Fall Meeting 2021 - Career Pathway Endorsements - A Strategy for Improving Learning School-wide
Channel: P-20 Network
Date: 2021-11-17

The Illinois P-20 Network's Fall Meeting in 2021 consisted of a series of individual panel discussions over a series of weeks addressing: the teacher shortage; equity and inclusion in schools, colleges, and universities; and, the implementation of the Illinois Career Pathway Endorsements.

- Career Pathway Endorsements: A Strategy for Improving Learning School-Wide - In only its third year of state-wide implementation, the Illinois Career Pathway Endorsements provide great opportunities for students to learn, practice, and demonstrate both the Technical Competencies and the Essential Skills (Cross-Sector Essential Employability Competencies). The Career Pathway Endorsements, with their focus on Authentic Learning both in the classroom and beyond, also provide opportunities for schools to shift the nature of learning significantly in their schools. This session includes representatives from two school districts: Ridgewood High School, which has had students graduate with Career Pathway Endorsements in each of the first two years that they were able to be offered, and Lake Zurich High School, which is on-track to have its first students earn Career Pathway Endorsements at the conclusion of this academic year. Panelists include:
- Lisa Balata, Ridgewood High School
- Zach Gimm, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95
- Eric Lasky, Ridgewood High School
- Susie Wagner, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95