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Illinois Pathways Website Updates March 2015

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Website Updates

www.ilpathways.com March 20, 2015 1

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Related Resources are provided by Illinois Open Educational Resources.http://ioer.ilsharedlearning.org

Use an email address to subscribe to daily or weekly updates.

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Illinois Pathways• Aligned to the National Career Cluster Framework, Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programs of Study enable the State's education institutions to align their curriculum, assessments, and career counseling with the State's growing economic development sectors thereby ensuring successful transitions to employment and a stronger economy for Illinois.

• This information is beneficial to:– Students planning their education and training for a STEM career

pathway.– Students interested in learning about STEM career options.– Administrators and Educators planning for or updating STEM programs.– Community members interested in finding out what recommended STEM

programs can include.

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MenuAbout STEM Pathways Other

ResourcesEvents News &

Updates

• Introduction • All Pathways • Resources Search

• Learning Exchanges

• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

• Branding Graphics

• Architecture & Construction • Glossary

• Energy

• Finance

• Health Science

• Information Technology

• Manufacturing

• Research & Development

• Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

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All Pathways

This widget can be copy/ pasted into any website using a small code snippet. This is what it looks like

on a small screen.

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Widgets• Widgets are like YouTube videos. You can copy and paste

a small snippet of HTML code into the HTML of any website.

• Widgets have many advantages:– Makes your website look great.– Easy to install.– Does the work for you, making maintenance a breeze.– Customer access is seamless and easy.– STEM Learning Exchanges can put all of the widgets on their

websites.– State agencies and other partners can put the widgets on their

websites. – All of the widgets are openly available to anyone. See

the footer of the website for more information.

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Illinois PathwaysThis widget can be copy/pasted into any website using a small code snippet.

There is a separate widget for each Career Cluster.

Click on any pathway.

Related Resources are provided by Illinois Open Educational Resources.http://ioer.ilsharedlearning.org

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Illinois Pathways

Education and Career Pathways

Programs/Courses

Orientation (Level 1)

Secondary (Level 2)

Post-Secondary(Level 3)

Work-Based

Learning (WBL)

Definitions & Level-

Appropriate Types WBL

Credentials

Descriptions and Links to Credential Information

Careers

Updated Labor Market

Information

Links to Career

Information System

Occupation Information

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Programs and CoursesSelect Programs and Courses with any Pathway and Level.

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Programs/Courses - Obtained through the following sources to include approved credit-bearing course or post-secondary programs, and embodies a set of learning activities that culminate in the mastery of standards.

• Illinois State Board of Education (orientation and high school levels) – provides course numbers from the Illinois State Course System (ISCS).  http://www.isbe.net/ISCS/

• Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) (postsecondary levels) - provides a taxonomic scheme that supports the accurate tracking and reporting of fields of study and program completion activity.  https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/Default.aspx?y=55

• Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) - Statewide transfer agreement, which is transferable among more than 100 participating colleges and universities in Illinois. IAI works best for students who know they are going to transfer, but are undecided on the college or university that will grant their baccalaureate degree. http://www.itransfer.org/IAI.aspx

Programs and courses are subject to change. This information is intended is to provide general information for planning. To identify specific courses offered by schools, visit:

Illinois State Board of Education Illinois Community College Board Illinois Board of Higher Education Illinois Student Assistance Commission Illinois workNet Training Programs

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Programs/CoursesSee related courses with the option to search and export results to a spreadsheet (CSV).

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Work-Based LearningSelect Work-Based Learning with any Level.

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WBL Examples by Level - Not only for students, but also for educators seeking professional development opportunities.

Work-Based Learning

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WBL definitions.

Work-Based Learning - A broad range of experiences and opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom, that connect students to the world of work, ranging from career awareness to more applied on-the-job training.

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Credentials/AssessmentsSelect Credentials with any Pathway and Level.

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Credentials/Assessments• View related

credentials.• Option to

search.• Option to

export to a spreadsheet (CSV).

• Links to credential website.

Credentials/Assessments - Widely recognized certificates that have market value and can be obtained through the completion of academic assessments and programs, or through industry-recognized training and certificate-granting institutions.

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View Careers

View Careers with any Pathway.

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View Careers

Labor Market Information (LMI) is current and provided by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).

• See employment trends by occupation.

• Click on occupations to see career information.

• Export to a spreadsheet (CSV).

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Career Information

Illinois workNet combines information from the IDES Career Information System and Illinois Workforce Development System (IWDS).

Select additional information to learn more about the occupation.

Log in to your Illinois workNet account and bookmark to save it.

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Supply and Demand

From each Career Cluster, select [+More Information] at the top of the page to see Supply and Demand Reports.

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Resources Search

• Related Resources are provided by Illinois Open Educational Resources (IOER). http://ioer.ilsharedlearning.org

• There are multiple widget options offered from IOER:

• Library• Search (like this example)• Learning List• Standards Browser

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Events

• This is a widget. All STEM Learning Exchanges can put widgets on their website.

• Any events added automatically updates this calendar.

• Any partner can enter events.• STEM Learning Exchanges can

approve events submitted with their calendar.

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News and Updates

As of March 20, 2015, this has 33,993 subscribers!

STEM Learning Exchange and related information of statewide interest.

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Hope you enjoyed the tour!Illinois Pathways is powered by Illinois workNet and part of the Illinois Shared Learning Environment (ISLE) project.

http://www.ilpathways.com

Email [email protected] for more information.

Illinois workNet is sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). ISLE is sponsored by DCEO and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).