NCPN Title and Descriptions of Main Conference Sessions

Presentation TitleIntegrating Career Pathways Activities IntoExisting CurriculaIntegrating Design Components That TurnKnowledge and Skill Into Cash!iPad Use in the Classroom: A QualitativeApproach to Flexible TeachingiPads and Tablets: A Sharing SessionLake Land College Fundamentals of anApplied Technology Program: Adult andWorkforce EducationLearning Made Relevant: ImplementingProblem and Project-Based Learning UsingContextual TeachingMaryland’s Program of Study inCybersecurity: CAE & NICE Framework andPostsecondary ArticulationMaximizing the CTE Context: StrengtheningAcademic Skills in Career PathwaysMeeting Workforce Needs Through BusinessLeadership Not Business AdvisingMicromessaging, Access, and Equity inSTEM Career EducationNational Science Foundation-Funded PBLScenario Development Fosters CurriculumAlignment in SCOhio: Leader in Tech Prep/Programs ofStudyOne-Stop Shopping for Adult CareerPathwaysthe Walmart Foundation.Presentation DescriptionNo time or budget to completely rewrite your Language Arts curriculum? Integratingcareer pathways components and activities into existing curricula is not as hard as youmay think! Modifying what you have may be the answer, at least for now. Expect to leaveready to immediately implement career pathways components.Have you ever wanted your students to have knowledge in another area that couldbenefit your curriculum? Integrating three different design courses, students use theirsoftware knowledge from a concept to produce a product. These practical applicationsimplemented by staff and students lead to earning financial support for their programs.This presentation will describe the process of successfully implementing iPads into thefamily and consumer sciences middle school curriculum. Presenters will explain the fourphases of the process: planning, preparing, implementing and evaluating. Presenters willalso discuss project-based learning and student engagement. iPads not required toattend.Do you have experience using iPads or other tablets in your school? This session isdevoted to those who have dabbled in this new magical device and used it to help youteach, a tool for your students, or school. Come share your successes and failures in thisintimate sharing session of ideas. This session will be taped and later put on YouTubeand TeacherTube. iPads not required to attend session.Lake Land College Adult and Workforce Education Fundamental of Applied TechnologyProgram is designed to prepare students for direct employment and/or entrance intopostsecondary education programs of study. Participants in the program can gaininformation on braiding funding streams to assist students in accessing career andtechnical educational programs.Attendees can expect to gain insight on how to integrate CTE into the everydayclassroom instruction. Attendees will also learn to use problem and project-basedlearning to effectively cover the new Core Content Standards. Attendees will benefit fromthe session by becoming more familiar with one of the most effective instructionalpractices available.Learn about Maryland’s cybersecurity career pathway. The pathway is based on directarticulation with the Centers of Academic Excellence and supports the NICE Framework.It integrates both industry competencies/certifications and the career cluster knowledge /skill sets aligned with stackable credentials. Find out about the Maryland program and anational rollout.Participants will benefit from learning the latest findings from the NRCCTE curriculumintegration projects. They will also leave with some practical "takeaways" that can beapplied in the development of career pathways.The Convergence Technology Center and BATEC Center for IT have been successful inrecruiting and retaining active business and industry leadership teams that guide theCenters in reimagining IT careers, resulting in students being right-skilled to rapidly gainemployment. Participants will learn strategies and techniques to build dynamic businesspartnerships.Micromessaging to Reach and Teach Every Student is a rigorous professionaldevelopment program for secondary and postsecondary STEM and CTE educatorsdesigned to increase the participation and academic success of their students with anemphasis on underrepresented populations, including women. Pilot data hasdemonstrated significant impact for all students.Learn how a high School physics instructor incorporates physics-driven problem-basedlearning (PBL) projects to engage students and demonstrate relevance. SC ATEpresenters will describe their collaboration, share, ready-to-implement PBL projects anddiscuss a SC curriculum alignment project.This presentation will highlight Ohio’s commitment in maintaining the Tech Prepphilosophy throughout the CTE system despite the elimination of federal Perkins fundssupporting Tech Prep. Learn how Ohio changed from a twenty-three college Tech Prepconsortia structure to six college Tech Prep regional service centers supporting andfacilitating Tech Prep/Program of Study applications, bilateral articulation agreementdevelopment, and college readiness assessments and interventions.Designing Instruction for Career Pathways (DICP) is a project funded by the U.S.Department of Education s Office of Vocational and Adult Education that seeks to assiststate and local adult education providers as they develop and implement adult careerpathways programs that are designed to help low-skilled adults succeed inpostsecondary education and employment. DICP is managed by Kratos LearningSolutions in partnership with the Center for Occupational Research and Development.Participants will learn how to get involved in the leading career pathways movement inadult education.