Career Pathways Through Multi-Institutional Teamwork
Explore the AVATAR program's impact on vertical alignment in education, focusing on career readiness, student success, and collaborative initiatives. Learn about the evolution of AVATAR's strategies to close gaps in post-secondary education access and success from 2011 to 2016.
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1 Creating Career Pathways through Multi-Institutional Teamwork Cisco College Core Curriculum Conference, May 19, 2016; Abilene Educational Center, Cisco College http://untavatar.org
2 Basic Facts: AVATAR Academic Vertical Alignment Training and Renewal First funded in 2011 by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as part of its Closing the Gaps strategic plan Facilitated by the University of North Texas for the North Texas Regional P-16 Council, which serves the Dallas Fort Worth and Metroplex areas Active in 2015 in all 20 Education Service Center regions of the Texas Education Agency 1. 2. 3. 4. http://untavatar.org
4 S c a f f o l d i n g S c a f f o l d i n g S t u d e n t S t u d e n t S u c c e s s S u c c e s s AVATAR is a Partnership of Regional Leaders from these institutions http://untavatar.org
5 AVATAR enables Critical Conversations Post-Secondary Graduate Career Ready Secondary Graduate College/Career Ready Impact of Developmental Education and Texas Success Initiative Student Success Assessments Dual Credit, Early College High Schools Student Support Services Dual Credit, Early College High Schools Student Support Services Educational Policies & Practices Classroom Instruction, Textbooks Grading, etc. Discipline Specific Course Curriculum Educational Policies & Practices Classroom Instruction, Textbooks Grading, etc. Discipline Reference Course Profiles College & Career Readiness Standards Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Changing Focus of AVATAR 6 Close gaps in student access to and success in post- secondary education through collaboration focused on 2011-14: Vertical alignment of the core curriculum 2014-15: Vertical alignment through College Preparatory Courses in ELA and mathematics designed for high school students who are not college ready and may, according to local agreement, exempt the TSI (a provision of HB 5, 2013) 2015-16: Vertical alignment of curriculum arising from endorsement options offered by local high schools and continuation of work begun in earlier years (a provision of HB 5, 2013) 1. 2. 3. http://untavatar.org
7 High School Graduation Endorsement Options Enabled by HB 5 (TX Leg. 2013) Endorsements STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Business and Industry Public Services Arts and Humanities Multidisciplinary Studies http://untavatar.org
8 Presenters Jean Keller, Director, AVATAR, and Professor, Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, University of North Texas, Denton TX, jean.keller@unt.edu, 940 565-3427 Vicki Hayhurst, AVATAR Coordinator and CTE Specialist, Region 14 Education Service Center, Abilene, TX. vhayhurst@esc14.net, 325 675-8669 Kim Crowley, Coordinator, Health Vertical Alignment Team, Region 16 AVATAR, and Director, Center for Continuing Healthcare Education, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX. kacrowley@actx.edu, 806 354-6087 Mary Harris, Member, Health Careers Vertical Alignment Team, Region 11 AVATAR, and Professor Emerita, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, mary.harris@unt.edu, 940 367-3026
