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2011 National Career Pathways Network Annual Conference
Transforming Lives
for a Strong America
Session Presenter:Cynthia Brennan-Jones
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Welcome!
Session Objectives
You will feel this session has been a worthwhile expenditure of your time.
You will leave with something you can use.
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Who am I?
• High School English instructor and curriculum developer
• B.A.: English• M.S.: Elementary Education• “ABD:” Anticipated completion of
doctoral program in Instructional Leadership, Curriculum Development: 2012
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FL DOE Certifications
• Educational Media Specialist (prekindergarten to grade 12)
• Elementary Education (grades 1 – 6)
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), (grades K – 12)
• English (grades 6 – 12)
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NCPN
Career Pathways Leadership Certification
Adult Career Pathways Emphasis
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September 12, 2011U. S. Customs and Immigration Services Building,
West Palm Beach, FL
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Transforming Livesfor a Strong America
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Session Premise
We know research provides evidence that "education with a purpose" will result in more student engagement. Happily, implementing Career Pathways (CP) activities into existing curriculum provides students “education with a purpose.”
The problem: How do we find the time to design and plan new activities and lesson plans?
We are all busy, busy people!
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Session Agenda
1. Share ideas on incorporating CP into existing language arts activities
2. Share CP-related activities and lesson plans
3. Brainstorm with session participants
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Let’s dive in!
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One Easy Way
• If it is a writing prompt, put a CP spin on it. If you can relate a writing assignment to real life, and CP is real life, then writing will become more engaging to students!
• Bonus: No more, “Why do we have to do this? This is stupid!”
• Why? If it’s about them, their future, our frequently ego-centric students will be more engaged.
• Does that mean we are giving up core academics? Absolutely not! We are incorporating CP components into our already existing language arts curriculum.
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Situation I
Creative Writing Old curriculum
Question: How can I quickly incorporate Career Pathways
activities?
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CP Activities for Creative Writing
• Narrative Essay: 5 Years Down the Road Handout
• One Act Play: 10 Years Down the RoadHandout
Note: I used modified grading rubrics that I had created for an English II course.
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CP Activities for English IV
• Diagnostic Essay: CP PromptsHandout
• Research Paper Topic: CP ChoicesHandout
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CP Activities for Business English
• “So You Want to be an Entrepreneur”http://www.lcc.edu/ed/wiredinitiative/about/
• “Careers in Transportation”http://transportationcareers.org/
• “Resumes and Cover Letters”Templates Available in Microsoft Word
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“Basics”
Oftentimes, both instructors and students need to learn “the basics.” Our tech-savvy students may know all about
downloading music; however, they may have no idea how to double space or paginate a document.
• Word 2007 MasteryHandout
• PowerPoint MasteryHandout
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Strategy / Group Activity
Activity Steps1. Choose a session participant’s suggested
course.2. Find the course description / standards online.3. Use Word 2007 comment function. 4. Brainstorm and insert CP ideas via comments.5. Send to participant(s).