Chris Droessler, School-to-Career Coordinator
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Chris Droessler (dress´ ler) is the School-to-Career Coordinator for the Wake County Public School System. In addition to being a professional educator with a Master's Degree in Technology Education, Chris has experienced a plethora of careers from multimedia projects, technical writing/editing, teaching (middle school, high school, and university), recording music, designing sound reinforcement systems, installing car stereos, home health care, installing tires, wiring houses, and selling exotic coffees. These experiences give him the unique ability to help our next generation explore all of the career options and help put them on the path to their own productive and rewarding career.
Education:
Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) from the Career Development Training Institute (CDTI)
Graduate courses in Educational Media and Instructional Design at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Arts degree in Technology Education from Indiana State University
Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Arts/Technology Education from North Carolina A&T State University
Recent Professional Presentations:
link to the presentation materials
Droessler, C. Getting and Using Current Career Data to Help Students Prepare for Careers that will be in Demand when they Graduate.
Droessler, C. A Changing World: Helping Students Prepare for Life in a World that We Know Little About.
Droessler, C. 21st Century Learning - Meeting the Educational Needs of Students in Real-World Terms.
Droessler, C., Kirkpatrick, M. The Invaluable Partnership of Business & Education: Preparing the Next Generation of Marketable North Carolina Citizens.
Professional Publications:
Kirkpatrick, M. E., and Droessler, C. L. (2007, November). Building Partnerships: Business Alliances Improve Career Awareness. Techniques, pp 24-26.
Droessler, C. L. (2007) North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook: 2007. Raleigh, NC.
Droessler, C. L. (2006) North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook: 2006. Raleigh, NC.
Droessler, C. L. (2005) North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook: 2005. Raleigh, NC.
Droessler, C. L. (1991). Hands-On Problem-Solving Activity Performance in the Elementary Grades. Masters thesis, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.
Dillon, D. E., & Droessler, C. L. (1989, November). Information Gathering by Telemetry. Ties Magazine, pp. 11-15.
Blogs:
Wake County School-to-Career Blog - My reaction to news articles about School-to-Career, Career and Technical Education and similar topics.
Association for Career and Technical Education's (ACTE) New and Related Services Division, School-to-Work/Careers Section (ACTE blog) - Contemporary topics in School-to-Work/Careers and Career and Technical Education.
Wake County Public School System's Morning Announcements (WCPSS blog) - Exciting events happening in the Wake County School-to-Career program.
Websites Created and Maintained:
School-to-Career of Wake County
Career and Technical Education
Honors and Awards:
North Carolina Technology Educator Award, 2001
Student Teacher of the Year - North Carolina A&T State University
Summa Cum Laude Graduate - North Carolina A&T State University
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
Epsilon Pi Tau International Honorary Professional Fraternity for Professions in Technology
Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow
Selected Prior-Work Experiences:
Multimedia Lab Facilitator, Video Production Teacher - Southeast Raleigh High School
Technical editor and production manager for large technical documents for Exide Electronics (Eaton), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Medaphis (Per-Se Technologies), Imonics and others.
Multimedia developer, authored interactive-multimedia documents and product demonstrations for IBM, John Deere, Exide Electronics, Nortel, and the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.
Taught audio-production and sound reinforcement at Enloe High School.
Taught future teachers (EDUC 45) how to design and develop teaching materials using various forms of media at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Taught principles of sound for technical theater classes at Meredith College.
Designed sound and lighting systems for many churches and schools.
Taught transportation, manufacturing, construction, and communication technologies at the University School, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Record musical performances for schools and churches.
Organizations:
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) - National President of the School-to-Work/Careers Section.
Capital Area Workforce Development Board - chairman of the Capital Area Youth Workforce Council 2007-2008.
Capital Area JobLink Career Center - managing partner.
Boy Scouts of America, Explorer Post 512 - associate advisor, board chair.
Chi Alpha Omega National Christian Social Fraternity, Beta Chapter - advisor.
Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity, Iota Lambda Chapter - former chapter president.
Wake County Public School System programs are staffed and offered without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, political affiliation, or disability.