Careers - Center on Education and Work - University of Wisconsin ...

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WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE
7:00 - 7:50 am CDF Alumni Breakfast — For CDF Students, Instructors, and Alumni Only
LACrOSSE rOOM
H keynote sPeaker
8:00 - 9:30 am Lessons Learned: What really Works? Applying Lessons
SUPErIOr rOOM Learned from the research
James R. Stone III
What do we know about schools’ role in improving a student’s chances of
success in the future? Do high school and postsecondary career and technical
education make a difference? What else can we do to assist our young people
and adults in transition to prepare for their next step in life?
The facts tell an alarming story: Just 68% of 9th graders finish high school.
Only a minority of students who start a college program finish. And of those
who do finish high school, many are not equipped for the challenges that
await them as they move on to further education or the workplace.
In this provocative session, Dr. James Stone will highlight some of the
lessons learned from six years of research conducted by the National
Research <strong>Center</strong> for Career and Technical Education at the University of
Minnesota. Using data collected from this research, he’ll help us consider
how to apply these lessons to the critical issues confronting all of us who
work to prepare students and adults for their future lives as lifelong
learners and productive workers.
James r. Stone III, Ph.D., is the director of the National Research <strong>Center</strong>
for Career and Technical Education and associate professor of career and
technical education at the University of Minnesota. He is a widely recognized
expert in educational transitions, particularly transitions between
education and work, and has developed a series of studies examining
the connections between the workplace and formal education. James is
a passionate and humorous speaker who enjoys taking the results of his
work and demonstrating how to apply them in practice with students and
adults.
Conference Goal: Connect education with business and industry
to enable school-to -career transition