Professional Development
Within the Professional Development essential component, staff develop and complete an annual professional development plan to help programs advance career pathways.
Career Pathways Resources Support Video
Brief navigational video aligned to this component including guiding questions and staff development resources.
Resources for Administrators
These online professional development offerings, developed by ATLAS (the ABE Teaching and Learning Advancement System) and housed at Hamline University’s School of Education, provide information for program staff about the planning phases and promotion stages of a Career Pathways Plan.
Areas of particular interest to Ohio Aspire administrators and program staff include
- Topic 4: Effective Communication,
- Topic 5: Learning Strategies,
- Topic 6: Critical Thinking,
- Topic 7: Self-Management,
- Topic 8: Developing a Future Pathway, and
- Topic 9: Navigating Systems.
This series, from the National Center for Innovation in Career and Technical Education (NCICTE), offers approaches to help strengthen education professionals in their capacity to design and deliver standards-based, integrated curriculum and improve instructional practice.
Areas of particular interest to Ohio Aspire administrators and program staff include
- Module 1: Career Pathway Implementation 101,
- Module 2: Defining and Assessing College and Career Readiness,
- Module 3: Pathway Curriculum Development and the Common Core,
- Module 4: Developing Standards-Aligned Integrated Projects, and
- Module 5: Developing High-Quality Work-Based Learning Experiences and Systems.
Resources for Teachers
These online professional development offerings, developed by ATLAS (the ABE Teaching and Learning Advancement System) and housed at Hamline University’s School of Education, provide information for program staff about the planning phases and promotion stages of a Career Pathways Plan.
Areas of particular interest to Ohio Aspire administrators and program staff include
- Topic 4: Effective Communication,
- Topic 5: Learning Strategies,
- Topic 6: Critical Thinking,
- Topic 7: Self-Management,
- Topic 8: Developing a Future Pathway, and
- Topic 9: Navigating Systems.
This series, from the National Center for Innovation in Career and Technical Education (NCICTE), offers approaches to help strengthen education professionals in their capacity to design and deliver standards-based, integrated curriculum and improve instructional practice.
Areas of particular interest to Ohio Aspire administrators and program staff include
- Module 1: Career Pathway Implementation 101,
- Module 2: Defining and Assessing College and Career Readiness,
- Module 3: Pathway Curriculum Development and the Common Core,
- Module 4: Developing Standards-Aligned Integrated Projects, and
- Module 5: Developing High-Quality Work-Based Learning Experiences and Systems.
Webinar
- Jody Angelone (Staff Training & Development Coordinator, Ohio Aspire Professional Development Network)
Handouts from the webinar:
Technical Assistance
Download a list of Technical Assistance contacts here.