Valley Education for Employment System (VALEES) and Waubonsee Community College (WCC) Career and Technical Educators' Professional Development Workshop and Business Advisory Meetings Tenth Annual Building Partnerships for America's Future REGISTRATION IS CLOSED Friday, March 2, 2012 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. Waubonsee Community College Academic and Professional Center Registration Now Open Click here for a conference overview Intended Audience:  High School and College Educators Teaching Career and Technical Education and Employability Skills, High School and College Teachers Integrating CTE in the Curriculum, High School and College Counselors, Administrators, and Business/Industry Partners Description:  This all-day professional growth opportunity will allow educators and business partners to enhance their knowledge of how partnerships with students, parents, academic instructors, and business/industry representatives can provide enhanced curricular opportunities for students to become career and college ready. This is a FREE professional development opportunity for all participants. Five CPDU credits are available for participants who attend this workshop from 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Location:  Waubonsee Community College Academic and Professional Center Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Deadline to register: February 15, 2012 AGENDA  7:45 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.   Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:20 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.   VALEES/WCC Welcome/Updates 8:30 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.   Opening Presentation 9:05 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.   Break/Move to breakout Sessions 9:15 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.   Breakout Session 1 10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.   Break/Move to Next Session 10:20 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.   Breakout Session 2 11:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.   LUNCH and Network 12:10 p.m. - 1:05 p.m.   Breakout Session 3 1:05 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.   Break/Move to Next Session 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.   Breakout Session 4   2:15 p.m.   Pick up CPDU forms   Keynote Presentation OPENING SESSION   "THE JOURNEY" THE JOURNEY: OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL SHOW CHOIR PERFORMANCE The OHS COMMOTION show choir will take us on a journey back to the 1980's through their "80's rock show" featuring songs by Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, and others. With 32 singers and dancers, and a backup band of ten musicians, you will be entertained and energized with the debut of their 2012 show. OHS COMMOTION will be competing in regional show choir events and traveling to Disney and Universal Studios in Orlando. Frank Tieri is Director of the OHS COMMOTION.   To Register On-Line:  Complete the following form and then click the Send button. Name (Name listed will appear on certificate) Counselor Teacher Administrator WCC Faculty Other (Please indicate) Grade level you teach Subjects VALEES Program Committee (if applicable) School District Name County Building Email address School phone number School fax number Comments / Special Accommodations Needed: There are four breakout sessions offered. Please select one breakout from each session. Some breakouts are repeated in multiple sessions. Registration is limited for each breakout. Hands-on computer sessions are limited to 25 participants and are double blocked (110 minutes). If you register for a computer lab topic that is double blocked, you may not register for other breakout sessions during that time slot. Business field trips are limited to 25 participants and are double blocked (110 minutes). If you register for a business field trip, you may not register for other breakout sessions during that time slot. Engineering for Students: Hands-On With Nanotechnology sessions are double blocked (110 minutes). If you register for this session, you may not register for other breakout sessions during that time slot. Limit of 20 participants from outside the VALEES region. Sessions may be added, deleted, and/or changed.  An updated agenda will be available at registration. A conference overview showing a matrix of breakout sessions may be downloaded here. -------------------- Breakout Session 1 (9:15 a.m.-10:10 a.m.) - Please select one choice for the breakout session that you plan to attend.  Please note: Hands-on computer sessions and business field trips are limited to 25 participants and are 110 minutes in length. If you register for a computer lap topic, business field trip, or Engineering For Students session you may NOT register for a breakout session in Session 2. Sessions may be added, deleted, and/or changed. Diigo For Teachers (S1.1). This session is closed. Computer lab runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Diigo is a free web-based tool that allows you to bookmark web pages, highlight, take notes, hold a discussion and much more! Learn how to research, share, and collaborate using this powerful tool. We will discuss the use of social media tools in the classroom and explore practical strategies for use both inside and outside the classroom. Christine Corrigan, CTLT Manager, Waubonsee Community College. Focus Optical Business Field Trip (S1.2) This session is closed. This session runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Visit Focus Optical Lab in Aurora. Focus Optical is a highly regarded national company manufacturing lenses for eye glasses. Gain an inside look at this high-tech, precision manufacturing lab that provides a wide-range of employment opportunities. Close-toed shoes are required when visiting any manufacturing environment. Transportation will be provided. Engineering For Students: Get Hands-On With Nanotechnology (S1.3) This session runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Get hands-on as we explore activities that you can do with your students. You will make nanoparticles of gold and see that they exhibit different properties than the gold we are familiar with. You will be introduced to interesting new products that incorporate nanotechnology. You will see a metal that remembers its shape even after you deform it. Learn about free resources and supplies to do these activities and others that you can access to engage students in engineering, leading them to successful employment in this exciting field. Joe Muskin, Carrie Kouadio, and Polly Kroha, Nano-CEMMS Center, University of Illinois, Urbana. Curriculum Revitalization Project Online Assignments Through MyCAERT (S1.4) This session runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Experience this fast-paced, hands-on session focusing on Curriculum Revitalization Project resources. Emphasis will be on using the online assignment features of MyCAERT. Yes, indeed! You also CAN assign your teacher created Common Core Tasks through this method as well! Diane Mahinda, BM&CE Curriculum Revitalization Project, Center for Workforce Development, S.I.U., Carbondale. Learning to Use the Common Core Standards To Teach In The Content Area (S1.5) This session runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Attendees will be introduced to a model of aligning the Common Core Standards to classroom curriculum. The model may be used for both academic and CTE educators, P-20. The session will evolve as follows: Attendees will receive a brief introduction to the CC Standards and will learn to identify the English/Language Arts and Math Standards. Attendees will view TASKS from both ENG/LA and Math, and will learn how to create a TASK using a standards-based mapping process. Linda Cozzolino, Facilitator, Curriculum Revitalization Project, Center for Workforce Development, S.I.U. Carbondale. Career Cruising: Updates, New Features, And Practical Hands-On Strategies (S1.6) This session is closed. This session runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Jennifer Stark, Career Cruising Consultant. Participants will receive updated instruction on: Career Cruising assessments with emphasis on O*Net Ability Profiler Career clusters, pathways and programs of study The new "Explore Industries" feature Employment Guide section and Live Job Search features Portfolio section upgrades Financial Aid section Managing the "Assignments and Activities" feature in the portfolio Green careers classroom activities New data reports in the Career Advisor Management System New capabilities for teachers and counselors for creating and managing student lists Sharing best practices ideas for program integration into the classroom Introduction to ccJumpstart, a new K-5 service Teaching Students The Language of Measurement In Your Content Area (S1.7) Every subject area uses mathematics for measurement. This session will look at how to integrate math into your content area to help students make clearer connections and deepen their understanding of both your content and mathematics. Dr. Ruth Badal, Consultant and Instructor, Aurora University. Pending Energy Crisis In America (S1.8) What is America doing wrong? Where will the energy jobs of tomorrow be? With our lives increasingly electronic, with total human energy consumption growing, more reliable energy will be needed, not less! This presentation will discuss the holistic view of energy and why there is "an energy shortage but no shortage of energy". Anyone attending this presentation will never view America's energy needs again in the same way. Neal Kauffman and Brian Gordon, Three Rivers Education for Employment System. College and Career Readiness: Partnering To Prepare Your Students (S1.9) What does it mean for your students to be college and career ready? Explore how you and Waubonsee Community College can partner to ensure opportunities for your students to be successful. Jane Regnier, Assistant VP for Program Development/Distance Learning, and Julie Frankino, Career/Tech Ed. Specialist, Waubonsee Community College. -------------------- Breakout Session 2 (10:20 a.m.-11:15 a.m.) - Please select one choice for the breakout session that you plan to attend.  Please note: Hands-on computer sessions, Engineering for Students and the business field trip are 110 minutes in length. If you registered for a computer lab topic, Engineering for Students or business field trip in Session 1, you may NOT register for a breakout session in Session 2. Sessions may be added, deleted, and/or changed. • Diigo For Teachers Continued: (2.1) Computer lab runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Register for this session under Session 1. • Focus Optical Business Field Trip Continued: (2.2) This field trip runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Register for this session under Session 1. • Engineering for Students: Get Hands-On With Nanotechnology Continued: (2.3) This session runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Register for this session under Session 1. • Curriculum Revitalization Project Online Assignments Through MyCAERT Continued:(2.4) This session runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Register for this session under Session 1. • Learning To Use The Common Core Standards To Teach In The Content Area Continued: (2.5) This session runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Register for this session under Session 1. • Career Cruising: Updates, New Features, and Practical Hands-On Strategies Continued: (2.6) Computer lab runs through Session 1 and Session 2, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Register for this session under Session 1. Healthy Teachers/Healthy Classrooms (S2.7) - This entertaining presentation provides research-based information to help those who work in the hectic world of education maintain their emotional and physical health. Dr. Bob Barwa, Assistant Professor, University of St. Francis. Students And Staff Explore Their Career Pathways Through Digital Storytelling (S2.8) - Help your students discover who they are, their career interests and personal pathways through compelling and emotionally engaging digital stories. See how staff members are beginning to use the same process to introduce themselves to students and parents. Learn how to move students beyond a paper ICP to creating "their story" via a personal reflection communicated through digital media. Panel of Presenters from Newark Community High School. Building A Career Curriculum For Your Classroom (S2.9) - Teachers and counselors can help students make the connections between academics, workplace skills and social emotional development by incorporating career development in the curriculum. Explore strategies to help students see relevance in their learning and prepare for post-secondary life. Dr. Toni Tollerud, Presidential Teaching Professor of Counseling, Northern Illinois University and Michelle McAnally, Counselor, Newark Community High School. -------------------- Breakout Session 3 (12:10 p.m.-1:05 p.m.) - Please select one choice for the breakout session that you plan to attend.  Please note: Hands-on computer sessions and business field trips are limited to 25 participants and are 110 minutes in length. If you register for a computer lap topic, business field trip, or Engineering for Students you may NOT register for a breakout session in Session 4 because these sessions are 110 minutes in length. Sessions may be added, deleted, and/or changed. PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETINGS for Auto Technology, Fire Science, Law Enforcement and Health Care Interpreting are scheduled for breakout Sessions 3 and 4. These are 110 minute sessions. If you are a member of one of these Program Committees, register for your respective committee below. Do not register for other breakout sessions. Auto Technology Program Committee Meeting (12:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.) Fire Science Program Committee Meeting (12:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.) Law Enforcement Program Committee Meeting (12:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m.) Diigo For Teachers (S3.1). This session is closed. Computer lab runs through Session 3 and Session 4, 12:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Diigo is a free web-based tool that allows you to bookmark web pages, highlight, take notes, hold a discussion and much more! Learn how to research, share, and collaborate using this powerful tool. We will discuss the use of social media tools in the classroom and explore practical strategies for use both inside and outside the classroom. Christine Corrigan, CTLT Manager, Waubonsee Community College. Cabot Microelectronics Business Field Trip (S3.2) This session is closed. This session runs through Session 3 and Session 4, 12:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Cabot Microelectronics is a world leader in the development and manufacturing of polishing materials that work at the nano level and that are used in the manufacturing of high-tech circuitry. This is a unique opportunity see a high technology "clean" manufacturing and research environment whose world headquarters are in Aurora. Transportation will be provided. Common Core Standards - What They Mean For CTE (S3.4) - Examine the impact of the common core standards and explore strategies to integrate these standards in CTE. Dr. Robert Barwa, Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of St. Francis. Creating Common Ground In Career Conversations (S3.5) - The infusion of public perception often diffuses the objectivity in helping student make clear career pathway decisions. Often, the role of counselors, teachers, or administrators morphs into the job of troubleshooter when it comes to advising, suggesting, or even hinting at possible career pathway options for students today. This session will focus on the art and science of creating opportunities for conversations and tips to build consensus with effective communication skills. Take a new look at an old problem - the perception of the "right" career in today's changing economic environment. Lana Brown, Communications Consultant, Director of Michigan State University Internship Initiative and Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University Pathways To Prosperity: The Impact On Career Development (S3.6) What should be our vision of career development in our schools? Discuss this newly released study by the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a panel of VALEES representatives as they explore the potential impact on career development, CTE, common core standards, and college and career readiness as we help students consider their career pathways. Facilitator: Dr. Toni Tollerud, Presidential Teaching Professor of Counseling, Northern Illinois University. What Do Students Want From Us? (S3.7) This session is closed.- Waubonsee Community College students will reflect upon their high school experience in relation to their current pursuits. Facilitators: Julie Frankino and Cassie Blickem, Waubonsee Community College. CAD Workshop: Inventor Fusion (S3.8) - An introduction to Inventor Fusion for CAD teachers. -------------------- Breakout Session 4 (1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.) Please select one choice for the breakout session that you plan to attend. Please note: Hands-on computer sessions and business field trips are limited to 25 participants and are 110 minutes in length. If you registered for a computer lap topic, business field trip, or Engineering for Students in Session 3, you may NOT register for a breakout session in Session 4. Sessions may be added, deleted, and/or changed. • Auto Technology Program Committee Meeting runs through Session 3 and 4, 12:10-2:15 p.m. Register for this session under Session 3. • Fire Science Program Committee Meeting runs through Session 3 and 4, 12:10-2:15 p.m. Register for this session under Session 3. • Law Enforcement Program Committee Meeting runs through Session 3 and 4, 12:10-2:15 p.m. Register for this session under Session 3. • Health Care InterpretingProgram Committee Meeting runs through Session 3 and 4, 12:10-2:15 p.m. Register for this session under Session 3. • Diigo For Teachers (S4.1) Computer lab runs through Session 3 and Session 4, 12:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Register for this session under Session 3. • Cabot Microelectronics Business Field Trip (4.2) This session runs through through Session 3 and Session 4, 12:10 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Register for this session under Session 3. Content Reading Strategies For The CTE And Content Area Teacher (S4.4) - Practical ideas and strategies you can use to help students read your text with better comprehension. Dr. Ruth Badal, Consultant and Instructor, Aurora University. Creating Common Ground In Career Conversations (S4.5) This session is closed.- The infusion of public perception often diffuses the objectivity in helping student make clear career pathway decisions. Often, the role of counselors, teachers, or administrators morphs into the job of troubleshooter when it comes to advising, suggesting, or even hinting at possible career pathway options for students today. This session will focus on the art and science of creating opportunities for conversations and tips to build consensus with effective communication skills. Take a new look at an old problem - the perception of the "right" career in today's changing economic environment. Lana Brown, Communications Consultant, Director of Michigan State University Internship Initiative and Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University. The Power of Career Pathways: Launching Programs Of Study At Your School (S4.6) - Engaging teachers and counselors in customizing programs of study for their school can create opportunities for conversations about career pathways with students and parents, and empower students to thoughtfully consider career pathways that align their interests, abilities and academic preparation. Practical strategies and online tools that work will be shared. Eve Phillips, Counselor, Plano High School and Andy Franklin, Counselor, Kaneland High School.. Power, Passion and Possibility (S4.7) This session is closed.- Diane has led breakout sessions the last two years on Willard Daggett's Rigor-Relevance-Relationship model starting with a "Revolution” and an urgency to embrace 21st century skills learning for ALL students. This year she creatively helps teachers, counselors, and administrators to look at their roles in helping students answer three very vital questions: Who Am I? Where Am I Going? How Do I Get There? Diane McFarlin, Assistant Principal, Kaneland H.S. You WILL NOT receive a confirming email when you submit your registration. Print the next screen to have a record of your registration. Every effort will be made to honor your registration requests, however, you may be enrolled in a session that was not your first choice depending upon session capacity and enrollment.