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Jonathan Furr
Director
Northern Illinois University
Office of Education System Innovation
Illinois Pathways
• Mission: Empower and support Illinois learners to explore,
progress through, and transition from high quality, structured
career pathway systems into rewarding careers in critical growth
areas for the Illinois economy.
• Illinois Pathways consists of two strategies…
• Support local career pathway systems development that empower
students to explore their academic and career interests in STEM fields.
• Launch new statewide, public-private partnerships known as STEM
Learning Exchanges that better coordinate investments, resources and
planning.
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Illinois Pathways – Focus Areas
Builds off of the National Career Cluster Framework and supports career pathway
systems in nine STEM application areas:
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Career Pathway Systems: Key Features
Elementary and
Middle School
Secondary Education
9th and 10th
Secondary Education
11th and 12th
Postsecondary
Education and
Careers
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Build a strong academic foundation, particularly in math and science.
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Foster STEM skills and interest through authentic learning experiences.
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Prepare for career area focus through education & career plan development.
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Provide orientation level courses that may cut across career clusters.
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Integrate work-based learning activities that support career exploration.
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On track for college and career readiness in core academic subjects.
• Commence pathway-specific course sequence, with dual credit opportunities.
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Integrate work-based learning activities that build pathway skills.
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Develop portfolio of academic and employability skills and credentials.
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Manage effective transitions to college and/or employment.
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Continue portfolio development through stackable credentials.
Work-Based Learning Opportunities
Elementary and
Middle School
Secondary Education
9th and 10th
Secondary Education
11th and 12th
Postsecondary
Education and
Careers
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Career Awareness
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Career Exploration
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Problem-based Learning/Competitions
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Service Learning
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Job Shadows
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Career Preparation
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Internships
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School-based Enterprises
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Apprenticeships
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Work Experience
Overview of Implementation Efforts
1) Race to the Top Network – Funded through a Round 3 U.S. Department
of Education Race to the Top grant to the State of Illinois.
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35 school districts building two or more STEM Programs of Study
2) Pathways to Prosperity Network – Participating in a multi-state network
led by Jobs for the Future and Harvard Graduate School of Education to
implement regional career pathway models.
- Chicago
- Aurora
- Peoria
- East St. Louis
3) The Ready and the Willing…
- Rockford
- Wheeling
- Quad Cities – North Chicago
- Decatur
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STEM Learning Exchanges
Defining STEM Learning Exchanges
• Launch public-private networks in each of the identified STEM
application areas
• Organized to support local implementation of P-20 STEM Programs of
Study by improving coordination and reducing the
transaction costs among network partners.
• Available to partner with and support K-12, postsecondary and
workforce programs statewide.
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Illinois Pathways – Learning Exchange Members
Who makes up a STEM Learning Exchange?
• Employers and employer-led
organizations
• Labor unions
• Professional associations
• Secondary and postsecondary
teachers and faculty
• Students and student organizations
• Community colleges and universities
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School districts and regional
Economic and workforce agencies
STEM education experts
Federal labs and research centers
Local workforce investment boards
Museums and non-profit
organizations
• Community-based organizations
Organized and coordinated by an industry-supported lead entity
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Designated STEM Learning Exchanges
STEM Cluster Area
Lead Entity
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Illinois Foundation for Future Farmers of America
Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
Information Technology
CompTIA Workforce Development
Manufacturing
Illinois Manufacturers Association Education Foundation
Research & Development
Illinois Science and Technology Institute
Energy
Illinois State University
Finance
Econ Illinois
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Illinois Manufacturers Association Education Foundation
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Note: For STEM Learning Exchange contact information please visit www.ilpathways.com.
STEM Learning Exchange Functions
Manage System Design
and Track Performance
Deliver Resources
and Supports for
Local Pathway
Systems
Expand Quality
Work-based
Learning
Opportunities
Outreach
Resources
Internships, Job
Shadows
Curriculum
Sponsor industry
challenges
Lab Space &
Equipment
Teacher PD
Student
Organizations
Immediate Learning Exchange Priorities
AFNR
Energy
Health Sciences
• Supervised Ag • Curriculum
• Virtual
Experiences
catalogue
speakers
• Expanded
• Online toolkit
bureau
Challenges
of career dev. • IL Junior
• New
programs
Academy of
Curriculum
• PD on Energy
Sciences
Development
and NGSS
statewide
challenges
• Out-of-box
curriculum
and lesson
plans
IT
• Web-based
curriculum,
including
online lesson
plans and
curriculum
maps
• In-service
and preservice
teacher
training
• IT career
roadmaps
Manufacturing
R&D
• Virtual
• Web-based
platform for
curriculum
standard-based
library
resources, with
• 500
focus on NGSS
internship
practice
commitments
standards
• Machining,
• Sponsor R&D
robotics, and
student
welding
competitions
competitions • Online mentor
matching
• Mfg. Skills
platform
Standard
Council
(MSSC)
training
Historic Funding & Support Model
School
Business
One – Off System
Program
Program
Program
School
School
School
State Government
(Economic Dev. Agency)
Philanthropy
Federal Government
School
School
Program
School
School
Program
School
= Funding &
Technical
Assistance
School
School
Program
State Government
(Education Agency)
Program
School
Employer Associations
School
School
Local Implementation Infrastructure
Learning
Exchanges
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Provide curriculum
resources
Expand access to lab
space and equipment
Support student
organizations
Provide internships
and other work
experiences
Sponsor industry
challenges
Provide PD
Provide career
development and
outreach resources
Private-Public Backbone Organization(s) as Major “System Engines”
Develop: Convene stakeholders to identify needs and arrange
commitments to collaborate. (Leadership Team)
Oversee: Monitor and report to regional leadership on the status of
system development; identify needs for support and accountability
for front-line organizations & collaborations.
Front-Line Organizations: these Directly Serve Young People and Employers
High
Schools
Employers
Community
Colleges
Non Profit
Organizations
Workforce
Intermediaries
(Connecters)
Elementary and
middle schools
Better Post-Secondary & Career Outcomes for Young Adults
Teachers face challenges that make it hard to connect with
students individually
“Just give us time to
do some of the things
we don’t have time to
do!”
“What’s broken?
The idea that ‘one
size fits all.’”
“It’s frustrating to
figure out how to take
data and use it to
help students.”
That’s where the Illinois Shared Learning Environment (ISLE)
comes in
What is
ISLE?
An online platform that will empower educators and
learners with integrated data and tools to
personalize learning and drive student success
from pre-K through career.
ISLE’s
Mission
To drive academic achievement and career success
for all lifelong learners in Illinois by enabling
personalized learning through open and accessible
technologies.
ISLE empowers educators by organizing and integrating data
with educational tools
Student Interventions
Assessment Authoring
Searchable Content
Dashboard
Learning Maps
Educators helped us identify five main ways to use ISLE to help
students succeed
ISLE
Searchable
Content
Student
Information
Dashboard
Student Intervention Assessment Authoring
Tracker
Learning Maps
ISLE will continue to evolve over the coming months and years
School Year
2015-2016
School Year
2014-2015
School Year
2013-2014
Pilot
2012-Present
Plan, design, test,
gather user
feedback
Begin rollout to
RT3 Districts and
STEM Learning
Exchanges
Continue rollout to
other districts and
workforce programs
Questions or More Information
www.ilpathways.com
www.ilsharedlearning.org
Jonathan Furr
[email protected]