Enhancing ICAP Implementation for Meaningful Student Engagement in Career Readiness
This presentation by Lauren Jones and Tracy Thompson at CACTE on July 17, 2013, focuses on the integration of Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAPs) to promote meaningful learning experiences in schools. Emphasizing critical skills such as collaboration, creativity, and civic responsibility, the session discusses best practices and the importance of engaging students in their education. The presentation highlights the role of counselors as champions of ICAPs and provides insights into effectively implementing these plans across various educational settings.
Enhancing ICAP Implementation for Meaningful Student Engagement in Career Readiness
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Let’s TalkICAPs Lauren Jones, Tracy Thompson CACTE July 17, 2013
Meaningful PWR Thoughtful Non-Traditional Intentional Process Gender Equity YOU!
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Work Ethic Civic Responsibility Collaboration Communication Creativity & Innovation Personal Responsibility Learning & Behavior Skills Find and Use Information & IT Global & Cultural Awareness Postsecondary & Workforce Ready Social Studies & Social Sciences • Social, cultural, historical concepts • Interpret sources, evaluate evidence, build conceptual frameworks • Civic responsibility & political process • Interpret from a global perspective Literacy • Read with understanding & write coherently • Employ English properly & fluently • Use logic & rhetoric • Access primary & secondary sources Content Knowledge Arts & Humanities • Shaping of culture • Instruments of social & political thought • Awareness of innovators Mathematical Sciences • Be quantitatively literate • Algebraic & geometric principles • Problem solving • Data & statistics Science • Scientific method • Draw conclusions • Core concepts of disciplines • Scientific concepts can be challenged Colorado’s interpretation of 21st Century Skills!
The ICAP journey… Source CDE 2013 6
Policy Framework for PWR 7 Source-CDE 2013
Currently…… • Partnership with Colorado Community College System (CCCS) • Needs assessment & environmental scan • Implementation data & outcomes • ICAP Survey – April 2013, 400 Respondents • Toolkit • Best Practices • Research & Evaluation • Districts update plans • Data Collection & Implementation
In your district, what is your level of ICAP implementation? 37% 46% 9% 4% 4%
Who is mainly responsible for implementing ICAPs in your setting? 77% 2% 9% 5% 2% 5%
Takeaways • Counselors are responsible for the implementation • Especially at the high school level, counselors feel ICAPs are a valuable tool. • The process is better if it has a champion, particularly if it is the principal. • The process is even better if it is spread across disciplines. • The more meaningful and less “tasks to be completed” the more it is embraced by the student. • Schools want more direction
What is a Quality ILP? • A document consisting of a student’s (a) course taking and post-secondary plans aligned to career goals and (b) documentation of the range of college and career readiness skills he/she has developed. • A process that relies on a student’s understanding of the relevance of school courses as well as out-of‐school learning opportunities and provides the student access to career development opportunities that incorporate self-exploration, career exploration, and career planning and management activities. Source: National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
Other Examples: • Natalie Bertrand - San Juan BOCES • Steve Alkire – Greeley School District 6 • Teri Eichman – Green Mtn. High School, Jefferson County
Thanks! Lauren Jones Lauren.Jones@cccs.edu 720-858-2825 Tracy Thompson Tracy.Thompson@cccs.edu 720-858-2323
