SYLLABUS: ED 550 Industry-Education Partnerships

1 semester credit - 50
Instructor: !urray
1" #$U%SE &A!E: ED 550 Industry Education Partnerships:
Connecting the Classroom and the Workplace
'" EDU#A(I$&AL )$ALS *$% (+E #$U%SE:
This course will proide teachers! counselors! and administrators with an understanding o" the "our
relationships critical "or planning and implementing #uality Pro"essional Technical Education$
This course "ocuses on %uilding relationships in the "ollowing areas$
I$ PTE &elationship to 'cademics and Total (chool )""erings
II$ PTE &elationship to (tudent 'chieement and *i"e 'pplication
III$ PTE &elationship to +usiness and Industry
I,$ PTE &elationship to Indiidual-s &ole as a Pro"essional Educator
," I&S(%U#(I$&AL LEA%&I&) $B-E#(I.ES:
.pon completion o" this course! students will possess the knowledge and skills "or esta%lishing the
relationships needed to create Pro"essional Technical Education that re"lects the technological changes
in the nature o" work and the eer/changing demand "or new knowledge and skills in a glo%al
economy$
PA%( I
P(E %ELA(I$&S+IP ($ A#ADE!I#S A&D ($(AL S#+$$L $**E%I&)S
S(UDE&(S /ILL BE ABLE ($:
Deelop an understanding o" PTE and how PTE can enhance student-s academics through
application
E0amine PTE-s role in supporting state academic achieement and assessment
&eiew and ealuate the %alance %etween deeloping technical skills and achieing academic
standards
E0amine PTE-s role in the school improement process
PA%( II
P(E %e0ationship to Student Achie1ement and Li2e App0ication
Students 3i00 4e a40e to:
Identi"y career goals in the 12 career clusters 3www$careerclusters$org4
Coordinate partnering with school counseling
5anage and integrate Pro"essional Technical (tudent )rgani6ations 3+P'! (kills.('! 7)('!
DEC'8where appropriate4
Plan! implement! and assess school/site and work/site e0tended learning e0periences
.nderstand and coordinate the transition "rom career awareness 3elementary4! career
e0ploration 3middle 9 high school4 to career opportunities 3secondary to postsecondary
education4
Deelop an awareness o" nontraditional employment opportunities
PA%( III
P(E %ELA(I$&S+IP ($ BUSI&ESS A&D I&DUS(%Y
S(UDE&(S /ILL BE ABLE ($:
E0amine PTE-s relationship to work"orce deelopment
E0plore the use o" adisory committees
(ystemati6e the relationship o" work! economics! and society:including "amily and
community
Promote pro"essionalism! including inolement in community/ and industry/ %ased
organi6ations
.nderstand and initiate the deelopment o" purpose"ul partnerships
Part I.
P(E %ELA(I$&S+IP ($ I&DI.IDUAL5S %$LE AS A P%$*ESSI$&AL EDU#A($%
S(UDE&(S /ILL BE ABLE ($:
.nderstand how to %e a pro"essional educator
.nderstand the importance o" %eing actie in pro"essional organi6ations
.nderstand pro"essionalism as %eing inoled in community/ and industry/ %ased organi6ations
,alidate and market PTE programs
E0plore learning theory and research applications in PTE
.nderstand and e0plore the necessity and a%ility to adapt to change
&esearch! locate! and utili6e resources
6" #$U%SE %E7UI%E!E&(S:
$ut o2 #0ass:
Industry tours 9 networking "or Instructors;counselors;administrators 3<riday! )cto%er 5! =00>4
&e#uirement: &e"lectie paper
Throughout school year
Industry speakers into the classroom
.sing the Cham%er o" Commerce (peaker-s %ureau! %ring in di""erent speakers throughout the
year$
&e#uirement: &e"lectie paper "or each speaker
(eries o" industry tours "or students
&e#uirement: &e"lectie paper "or tours
'disory Committee 5eetings
7ost two program related adisory committee meetings during the school year inoling
participation "rom industry personnel$
&e#uirement: 5eeting minutes
?&e"lection papers: +rie" and concise "ollow/up$ Include recommendations "or improement and;or
commendations in regard to actiity or speaker$
**You have the flexibility to modify these requirements to better fit your situation and meet the needs
of your students. You may collaborate with your colleagues to satisfy the above requirements, however
you will each need to submit a reflection paper.
(u%mit all papers ia email to: %usiness$tours@hotmail$com
5" DUE DA(ES *$% #$!PLE(I$& $* #$U%SE %E7UI%E!E&(S: 'pril =5! =00A
8" E.ALUA(I$& P%$#EDU%E: Pass9*ai0