Scaling Career Readiness Authentic employer case challenges that connect secondary coursework to careers

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NCERT Spring Innovation Summit Presentation
Scaling Career Readiness
Authentic employer case challenges "
that connect secondary coursework to careers
Tiffany Godbout Williams"
Vice President of Strategic Alliances
Jane Kubasik "
President

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The 114th Partnership
• A national nonprofit that facilitates productive
partnerships between educators and employers.
• Since 2013, we have reached approximately 2,000
educators and 500,000 students.
• By connecting classwork to professional
pathways, we will help one million students
graduate college- and career-ready by 2020.

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Redefining Career Readiness
• Readiness for "
all students—"
beyond CTE
• Indicators beyond "
test scores—ESSA
• Moving toward
professional "
pathway readiness

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Professional Pathway Readiness
• Goes beyond career readiness.
• Recognizes the dynamic nature of "
tomorrow’s careers.
• Helps learners connect personal passions
to career pathways.
• Develops full members of the ever-changing
global economy.

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Our Career Readiness Case Studies
Standards-aligned "
and free to schools
• Spark 101 "
Interactive STEM Videos
• Delivered by teachers "
in the classroom
• Pathway Ready "
Professional Challenges®
• Delivered by "
employer volunteers

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Educator
Needs
Employer
Needs
Student
Needs
Addressing School and Employer Needs
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Goal: "
Engage 3 million students

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Spark 101 Interactive STEM Videos
• 50 case-study videos
• 340,000 students reached
• Students model
professional behavior to
solve workplace problems
• Include lesson plans "
and student resources
• Available at no cost on"
www.spark101.org

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Example: Clark Construction
“Positioning Tower Cranes
During Construction on the
National Mall”
• Students help ensure safety
on the job site of the
National Museum of African
American History & Culture
• Students work on crane
placement using math skills
and engineering thinking.

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Student Feedback: Spark 101
“I like that they explain
how to solve problems,
give you real problems to
solve, and talk to you
about their job in STEM
and why it matters.”
11th Grade Girl, Dallas, Texas

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Pathway Ready "
Professional Challenges®
• Genuine workplace
challenges for students "
to solve
• Coaching by "
employer volunteers
• Local careers in demand
• Inquiry-based learning

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Example: Sodexo
“Designing a "
21st Century High School”
• 24 diverse "
high school students
• Developed proposal "
for high school "
classroom redesign
• Met budget limitations "
and other parameters

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Student Feedback: "
Professional Challenge
“I felt like I was part of a
company solving a real
problem.”
10th Grade Student, "
Montgomery County Public Schools,
Maryland

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Spark 101 Evaluation Findings
• Understand the
relevance of their "
high school courses "
(+50%)
• Interested in STEM
courses and careers
(+33%)
• Increase their plans "
to take STEM courses
(+50%)

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Spark 101 Student Interest "
in STEM Pathways
27.1
21.6
20.4
33.6
28.0
26.4
I understand how what I learn in
STEM courses relates to my life.
I am interested in taking more
STEM courses.
I am interested in a career that
uses what I learn in my STEM
courses.
% Strongly Agree Pretest % Strongly Agree Posttest
N=431

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Educators Supporting Case-Study Usage

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Employer Case-Study Partners

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Partner with Us to Meet "
Your Career Readiness Goals
• New Spark 101 Interactive STEM Videos
• Live Pathway Ready Professional Challenges
• “Industries That Thrive” "
Professional Pathway Roundtables
• Teacher leader coaching to scale career readiness
• Framework to self-assess your career readiness
efforts in the era of ESSA

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