CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Educating For Careers 2015 Do the Right Thing Using Student Centered Approaches to Attract and Motivate Future Academy Students David Militzer. California Department of Education Rebecca Dedmond, Ph.D., The George Washington University _______

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Positively impact graduation rates, meeting a-g requiements, college-going rates. Reduce behavioral problems, suspensions, and expulsions. Increase Academic Achievement. For All Cohorts. California Partnership Academies work

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction So………………why worry about what goes on in Middle Grades? Because………the decisions students make about what to take in high school often have enormous consequences as to what doors will be open and what doors will be shut when they leave K-12. California Partnership Academies work….

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction “ Knowing What and Which is Who” “How can you go very far if you don’t know who you are? How can you do what you ought if you don’t know what you’ve got? If you don’t know what you’ve got and if you don’t known what to do Of all the things in front of you Then what you’ll have when you are through Is just a mess without a clue of all the best that can come true If you know what and which is who.” The Tao of Pooh, Hoff, 1983, p. 58, as quoted in From Recalculating the Route to Career Readiness, K-12 +, Lyn Sharratt and Gale Harild, 2015.

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Career Readiness through a new lens “…..not about getting a student a job (or preparing them for a particular career), it is much more holistic. It is about Finding True North. Being able to work is a key end product of students in school-career (whether or not it includes going to college). It also includes student’s learning, their ability to engage in the community and global world, and their ability to establish relationships with family, friends, and colleagues. It is these skills that fully enable their capacity to find and hold meaningful work experiences.” Good to Great to Innovate: Recalculating the Route to Career Readiness, K-12 +, Lyn Sharratt and Gale Harild

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Finding “True North” Engaging youth in their journey to career readiness in the 21 st Century: Personal Learning Journey Facilitating a structured, collaboratively planned approach –Educators, industry professionals, community leaders, parents and students

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Why Career Readiness? Can Career Readiness “balance” the academic and the need to build individualized learning strategies and support? How Can Career Readiness help us “recalculate” our route for our schools and our students…….and help us find “true North”* *Good to Great to Innovate: Recalculating the Route to Career Readiness, K-12 +

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century The National Academies Press, 2012

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Navigating Transitions 8-9 th grade Freshman Transition: cultivates students’ sense of belonging encourages ownership of learning supports the ability to make good choices helps students prepare for a self- sufficient future

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Freshman Transition helps students:  steer a successful course through the world of adolescence  prepare for a successful entry into the world beyond high school FT Standards Lead Students to: develop knowledge & skills needed to compete Become adaptive self-starters Raise social IQ

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction MIDDLE LEVEL TRANSITION helps students navigate their way into adolescence and focus on three domains (NCDA National Career Development Guidelines ncda.org) : personal and social development educational achievement career and life skills

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction ML Standards provide comprehensive, developmental guidance filled with:  awareness  explorations  caring adults  opportunities to create  Personalized Progress Portfolios (PPP)  Career Lattices

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Personal & Social Development navigating challenges & changes Develop strong, positive self-concept Develop positive, meaningful relationships Demonstrate effective communication strategies Learn benefits of cooperative spirit Work well in teams Value diversity Develop coping skills Dedmond/Sherrod ML Standards. 2013

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Educational /achievement navigating twists & turns Develop organization skills Discover how to learn best Apply learning skills to academic tasks Dedmond/Sherrod ML Standards. 2013

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Career & Life Skills - Navigating Opportunities & Directions Explore skills and aptitudes Apply strategies to solve problems and make decisions Set goals, make a plan to reach those goals, and carry out the plan Personal Progress Portfolio

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Resources Student Focused Approaches Freshmen Transition and Middle Level Transition Standards, Personal Learning Plans, Parent Engagement 21 st Century Skills Partnership for 21 st Century Skills and P-21 Framework, “Map”, Exemplars, etc. Career Readiness for All CTE Standards for Career Ready Practices, California Career Resource Network- Suite of Resources, CTE: Learning That Works Fact Sheets (for education leaders and *parents and other stakeholders, *Spanish and English Exemplar Schools Schools to Watch, 21 st CenturyExemplars, CDE Gold Ribbon Schools,CA Partnership Academies Lighthouse Academies Posted on Conference Website

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Final thoughts….. Questions….. Comments…. Discussion….

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Educating For Careers 2015 Do the Right Thing Using Student Centered Approaches to Attract and Motivate Future Academy Students David Militzer. California Department of Education Rebecca Dedmond, Ph.D., The George Washington University _______