Get details on an exciting workshop opportunity for middle school administrators and educators, and learn about how NYC is expanding career education.
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March 28, 2023
Workshop Opportunity:
How to Implement the Building a Bridge to Your Future Curriculum
Middle school administrators and instructors are invited to join us April 12–13, 2023, at La Cumbre Country Club in Santa Barbara, California for a 2-day professional development event exploring the Building a Bridge to Your Future curriculum. Attendees will learn how this research-based curriculum delivers two different types of content:
- 6 chapters introducing students to the idea of career planning
- 6 chapters on building social-emotional strengths, such as growth mindset, motivation, and resiliency
NYC Public Schools Increase Options for Career-Focused Learning
New York City schools are taking big steps to provide more career and technical education (CTE) options for students, according to a recent Chalkbeat article. Two separate initiatives are aimed at getting students excited about school by exposing more of them to career pathways while still in high school.
Strategies leaders are banking on to bolster CTE across NYC schools include:
- Helping schools expand the CTE pathways offered
- Offering paid work-based learning opportunities, including apprenticeships and internships
- Providing more chances for early college credit tied to CTE pathway
- Strengthening business and industry partnerships
But how do schools help students ready themselves to make informed pathway decisions?
Research indicates it is crucial to begin the career readiness process as early as middle school so students are less likely to make limiting choices while still shaping their identities and exploring various career paths. This is why the Building a Bridge to Your Future curriculum was developed. By weaving focused career awareness and exploration activities with social-emotional learning, Building a Bridge to Your Future helps middle school students develop the skills for success as they begin to envision their path after high school, whether it's acquiring technical training, attending college, or entering the workforce directly.
More Students Looking Toward the Future at Hoopeston Area High School
Students at Hoopeston Area High School enter their freshman year already having learned about the importance of having a 10-Year Plan for the future in middle school, so they are starting to put more thought into planning their high school schedules.
“I see a lot more students looking toward their future,” said Suzanne Lambert, a teacher at Hoopeston. “We have the Building a Bridge curriculum in middle school, so they come up talking about it a little more. A lot of them are starting to have a plan now when it comes to scheduling their classes.”
Special Pricing for Teams!
2023 Get Focused Stay Focused Conference
Don't miss your chance to join us June 20th and 21st at the University Center on the UCSB campus for the 2-day Get Focused Stay Focused conference. A carefully chosen range of comprehensive institute topics makes it easy to meet the needs of every member of your team, whether you're seeking to enhance an existing program or introduce a new one. And our team-based pricing offers a value-packed means of equipping your entire GFSF team for the 2023–24 school year.
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