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 Linked Learning Convention 2017
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Registration is Open!
The Linked Learning Convention provides a unique experience for networking, strategic planning, and professional learning from peers. Attendees will hear from dynamic speakers, participate in breakout sessions, learn through experiential site visits, and interact with Linked Learning students. The Linked Learning Convention 2016 sold out quickly, with more than 900 attendees from across California and eight other states. The Linked Learning Alliance will not be hosting a policy convening for 2017 so if you have an interest in preparing all students for college, career and life, register today for the convention!
date: January 23-25, 2017
location: Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
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Know a Linked Learning Champion?
We are currently accepting nominations for the 2017 Linked Learning Champion Awards in four categories - Educator Champion, Anne B. Stanton Impact Champion, Employer Champion, and Policy Champion. The Linked Learning Champion awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment, leadership, and success in implementing and expanding quality Linked Learning opportunities for students. We are currently accepting nominations. The 2017 Linked Learning Champions will be recognized at the Linked Learning Convention in January. For more information, go to: http://www.linkedlearning.org/get-involved/champions/
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Call for Board & Council Nominations
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The Linked Learning Alliance is accepting nominations for At-Large members to serve on the Board of Directors, and for members interested in service on its five advisory Linked Learning Councils. We are looking for energetic leaders in the Linked Learning field who are committed to expanding student access to high quality Linked Learning pathways, participating in Linked Learning governance, and sharing their knowledge and expertise to advance Linked Learning field goals.
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Webinar on key strategies for implementing Linked Learning
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The Linked Learning Alliance invites you to join an interactive webinar highlighting a new report, What it Takes to Create Linked Learning, compiled by SRI Education, the firm charged with independent evaluation of the California Linked Learning District Initiative over the past seven years.
The report presents insights and strategies generated by interviews with Linked Learning district and pathway leaders in nine California school districts. The webinar will feature key implementation strategies identified by SRI evaluators, on-the-ground perspective by Linked Learning directors from three school districts, and an update on new tools to support high quality Linked Learning implementation.
date: Tuesday, November 1st
time: 11 a.m. Pacific Time
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October Site Visit & Event Highlights
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OCT 10
Legislative Staff Visit to Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School
Staff from the CA State Legislative toured Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School (HPHS) a Linked Learning-certified high school in the Sacramento City Unified School District. The site visit was designed to help legislative staff who work on education, health, and work force development to learn more about Linked Learning directly from the students, educators, workforce leaders and health care industry partners who engage with the approach every day.
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(
left to right
) Christopher Cabaldon, Tim Rainey, Noemi Donoso, Darrell Steinberg, Tom Torlakson, Nancy Hoffman, Lynda Resnick, and Eloy Ortiz Oakley
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OCT 13
Business Leaders Attend The Wonderful Company
"Careers Pathways Lab" Convening
The Linked Learning Alliance and Jobs for the Future joined forces to support The Wonderful Company in hosting a convening of more than 40 executives from the private sector, state agencies, and post-secondary institutions.
The "Career Pathways Lab" convening was designed to inspire and enlist company CEOs and executives to join the Linked Learning movement by establishing partnerships with K-12 career pathways.
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OCT 18
Federal Policy Makers and State Education Leaders Visit Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
The Alliance for Excellent Education, Linked Learning Alliance, and other partners in the field hosted a site visit for federal staff from Washington, D.C. and education leaders from a number of states. These guests toured and met students at two Linked Learning academies:
STEM Academy of Hollywood and
Los Angeles High School of the Arts (LAHSA). Participants also learned about state and federal policies currently supporting Linked Learning, and interacted with students in classrooms, teachers, administrators, and other partners involved in Linked Learning.
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The Linked Learning Certification and Analytics
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Linked Learning Certification
Thank you to all the partners who have been instrumental in drafting, developing, and providing feedback on the Linked Learning certification standards and the user experience! The team has shifted gears, wrapping up the design and user experience phase, and is now focused on the programming of the platform. The field will have the opportunity to see and experience the final platform come January when it gets released at the Linked Learning Convention 2017! We are excited to share the work that so many of you have been a part of making a reality.
Linked Learning Analytics
Linked Learning Analytics is now available to districts, making advanced dashboards, reporting, predictive analytics and pathway outcome data readily available to users. A group of trailblazer districts have convened twice this fall to work through issues around data validity, how to identify pathways and students within pathways, track work-based learning data, and identify key performance indicators that are important to highlight in data dashboards and reports.
Want to learn more? Visit signup.linkedlearning.org.
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New with LaunchPath
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LaunchPath is a tool for the Linked Learning field to match students to work-based learning opportunities. New updates to the LaunchPath tool make it even better!
LaunchPath now offers:
- District and school staff access to a regional events calendar
- The ability to schedule guest speakers, work-site tours, job shadowing, and informational interviews
- An intermediary account to help connect educators and employers
- A future update which will include the ability for students to request feedback from employers once a student's skills have been verified by the employer
In addition to these updates, the LaunchPath team has partnered with New World of Work (NWoW) to pilot 21st Century Skills Digital Badges. The project includes ten 21st Century Skills assessments, based on the top skills identified by the NWoW initiative. These include assessments on valuable skills needed for students to succeed in the workplace, including empathy, communication, collaboration, and digital fluency. Thirteen California Community Colleges have partnered with LaunchPath and New World of Work to pilot the 21st Century Skills assessments and digital badges with students through LaunchPath.
To learn more about LaunchPath, visit LaunchPath.com. If you have any questions or would like to request a demo of the LaunchPath tool, contact Natalie Lenhart at natalie@linkedlearning.org.
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News and Upcoming Events
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Relevant Real Life Experiences for Orosi High School Students
On
Saturday, October 15, 2016, several students from the Career Pathway
Academy of Engineering and Green Technology were accompanied by Work Based Learning Facilitator Annaly Alvarado, to work side by side with Grid Alternatives (Central Valley office in Fresno) in a "Work Based Learning" industry-specific internship on a home solar installation in Dinuba. |
Read more
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The Career Pathways Lab brought together key education and industry stakeholders. Speakers included executives from The Wonderful Company, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Global Philanthropy, and Oakland Children's Hospital, as well as state and local government officials.
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Site Visit to Porterville Unifed Schoool District | December 1
ConnectEd would like to invite you and a team of your colleagues to an upcoming site visit to
Porterville Unified School District (PUSD).
During this visit, you'll have the chance to tour PUSD's pathways, engage with teachers, district and site leaders, and Linked Learning students and see firsthand what students are learning in classrooms.
Register here
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Educating for Careers Conference | Due November 1
The California Career Pathways Consortia and the California Partnership Academies Educating for Careers Conference is looking for practitioners with something valuable to share that is happening at their site.
Do you have an incredible academy, pathway, or program?
Share any and all best practice strategies developed for student success within your academy, pathway, or program. For more information and to submit your presentation go to:
2017.educatingforcareers.org
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