Transcript PPT - Linked Learning Alliance

LINKED LEARNING 101
LINKED LEARNING: STORY OF WHOA
http://youtu.be/b57yCvQpzSs
WHY LINKED LEARNING: LOST POTENTIAL
California high
school students
who do not
graduate in four
years
850,000
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Youth and Work: Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity, 2013
WHY LINKED LEARNING: LOST POTENTIAL
1/3
DROP-OUT RATE
Nearly 1/3 of all high school dropouts are 9th graders
Source: Profile of the California Partnership Academies 2009-2010, UC Berkeley (2011) http://casn.berkeley.edu/dowloads/CPA-report-execSum_2010-11.pdf
WHY LINKED LEARNING
BY 2018,
63 PERCENT
OF ALL U.S. JOBS WILL REQUIRE SOME EDUCATION
BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL
Source: Profile of the California Partnership Academies 2009-2010, UC Berkeley (2011) http://casn.berkeley.edu/dowloads/CPA-report-execSum_2010-11.pdf
LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH
FULFILLED REQUIRED COURSEWORK
FOR ADMISSION TO UC OR CSU
57%
36%
Linked Learning
CPA
State Average
Source: Guha, R., Caspary, K., Stites, R., Padilla, C., Arshan, N., Park, C., Tse, V., Astudillo, S., Black, A., & Adelman, N. (2014). Taking stock of the California Linked
Learning District Initiative. Fifth-year evaluation report. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH
Source: SRI International California Linked Learning District Initiative Evaluation, 2014; executive summary, full report
LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH
Students gain career and life skills
(percentage point differences)
Source: SRI International California Linked Learning District Initiative Evaluation, 2014; executive summary, full report
LINKED LEARNING: A PROVEN APPROACH
More than 800 Linked
Learning schools
315,000 students in the
District Initiative
5.2 percentage points
more likely to stay within
their district through 12th
grade
LINKED LEARNING IN ACTION
HIGHER
ENGAGEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT
RIGOROUS
ACADEMICS
BETTER PREPARED FOR
ACHIEVEMENT
COLLEGE
CAREER
LIFE
LINKED LEARNING PATHWAYS
WHERE IS LINKED LEARNING
DETROIT
East Bay
TulareKings
Los Angeles
San Diego
Inland
Empire
HOUSTON
FOUR PILLARS
Rigorous academics
Career-based learning in the classroom
Work-based learning in professional settings
Integrated student supports
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Partner with a school
Offer job shadows and internships
Speak up at your Chamber of Commerce
Spread the word
BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS
Train and develop California’s
future
Foster local economy
Raise visibility in community
Identify future employees
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