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Career Academies Project: Strengthening Work-Based Learning

The Career Academies Project aims to enhance students' college readiness and career exploration through workshops, visits, internships, and seminars. The program offers valuable skills and connections to boost students' success.

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Career Academies Project: Strengthening Work-Based Learning

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  1. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers Strengthening Work-Based Learning and College Readiness Programs: The Career Academies Project: Linking Education and Careers Mary Visher, MDRC Mike Sack, Bloom Associates Shelley Rappaport, MDRC Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education

  2. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT The Goal: Develop a program to build the capacity of academies to offer quality work-based learning and college readiness experiences to all students.

  3. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT The Work: • Develop a program of curricula, activities, guides and materials • Test the program in four academies • Improve, revise and evaluate • Make the program available to all schools

  4. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT Student Learning Outcomes: • Increase awareness of career and college options. • Make connections between school and careers. • Understand and practice “transferable skills”. • Graduate from high school with skills needed to succeed in college and career.

  5. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT The Academies: • Culinary Arts Academy – Tampa, FL • Digital Safari Academy – Concord, CA • Academy of Arts & Technology – Los Angeles, CA • Academy of Hospitality, Tourism, and Marketing – Atlanta, GA

  6. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT The Program: • 10 to 15 lessons (“workshops”), each grade, taught by CTE teachers: • Career Development topics • Career Exploration topics • College Readiness topics

  7. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT The Program: Career Exploration Visits • All 10th and 11th graders attend half- day group visits to local worksites. • Visits are carefully structured with clear learning objectives. • Students and employers are well prepared before visit.

  8. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT Career Exploration Visits Sample Workshops

  9. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT The Program: College Visits • All 10th and 11th graders visit college campuses. • Local 2-year and 4-year colleges. • Parental involvement. • Counseling and mentoring supports.

  10. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT College Visits Sample Workshops

  11. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT The Program: Internships & Seminar • All 12th grade students offered internships • Compensated (pay, credit, stipends) • Project-based • Concurrent, weekly classroom seminar

  12. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT Internships & Seminars Sample Seminars

  13. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT Next Steps: • Continue Pilot – refine program • Evaluate student and school-level outcomes • Evaluate feasibility • Scale-up

  14. The Career Academies Project Linking Education & Careers THE CAREER ACADEMIES PROJECT For more information, contact: • Mary Visher • mary.visher@mdrc.org • Sue Bloom • SBloom96@aol.com • Mike Sack • MSack@yesphilly.org

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