Meeting Materials:
Building Illinois STEM Pathways PowerPoint 
(PDF)
STEM Learning Exchanges article published by Office of Community College Research and Leadership (PDF)
Pathways to Prosperity (PDF): Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21
st Century
Event Sponsored by:
Illinois Business Roundtable (
http://www.illinoisbusinessroundtable.com/ 
)
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (
http://www.commerce.state.il.us/dceo/ )
Illinois State Board of Education (
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ )
Illinois Community College Board (
http://www.iccb.org/index.html )
Illinois Board of Higher Education (
http://www.ibhe.state.il.us/ )
As part of the State of Illinois' Race to the Top application P-20 STEM Programs of Study (POS) were highlighted as a key education reform to help promote college and career readiness aligned to the State's growing economic development clusters. The State is currently forming nine public-private P-20 cluster-based working groups to develop statewide models for each of the clusters.
Concurrent with that process a separate Work-Based Learning Working Group is being formed to develop a standardized approach to defining and sequencing work-based and service-based learning across all clusters. A second phase will include identifying specific implementation supports for the continuum of work-based learning opportunities.
Meeting Materials:
Agenda P-20 STEM Work-Based Learning Working Group, May 13, 2011 (
PDF )
MCHC Resources for Health Science Youth Education – Colleen Allen,Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (
PDF )
High School Level - Work-Based Learning Continuum – Leslie Beller, Chicago Workforce Investment Council (
PDF )
I NET Results - Sheryl Meyer, National Academy Foundation (NAF) (
PDF )
The Gold Standards for High School Internships - NAF (
PDF )
NAF Guide to Work-Based Learning - A Continuum of Activities and Experience - NAF (
PDF )
Problem-Based Learning for Career Competencies, Jenny Kopach, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (
PDF )
Illinois Board of Higher Education - Cooperative Work Study Program (
PDF )
Agenda:
Review of Proposed P-20 Work-Based Learning Framework and Definitions
Presentation on the Chicago Workforce Investment Council's Work-Based Learning Guide
Presentation on Illinois workNet's NOCTI Assessment
Review of Potential Incentives, Resources and Policy Recommendations
Next Steps
Meeting Materials: NOCTI 21st Century Skills for Workplace Success (
PDF )
Illinois workNet Work Readiness Assessment: Assessment Implementation Workgroup Background (
PDF )
CTE Guide to Work-Based Learning (
PDF )
Draft Work-Based Learning Report (
MS Word )
Final Work-Based Learning Report (
PDF )
The Work-Based Learning Working Group was assembled to provide a common set of definitions and a P-20 sequencing of work-based learning activities that can be adopted as part of each cluster-based POS model. The objectives are defined as follows:
- To provide a common framework for defining, categorizing and setting a sequence of work-based learning opportunities that can be adopted across P-20 STEM career cluster-based models; and
- To identify incentives, key policy recommendations, and a series of resources and supports that are targeted to increase student participation in work-based learning experiences as well as build program capacity.
Key Note Speaker Presentation at the ITEC Conference held in Bloomington, Illinois on October 29, 2011
Download the presentation -
PPT or
PDF Jason A. Tyszko currently serves as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity where he is responsible for coordinating interagency education and workforce development initiatives. Previously Jason served as a policy advisor to Governor Quinn as a member of the Executive Committee that directed over $10 billion in investments through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
While in the Office of the Governor Jason was Chair of the interagency ARRA Job Training Working Group and was also tasked with developing the STEM education strategy included in the State's Race to the Top proposal. Jason has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from DePaul University and a Master of Arts degree in social science from the University of Chicago. Jason also has earned a secondary education teaching certification through courses taken at National-Louis University.
Save the Date: On
February 9, 2012 in Bloomington, the State of Illinois will be convening public-private partners to receive an update on the Illinois Pathways Initiative. During the convening we will review the State's Round 3 Race to the Top award and will also announce the selection process for STEM Learning Exchanges. More information on the event location, time, agenda and RSVP process will be shared prior to the event. Thank you for your continued support of STEM education in Illinois and we hope you can join us next year.
This event is full; registration is closed.
The Illinois Pathways Interagency Committee:
Jason A. Tyszko, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Susie Morrison, Illinois State Board of Education
Dr. Elaine Johnson, Illinois Community College Board
Dr. George Reid, Illinois Board of Higher Education
Joanne Tolbert-Wells, Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Amit Singla, Illinois Department of Employment Security