Welcome to Williamsport!

2008 CEW Governor’s Institute

Primer

Presented by Sue Fox

Where You’ll Learn to Improve

Your Game…

CEW Gov. Inst. Goals

1. To create a vision and develop an implementation plan for standards-based Career Education

2. Work district and classroom practices in K-12 by:Providing individual participants with content information on Career Education and Work Standards and

understanding the resources within the on-line Toolkit. Assisting K-12 school district teams in developing a comprehensive implementation plan for the standards.

using Career Education

and Work Standards

“Think Globally”• Study your school district to discover

current CEW practices and identify gaps

• Use entrepreneurial thinking as you create a system wide plan for CEW standards implementation in your school district. This plan will be presented to your administrator on Thursday.

What You Will Do This Week

What You Will Do This Week

“Act Locally” (classroom application & strategies for use with individual students)

• Learn best practice CEW strategies for your classroom

• Examine individual case studies as you learn to apply Career Development theory

First Things First—CEW Standards

What Are They?

First Things First—CEW Standards

The Foundation of School Reform

Relevance, Rigor, Relationship &

Reality

PA CEW Standards were adopted in the

fall of 2006

Because the World has changed…

Getting Real

For this generation, career maturity is as important as academic maturity.

--Ken Gray

author of Getting Real

Penn State University

PA Career Education & Work Standards

Strand #1 Career Awareness

& Preparation

PA Career Education & Work Standards

Strand #2 Career Acquisition

(getting a job)

PA Career Education & Work Standards

Strand #3 Career Retention

& Advancement

PA Career Education & Work Standards

Strand #4 Entrepreneurship

PA Career Education & Work Standards

CEW GI Overview

Seek First to Understand

Career Development

Theory

John Holland

Albert Bandura

Donald Super

This afternoon

Panel Discussion:

Promising Practices, Fantastic Outcomes!

After Dinner…

Theory into Practice Activities

Begin with the End in Mind

Project Overview

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Project Overview

1. Case Study

Case Studies

Project Overview

2. Business Plan

Business Plan

Project Overview

3. CEW IMPLEMENTATION POWERPOINT

CEW Presentation

Project Overview—Friday

4. Team Sharing

Team Sharing

CEW Promising Practices

Post-assessment

Institute Expectations

• You attend all sessions

• Participate in the activities

• Etc….

• Jeannette do you want me to say something about this?

Thinking Like an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship is a process through which people pursue opportunity, use resources,

and initiate change to create value.

our challenge…

BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS

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Entrepreneurs are

NOT

they become

If you ask a group of executives

talented

competitive

skilled

creative

innovative

and

entrepreneurial

we need innovators who combine skill with an

ENTREPRENURIAL MINDSET

Entrepreneurial Mindset?

• Problem Solvers:– Can anticipate and troubleshoot problems– Looks at problems as opportunities

• Networks– connects with others and builds strategic

relationships.

• Market Awareness– I can scan the marketplace and assess

potential needs and gaps.

Entrepreneurial Mindset?

• Low Support Needs– provides for own needs with little support from

others.

• Rationale Decision Maker– has a basis for making effective decisions.

• Good Judgment– can pick the right people to help execute

vision.

Compare

Why Write A Business Plan?

1. It will require you to practice entrepreneurial thinking and entrepreneurial habits

Why Write A Business Plan?

2. You will need to consider the realities that your administrators and community must consider as you plan: -financial feasibility

-local opportunities

-how to sell your plan

to students, parents,

community members

and your faculty.

Importance of a Business Plan

1. A business plan makes you think about all aspects of your CEW implementation process.

2. A business plan may help you secure

funding for your ideas.

Importance of a Business Plan

3. A business plan helps you

communicate your ideas to others.

“the great communicator”

Importance of a Business Plan

4. A business plan can serve as a tool for

managing your CEW program.

Importance of a Business Plan

Essential Questions of the CEW BP

What are your CEW standards gaps and what is your concept for CEW standards

implementation?

Essential Questions of the CEW BP

What is the need for CEW standards in your school district?

Essential Questions of the CEW BP

What are the costs associated with your CEW implementation concept?

Essential Questions of the CEW BP

How will this fit into your existing program?

It’s time to Play Ball!