School-to-Career Presentations
Recent presentations made by School-to-Career staff at various conferences, schools, and civic meetings.
Capital Area Youth Workforce Council, March 11, 2009
- Current Career Data can Help Students Prepare for Careers that will be in Demand when they Graduate (PowerPoint 4.8 MB) - presented by Chris Droessler
- North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook
ACTE 2008 National Convention and Career Tech Expo, December 4-6, 2008
- Flyer promoting the Wake County presentations (PDF 44 KB)
- ACTE 2008 National Convention and Career Tech Expo website
PowerPoints and other presentation documents will be posted here during the convention.
- A Changing World: Helping Students Prepare for Life in a World that We Know Little About (PowerPoint 9.3 MB) - presented by Chris Droessler
- Preshow slides with USA Today charts about careers/education (PowerPoint 3 MB)
- Emerging careers video (QuickTime 37.6 MB)
- Emerging careers video (MPEG-4 62 MB) This is a longer version than the video that was shown.
- List of Emerging Careers (Word 32 KB)
- Chris' School-to-Career Blog for ACTE
- Emerging careers video (MPEG-4 62 MB) This is a longer version than the video that was shown.
- Getting and Using Current Career Data to Help Students Prepare for Careers that will be in Demand When they Graduate (PowerPoint 15.2 MB) - presented by Chris Droessler
- Preshow slides with USA Today charts about careers/education (PowerPoint 3 MB)
- Chris' School-to-Career Blog for ACTE
- Career Exploration: How to Design and Facilitate a County-Wide Career Event (PowerPoint 1.1 MB) - presented by Amy Schroeder
- Pictures from the Great Xplorations Career Fair that were shown before the presentation (PowerPoint 20.1 MB)
- Video about Xtreme Beginnings 2007 (QuickTime 46.5 MB)
- Great Xplorations main web page
- Web page for businesses who wish to learn more about Great Xplorations.
- Student handout (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Capitalizing on Career-Focused Volunteerism for CTE: How to Design, Recruit, and Sustain Business and Education Partnerships (PowerPoint 37.4 MB) - presented by Megan Kirkpatrick
- Business Alliances Improve Career Awareness magazine article about Wake County's Business Alliance program in Techniques, a publication of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE).
High School Team meeting, August 4, 2008 (meeting cancelled, and presentation postponed to a later date)
- Career Academy Information (PowerPoint 2.4 MB) presented by Chris Droessler.
Publications referenced:
- WCPSS Career Academy web page.
- Career Academies: Long-Term Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes, Educational Attainment, and Transitions to Adulthood. Fifteen-year study on career academies by MDRC.
- Career Clusters handout. (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Top careers based on NC annual openings. (PDF 44 KB)
- Top three career choices for 13,177 WCPSS students, graduating in 2010 to 2015. (PDF 40 KB)
- Crafting A New Vision for High School: How States Can Join Academic and Technical Studies to Promote More Powerful Learning (March 2008). from the Southern Regional Education Board.
- Lost in Transition: Building a Better Path from School to College and Careers (January 2008). from the Southern Regional Education Board.
- The 2006 NC Skills Market Survey: Reconnecting Public Education with Economic Reality. (PDF) from the NC Department of Labor.
- Apex High School AOIT (Academy of Information Technology) video (Quicktime 36 MB)
Career Academy Focus Group - July 11, 2008
- Career Academies: Who Says What? (PowerPoint 2.8 MB) presented by Chris Droessler.
Publications referenced:
- WCPSS Career Academy web page.
- Career Academies: Long-Term Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes, Educational Attainment, and Transitions to Adulthood. Fifteen-year study on career academies by MDRC.
- Career Clusters handout. (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Top careers based on annual openings. (PDF 44 KB)
- Top three career choices for 13,177 WCPSS students, graduating in 2010 to 2015. (PDF 40 KB)
- Crafting A New Vision for High School: How States Can Join Academic and Technical Studies to Promote More Powerful Learning (March 2008). from the Southern Regional Education Board.
- Lost in Transition: Building a Better Path from School to College and Careers (January 2008). from the Southern Regional Education Board.
- The 2006 NC Skills Market Survey: Reconnecting Public Education with Economic Reality. (PDF) from the NC Department of Labor.
ISD Lunch and Learn - May 19, 2008
- School-to-Career Program (PowerPoint 29.1 MB) presented by Chris Droessler and Megan Kirkpatrick.
Publications referenced:
- Crafting A New Vision for High School: How States Can Join Academic and Technical Studies to Promote More Powerful Learning (March 2008). from the Southern Regional Education Board.
- Lost in Transition: Building a Better Path from School to College and Careers (January 2008). from the Southern Regional Education Board.
- The 2006 NC Skills Market Survey: Reconnecting Public Education with Economic Reality. (PDF) from the NC Department of Labor.
FACS meeting - May 13, 2008
- School-to-Career, CTE, and other important stuff! (PowerPoint 9.1 MB) Chris Droessler's presentation about School-to-Career and the School-to-Career and CTE websites.
2008 NC College Tech Prep Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina - March 3-5, 2008
- Great Xplorations - A County-wide Career Fair (PowerPoint 1.5 MB) -- Tuesday, March 4, 9:45-10:45, presented by Darlene Frazier, Career Development Coordinator at East Millbrook Middle School; Amy Schroeder, Career Development Coordinator at Athens Drive High School; William Heard, Regulatory Affairs Associate at CLOSURE Medical Corporation; Shelley C. Haith, Corporate Recruiter at Eaton Corporation.
- Xtreme Beginnings - Making Connections Count (PowerPoint 2.6 MB) -- Wednesday, March 5, 9:00-10:00, presented by Barbara Wiggins, Career Development Coordinator at Wakefield High School; and Rita Allen, Career Development Coordinator at Garner High School.
- Capitalizing on Career-Focused Volunteerism: How to Design, Recruit & Sustain Business and Education Partnerships (PowerPoint 27.1 MB) -- Wednesday, March 5, 9:00-10:00, presented by Megan Kirkpatrick.
- Business Alliances Improve Career Awareness magazine article about Wake County's Business Alliance program in Techniques, a publication of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE).
- A Changing World: Helping Students Prepare for Life in a World That We Know Little About (PowerPoint 7.1 MB) -- Tuesday, March 4, 11:00-12:00, Wednesday, March 5, 9:00-10:00, presented by Chris Droessler.
- List of Emerging Careers (Word 32 KB)
- Emerging Careers Video (Quicktime MPEG-4, 62 MB).
- The 2006 NC Skills Market Survey: Reconnecting Public Education with Economic Reality. (PDF)
- Preshow slides with USA Today charts about careers/education (PowerPoint 3 MB)
- ACT - Ready for College and Ready for Work: Same or Different? (PDF 272 KB). ACT article about increasing high school graduation requirements.
- Getting and Using Current Career Data to Help Students Prepare for Careers That Will Be in Demand When They Graduate (PowerPoint 12 MB) -- Wednesday, March 5, 10:15-11:15, presented by Chris Droessler.
2008 National Careers Conference, Madison, Wisconsin - January 29, 2008
- Using Current Career Data to Help Students Prepare for Careers that Will Be in Demand When They Graduate (PowerPoint 16.8 MB) - session C94, Tuesday @ 3:15, presented by Chris Droessler
- Preshow slides with USA Today charts about careers/education (PowerPoint 3 MB) - session C94, Tuesday @ 3:15, presented by Chris Droessler
- Capitalizing on Career-Focused Volunteerism: How to Design, Recruit & Sustain Business and Education Partnerships (Showcase Program) (PowerPoint 27.6 MB) - session C122, Wednesday @ 9:45, presented by Megan Kirkpatrick
- List of Emerging Careers (Word 32 KB) - session C122, Wednesday @ 9:45, presented by Megan Kirkpatrick
ISD Registration Meeting - McKimmon Center - December 19, 2007
- Learning On-Line (PowerPoint 2.3 MB) Presented by Cynthia Kennedy and Chris Droessler.
CTE Administrative Internship Program - Winston-Salem - December 3, 2007
- The Invaluable Partnership of Business & Education: Preparing the Next Generation of Productive Citizens (PowerPoint 38 MB) Presented by Chris Droessler and Megan Kirkpatrick.
- Emerging Careers Video (Quicktime MPEG-4, 62 MB).
- Did You Know? - Shift Happens (MPEG mpg 51.2 MB) video shown at the beginning of the presentation.
- Business Alliances Improve Career Awareness article in Techniques (PDF 700 KB)
Article in Techniques Magazine - November, 2007
- Business Alliances Improve Career Awareness magazine article about Wake County's Business Alliance program in Techniques, a publication of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE).
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Hispanic Achievement Conference - Jane S. McKimmon Center - October 19, 2007
- A Changing World: Helping Students Prepare for Life in a World that We Know Little About. (PowerPoint 12.9 MB) Presented by Chris Droessler.
- The Reality of Employability: Teaching the Direct Relationship Between Inappropriate Choices and Future Opportunities. (PowerPoint 126.9 MB) Presented by Megan Kirkpatrick.
School-to-Career Volunteer Celebration - Jane S. McKimmon Center - September 25, 2007
- PowerPoint that visually supported the speakers at the STC Volunteer Celebration (PowerPoint 35.5 MB).
- Emerging Careers Video (Quicktime MPEG-4, 62 MB).
- NBC News 17 web page and video about the STC Volunteer Celebration.
- Photos from the Celebration
NC Career and Technical Education Summer Conference - July 26, 2007
- Getting and Using Current Career Data to Help Students Prepare for Careers that will be in Demand when they Graduate (PowerPoint 14.7 MB). - Chris Droessler
- USA Today charts that were shown prior to the "Getting and Using Current Career Data ..." presentation. - Chris Droessler
- Preparing Students for the 21st Century: Why Understanding and Appreciating Cultural Diversity is Essential (PowerPoint 23.3 MB). - Megan Kirkpatrick
N3CSDPA Counselors Conference (NC Community College Student Development Personnel Association) April 3, Marriott Crabtree
- Preparing Students for the 21st Century: Why Understanding and Appreciating Cultural Diversity is Essential (PowerPoint 23.3 MB). - Megan Kirkpatrick
NC College Tech Prep Conference - March 7, 2007
- Getting and Using Current Career Data to Help Students Prepare for Careers that will be in Demand when they Graduate (PowerPoint 10.8 MB). - Chris Droessler
- Preparing Students for the 21st Century: Why Understanding and Appreciating Cultural Diversity is Essential (PowerPoint 23.3 MB). - Megan Kirkpatrick
- Pictures of Megan and Chris at the NC College Tech Prep Conference.
District 8 Advisory Group - Holly Ridge Elementary School - March 5, 2007
- The Invaluable Partnership of Business & Education: Preparing the Next Generation of Productive Citizens (PowerPoint 25.8 MB) - Megan Kirkpatrick and Chris Droessler
2007 National Careers Conference, Madison, Wisconsin - January 30, 2007
- Your Future is Your Decision: Teaching Students the Direct Connection Between the Law and Future Opportunities (PowerPoint 125.5 MB) - Megan Kirkpatrick
- NC Law Test. (PDF 24KB) This is an eye-opening test to see what you know about NC laws that if not followed, could lead to a roadblock in your college and career choices.
- NC Law Test answer sheet. (PDF 12KB)
- Using Current Career Data to Help Students Prepare for Careers that Will Be in Demand (PowerPoint 8.7 MB) - Chris Droessler
- Preshow slides with USA Today charts about careers/education (PowerPoint 3 MB) - Chris Droessler
- The Invaluable Partnership of Business & Education: Preparing the Next Generation of Productive Citizens (PowerPoint 25.8 MB) - Megan Kirkpatrick and Chris Droessler
Career Pathway presentation at the "Advocating For Your Child" workshop presented by the Wake County Community Collaborative on March 12, 2005. (PowerPoint 1.6 MB) This presentation presents the NC Graduation requirements and pathway requirements. Pathway requirements include JROTC Pathways, Arts Education Pathways, and Career and Technical Education Pathways.
Basic script for this Career Pathway PowerPoint. (Word 28 KB)
High School Registration presentation from West Millbrook Middle School. (PowerPoint 104 KB) This presentation presents the NC Graduation requirements and pathway requirements. Typical ninth grade schedules are shown. Quality points and GPA are explained. Block scheduling is explained.
High School Registration presentation from Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School. (PowerPoint 1 MB) This presentation presents the NC Graduation requirements and pathway requirements. It lists careers in each career pathway. There is a review quiz at the end.
Basic script for this Career Pathway PowerPoint. (Word 64 KB)
Law Test
NC Law Test. (PDF 24KB) This is an eye-opening test to see what you know about NC laws that if not followed, could lead to a roadblock in your college and career choices.
NC Law Test answer sheet. (PDF 12KB)
Other
Did You Know - Shift Happens video (Windows WMF 6MB). This version is a very textual presentation, with little visual content.
Did You Know - Shift Happens video (Quicktime MPG 51.2 MB). This version has lots of graphics.
Collection of short educational videos (includes Did You Know) (Quicktime 134 MB)
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