Promising Practices for Individualized Learning Plans

1. Promising Practices for Individualized Learning Plans • Presenters: • Denise Felder, Outreach & Content Specialist ~ ISEEK • Al Hauge, Career Development Specialist ~ MDE • Alyssa Klein, Transition Specialist ~ DEED eLearning Summit 2013

2. About Us • Al Hauge: Career and Technical Education • Career Development and Work Based Learning Specialist • Transition Disabled Specialist-Employment Element of Special Education • Alyssa Klein: Vocational Rehabilitation Services • Youth lead for Pathways to Employment (2006-2012) • Leading new planning for VRS to engage more in schools • Focus: Universal design for workforce programs and learning; Hands-on opportunities for youth; Organizing community efforts to support schools • Denise Felder: iSeek Solutions • Editor of MnCareers, coordinate career development content for youth • Project manager for ABE, underrepresented populations projects • Career adviser to at-risk youth, low-income adults

3. Career & College Readiness Collaborative Subcommittees • Career Development Process • Digital Portfolio Requirements • Parent, Family Engagement • Business and Community Involvement • Best Practices • Professional Development www.positivelyminnesota.com/All_Programs_Services/Mn_Career_College_Collaborative/index.aspxte.mn.us

4. What is an Individualized Learning Plan? Distinctions: • Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) • Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) • Personalized/Individualized Career Plans • Employment Action Plans • Transition Plans

5. Why Individualized Learning Plans? • Response to state law “requiring” career exploration • Aligns with national, other stateinitiatives • Promotes postsecondary planning • Presents career development as life-long process • Encourages parents/mentor involvement

6. Why Individualized Learning Plans? Students who enter college without a clear career planmay receive a degree but too often incur long-term loan debt that is out of line with the salary projections for the jobs they finally receive.

7. Why Individualized Learning Plans? What it Means to be Career Ready A career-ready person effectively navigates pathways that connect education and employment to achieve a fulfilling, financially-secure and successful career. … Career Readiness Partner Council www.CareerReadyNow.org

8. Why Individualized Learning Plans? • Individual performance, engagement increases • Family engagement increases • Teachers/Advisers feel greater connections with individual • Community, businesses more engaged with school system, career readiness

9. What is an Individualized Learning Plan? • Document and a Process • Electronic Portfolio System • School-wide, not just counselors • Students use regularly (twice/week) • Community partnerships • Connects academics and enhanced learning activities (work-based learning)

10. Process • Assess Yourself • Explore Careers • Development of a Plan & Set Goals • Expand Skills • Find a Job

11. Process • Assess Yourself • Explore Careers • Development of a Plan & Set Goals • Expand Skills • Find a Job

12. Assess Yourself (Earlier Onset the Better) • What do you like to do? (Interests) • What is important to you? (Values) • What are you good at? (Skills)

13. Process • Assess Yourself • Explore Careers • Development of a Plan & Set Goals • Expand Skills • Find a Job

14. Explore Careers Starting in at least 8-9th Grade • Career Inventory Assessment • EXPLORE Assessment (8th Grade) • PLAN Assessment (10th Grade) • Activities that help understand careers Business Tours – Career Camps – Career Exploration Classes Career Information Tools – College Tours – Informational Interviews Internships – Job Shadowing – Mentoring – Service Learning Volunteering – Experiential Learning – Labor Marking Information

15. Process • Assess Yourself • Explore Careers • Development of a Plan & Set Goals • Expand Skills • Find a Job

16. Develop a PlanStarting no later than 9th Grade • Identify at least one Career Cluster • What are the steps to reach a Career Goal? • What supports does an individual need?

17. Process • Assess Yourself • Explore Careers • Development of a Plan & Set Goals • Expand Skills • Find a Job

18. Expand Skills 9th-12 Grade • Occupational Skills • Employability Skills • Where and How?

19. Implementation Recommendations • Entire school system process • Identify where and when ILP activities can occur • Professional Development times for all teachers • Administrative Buy-In • Recognize Community Partners to assist with process

20. What is an Individualized Learning Plan? • Document and a Process • Electronic Portfolio System • School-wide, not just counselors • Students use regularly (twice/week) • Community partnerships • Connects academics and enhanced learning activities (work-based learning)

21. Digital Portfolio Content • Career Inventories(EXPLORE, PLAN, etc.) • Communication & Personal info • Showcase & Evidence • Learning, Teaching and Reflection • Professional • Resources and References

22. Types of efolio Systems MN efolio: http://efoliominnesota.com/ • http://cassandrafarinella.efoliomn.com • http://tabathabarlau.efoliomn.com/ • http://tracybernadotte.efoliomn.com/Home • http://jasonwegleitner.efoliomn.com/ • http://kimberlyvue.efoliomn.com/ • http://taylornavis.efoliomn.com/Home MCIS folio Mahara My efolio http://www.myefolio.com/index.asp?SEC={833BBC9C-E3EF-48C1-9E7A-60F009B5DA88}&Type=B_BASIC • http://chelseaswanhorst.myefolio.com/Chelsea_Swanhorst/Home • http://brendalyseng.efoliomn.com/ • http://tedjohnson.efoliomn.com/ EPAC: http://epac.pbworks.com/w/page/12559687/FrontPage Other Systems: • Comparison Chart on folio systems http://www.aaeebl.org/eportfolio_resouces • http://epac.pbworks.com/w/page/12559686/Evolving%20List%C2%A0of%C2%A0ePortfolio-related%C2%A0Tools

23. Implementation Discussion Minneapolis Project Discussion: Other examples of ILP use? Success stories? Discussion: Implementation promising practices and challenges?

24. Discussion • Denise Felder, denise.felder@iseek.org • Al Hauge, al.hauge@state.mn.us • Alyssa Klein, alyssa.klein@state.mn.us www.positivelyminnesota.com/All_Programs_Services/Mn_Career_College_Collaborative/index.aspxte.mn.us