Institute Overview
The CEW Summer Institute is designed to help a team of educators/professionals successfully design and implement innovative practice strategies and policies to impact career development and workforce readiness. The target audiences for these innovative practice strategies and policies include Pre K-12 students, students attending two- and four-year colleges and universities, and transitioning adults.
The Institute provides an opportunity for your team to learn about innovative practice strategies and policies that impact career and workforce development and to use the CEW Project Management System to design a customized plan of action for implementing innovative practice strategies and policies in your own school, college, or organization.
Unique features of the Institute include:
- Select a topic of importance to your team.
- Design innovative practice strategies and policies to address your own career development and workforce readiness goals.
- Work with an assigned coach who will provide technical assistance support throughout the summer and fall.
- Use the CEW Project Management System to design and manage implementation and evaluation of your innovative strategies and policies.
2009 Summer Institute Topics:
Stream 1: Establishing Comprehensive Career Development Programming
- Designing Engaging Career Development Programs using ILP’s and ePortfolios
- Cultivating Agricultural Science Careers
- Designing Effective Transition Plans: Helping Students with Disabilities Prepare for 21st Century Jobs
- Incorporating Financial Literacy into Career Decision-making
- Increasing Pipeline of Individuals Pursing STEM Careers
Stream 2: School Reform Strategies
- Designing Strategies to Engage Truant and At-Risk Youth
- Developing Multicultural Skills for Teaching in A Global World
- Integrating Career Clusters and Pathways into School Curriculum
- Improving Data-Driven Decision-Making as a Key to Successful School Reform
- STEM Instructional Leadership