This posting is a brief summary of the first half day of the conference "From High School to College and Career--Strengthening Secondary-Postsecondary Transitions Using Programs of Study Organized Around the Career Clusters." The conference is being held in Washington, D.C., and organized by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
Minnesota had the largest delegation with 20 participants, nine of them from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. The title of the conference pretty much describes what it's all about. We started at 1 p.m. yesterday with introductory remarks by Scott Hess, Chief College and Career Transitions Branch, OVAE, and Troy Justesen, Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Then we jumped into the heart of the conference--Programs of Study and the Perkins IV legislation. We heard three panel members from North Carolina, Utah and Texas talk about implementing their POS.
Next we moved into breakout sessions where facilitators worked with us to assess our state's status about POS and Perkins IV. Since our group was the largest, we had a room to ourselves; and we got a chance to get to know each other better. We started by identifying our goals for the session and discussed some of the challenges we were facing. Today, Tuesday, we'll continue our state breakout sessions as well as attend some all-conference participant sessions and some specialized sessions that relate to and have an impact on clusters and POS. Zala Fashant and I will be attending a session on Professional Development and Teacher Preparation.
The weather is hot and humid; but Washington, D.C., is a beautiful and historical place to hold a conference of this importance. Be on the lookout for the impact our Minnesota group is having on Congress--they might stay in session all night! :<) Keep tuned; I'll have more tonight or tomorrow.
Minnesota had the largest delegation with 20 participants, nine of them from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. The title of the conference pretty much describes what it's all about. We started at 1 p.m. yesterday with introductory remarks by Scott Hess, Chief College and Career Transitions Branch, OVAE, and Troy Justesen, Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Then we jumped into the heart of the conference--Programs of Study and the Perkins IV legislation. We heard three panel members from North Carolina, Utah and Texas talk about implementing their POS.
Next we moved into breakout sessions where facilitators worked with us to assess our state's status about POS and Perkins IV. Since our group was the largest, we had a room to ourselves; and we got a chance to get to know each other better. We started by identifying our goals for the session and discussed some of the challenges we were facing. Today, Tuesday, we'll continue our state breakout sessions as well as attend some all-conference participant sessions and some specialized sessions that relate to and have an impact on clusters and POS. Zala Fashant and I will be attending a session on Professional Development and Teacher Preparation.
The weather is hot and humid; but Washington, D.C., is a beautiful and historical place to hold a conference of this importance. Be on the lookout for the impact our Minnesota group is having on Congress--they might stay in session all night! :<) Keep tuned; I'll have more tonight or tomorrow.
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