TWEET OF THE WEEK
So impressed by last week’s visit to the #CTE program at Hermiston HS that I had to tell my colleagues all abt it https://t.co/65Ry3oFuPz
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) June 8, 2016
ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
The Hechinger Report released an article this week, A State Embraces the Idea that not Everyone Needs to go to College, taking a look at how Kentucky ensures students are both college and career ready. Kate Blosveren Kreamer, Advance CTE Deputy Executive Director suggests utilizing accountability systems to validate high-quality programs and weed-out those that are not. “There are a lot of people that still think these programs are lower rigor,” said Blosveren Kreamer. “I don’t think that’s inherently true, but there is a mix out there. Hopefully, we can eventually use accountability to find and replicate the good programs.”
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Launch My Career is a new website for students that allows them to determine the return on investment of their educational choices. Users can determine what careers align with specific skills, and what education pathway they need to be on to achieve their desired career.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
The College & Career Readiness & Success Center at American Institutes for Reacher released a new video, Designing Assessments for College and Career Readiness: Performance Tasks. The video takes a dive into how educators can determine students’ college and career readiness through performance tasks that demonstrate mastery of skills and content.
Katie Fitzgerald, Communications Associate
