1. July 27, 2009 Lafayette, Louisiana American Careers for Louisiana © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202

2. Assignments are boring Reluctant readers Like to be in charge Why do I need this? Assignments are boring Reluctant readers Like to be in charge Why do I need this? Today’s Students © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202

3. Adequate Yearly Progress Enrollment and scheduling Make parents happy Crisis management Adequate Yearly Progress Enrollment and scheduling Make parents happy Crisis management The Rest of the Story © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202

5. 1. Reduce Dropouts/Increase High School Graduation Rate 2. Increase Student Readiness for Postsecondary Education 3. Increase Career Readiness of Students 4. Increase Participation in Postsecondary Education 1. Reduce Dropouts/Increase High School Graduation Rate 2. Increase Student Readiness for Postsecondary Education 3. Increase Career Readiness of Students 4. Increase Participation in Postsecondary Education © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202 Louisiana Department of Education Goals

6. Help Students… Link academics and future plans Develop career exploration skills Connect academic, career and personal skills Link academics and future plans Develop career exploration skills Connect academic, career and personal skills © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202

7. Contextual Learning © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202

8. Middle School Planner © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202

9. Middle School Planner Student Text Table of Contents © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202

10. Review of a Project 1. Review what the students will be doing in your assigned project. 2. What standards will they be applying? 3. Organize a conversation that you’d use with a teacher to get them to use the lesson in their class. 4. Be ready to share your group’s responses with all of us. 1. Review what the students will be doing in your assigned project. 2. What standards will they be applying? 3. Organize a conversation that you’d use with a teacher to get them to use the lesson in their class. 4. Be ready to share your group’s responses with all of us. © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202

11. How Students Learn © 2009 career communications, inc. 6701 W. 64th Street, Suite 210 Overland Park, KS 66202

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