achievement and Curriculum

Kelsey Wisman Social Studies Instructor, York County School of Technology Jennifer Smith Social Studies Curricula Leader, York County School of Technology

Scared to share your materials and get nothing back? Scared to share your supplements and receive unusable, worthless items in return? Come listen to how we went from dissatisfied to satisfied, from normal to differentiated and from sharing to real collaboration. We will discuss our

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experiences, examine why collaboration is so important and explain how it can improve student achievement as well as strengthen your supplements and save you time. The second session of this two-part presentation will be at 10:15 AM.

Room 107 How to Be Awesome The CTE Objective

Steven Bross Visual Communications Instructor, Central Montco Technical High School Melanie Wheeler Culinary Arts Instructor, Central Montco Technical High School

Every instructor has been given the tools to use technology in the classroom, but not all instructors have been able to make them work together. It is more about creating an interactive online textbook that can be viewed at any time by todays students. This idea creates a global site for everyone to view the curriculum and stay on top of the program demands and allows students to access projects, notes, practice tests and links to program-specific information. This is not about using social networks, but basicallyfrom the smartboard to the smartphone.

Room 108 From Opportunity to Career: Ensuring Early Exposure and Engagement

Andrea Vaughn School-to-Career Programs Project Manager, Chester County Technical College High School

Kirk Williard Career, Technical and Customized Education Director, Chester County Intermediate Unit 24

Trying to manage job tours, shadows, internships and Cooperative Education experiences? You need to ASCEND to a higher level! Learn how this school has created a way to work in partnership with business and industry while creating a grassroots pipeline of new talent. The impact on student opportunities for career exposure and development has increased by creating a program which includes steps in 10th, 11th and 12th grade to ensure a learn and earn way to earn college credit and secure a career at the end. Join us to learn more about ASCEND: Education in Action!

Room 109 Work Partners Initiative and Expansion

Philip Harris Cooperative Education Coordinator, Berks Career and Technology Center - West Kyle Follweiler Student Services Coordinator, Berks Career and Technology Center - West Ronald Wilson Principal, Berks Career and Technology Center - East

The Work Partners initiative, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, brings together the Reading Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and the Berks CTC to provide school-to-work transition services to OVR-eligible youth with disabilities who are enrolled in targeted training programs. Work Partners uniquely blended funding structure has enabled the hiring of a School-to-Work Coordinator and Job Coaches in order to optimally meet student needs and insure employment success. Students receive specific classroom-based instruction and also participate in work experiences through paid internships and cooperative job opportunities which immerse each student in real life employment environments while building their confidence, knowledge, competency, speed, endurance and communication skills. The session will also review how the program has adapted to keep pace with changes in education, legislation and the needs of businesses in order to increase employment opportunities for students and enhance their outlook for continued long-term success. Now in its third year, Work Partners will present program goals and objectives, the considerations in developing a cross-systems program and what has been learned thus far from this model program.

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Room 204 Using a Learning Management System to Expand Opportunities for Your Students

Sean Burke Social Studies Instructor, Middletown Area High School Tiffany Schell Biology Instructor, Middletown Area High School Michael Carnes Principal, Middletown Area High School

In the confines of the daily school schedule, school counselors, administrators and instructors are limited in the course offerings that are accessible to their student population. Through the employment of the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), our school developed feasible and proven ways to break down the walls of the traditional high school schedule and expand learning opportunities for students. Participating students have found alternative modes for success and achievement across multiple disciplines in ways that, five years ago, were not possible. This presentation will focus on the use of an LMS to deliver instruction in nontraditional methods including hybrid courses, independent studies and online education. The use of apps and websites such as Educreations, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard and EDPuzzle will be introduced. Powerful internal Canvas features, such as discussion board and peer review, will also be discussed as a way to encourage digital student collaboration. The presenters encourage participants to bring their devices so they can practice implementing techniques provided.

Room 205 Academies of North Hills High School Personally Preparing College and Career Ready Students

Beth Williams Principal, North Hills High School Shannon Crombie Assistant Principal, North Hills High School

The Academies at North Hills represent a cooperative philosophy that provides academic choices for our students while extending their academic experiences beyond our classroom walls through partnerships with regional businesses, universities and organizations. Participants will see how to create academies that include personalized learning pathways that incorporate student choice as they pursue educational goals and aspirations. In addition, the academies align with the mandated requirements of Chapter 339 that require college and career readiness, exploration, training and preparation. Participants will be introduced to: What are academies and how can you create them? How can you create personalized learning within an academy? How can you build community partnerships? How can academies prepare students for college and careers?

Room 206 Moving the Needle: Managing and Sustaining Project-Based Learning

Marty Sugerik School Improvement Consultant, Southern Regional Education Board

Project-based learning is often perceived as doing projects, which is only half of the methodology. The missing half is the teaching methods used to scaffold skills and knowledge to prepare students for the demand of a student-centered project. In this session, we provide models for leadership to customize and meet the specific demands, constraints and needs of their school. These models include the following basic components: identifying a lead team to provide differentiated coaching to meet instructors where they are in the design and implementation process and provide non-evaluative coaching; designing a library of projects to allow instructors to view their colleagues as resources for learning; establishing instructional rounds to monitor, assess and customize support necessary for instructors to grow; developing a system for the PBL team to grow and expand to meet the constant change in tools and resources; and designing a method to train new instructors as well as building an inventory of instructors to sustain the PBL lead team. From these fundamentals, participants will be able to customize and enhance a model to meet their specific needs.

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Room 207 Career Initiatives: Internships and Community Outreach

Ryan Axe Director of Secondary Education, Warwick School District

Sustaining a strong relationship with local community partners is critical to the success of a K-12 School Counseling Plan (Chapter 339). Two districts have created partnerships for sustainability to provide community-based activities and to develop and sustain a quality advisory committee. Warwick School District has developed career-focused activities with the community, including internships for 12th graders which provide on-site training opportunities, a Career Fair Day with over 40 local businesses and staff tours at over 20 local businesses to learn what skills employees need to be productive in todays work environment. Materials will be shared related to these activities.

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Room 104 Helping Students Read Their Textbooks

Valjean Wright Perkins Grant Coordinator, Harcum College

Even students who are good readers often struggle with textbook reading assignments. Though knowing how to efficiently and effectively use textbooks is essential for academic success, there is seldom any formal instruction in high school or college directed at developing this special set of reading skills. The presenter will discuss and demonstrate simple strategies instructors can use to prepare their students for textbook assignments and help them master independent textbook reading skills.

Room 105 SOAR Programs of Study Articulation Updates and Marketing

David Garnes Career and Technical Education Advisor, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education

James Lubomski Career and Technical Education Advisor, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education

This session will provide updates in the Students Occupationally and Academically Ready (SOAR) Programs of Study Statewide Articulation Agreements established with Perkins-allocated postsecondary institutions in Pennsylvania. Other discussion topics will include marketing SOAR Programs at secondary schools and postsecondary institutions and using web resources at www. collegetransfer.net and the PA Articulation and Transfer Center website at www.patrac.org. The session will also discuss out-of-state CTE articulation agreements formed with New York and Maryland.

Room 106 Spartan Success: Creating the Ripple Effect

Karen Dentler Social Studies Instructor, York County School of Technology

Creating a successful collaboration will create a ripple effect among other instructors. Now put your Spartan Success skills to use! In this segment, you will see how colleagues have effectively used technology in their classroom. Learn new forms of communication and connection while truly embracing the 21st century learning environment. With the Spartan Success model, your school will build a culture of collaboration that will bring new innovation into the classroom. The first session of this two-part presentation is at 9:00 AM.

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Room 107 Connecting the Counselor Evaluation Tool to a K-12 School Counseling Plan

Kathy Specht Consultant/Trainer, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education Marie Montecalvo Consultant/Trainer, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education

Counselors across Pennsylvania have collaborated with stakeholders to create K-12 School Counseling Plans (Chapter 339) for their districts. There has been a rebirth of teamwork in the counseling field as counselors find new energy and effectiveness through the development of their plans. Our changing workforce needs have caused educators to engage with business and community, parents, administrators, postsecondary, students and faculty to create partnerships that reach out to all students at all grade levels. As the Future Ready PA Index takes effect, counselors and administrators can look to the counselor evaluation tool to provide sustainability to their program. This session targets areas in all four domains of the Danielson-based evaluation sustainability of the advisory council; ensuring that all students are exposed to career planning; creating a positive climate for career awareness, exploration, and planning for ALL students; engaging students in learning and development; collaborating to provide meaningful curriculum by networking with business and community; and continued teamwork and administrative support. The PDE Counselor Evaluation Tool, implemented in 2015, lays the groundwork for the sustainability of the model and will be distributed. This session will be very interactive with participants having time to dialogue with each other.

Room 108 The Future Ready PA Index: Pennsylvanias College and Career Readiness Accountability Report

Brian Campbell Director, PDEs Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction

Early in his administration, Governor Wolf charged the Department of Education with exploring ways to make school reporting less reliant on point-in-time standardized test scores. He envisioned a more useful and holistic tool for communities to measure school success. The Future Ready PA Index is the Department of Educations proposal to establish a more comprehensive measure that values schools efforts to help all students learn, grow, and succeed in the classroom and beyond. Realizing that Pennsylvanias economic future depends on having a well-educated and skilled workforce, no student should leave secondary education without a solid foundation in academic, technical, and social-emotional skills that positions them to achieve personal and professional success. The rapidly changing workplace and the demand for continuous learning and innovation on the part of the 21st century workers elevate the importance of highlighting, motivating, and rewarding schools for utilizing student career plans, portfolios, and career exploration and preparation activities with all students. The purpose of this session is to discuss the operationalizing and proposed methodology for the Pennsylvania Future Ready Index and ESSA College and Career Readiness Indicators. This session will be repeated at 12:45 PM.

Room 109 Women in the Trades

Natalie Olup Educational Outreach Representative, Rosedale Technical College

There is a demand for highly-skilled individuals in the trade industries, specifically women. Participants will explore the misconceptions and barriers females can encounter when wanting to pursue a nontraditional career path. Through discussion and group collaboration, participants will discover the tools educators can use to help students overcome these challenges. The session will highlight employment trends from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and employer testimonials, implementation of Chapter 339, student success stories and additional support organizations.

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Room 204 Think Inside the Box

Kelly Wetherhold Media/Communications and English Instructor, Salisbury Township School District Robin Burns Media Specialist, Salisbury Township School District

Ever think outside the box? Throwing all the rules out because you know that this is THE only way to personalize education? And while you have altered your pedagogy over the last few years, you still find yourself weighed down by status quo assessments and lesson plans. Can we alter the way we view assessment? As an instructor, thinking this way used to be called outside the box. However, the opposite could not be more true. Let us help you think inside the box by sharing how to implement progressive classroom techniques using technology to personalize learning as well as to change your view of assessment. This session, one you can implement immediately, will promote a visionary way to look at assessment, engage you with applications that will help personalize learning and focus on unique perspectives and trends in education with firsthand experiences from the Apple Distinguished Educators program and GoogleEd. This session will be repeated Friday at 8:45 AM.

Room 205 Creating, Maintaining, and Improving Dual Enrollment Partnerships

Monica McCarty Dual Enrollment Specialist, Pennsylvania College of Technology Kenneth Kryder Career and Technical Education Director, Keystone Central School District Jane Fraschilla Postsecondary Coordinator, Chester County Intermediate Unit 24

Given the time and cost of postsecondary education today, it just makes sense to create opportunities for students to earn college credits while still in high school, regardless of their postsecondary plans, through dual credit and dual enrollment programs. In addition to saving money and time in postsecondary education, research strongly demonstrates that students who earn college credits in high school are more likely to complete their postsecondary training. In this session, you will learn the benefits of earning/providing dual credit that go beyond time and money savings for students, types of dual credit opportunities (including both dual credit and dual enrollment and their various delivery models), how to compare programs and decide which type of program is best for the needs of your students and school, how to initiate and maintain such partnerships with postsecondary schools, and how to market your opportunities to students and parents. Attendees will be invited to share their experiences to broaden the discussion. The Dual Credit Program Toolkit, a PDE publication, will also be discussed as a comprehensive resource.

Room 206 Engaging Students Through Project-Based Learning

David Batory Commercial Art Instructor, Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center Stephanie German Early Childhood Education Instructor, Western Montgomery Career and

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In the ever-changing landscape of the high school and career and technical education (CTE) classroom, student engagement is a must for student success. Breaking beyond the barrier of basic skills requires students to challenge themselves in ways they never thought possible. Expanding student creativity will allow them to be more actively engaged, retain key components of learning and challenge them to think outside the box. Learn about several projects that will get your creative juices flowing and drive you to inspire your students and allow them to be the project manager of their own designs. Learn how to increase student retention, promote your program and how to best showcase student work in a way that will get them invigorated to demonstrate their skills. Join us on a journey that will inspire you to leave your students wanting more!

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Room 207 Crayons to Career Bringing Sparks to the Elementary Setting

Danielle Varner Elementary School Counselor, Conneaut School District

During the development of the K-12 School Counseling Plan (Chapter 339), it was described that focusing on careers isnt something else that we are adding to our plate...it is the plate! After taking these ideas to heart, the presenter began to integrate careers in brand new ways. Learn about developmentally-appropriate activities and materials that are designed to expand the Sparks curriculum into grades K-4. A puppet, original song, lunch speakers and parades help young children think about their sparks that lead to career portfolios for the transition to fifth grade. Participants will more than likely be asked to sing the Sparky song and will leave with new ideas for bridging the gap from crayons to career.

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Presidents Hall Your nametag will be your meal ticket.

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Room 104 Integrating Academics has Never Been Easier

Michael Metikosh CTE Math Integration Instructor, Pittsburgh Public Schools Cynthia Chapman CTE English Integration Instructor, Pittsburgh Public Schools

Integrating math and English skills into CTE curricula can seem like a daunting task, but we have found strategies to make it a seamless process! We have implemented a co-teaching plan that focuses on addressing necessary NOCTI skills while infusing both English and math. Join us as we share best practices in academic/career and technical co-teaching, including our process and sample lessons. Learn how we tackle the rigor of PA Core Standards in both English and math as we strive to meet or exceed industry standards and expectations in each of our CTE programs. You will leave with valuable materials to help your students achieve!

Room 105 Providing Accountability Through Proof of Performance

Stephen Reinhart Building Property Maintenance Instructor, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center

This presentation will demonstrate how the use of Task Evaluation Sheets provide accountability of student performance for hands-on projects that complete competencies within the Program of Study. It will also demonstrate how tracking techniques allow students to manage their progress through the Program of Study tasks of a competency-based program.

Room 106 Career Exploration and Job Search Tools

James Martini Economist, Pennsylvania Center for Workforce Information and Analysis

This presentation will demonstrate the web-based career exploration and job search tools hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. These include JobGateway and the Pennsylvania Career Guide. All of these resources incorporate the use of data to explore career options and to conduct informed job searches. Learn how these resources can help your students in a variety of ways.

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Room 107 Best Practices in Literacy at Work in CTE

Matthew Arnold Horticulture Instructor, Dauphin County Technical School Timothy Carroll Carpentry Instructor, Dauphin County Technical School Sharon Deiling Instructional Coach, Dauphin County Technical School

This session explores ways to integrate reading into your program, especially to enhance student engagement during field trips and to gather ideas to address mastery of Program of Study vocabulary. The presenters have implemented literacy strategies that work and have evidence as proof. Attendees will experience the strategies first hand and will leave with ideas which can be incorporated into any program.

Room 108 The Future Ready PA Index: Pennsylvanias College and Career Readiness Accountability Report

Brian Campbell Director, PDEs Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction

Early in his administration, Governor Wolf charged the Department of Education with exploring ways to make school reporting less reliant on point-in-time standardized test scores. He envisioned a more useful and holistic tool for communities to measure school success. The Future Ready PA Index is the Department of Educations proposal to establish a more comprehensive measure that values schools efforts to help all students learn, grow, and succeed in the classroom and beyond. Realizing that Pennsylvanias economic future depends on having a well-educated and skilled workforce, no student should leave secondary education without a solid foundation in academic, technical, and social-emotional skills that positions them to achieve personal and professional success. The rapidly changing workplace and the demand for continuous learning and innovation on the part of the 21st century workers elevate the importance of highlighting, motivating, and rewarding schools for utilizing student career plans, portfolios, and career exploration and preparation activities with all students. The purpose of this session is to discuss the operationalizing and proposed methodology for the Pennsylvania Future Ready Index and ESSA College and Career Readiness Indicators.

Room 109 The Phoenix Program Giving At-Risk Students the Chance for Success

John Kozerski Special Populations Counselor, Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Anthony Cibello Academic Resource Instructor, Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Hayden White Director of Guidance, Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center

The Phoenix Program is a ninth-grade dropout prevention program designed to provide early CTE exposure for students identified as at-risk due to their inability to adapt to a traditional educational setting. At-risk factors include consistently low achievement, high absenteeism, lack of motivation and disciplinary issues. This program has experienced overwhelming success due to an unconventional approach in a unique learning environment. Come and learn how disadvantaged students are given an opportunity to discover the benefit of career preparation, the values of postsecondary education and ultimately becoming a participant in a high-performing, skilled workforce.

Room 204 Innovative School Counselor Training With a Leadership Focus

Thomas Starmack Professor of Educational Leadership, Bloomsburg University Lauren Meili School Counselor, West Perry High School Kelsey Shannon School Counselor, South Williamsport School District

School districts across Pennsylvania are collaborating with stakeholders (business and community, postsecondary, students, educators and parents) to create successful partnerships to ensure

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postsecondary career readiness. With the rollout of The Future Ready PA Index in 2018, this session engages learners in a new approach to training/preparing school counselors. The presenters will provide an overview of how the program uses the ASCA model and PDE rubric for school counselors as support structures to best prepare aspiring counselors for 21st century schools. This session would be a useful model for current practitioners to incorporate the updates made in our counselor program to their existing teams. Attend our session to hear how depth of learning is infused with practical experience in schools.

Room 205 Eight Questions To Focus Our Purpose With Our Students

MaryAnn Volders Vice President for Secondary Education, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

Daniel Perna President, James Daniel and Associates, LLC Linda Moyer Independent Consultant, James Daniel and Associates, LLC

Recent literature indicates that both instructors and students are highly frustrated groups. The literature sites that a high percentage of instructors are leaving the field within five years of entry to the profession stating that they are just simply unhappy with their jobs. Simultaneously, the literature identifies that secondary students disengage from the learning process because they believe that school lacks relevance. How can we change this negativity in our schools? While recent research indicates that this instructor and student frustration is real, the literature also shows that instructors who create solid relationships with students are thriving in their jobs, and that students enjoy their classes. These happy instructor know their inner strengths, their personal skills and the skills and strengths of their students. With the inception of the Eight Questions for Successful and Happy People found in Good to Great by Jim Collins, the presenters will interactively show how the answers to these questions may unlock what instructors must consider in order to love their jobs and challenges. Participants will further see how using these eight questions will engage each student.

Room 206 School-Wide Student Motivation Through a Student Achievement Committee

S Ryan Coughlin Principal, Delaware County Technical High School - Folcroft Ronald Contrady Principal, Delaware County Technical High School - Aston

The purpose of the Student Achievement Committee, comprised of administrators, instructors and support staff, is to develop and coordinate school-wide initiatives to help improve student achievement by motivating both students and staff. This presentation will focus on a multitude of creative ideas to help cultivate a successful student culture in a school. Topics will include how to develop inspiring school events, incentives and student recognition. Nearly a decade of data suggests that these strategies have helped to increase morale/school spirit, improve student performance and lower behavioral incidents.

Room 207 Inner City Schools How to Secure Partnerships With Surrounding Communities and Businesses

Dawn Kaloz School Counselor, Downey School, Harrisburg School District Jill Ruhl School Counselor, Melrose School, Harrisburg School District Davina Capick GEAR UP School Counselor, John Harris High School, Harrisburg School District

Securing outside resource involvement that will pair with an urban district in an innovative and strategic way can seem overwhelming and challenging. These school counselors have worked as a team with their colleagues to develop their K-12 School Counseling Plan (Chapter 339), career development plans and other programs in spite of the obstacles of poverty and limited resources in the urban setting. The discussion will include: sustaining business partnerships, parent support

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and engagement, gaining administrative support and creating/keeping a K-12 advisory council. Attendees will hear about our specific program interventions and community partnerships that were used to address these various needs in urban educational settings.

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Room 104 Reading and Writing for Industry: Developing Literacy Skills in the CTE Classroom

Lou Sackett Culinary Arts Instructor, Dauphin County Technical School

No matter what industry you are preparing your students to enter, literacy skills mean the difference between a job and a career. Yet, many of our students are highly resistant to technical reading and writing. Based on strategies developed by the Penn Literacy Network and using methods developed and refined in the CTE classroom, this session shows you how to create a lesson that integrates literacy skills with a task on your program of study. Using a relevant article from a trade periodical, help your students transact with the text ensuring true comprehension. Use ready-made templates and follow proven procedures to: 1) activate prior knowledge and introduce key vocabulary before reading, 2) ensure critical thinking and analysis during reading, and 3) give your students the support they need to write a publishable-quality essay demonstrating the knowledge they gained after reading the article. The session includes tips on differentiating your lesson for all students at various levels of preparation and with different learning styles. Electronic copies of all handouts will be shared for easy customization.

Room 105 Pathways to Postsecondary: Maximize Skills Attained in High School

Tanya Berfield College Transitions Manager, Pennsylvania College of Technology

What is the difference between articulation, Programs of Study, advanced placement and dual enrollment? This session will introduce each option and explain the difference. The presenter will give real-life examples of how each are used and give you tools to assist students in attaining college credits for programs completed and skills attained in high school.

Room 106 STEM Versus the Zombie Apocalypse

Adam Lazarchak Executive Director, Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School Heather Burkhart School Counselor, Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School Glenn Milositz Electronics Technology Instructor, Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School

Looking for a creative way to engage middle school students in CTE? This school runs a one-day camp for eighth-grade students using the Zombie Apocalypse as the backdrop. Students learn how to prevent, survive and make others aware of a fast-spreading virus through science, technology, engineering and math activities. Come and be infected by this activity!

Room 107 OnTrack to Postsecondary Education

Andrew Zivic College Readiness Director, The Uncommon Individual Foundation

OnTrack to Postsecondary Education (OTPSE) is a free, eLearning college and career readiness curriculum designed to help 9th-12th grade students successfully navigate high school, understand the process and requirements to obtain postsecondary education and determine how to pay for their education. The program is delivered through grade-specific short videos, covering topics such as: developing strong study skills, ACT/SAT prep, resolving conflict, FAFSA completion, and paying for

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college. OTPSE is gifted to the education community and, as such, there is no cost to students, parents, or schools to access and use the system. Session participants will be given an overview of the OnTrack system; including a demonstration of a student, mentor, and counselor user experience.

Room 108 Striving for Excellence in Career Readiness: NOCTI Data Analysis

Scott Rogers Assistant Administrative Director, York County School of Technology Todd Luke President, MAX Teaching David Thomas Administrative Director, York County School of Technology

How do you facilitate a NOCTI data analysis process and develop a collaborative plan with students, instructors and administrators to improve student achievement? Learn the step-by-step process that the largest comprehensive career and technical high school, with over 25 technical programs, has implemented and refined over the years that has led to over 92 percent of its graduates earning advanced and competent on the NOCTI job-ready assessment.

Room 109 Working as a Collaborative Team: Strategies for Working With a Diverse Population

Stephanie Sumner School Counselor, George Junior Republic Megan Hogue Pupil Services Administrator, George Junior Republic Michael Jenkins Welding Instructor, George Junior Republic

During the Approved Program Evaluation, it was suggested that we present our ideas for working as a team to deliver special services to adjudicated delinquent and dependent young men, ages 15-21, at a residential treatment facility. The career and technical center houses six approved programs. Many of the students have traditionally had behavior issues in class and have been expelled from school. Most of the population has a special education diagnosis which hovers around 70 percent at any given time. The presenters will discuss strategies to increase motivation and success in the classroom, the impact of counseling for students success and, finally, strategies for mapping out what special education should look like in our building.

Room 204 The Challenge Program, Inc. Building Closer Industry and Education Connections

Sara Deyarmin Senior Program Development Manager, The Challenge Program, Inc. Myra Bernhart Workforce Development Manager, The Challenge Program, Inc. Karen Remick Administrative Director, Somerset County Technology Center

The Challenge Program, Inc.s (TCP) mission is to build sustainable business/education partnerships while introducing students to careers in their communities and motivating them to develop the habits required for success in school and in their future careers. With the current and projected workforce shortage in Pennsylvania, employers must begin the shift in perspective from consumers of talent to investors in the labor marketplace. TCP allows partnering businesses to do just that through in-school assemblies, incentive awards and workforce development activities. Learn about TCPs innovative approach and success stories of creating a pipeline to employment as they continue to grow their program in Pennsylvania.

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Room 205 The Value of a Growth Mindset in Education

Tracy Costa Sixth Grade Instructor, Interboro School District Sheila Kennedy First Grade Instructor, Interboro School District

A growth mindset is the understanding that we can develop our abilities and intelligence. Holding a fixed or a growth mindset has huge implications when it comes to motivation. The side effect of the fixed mindset is a helpless or apathetic attitude toward effort when it comes to challenging tasks. If students know that they can develop their abilities, that effort and dedication make a difference in the formula for success, then they wont become paralyzed by challenge. Additionally, students, instructors and administrators need to be aware of the ramifications that exist when subscribing to a fixed mindset. Empirical research confirms the negative aspects of having a fixed mindset. Pertinent handouts and resources will be provided. Participants will be moving around and participating in activities that are collaborative and fun. This session will be repeated Friday at 8:45 AM.

Room 206 Using Local Assessment Data and Collaboration to Ensure Student Success

Daniel Roesch Assistant Professor, Bloomsburg University

This interactive session will allow participants to discuss and identify processes necessary to effectively utilize local assessment data to ensure success for each student. The session will help participants identify linkages among comprehensive planning, educator effectiveness (PVAAS, SLO and SPP), differentiated supervision and professional development, Chapter 339 Planning, curriculum development and analysis of local assessment data all while connecting to relevant leadership theory; thus, allowing leaders to work smarter not harder. Learn how to lead the development and implementation of a process for local assessment development to ensure written curriculum equals taught curriculum equals assessed curriculum; lead the development and implementation of a process to analyze local assessment data to monitor student growth and achievement and lead the development and implementation of a process to provide real-time supports and extensions for students to ensure they are appropriately challenged and engaged in learning.

Room 207 Advisory Council Building Partnerships With Business/Industry/Community

Christopher Long School Counselor, Warrior Run Middle School Jud Stauffer Consultant/Trainer, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education Betty Holmboe Consultant/Trainer, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education

An essential element of the K-12 School Counseling Plans (Chapter 339) is the advisory council and the broader focus on making connections with business/industry and community leaders who can assist the school team with implementing the Plan. Through these Plans, school counselors and educators assist each student in determining a career pathway based on interest, skill and ability and provide a variety of activities that will prepare students for education and training beyond high school to meet individual career goals. The advisory council is critical to the implementation, growth and sustainability of a Plan. Join the discussion on how to find the appropriate advisory council members, how to keep the council active and involved in the Plan, and how to utilize members of the council to support and guide the on-going growth of the Plan into the future.

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3:15 PM 4:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Room 104 Utilizing Data to Improve School Climate and Culture Through the Implementation of School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports

Linda Lomas Student Services Supervisor, Delaware County Technical High School Patricia Seifert Professional Development Specialist, Delaware County Intermediate Unit 25 Michelle Kuc Student Services Support Instructor, Delaware County Technical High School

In an effort to improve the implementation of our school-wide Positive Behavior Support program, the National School Climate project was implemented in the 2016-2017 school year. Action plans were developed for both campuses based on the analysis of the data collected. This presentation will focus on the process utilized to collect and analyze data, collaborate on long- and short-term goal development and create an action plan. Participants will learn how to assess their school climate and culture, involve all stakeholders, identify strengths and needs and develop action plans that incorporate research-based strategies to improve school climate for students and staff. Specific goals and action items that incorporate best practices in engaging staff and students in the planning, implementation and ongoing data analysis that drives improvement in student behavior, attendance and achievement in their technical programs will be addressed.

Room 105 POS Task Lists and Assessment Data Tracking

Josh Anderson Assistant Principal, Universal Audenried Charter High School

Our school has implemented a system of data tracking that allows instructors to create assessments which are aligned to their POS task lists that track students mastery of specific tasks. Teachers create questions and rubrics then align each question to a specific POS task item. Students then take assessments which allow the teachers as well as the students to analyze and act on data in real time. Teachers then create small group instruction based upon student mastery of specific task items. Students also know exactly what percentage of the POS task list they have mastered. It also allowed our team to ensure that we are teaching and assessing all items on each programs task list. The program has really allowed our team to examine how we teach and what we teach.

Room 106 Not Your Fathers Vo-Tech

Beth Butala Career Education Counselor, Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center

Career and technology centers (CTC) have changed in many ways throughout their years of existence. Unfortunately, even though our schools and curriculum have changed, the thoughts and mentality of parents, community members and even educational personnel have not. This session will focus on what WAS our fathers vo-tech and what currently IS our CTC. What are we doing to change the mentality and the marketing of our schools? How can we influence our parents and community members to realize our value? Where do we start to change the mentality of our educational world? How can your current instructors, who may be previous students, help in this cause?

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Hands On, Minds On: Engaging Students With Graphic Organizers

Dennis Arms Instructor, Harcum College

Graphic organizers are a convenient tool, but how many times do our students groan at the sight of another Venn diagram? If you are looking for some new, hands-on graphic organizers to add to your classroom, this session is for you. Learn how to build and modify 3-D, student-made, interactive graphic organizers. This is an engaging way for students to create a learning tool for themselves. Come prepared to work and share ideas on how this new strategy can be added to your classroom.

Synchronizing Educator Induction and Professional Learning Communities to Maximize Authentic Learning With Practical Content

Benjamin Mordan Assistant Director, Franklin County Career and Technology Center Daniel Perna President, James Daniel and Associates, LLC Shawn Eckenrode Electronics Technology Instructor, Franklin County Career and Technology Center Aaron Barrick Culinary Arts Instructor, Franklin County Career and Technology Center

In this presentation, participants will be able to see how a professional development program and instructor induction program merge. The presenters will provide a summary and samples of the Franklin County Career and Technical Educator Induction and Professional Learning Community (PLC) plans that maximize time for all instructors. Participants will have an opportunity to assess their current educator induction and professional development plans while exploring innovative strategies to make professional development valuable to all professionals. Participants will be asked to reflect and identify whether their induction plan provides authentic learning experiences that prepare and benefit new instructors. A summary and samples of the Franklin County Career and Technical Educator Induction and PLC plans will be provided.

Chapter 339 and the Transition Process

Michael Huber Transition Coordinator, Elizabeth Forward Senior High School

Elizabeth Forward School District is dedicated to ensuring a seamless transition from school to postsecondary opportunities, through our commitment to Chapter 339 and several transition programs that are offered beginning in eighth grade. Students exiting the academic system and entering the adult world will have a well-rounded understanding of their interests, abilities and aptitudes. We often consider ourselves to be a GPS system for students, helping them navigate through the sometimes winding roads of education until they reach their final destination in life.

Clinical Skills Integration Seniors as Teachers

Penny Lenig-Zerby Health Careers Instructor, Dauphin County Technical School Bethann Cline Health Careers Instructor, Dauphin County Technical School

This session will demonstrate how two health career instructors utilize the clinical lab in a collaborative manner by pairing seniors with freshmen students. The instructors assign the freshmen as residents and the seniors are the nurse aides, while another freshman reads the skills sheet. The freshmen are exposed to new skills while the seniors have the opportunity to be the teachers while they practice their clinical skills. The students look forward to working together. Both groups of students are learning collaboratively. It is amazing how the seniors are capable of answering the questions of the freshmen students.

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Room 205 Bridging the Gap: Creating a Career Mentor-Aide Program

Rachel Minard High School Counselor, Coudersport Area School District Nicole Zaun Career Mentor-Aide, Coudersport Area School District

The Potter County Education Council (PCEC) created an innovative program which placed a part-time Career Mentor-Aide in each of the six surrounding school districts in order to help support the implementation of the Chapter 339 Plan. The program is supported by funding from the PCEC, Potter County Human Services and each of the school districts. The Career-Mentor Aide assists the school counselors efforts related to career development activities such as job shadowing, career fairs and career speakers.

Room 206 Replication is Working in CTE

Todd Luke President, MAX Teaching

When something works, it works. Come and learn how schools are working together to replicate best practices in literacy, curriculum and instruction based on NOCTI data analysis and how these groups are starting all across Pennsylvania to improve CTE. We will examine data from NOCTI results to identify which schools have high class mean by standard and how they can help other schools that may struggle within their curriculum. We will also examine big data NOCTI to determine if there are areas within the entire state that create challenges for CTCs.

Room 207 Sustaining Pathways Over More Than a Decade

Michael Carnes Principal, Middletown Area High School Terri ONeil Science Instructor/Pathway Chair, Middletown Area High School

Middletown Area High School converted to a pathways structure and culture in 2003, and it is still being used and improved today. Sure Middletown started with several grants that got their system going, but despite economic issues in public schools, we have continued to provide opportunities for K-12 students and even improve upon what we were doing during the years of the grant money. The district is dedicated to continuing to prepare students for their years beyond high school. Learn how you can sustain your system and provide opportunities to all students.

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7:15 AM 8:30 AM BREAKFAST

Presidents Hall Chefs Pancake Breakfast Buffet

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Room 104 The Dynamics of Creating Successful Partnerships With CareerLinks In-School Youth Program

Valerie Baker Child Care Services Instructor, Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology Derek Reber Youth Workforce Specialist, PA CareerLink Northumberland

In this workshop, the career and technical center audience will gain successful techniques of how to partner with a local PA CareerLinks In-School Youth Program. The workshop will focus on the benefits of the partnership for the career and technical students entering the workforce. When enrolled in the program, students receive activities related to job and career readiness such as resume and cover letter building, mock interviewing and career interest inventories. In addition, each student has three job shadow and a paid work experience in their fields of interest. Even if students are not enrolled in the Bridges to the Future program, all students are eligible to participate in activities focused on career and job readiness.

Room 105 Integrating Technology to Facilitate A Student-Centered Approach Through Project-Based Learning in a CTE Classroom

Matthew Zampetti HVAC/R Instructor, Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technology Center Kathryn Reynolds Marketing Instructor, Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technology Center

Do you remember your high school days of sitting at a desk in a lecture style classroom, hearing every third word, watching the clock and focusing all of your energy on just keeping your eyes open? I can recall the same feeling and to my great dismay as a new teacher I was putting my students through the same teaching methods. The introduction of the Technical Assistance Program (TAP) fostered professional relationships to support implementation of new and innovative teaching methods. Through TAP, I learned methods of teaching which differed greatly from the ones utilized during my tenure in school strategies that integrate technology and place the students in the drivers seat of their education. The presenter will share free apps used to engage the students in their learning. Most importantly, this presentation will share strategies that will create teacher efficiency for time management, more effective learning methods for your students and a more enjoyable learning environment for everyone involved.

Room 106 Teaching Kids to THRIVE: Building the Other Essential Skills for Success

Debbie Silver Educational Motivator

For students to thrive in their frenzied, high-speed, hyper-connected environments, it is imperative for them to learn important competencies that go beyond academic standards. The presenter will explore topics such as mindfulness, controlling executive functions, student agency, resilience, perseverance, responsibility, integrity, empathy and gratitude. In this lively presentation, participants will learn how they can help students develop their social and emotional learning (SEL) skills in order to find success both now and in the future; and combine meaningful points about the importance of THRIVE skills with tips on how to seamlessly integrate SEL skills into current curriculum.

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Room 107 Think Inside the Box

Kelly Wetherhold Media/Communications and English Instructor, Salisbury Township School District Robin Burns Media Specialist, Salisbury Township School District

Ever think outside the box? Throwing all the rules out because you know that this is THE only way to personalize education? And while you have altered your pedagogy over the last few years, you still find yourself weighed down by status quo assessments and lesson plans. Can we alter the way we view assessment? As an instructor, thinking this way used to be called outside the box. However, the opposite could not be more true. Let us help you think inside the box by sharing how to implement progressive classroom techniques using technology to personalize learning as well as to change your view of assessment. This session, one you can implement immediately, will promote a visionary way to look at assessment, engage you with applications that will help personalize learning and focus on unique perspectives and trends in education with firsthand experiences from the Apple Distinguished Educators program and GoogleEd.

Room 109 The Value of a Growth Mindset in Education

Tracy Costa Sixth Grade Instructor, Interboro School District Sheila Kennedy First Grade Instructor, Interboro School District

A growth mindset is the understanding that we can develop our abilities and intelligence. Holding a fixed or a growth mindset has huge implications when it comes to motivation. The side effect of the fixed mindset is a helpless or apathetic attitude toward effort when it comes to challenging tasks. If students know that they can develop their abilities, that effort and dedication make a difference in the formula for success, then they wont become paralyzed by challenge. Additionally, students, instructors and administrators need to be aware of the ramifications that exist when subscribing to a fixed mindset. Empirical research confirms the negative aspects of having a fixed mindset. Pertinent handouts and resources will be provided. Participants will be moving around and participating in activities that are collaborative and fun.

Room 206 Student-Driven NOCTI Test Score Improvement Using Pre-Test Data

Stephen Reinhart Building Property Maintenance Instructor, Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center

This presentation discusses successful techniques that have resulted in NOCTI score improvements of over 30 percent in the last several years. Learn how the following topics were developed and implemented: student-led analysis of NOCTI pre-test data; student-created review questions for low scoring areas; creation and implementation of student review methods and instant feedback; benefits of visual aids for improved data retention; and assessment techniques that employ instant student feedback and data collection.

Room 207 Moving Forward With K-12 School Counseling Plans (Chapter 339) A Regional Focus

Kathy Specht Consultant/Trainer, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education Marie Montecalvo Consultant/Trainer, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education Jill Dillon Consultant/Trainer, PDEs Bureau of Career and Technical Education

Over the past several years, many districts in the commonwealth have created well-developed K-12 School Counseling Plans (Chapter 339) and are experiencing a unity within their counseling departments that has never existed before! To support counselors as they strive to develop,

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strengthen and expand their programs, regional and statewide activities will be provided within designated regions of the state. Join the regional consultants who will provide focused discussions as to the sustainability of Plans as we move forward. Several topics likely to surface include engaging stakeholders and developing/sustaining the Advisory Council, setting and measuring program goals, delivery management and incorporating Career Education and Work standards within the curriculum. Participants will be able to network with others in their region and sharetheir program needs and brainstorm methods to improve their efforts relative to career and college readiness for all students.

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Presidents Hall CLOSING REMARKS

Lee Burket Director, Bureau of Career and Technical Education Pennsylvania Department of Education

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Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Students to Succeed

Debbie Silver Educational Motivator

Do you ever ask yourself, Just how am I supposed to motivate these students? The real question, of course, is how do we get them to motivate themselves? Educators can help students develop their self-efficacy to better attain success both now and in the future and explore what they must do to ensure that students become independent, resilient learners who not only set goals but also achieve them. With 30 years as a teacher, staff development instructor and university professor, Debbie Silver doesnt just know her way around the classroom she is familiar with the challenges educators face at every level. She has an engaging style, an unbeatable sense of humor and a keen insight into the science behind motivation, communication and goal setting and knows what it takes to move educators to a new level of performance and how to help them reach it while laughing all the way.

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