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Why Career Academies?

Why Career Academies?. Carl D. Perkins funds Career Academy Advisory Group The Mission of ESU 4’s Career Academy is to provide opportunities for high school students to explore career fields, gain career readiness and earn college credit. Why Career Academies?. Student Success.

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Why Career Academies?

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  1. Why Career Academies? • Carl D. Perkins funds • Career Academy Advisory Group • The Mission of ESU 4’s Career Academy is to provide opportunities for high school students to explore career fields, gain career readiness and earn college credit.

  2. Why Career Academies? • Student Success

  3. ESU 4 Energy Academy • The mission of the Energy Academy will be to provide opportunities for real world learning and application in the science and business of energy generation & distribution

  4. Energy Exploration Course Curriculum • Semester-long course • Taught by local high school instructors • Four-unit course with focus on safety, business and careers

  5. Curriculum Writing Team Energy Exploration course Comprised of: ESU 4 Area Instructors Omaha Public Power District ESU 4 Personnel Nebraska Department of Education Nebraska Public Power District Southeast Community College

  6. Units of Energy Exploration Course • Unit 1 – Energy Fundamentals • Build a foundation of knowledge centered on energy and energy transformations • Unit 2 – Energy Production • Various types of energy generation • Unit 3 – Energy Delivery • Investigate how energy is delivered • Unit 4 – Energy Responsibility and Decisions • The student will explore society’s responsibility in energy usage and how it affects the environment.

  7. Program of Study • 1. Energy Exploration Course • 2. Advanced Algebra/Applied Physics • 3. Introduction to Energy Generation Operationsthrough Southeast Community College

  8. Field Trips & Guest Speakers “The guest speaker was so good. She really made my students think.” HTRS Guidance Counselor “I know my students are talking about this to their parents – the parents asked for the business card left by the guest speaker! Denise, Oestmann, Energy Instructor • Guest speakers – • NPPD and OPPD employees, wind tech’s; interns, SCC college students and faculty • Field Trips • Adams Ethanol plant; NPPD Sheridan Training facility, NPPD Cooper Facility; OPPD Coal Fire Plant; Flat Water Wind Farm (Dubois)

  9. Find out more? Nebraska Department of Education Energy Exploration Course number 100406 • Appendix D Course Codes and Clearing Endorsements 2011-2012 Version • Intermediate Course for Energy Pathway under STEM cluster

  10. Find out more! • Contact: Holly Carr ESU 4 Career Academy Coordinator 919 16th Street Auburn, NE 68305 402-274-4354 hcarr@esu4.net • Check out our Wiki! www.esu4.org homepage: scroll down to “Energy Academy Wiki”

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