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Keynote Speech
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View
the video of Stephanie Hill, President of Lockheed Martin's
Information Systems & Global, the keynote speaker at NAPE's 2013
PDI.
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The
DCCCD Foundation, a NAPE partner, has just received a $1.8 million
grant in support of the DCCCD
STEM Institute, whose goal is to ease the pathway
for our students to complete STEM degrees and to ultimately gain STEM
careers through mentorship and exploration in a variety of
STEM-related opportunities. NAPE has conducted training with the
Institute's faculty.
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...with a focus on students and poverty
Video: This video highlights 3
elements of high-performing, high-poverty schools.
The May issue of Educational
Leadership, discusses policies, brain science,
early learning, and sociocultural interventions for students who
experience poverty.
This online course Teaching
with Poverty in Mind will introduce you to the
latest research on poverty and how it affects the cognitive
development and academic performance of students.
In this podcast,
Pedro Noguera, Yvette Jackson, and elementary school principal
Tatiana Epanchin talk about drawing on community strengths to empower
students who live in poverty.
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Women in
Trades Career Fair, Portland, OR, May 16-18, 2013
CTEEC
Conference, September 19-20, 2013, Tulsa, OK
Mid-Atlantic
Equity National Career Pathways Annual Conference,
Richmond, VA, October 17-19, 2013
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I'd like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the 2013
Professional Development Institute--the sponsors,
guest speakers, workshop presenters, participants, Executive
Committee and Foundation Board members, and the national office
staff. Please note that most of the workshop
presentations are available in PDF form on our
website. Additionally, you can view images from days 1 and 2 of the
PDI on our
website, and watch Stephanie Hill's keynote speech
by clicking on the video thumbnail to the left.
Save the Date! The 2014 Professional Development Institute is
schedule for April 7-11, 2014, again at the Doubletree Crystal City,
Arlington, VA.
NAPE is a supporting organization of the U.S. News STEM Solutions
conference. Join us in advancing the future of the STEM workforce in
Austin, TX, June 17-19, 2013. Register to attend today, and use the
NAPE VIP code, SUPPORT1, at www.usnewsstemsolutions.com.
On June 18, from 4:15 to 5:15, I will moderate a STEM Solutions panel
titled "Upgrading
Vocational Education: Technical Training" for
the 21st Century."
For the remainder of May and through June, NAPE staff will be
conducting training at two sites in California and in Pennsylvania
and Idaho. Additionally, we will be attending and/or speaking at
Destination Imagination, NCORE 2013, Deloitte Impact Day, AAUW
National Convention, ASCA Annual Conference, and the Utah CTE
Conference. For more details, please see the calendar on the NAPE homepage.
Finally, I'd like to welcome our newest affiliate members:
- Middlesex
County Vocational and Technical Schools, East Brunswick, NJ
- Lehigh
Career and Technical Institute, Schnecksville, PA
- Colorado
Mountain College, Glenwood Springs, CO
- Honolulu
Community College, Honolulu, HI
For equity, access, and diversity,
Mimi
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Women in Community Colleges:
Access to Success AAUW
More than ever before, women are relying on community
colleges for higher education and workforce preparation. This report
recommends policies and practices to help women succeed in community
colleges. In particular, AAUW finds that child care is a critical
issue for student mothers. Women also need more support for pursuing
opportunities in STEM and other male-dominated fields. Read
Report
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Long Hours Are Pushing Mothers
out of Male-Dominated Jobs Bryce Covert,
ThinkProgress
While progress was steadily made to integrate women into
traditionally male jobs for many decades, in recent years the rate
has slowed considerably. There are many factors that lead men and
women to end up in different occupations, but a new study has found
that one big reason, particularly when it comes to women with
children, is overwork. Youngjoo Cha of Indiana University has found
that mothers are much more likely to leave male-dominated occupations
if they work more than 50 hours a week, but that the same doesn't
hold true for childless women or men. Read
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On the Rise: 21st Century
Career and Technical Education Pathways
Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State
University
This report examines the potential of CTE in Arizona in
terms of providing employers certified skills need to compete
regionally, nationally and internationally and students avenues for
higher education, quality of life and job satisfaction. Read
Report
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Welding Student to Attend
Harvard University Doug Harlow, Morning Sentinel
Sarah Finnemore is certified in stick welding and
flux-core welding through high school courses at the Somerset Career
and Technical Center offered at the Cianbro construction company in
Pittsfield, Maine. Finnemore will be attend Harvard University in the
fall. Her welding instructor is only the second girl of the 40
students to enroll in the welding class in the 4 years the high
school has been offering the course. Learn
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Policy Brief--How Career and
Technical Education Can Help Students Be College and Career Ready: A
Primer College
and Career Readiness and Success Center at the American Institutes
for Research
This brief provides an overview of the evolution of CTE
in the U.S., reviews what CTE looks like in practice, and highlights
issues CTE faces in the field that must be overcome for it to become
an impactful and wide-reaching strategy for preparing students for
postsecondary success. It also discusses the importance of these
programs for allowing students the opportunities to acquire the
competencies required in today's workplace, and to learn about
different careers by experiencing work and workplaces. Read
Report
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State of the Science: Implicit
Bias Review 2013
Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
This publication highlights research on implicit bias, with the goal
of stimulating dialogue about its implications as we pursue social
justice in the areas of education, criminal justice, and
health/health care. Read
Report
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