Providing virtual work-based learning experiences for students has been top of mind for many as we navigate the continuation of providing rich experiences for students that enable them to build upon their skills. As we build upon our last webinar on the topic of designing and managing virtual work-based learning experiences, we invite you to join us for this deeper dive into step 3, scoping out a specific project plan with a business partner. Take away tangible examples of how to navigate this process and build virtual opportunities for your students.
Dr. Don Fraynd, CEO of Transeo
Don is an experienced educational leader and has served in the roles of teacher, principal and Chief School Improvement Officer. Upon completion of his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Don accepted a position as principal in Chicago Public Schools, and under his leadership, his school was rated one of the top 100 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Later, he co-founded TeacherMatch, a research consortium, focused on helping districts make more effective hiring choices. Don is now excited to help schools and districts transform their communities by empowering students with Transeo.
Gregg Brown, CAPS Network Coordinator, KS
Gregg is a thirty-year veteran of the telecommunications industry having held leadership positions in marketing and network management. For seven years, he was the Global Business instructor at the Blue Valley School District Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) where he taught entrepreneurship, marketing and economics. Gregg now serves as the CAPS Network Coordinator where he is diffusing the CAPS Learning Innovation Model to other high schools across the nation. The CAPS Network serves 120 school districts in over 60 programs.
Erik Sill, MNCAPS Coordinator, MN
MNCAPS (Minnesota Center for Advanced Professional Studies) is a profession-based immersion program, offering opportunities for current juniors and seniors from Prior Lake High School and Farmington High School to earn both high school and college credits through experience learning. The program's vision is to develop innovate leaders for a global economy. Erik Sill is the MNCAPS Coordinator and has served in this role since 2017. He started his career at Minnetonka High School (MN) in 2005 and during that time, he taught business and marketing, coached varsity basketball and 9th grade football, established their DECA program, and created the VANTAGE program. (Minnetonka's version of MNCAPS.)
Does your school or district offer work-based learning (WBL)? Are you looking to increase student participation in your WBL programs? Are you finding it challenging to build, scale and optimize your program?
In this webinar, join expert panelists Kara Pontius (Jobs Implementer at Transeo), Val Garcia (Chicago Public Schools), and Halee Porter (Northside High School in Houston). They will provide examples and inspiration across the WBL continuum, including:
Attend this session to gain a deeper understanding of how educators are innovating to scale and optimize their work-based learning programs.
Two veteran high school counselors share real tools to ensure ALL students create a post-secondary plan. A domain-based counseling team and a data-driven approach allow counselors to know that no student slips through the cracks and 100% of students receive both individual and group support.
Agenda:
Hosted by Ann Herbener, Education Services Manager at Transeo, and Shelli Koester, Post-Secondary Counselor at Papillion La Vista High School
Host: Tyler Wood, Vice President of Marketing and Professional Development, eDynamic Learning
Presenter: Mark C. Perna, international generational expert, award-winning author, founder and CEO of TFS Results
Behind the skills gap lies an even bigger chasm: the awareness gap. Students, and often their families, simply don’t know what they don’t know about the many rewarding career fields available today. How do we bridge that gap to connect students to everything that’s possible after high school?
Join Mark C. Perna, an international generational expert and award-winning author ofAnswering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations, to discover the secrets of the younger generations—what they think, how they make decisions, and what makes them tick. Once we understand what drives these remarkable young people, we can unleash their true passion, purpose, and performance in the classroom and beyond.
Mark is the founder and CEO of TFS Results, a full-service strategic consulting firm at the forefront of the national paradigm shift in education and workforce development. His cutting-edge strategies have helped thousands of educators bridge the awareness gap and engage students in purpose-driven career exploration.
In this webinar, Mark will:
This fast-paced webinar will empower your efforts to engage students more deeply in the relevance and passion of their learning journey. You’ll walk away with tangible tools you can implement immediately, along with the inspiration to enhance the career exploration experience at your organization.
Two veteran high school counselors discuss best practices for counselors when writing and managing the counselor recommendation letter. This webinar will focus on common questions and ideas for school counselors as they navigate through the college application season. We'll address:
Hosted by Ann Herbener, Education Services Manager at Transeo, and Tara Lebar, Associate Director of Academic Affairs for the Kansas Board of Regents
Are you seeking Perkins V funds to grow your CTE program? With upcoming applications due this spring, we’ve pulled together a panel of experienced CTE educators to help walk through the key areas of Perkins V funding.
This Q&A session will help you learn more about the requirements and options available for:
-Career exploration
-Workplace readiness
-Professional development
-CTE courseware
-Managing business partners and their paperwork
-Tracking service hours and pathway progress
You will walk away from this webinar with helpful insights to help develop a comprehensive CTE program that aligns with your local needs assessment and meets the requirements of Perkins V funding.
In today's work-place environment, local businesses are in need of support from the labor force. Students are in need of career guidance and opportunities. How do you bring your local business community together with your eager students, ensure proper protocols are in place and scale your work-based learning program without drowning in paperwork?
In this webinar, hosted by Transeo, Dr. Dave Schuler, newly-appointed Executive Director of AASA, will be speaking with Allison Clemens, Program Development Manager at Northland CAPS in Kansas City and Dahlia Orris, Instructional Facilitator at Broward County Schools in Ft. Lauderdale.
Allison and Dahlia will be sharing insights from their experiences and tips on how to engage local business partners, ensure students have access to invaluable work place opportunities and experiences, and scale your WBL program to make life easier on everyone.
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