Introductions, aka Nothing Changes for the Good Without Asking “Why,” aka It All Started With a T-Shirt

Hello EdSynergians! My name is Rob Seitelman and I’m honored to be contributing my experience to this site alongside other distinguished folks. I believe a little context is helpful in order to engage effectively with the issues we’ll be tackling in my contributions. Currently, I support cross-curricular literacy in grades 4-12 with a platform called
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Emerging Policies on CTE and Workforce Pathways

The California Workforce Pathways Joint Advisory Committee (WPJAC) has been meeting for nearly two years to develop policies for the new Perkins V legislation and intersegmental pathways to workforce and college. The Guiding Principles to Support K-14+ Pathways support the WPJAC goal to build connected, equitable, accessible, and high-quality K-14+ college and career pathways. This
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UC Davis – Getting Results from Integrated and Applied Instruction

The California Career Technical Education (CTE) model standards promotes integrated curriculum, which is a blend of standards and content from two or more core academic subjects, with CTE content bringing relevance and providing applications that add meaning to subjects that can be abstract. The proof of the value of integrated and applied curriculum is currently
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Student Leadership Program Application Process Now Open

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s Student Leaders® Program is officially accepting applications for its 2018 Student Leaders® program. Participation in this program will help students develop their leadership and career skills and to connect with like-minded students. The purpose of Bank of America Student Leaders Program is to recognize exemplary high school juniors and
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