July 27, 2009Lafayette, Louisiana

July 27, 2009Lafayette, Louisiana

American Careersfor LouisianaAmerican Careersfor Louisiana

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•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 StudentsToday’s Students

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•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 StoryThe Rest of the Story

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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

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LouisianaDepartment of Education GoalsLouisianaDepartment of Education Goals

Help Students…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

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Contextual LearningContextual Learning

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Middle School PlannerMiddle School Planner

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Middle School PlannerStudent TextTable of Contents

Middle School PlannerStudent TextTable of Contents

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Review of a ProjectReview 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.

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How StudentsLearnHow StudentsLearn

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