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11/10/2011	Fall Career Technical Education Conference CTE: Learning that works for Minnesota Conference Program (pdf) Minnesota Programs of Study: How are we doing? Join this interactive session as we talk about the progress we?ve made, the functions available to you, the potential for the future, and some examples of success. We?ll be looking at www.mnpos.com. See you there! SANDY FABIAN Career Director of Academic and Innovative Partnerships, St. Cloud Community & Technical College Perkins 101 for November 2011 (ppt) Look to the future: Tomorrow?s Career Trends Now Learn about tomorrow?s career trends by looking at ?hot jobs? in Minnesota, what skills and knowledge are projected to be the most in-demand, and find out how to adapt to Minnesota?s changing workplace landscape. Come and hear about exciting research connecting education with workforce in Minnesota. RACHEL VILSACK Coordinator of Special Projects, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Look to the Future (pdf) Websites: Minnesota Job Outlook 2019 Projected Regional Employment Growth, 2009-2019 Gauging the Education and Training Demands of Minnesota Jobs A Conversation with Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier - CTE: Learning that Works for America and Minnesota Join our keynote speaker, Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier, for an interactive discussion about career technical education issues that we are facing in Minnesota and across the nation. We will discuss our challenges and our successes with both secondary to postsecondary pathways and adult pathways. Come prepared to share your comments, questions and ideas. DR. BRENDA DAN-MESSIER Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS): New enhancements, including career pathways Get an overview of this year?s enhancements to MCIS. See how schools can upload their courses and pathways to the MCIS Course Planner, including the student checklist of recommended career and educational planning activities by grade level. We?ll go over the new additions to ?My Career Plan.? DOROTHY WOLF MCIS Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts The Sandbox Group: A Statewide Collaboration Model for Online Career and Education Resources Where do you begin with so many online career and planning tools? Which tool matches your needs? Learn the differences between these tools and how to match the learner to the tool that meets their needs. The sandbox group is a collaboration between MyMNCareers, ISEEK, GPS Lifeplan, The Career Gateway, the Metropolitan Library Systems (MELSA), Learner Web, and MN Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC). We strive to decrease duplication, increase communication, and help learners find the best online tool to match their needs. PAT THOMAS Southwest ABE Manager LAURA NEDVED e-Learning Consultant, Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities JAN VANEK Learner Web Consultant, Minnesota Literacy Council JANET FLAM Career Initiatives Program Manager, Jewish Family and Children?s Service of Minneapolis MELINDA LUDWICZAK Project Manager, MELSA - Metropolitan Library Service Agency MICHELE JERSAK Counselor, Century College SHELIA McCOMB iSEEK Solutions YINGFAH THAO Communications and Web Manager, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities The Sandbox Group (ppt) Perkins 101: What is Perkins? Learn what Perkins is, how it is funded, what the requirements are and how your programs can benefit. This information session is intended for faculty, teachers, counselors and administrators. MARLYS BUCHER Career Technical Education Assesment and Evaluations Perkins Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Education SUSAN CARTER Associate Director of Research, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Perkins 101 (ppt) Resources for Career Advising Secondary, postsecondary and adult learners all need accurate and relevant information to help them with career and education planning. This presentation will detail online resources that highlight career and training options in IT, manufacturing, green and other career fields. Attendees will also gain best practices for using the Minnesota regional labor market and education information provided by DEED and ISEEK. DENISE FELDER MnCareers Editor, iSEEK Solutions Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts STEM Education and Outreach: Aligning Statewide Efforts Learn how the MN Girls Collaborative Project, the MN STEM Network and the U of M STEM Education Center collaborate in our state to increase our effectiveness in STEM education and attract more students, especially girls and diverse students, to STEM careers. EVA SCATES-WINSTON Program Director Gender, Equity and Collaboration, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities ANNE HORNICKEL Program Director North Star STEM Alliance College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota TAMARA MOORE Co-Director, STEM Education Center, University of Minnesota Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Technical Skill Assessment: An Overview (computer lab) State approved technical skill assessments and common core competencies have been implemented in many CTE programs with success in FY11. Get an overview of the Technical Skill Assessment project and how it will impact your CTE program at your school or college. DAN SMITH Education Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Education GINNY KARBOWSKI Program Director for Career and Technical Education Pathways , Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Promising Practices for Promoting Career Development Planning for Youth Attention to career development planning for Minnesota?s youth and underrepresented populations is inconsistent, leading to retention problems in postsecondary education, job training programs, and skill gaps in the workforce. We will discuss promising practices for implementing universally accepted concepts in career development and planning, and share resources that align with and incorporate existing career development tools and initiatives currently used by state partners. DENISE FELDER MnCareers Editor, iSEEK Solutions AL HAUGE Program Specialist for Career Guidance, Counseling, Work Based Learning and Transition Disabled, Minnesota Department of Education Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Got Math? Bringing Math to Life in CTE: Itasca Technical Math Institute Find out how a group of northern Minnesota schools got together with local industry to bring new life to Technical Math class through a summer institute project. VANGIE MATTFIELD Math Teacher, Floodwood High School KEITH MATTSON Industrial Technology Instructor, Mesabi Range Community & Technical College JANEEN KLEFFMAN Director of Applied Learning and College Attainment, Itasca Community College SHAWN PUCELY Production Manager, L and M Radiator, Inc. Got Math? (ppt) Summer CTC Programs: Staff, our most important resource! The Northeast Metro Perkins Consortium invested in a comprehensive program of professional development. Particular attention was paid to investing in the staff to support program goals and strategies. Summer is an ideal time to deliver most of the offerings, including industry tours for educators, student organization, math in CTE, summer institutes, and career center development. Currently a cadre group approach is being established to develop and implement a consortium approach to PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY over the next year. Come share your thoughts on professional development. JOHN SEDEY Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District DEANNE DEGRAFF ED.S. Principal, Career and Technical Center, Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District Pathways Conference (ppt) Forming CTE Advisory Committees This session will explore the formation and utilization of advisory committees for CTE programs. We?ll provide strategies on and how to engage agencies and organizations to help identify potential advisory committee members in your local community and how to combine secondary and postsecondary advisory committees. JOHN RAPHEAL Program Specialist for Trades and Industrial Technology, Minnesota Department of Education LUANN BARTLEY Associate Director, Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association PAM PERRI Executive Director Builders Association of Minnesota DENISE ANDERSON Education Coordinator, Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association KRISTEN PILLING-DAVIS Director of Education, Printing Industry of Minnesota Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Pathways to Prosperity This session will begin with a brief overview of the Pathways to Prosperity report and its potential to positively impact CTE in Minnesota. The overview will be followed by an informal sharing of followup strategies that each of the consortia has used locally to advance the messages of the Pathways to Prosperity report. DR. MIKE LINDSTROM SciMathMN Frameworks Project Director WENDY PALAZZO CTE Director, Minneapolis Public Schools Pathways to Prosperity (pdf) Pathways to Prosperity Fall CTE 2011 (ppt) GPS Lifeplan Secondary: Career Pathways GPS LifePlan Secondary is a combination of online tools including an electronic portfolio (eFolio) designed to assist high school students in developing plans to achieve their goals. Students can explore five areas of development (career, education, finance, leadershp and personal) to reflect on where they are now, where they want to go, and pathways to get from here to there. Best of all, it?s free! MICHELE JERSAK Counselor and GPS LifePlan Outreach Coordinator, Century College SHELLI SOWLES College and Career Readiness Specialist, Northeast Metro 916 Career & Technical Center GPS LifePlan Treasure Hunt Secondary (pdf) Faculty Resources for Using GPS LifePlan Secondary Version (pdf)Website: http://www.careerplan.project.mnscu.edu/ Technical Skills Assessments: NOCTI SkillsUSA (computer lab) Want to explore the features and resources or take an online practice assessment from NOCTI or Skills USA in one of the 79 career pathways? Participate in a hands-on, practical session individualized to your programs? needs and your specific interests. GINNY KARBOWSKI Program Director for Career and Technical Education Pathways, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Technical Skills Assessment: A Secondary Perspective Technical skill assessment, one measure in the Carl Perkins grant data accountability can be a fearful process. However, it can also be valuable to students and teachers. Technical skill assessments (TSA?s) are a way to demonstrate student learning of industry skills and to validate student assets for career planning. Teachers can use the TSA results to adjust their curriculum and use the data to make improvements in their courses. This presentation will walk you through how and where to begin administering the TSA?s, and show you what t the results look like. You will also hear about what some teachers did with the results of TSA?s. Come and learn more about TSA?s. They are here to stay! DEANNE DEGRAFF Principal, Career and Technical Center, Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District ERICK LEHET Instructor and TSA Coordinator, Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District Position on TSA (doc) Implementation Plan (pdf) Presentation (ppt) Blended Online and Face-to-Face CTE classes This session provides a historical look at online course and delivery development at Saint Paul College. The presenters give real world examples of best practices, software applications and learning models to promote student engagement in online, hybrid/blended and web supplemented CTE courses. SHELLY BIBEAU Associate Dean for Instructional Technology and Professional Development, Saint Paul College MARGIE TOMSIC, Ph.D. Dean of Research Planning and Effectiveness, Saint Paul College Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Early Lessons Learned from FastTRAC 3.0 Programming This session will engage participants in the early results of the FastTRAC program. Discussion will be framed on the lessons learned and the opportunities this model has in the context of developmental education reform for leading to improved numbers of degree attainment for developmental learners. KAREN HYNICK System Director for College Transitions and FastTRAC Programs, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities JAN VANEK Learner Web Consultant, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development MN FastTRAC Evolution Presentation (ppt) Science in CTE: Does learning science in context improve science achievement? The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council collaborated with the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE), University of Louisville, to conduct a research study that tested the idea of teaching science in context using an inquiry teaching methodology. In this session you will learn the preliminary results of the study. DR. JAMES LEISING State Director of the Science-in-CTE Project, University of Minnesota Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts MN CTE Data Driven Improvement Project Come to this session for a preview of the MN Data Driven Improvement professional development project for teachers and faculty. We are beginning to implement the project this fall in collaboration with the National Research Center for Career Technical Education. Find out how you can learn more about using assessment data as a tool to improve student outcomes. DEBRA HSU, Ed. D. Director of Professional Development, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities DENISE ROSELAND, Ph.D. Senior Career and Technical Education Planning and Evaluation Director, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Hands-on demonstration of Online Tools (computer lab) Try out online tools from today?s sessions about GPS Lifeplan, MCIS, MnPOS, ISEEK, eFolio and the Sandbox Group. Presenters will available to answer questions as you have an opportunity to explore the capabilities of these tools. Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Rigorous Programs of Study Attendees will be introduced to the new Rigorous Program of Study (POS) and accompanying self-assessment tool this framework and self-assessment as well as share ideas on how this framework can be implemented at the local level to meet the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act IV requirements. GINNY KARBOWSKI Program Director for Career and Technical Education Pathways, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities SANDY FABIAN Career Director of Academic and Innovative Partnerships, St. Cloud Community & Technical College Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts The Evolution of Concurrent Enrollment as a Strategy for Improving College Readiness This program will engage participants in an overview of the history and evolution of concurrent enrollment practice and policies for the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system. Participants will be asked to share best practices regarding choosing courses for concurrent enrollment, contractual agreements, orientation and professional development. Information will also be shared about the national accreditation for concurrent enrollment process and the new legislation regarding the statute changes pertaining to 9th and 10th graders. KAREN HYNICK System Director for College Transitions and FastTRAC Programs, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Concurrent Enrollment CTE Conference (ppt) Best Prep: eMentoring for Business Students Developing relationships between adult professionals and Minnesota students is what BestPrep eMentors program is all about. An email mentoring partnership between students and volunteers from almost any career field clears a new path for learning and experience. This presentation will focus on eMentoring as excellent opportunity for business students to learn how the skills they develop in school play into their future success in the workplace. BONNIE VAGASKY Vice President of Special Projects, Program Manager, eMentors & Technology Integration Workshop, BestPrep Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts KeyTrain/WorkKeys: Web-based curriculum and assessment system for enhancing student workplace skills Come learn about KeyTrain?, a complete web-based interactive training system for the WorkKeys? workplace skill assessments. You will hear about the experiences of Perkins Consortia in Northwest and Southeast Minnesota that implemented the web-based system to increase student?s basic workplace skills and technical skill attainment in CTE pathways. ARLIN MELGAARD A.M. Consulting KeyTrain WorkKeys October 2011 (ppt) CTE Campaign ?CTE: Learning that Works for Minnesota? This session focuses on how teachers, faculty, counselors and advisors can use the campaign materials to promote CTE. This awareness campaign is directed at learners of all ages. We want to hear your ideas. This campaign is a joint effort by the Minnesota Department of Education and Minnesota State Colleges & Universities. YINGFAH THAO CTE Communications and Web Manager, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities JEAN KYLE Program Specialist for Business and Marketing, Minnesota Department of Education Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Youth Apprenticeship Rebuilding Youth Apprenticeship in Minnesota around the Wisconsin National Recognized model: where are we and what are our next steps? ALYSSA KLEIN MS CRC Project Manager, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts Micro messaging and Non-traditional Student Success Micro-inequities are those subtle ?micro-messages? that devalue, discourage, and dismiss non-traditional students as exceptional scholars, scientists, and engineers. This presentation will provide the building blocks to understanding micro-messaging and its impact on communication and performance. CLAUDIA MORELL Chief Operating Officer, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation NAPE Micromessaging (pdf) CTE: Learning that Works for Minnesota: Reflections on the day Complete the Profesional Development Evaluation form and make sure to get your CEU. JOANN SIMSER State Director for Career Technical Education, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities DAN SMITH Education Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Education Contact the Presenter for presentations/handouts
9/8/2011 - 9/29/2011	Perkins Accountability Webinars Perkins 101 for New Consortium Coordinators and Contacts Webinar An introduction to the Perkins Act of 2006 (Carl D. Perkins IV) that will describe the rules & regulations, policies & practices and structure of Perkins in Minnesota. Agenda MN CTE Goals New to Perkins MN Career Fields, Clusters and Pathways Perkins Accountability I - Secondary and Postsecondary Webinar The webinar will be a one hour overview of Perkins Accountability data collection and reporting for secondary and postsecondary Consortium Coordinators and Contacts and administrators. Perkins Accountability I FAUPL Perkins Accountability II - Secondary Webinar The webinar will be a one hour detailed presentation of Perkins Accountability data collection and reporting for secondary Consortium Coordinators and Contacts and administrators. Agenda Accountability II - Secondary Perkins Accountability II - Postsecondary Webinar The webinar will be a one hour detailed presentation of Perkins Accountability data collection and reporting for postsecondary Consortium Coordinators and Contacts and administrators Perkins Accountability II - Postsecondary Accessing Perkins IV Postsecondary Data Using Hyperion/Brio
11/10/2010	2nd Annual CTE Conference -- "Reflect, Transform & Lead" Program Schedule Breakout Session Descriptions Minnesota's Approach to Programs of Study by Cynthia Muna ISEEK: Career Development Practices Through Collaboration by Denise Felder Health Careers Promotion Grant by Lawrence Colaizy Minnesota's Changing Labor Market by Kyle Uphoff Math-in-CTE: You're Teaching Them - Does Anyone Know? by Connie DeMillo Math-in-CTE Handout Minnesota College Level Accounting Project by Jean Kyle NOCTI Assesments: Providing Program Accountability, Curriculumn Improvement and Data for your Program of Study by Lana Ford Minnesota Online College in the High School Partnership by Murray Turner Perkins 101: Career & Technical Education by Marlys Bucher Programs of Study: Statewide Update by Sandy Fabian et al Refocusing & Reinvigorating Program Advisory Committees by Lloyd Petri ProStart: Creating Tomorrow's Foodservice Leaders by Mary Levinski Saint Paul Career Pathways Academy by Kathy Kittel SciGirls by Lisa Regalla Student & Teacher Education Enhacement Program by Mo Amundson Technical Skill Attainment: A Postsecondary Perspective by Christine Pigsley Mathematical Software for Student Success by Mark Thomas
9/21/2009	Perkins Accountability Workshop Agenda(pdf) Secondary Accountability Indicators by Marlys Buchert (pdf) Postsecondary Accountability Indicators by Susan Carter (pdf) Technical Skill Attainment Interim Report (pdf) Negotiations Timeline (pdf) Hyperion/BRIO Presentation & Reports by Michele Dorschner (ppt) Data Dictionary
9/23/2009	Programs of Study Updates & Changes for Fall Webex Agenda (doc) Listen to the meeting(YouTube) All POS Contacts from all 26 consortia should attend this meeting, secondary and postsecondary.
10/1/2009	VTECS Training Your school or college might be eligible to receive the VTECS Connect and Direct software at no cost if your school receives Perkins Federal funding. What is VTECS Connect? A software package designed to facilitate the management of work?based learning experiences. What is VTECS Direct? A system for management of Career Clusters Information in addition to traditional occupational analysis data. MORE? For more information, contact Al Hauge (651) 582-8409.
10/19/2009	Perkins Fiscal Training Agenda (pdf) ppt The Postsecondary Process Welcome by Dan Smith (ppt) The Secondary Process (ppt)
11/3/2009	Pathways, Partnerships and Perkins Best Practices Conference (Crowne Plaza Minneapolis North Hotel) Program Schedule (pdf) Session Descriptions and Speaker Bios (pdf) Debra Rowe ? Education for a Sustainable Future and a Greener Economy (ppt) Hans Meeder ? Minnesota?s Pilot for Technical Skills Assessment (ppt) Career & College Transitions by Deanne DeGraff, Jeralyn Jargo and Shelli Sowless (ppt) Project Lead the Way and Real World Design Challenge by John Rapheal and Jim Mecklenburg (html) Advanced Manufacturing Education Using a Mobile Lab by Marlene Mixa (ppt) Contextual Success: Geometry in Construction and Algebra II in Automotive Technology by Scott Burke and Tom Moore (html) Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest Business Simulation & Partnership Programs by Jen Bahti and Sara Dziuk (html) Handout ? Titan Program (pdf) Handout ? Finance Park Program (pdf) International Baccalaureate Career Certification by Wendie Palazzo and Paula Palmer (ppt) Perkins 101: Overview of Perkins IV by Marlys Bucher (ppt) GPS Lifeplan: Goals+Planning=Success by Karen Hynick (ppt) Career Development: Creative Ideas for Classrooms by Al Hauge, Alyssa Klein and Jayne Greeney Camps to Careers by Jayne Greeney (ppt) Online College in the High School: Expanding Student Options by Murray Turner and Steve Jatczak (ppt) Best practices Non?Traditional Recruitment & Retention by Eva Scates?Winston and Brenda Lysing (ppt) Adult Career Pathways: FastTRAC Programs at NHCC (ppt) FastTRAC Handout (pdf) Programs of Study 101: Overview and Recommendations from Practitioners by Mary Messimer, Kathi Rusch and Sandy Fabian (ppt) Secondary/Postsecondary Business/Industry Advisory Boards by Judy Richer and Sue Boehland FastTRAC Programs at North Hennepin Community College by Jaime Simonsen and Gretchen Switalski (ppt)
11/4/2009	Statewide Fall Perkins Mandatory Meeting (Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park) Agenda (pdf) This meeting covered several items and included many updates to the Perkins Operational Handbook, FY11 Local Application and Programs of Study. All the updated forms and documents you need were placed into a flashdrive and were handed out at the meeting to 1 secondary and 1 postsecondary consortium contact in each consortium.
4/27/2010 4/28/2010 4/29/2010	Program Advisory Handbook Workshops Program Advisory Committee Handbook (2010 Edition) (pdf) Quick Summary of the Handbook (pdf) Next Steps Sample Worksheet(pdf) Advisory Committee Snapshot (pdf) Powerpoint Slides (pdf) Powerpoint presentation by Dan Smith(ppt) Participants List (pdf)

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