Mark Whitney

32-5 Beheler-Dempsey, BILT

Employer Strategies for Managing Successful Employer Councils Ann Beheler and Mark Dempsey, National Convergence Technology Center, Collin College Everyone can agree that two major goals for all technical programs are to help students complete certificates and degrees that will make them highly employable and to engage with local employers in a way that inspires ongoing support […]

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32-4 Ranucci, Shift

Volume 32, No. 4: The Evolving Educational Landscape Shifting Focus to Increase Students’ Opportunities for Success in the Workplace Jill Ranucci, Ph.D., CTE Consultant, Leander, Texas A shift in focus, bridging gaps in instructional gains, equity for all students, and the high demand for knowledgeable and skilled graduates are challenges educational institutions are confronting across

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32-4 Ranucci, Esports

Volume 32, No. 4: The Evolving Educational Landscape Academic Esports: Gateway to STEM-Related Careers Jill Ranucci, Ph.D., CTE Consultant, Leander, Texas Districts and states across the country revise and rewrite their academic visions, goals, standards, and strategic plans every year. Excellence, equity, resources, and classroom actions are at the forefront of student success. The rapidly

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The Great Disruption

To better understand today’s rapidly changing employment landscape, researchers at Boston Consulting Group, the Burning Glass Institute, and Emsi Burning Glass used artificial intelligence to analyze millions of online job notices and create a “Skill Disruption Index,” which enabled them to compare the speed and significance of changes in 680 specific job roles (Shifting Skills,

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Strada-CAEL, CPL

A joint publication of CAEL and Strada titled Attracting Adult Learners with Credit for Prior Learning notes that among prospective postsecondary learners, “opportunities to earn CPL can drive their enrollment choices, yet differences by income suggest the need for greater clarity in messaging for lower-income populations.” The term “credit for prior learning” (CPL), sometimes called

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