This SIG is for educators providing vocational and workforce develop training to correctional populations. Discussions include new trends and techniques and issues that impact funding and staffing in this area. http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/list.php?18 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:46:33 -0400 Phorum 5.2.7 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1297,1297#msg-1297 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1297,1297#msg-1297 bit.ly]

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by BJ Berquist
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Susan Nell
CETE/EHE
The Ohio State University
1900 Kenny Road, Room 1080
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 292-0455
(614) 795-7053 - cell phone
(614) 292-1036 - fax]]> susannell Vocational Education Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:53:08 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1138,1138#msg-1138 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1138,1138#msg-1138 nicic.gov].

A one-minute video describing the bulletin and DVD can be found here: [www.youtube.com]]]> jrak Vocational Education Sun, 23 May 2010 12:36:47 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1130,1130#msg-1130 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1130,1130#msg-1130
Do I just make contact with a local facility?]]> Quinterogerardo Vocational Education Wed, 12 May 2010 17:24:29 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1086,1129#msg-1129 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1086,1129#msg-1129 Quinterogerardo Vocational Education Wed, 12 May 2010 17:17:26 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1127,1127#msg-1127 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1127,1127#msg-1127 * Adult might encompass Parenting, Transition & Re-Entry, Adult Research,
Post Secondary Education, Student Affiliations and Female Offenders.
* Youth might encompass Juvenile Education, Literacy, Arts, Special Education...
* Administrative might encompass state and school administrators, reaserch and
legislation.
Please provide feedback whether you are a SIG Chair or CEA Member. I will need to provide recommendations to the CEA Executive Board by June 15 and the President's Council at the upcoming July conference.
Also, please note a change in my home email to: bluemur@verizon.net
Thanks

Dr. Murray Ellison
CEA President's Council Chairman]]> murray ellison Vocational Education Wed, 12 May 2010 08:45:11 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1086,1086#msg-1086 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1086,1086#msg-1086
Steven Karow works for the Department of Corrections as a Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) instructor at Fox Lake Correctional Institution (FLCI) Fox Lake, Wisconsin. FLCI is a male medium security prison with minimum release facilities attached to the back of the institution proper. Steve has taught at FLCI for eleven years, and his experience comes from twenty years in the field doing installations, design and troubleshooting of HVAC equipment. The last five years in his fieldwork consisted of training new employees for the company where he worked.

Steve’s job at FLCI is definitely a challenge. Most of his inmate students come into the DOC system with minimal education. They first have to raise their academic skills for enrollment in the program, and there is also a waiting list for the HVAC class. The individual’s academic and vocational needs will ultimately determine how soon he is able to enroll in his program. The HVAC course is based on open enrollment, meaning students enter the class whenever there is an opening. Students, therefore, are at different stages throughout the course. Steve has ten students at one time along with two maintenance men. The maintenance men are former students who have graduated the course and who Steve feels are qualified enough to help other students in the class.

The HVAC program takes about one year to complete, not inclusive of the time it may take for the individuals to bring up their academic skills prior to entrance. The course is accredited through Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac, and upon completion, the students receive a diploma for the first year of a two-year associate degree. There are also 576 hours available to record toward a possible apprenticeship within the HVAC industry. The Department of Workforce Development was helpful in initiating this apprentice component. Maintenance men are enrolled in the apprentice program so they also are accumulating hours towards potential apprenticeships.

The program starts out with basics such as the Theory of Heat. Students progress at their own pace, learning the different components of the systems and how they work together in heating and cooling. They learn how a system correctly works and its sequence of operations, so when the time comes to troubleshoot problems, they know where to start and what to look for. Steve uses computers to help with the troubleshooting and to create simulations where he teaches proper methods of troubleshooting without having to actually break equipment. Steve’s program is indeed hard, yet all of the students seem to grasp the knowledge very willingly and then put it to good use.

For actual hands-on experience, Steve’s class refurbishes dorm size refrigerators from UW-Oshkosh, fixing them when possible and if not, recycling them. The ones they do repair are used around the institution or sold to cover costs. Steve has also sold these refrigerators to other state correctional institutions. Steve’s class repairs window air conditioners, large coolers, freezers, and staff refrigerators in the classroom too. As a group, Steve’s class has installed or replaced many air conditioning systems at Fox Lake, while helping out the in-house maintenance department.

Steve administers several standard industry certifications including the EPA 608 Clean Air Act and the three Industry Competence Exams: residential, light commercial and commercial. Students are required to pay for their certifications and because cash is difficult to come by in the prison environment, they take the process very seriously. Most score above the national average on their certification tests --- so it appears the process is indeed working.

Steve believes that his students are job ready and qualified upon course completion, and can expect to look for good employment upon release.]]> Jerry Bednarowski Vocational Education Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:07:46 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1074,1074#msg-1074 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1074,1074#msg-1074
Beginning with this newsletter, each issue of the CEA-W News Review will highlight the various vocational programs within the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

Peter Garetson, a vocational instructor at Oshkosh Correctional Institution and CEA-W Board member will be contacting education directors and vocational teachers at different institutions with an invitation to submit a one to two page summary of their respective programs for inclusion in the CEA-W bimonthly newsletter.

This first article in the series has been submitted by Don Hoebbel who has instructed the Computer Drafting (CAD)-Mechanical Program at Fox Lake Correctional Institution for the past four years.

FLCI’s Computer Drafting (CAD)-Mechanical Program is certified by Moraine Park Technical College. It is a one-year Diploma Program that is currently being updated. Don is currently working with the Stanley and Kettle Moraine correctional facilities to coordinate curriculum and insure transferability of credits between college campuses. Both of these programs are brand new and have not started yet.

Here is the program description of FLCI’s Computer Drafting (CAD)-Mechanical Program.

Computer Drafting-Mechanical

One Year Diploma Program

The Computer Drafting program is designed to:

• Develop and improve skills required for detailed drafting in the machine, metal manufacturing, and related industries.
• Prepare drawings and plans to specify dimensions, materials, and processes to make the final project.
• Teach students how to complete drawings of two and three-dimensional objects utilizing the computer.
• Introduce students to Sketching, Computer Use and menu commands, Measuring, Multi-view Drawings, Mechanical Fasteners, Auxiliary and Section views, Bend Allowances, Sheet Metal Developments, Pictorial Drawings, 3D Modeling, and CNC Programming.
Diploma Requirements

First Semester Credit Second Semester Credit
Student Success 1 Processes of Industry 2 2
Processes of Industry 1 2 Drafting Applications 5
Blueprint Reading 2 Detail/Assembly/Pictorial Drawing 5
Software Applications 5 Occupational Math 2 2
Multi-View Drawings 5
Occupational Math 1 2 Workplace Success or CGIP 2
Occupational Communications 2 Exit Assessment
Total Credits = 19 Total Credits = 16

Entrance Requirements
1. High School Diploma, GED/HSED.
2. Able to sit for long periods and be attentive to detail.
3. Able to perform accurate numerical calculations quickly and accurately.
4. Able to communicate ideas verbally and in writing.
5. 8th Grade reading and math ability.
6. Able to work to precise limits and standards.

Entry Level Employment Opportunities
Employment opportunities vary widely according to business trends and geographic area, but the demand for CAD employees continue to increase. Wisconsin wage information indicates an hourly wage of $15.00 to $23.00 per hour for CAD employees.

Electives: (Must complete the CAD Program Semesters 1 & 2 prior to enrolling)
Architectural & Civil Engineering
Printed Circuit Board Design
3D Modeling and CNC Programming (Advanced)

If you would like to submit an article on your vocational program for inclusion in a future newsletter, contact Peter Garetson at peter.garetson@wisconsin.gov.]]> Jerry Bednarowski Vocational Education Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:24:01 -0500 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1065,1065#msg-1065 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1065,1065#msg-1065 soutien scolaire Ces animations représentent un réel plus pédagogique !]]> preet Vocational Education Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:31:59 -0500 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1063,1063#msg-1063 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1063,1063#msg-1063
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On the streets, many factors effect students’ ability to successfully complete Wisconsin Technical College System certified courses. Students who are incarcerated often incur additional obstacles.

A key to improve the completion rate of WTCS courses is to implement an effective student selection process. A few months ago Chuck Brendel, Dean of Continuing Education and liaison with Moraine Park Technical College’s programs in corrections asked Peter Garetson to put the student selection procedures he used into print.

Peter is the Building Maintenance & Construction instructor at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution. This is the selection procedure he developed:

Student Selection Procedures for Vocational Programs

The following outline represents the procedures I follow in determining the students who will be selected to a particular starting class.

I. Obtain a required waiting list from the guidance counselor.

II. Cross reference waiting list with WICS to determine mandatory release dates, upcoming program needs and whether inmate has a HSED or equivalent.

III. Call inmates in for initial interviews who have release dates that are in an 8 to 24 month window. During this initial interview I discuss the following:

A. Confirm and add anything else they're aware of concerning their sentence.
B. Give them the hard sell on the vocational program to determine their level of commitment.
1) Why are you interested in (this vocation)?
2) Have them understand that apart from a family emergency, this is to become the most important thing going on in their life for the next 8 months
3) Inform them of the academic challenges, commitment and high expectations associated with a post high school education; i.e. volume of assignments, math difficulty, motivation etc.
4) Time commitment, 6 to 7 hours a day 5 days a week for (?) months

IV. Determine the top 8 to 10 potential students based on objective criteria, including mandatory release dates, appropriate TABE scores, program needs and high school diploma or equivalent.

V. Send above list to PRC for confirmation with the following request. ”The following inmates are being considered for the upcoming (name your vocational program). Please check and let me know if there are future program needs or movement that would prevent any of them from completing the approximate 8 month diploma program."

VI. After I receive the results of my inquiry from PRC, I select the 6 new students.


The time involved for the entire selection process is less than a week. Teachers are generally given 2 hours of prep time a day, 5 days a week. Referring to the above outline, steps I (obtaining a waiting list) through step V (sending my selected list of potential students to PRC) can be achieved during those few hours a week of teacher prep time, approximately 3 to 5 hours. The turnover time with PRC is usually only 1 or 2 days. Keep in mind this selection process is only necessary 3 or 4 times a year.

There are some programs that can coexist with vocational programming, for example Sex Offender Treatment 2 and Domestic Violence. The Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) program is potentially an obstacle and requires heightened consideration when selecting students because many men have this need and AODA personnel typically wait until the last year to offer it. There are a few factors and a certain level of confusion concerning education/AODA priority and the inmate’s desire. Therefore, it is handled differently from institution to institution.

Not only have these procedures resulted in a high graduation rate, but also when a student completes the vocational program, they are usually within months and sometimes weeks of being released from prison. This is due to the priority given to inmates with a reasonably close Mandatory Release date. Not only is a high graduation rate essential to a successful program, but in my opinion, it can also be counter productive to have a student complete a vocational program and then sit on the housing unit for another 3, 4, or 5 years and forget much of what they were trained for.]]> Jerry Bednarowski Vocational Education Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:32:46 -0500 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1013,1013#msg-1013 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,1013,1013#msg-1013 Dissertation writing is not an easy task and it is extremely challenging for almost all students. Dissertation writing is the most important part of your degree. It requires dedication, perseverance, ability to do in-depth research and determination.writing your dissertation is challenging but not impossible and you should try to facilitate your dissertation writing process by following the guide to writing dissertations:

1.The most important thing you need to do, when it comes to writing a dissertation, is not to procrastinate at all. Set up a plan that how you are going to be writing your dissertation and make sure you stick to it.

2.Idea development is something that can procrastinate your dissertation writing process dramatically. This is the part where students struggle a lot. What you need to do now is to write down the topics that you find interesting. When you are in class or listening to a lecture or reading an article, etc, just write down what you find interesting. Then you can discuss your ideas with your advisor and fellow students to decide the theme for your dissertation. However, you must prepare yourself to struggle; it’s not an easy task at all.

3.Don’t choose a topic that doesn’t fascinate you. If you choose a topic that doesn’t fascinate you and you find it difficult then you will never be able to finish writing your dissertation on time. You will also end up procrastinating. Writing about something that you find interesting will keep you motivated and focused. Therefore, choose a topic that you find interesting.

4. If you need to find out about any particular experience or problem faced by general public and its impact on their lives, then do not limit yourself to your friends and family. Talk to people you don’t even know and ask them if they faced this problem and what their experiences were.

5. Ask your friends and fellow students about what you can add to your dissertation. Discussing your topic with them and getting their valuable tips will enable you to add quality content to your dissertation.

6. Make sure you stay in touch with your advisor and talk to him whenever you get stuck or feel confused. If you can only stay in touch with your advisor, you will notice that the motivation you get from him encourages you to stay on track and write your dissertation successfully.

Consider writing a good dissertation to be something extremely fascinating. I understand that it will be difficult for you to think about your dissertation like this but it will at least keep you calm mentally. Thinking about dissertation writing as something almost impossible to accomplish, won’t do any good. First, tell yourself that you can write your dissertation, then follow]]> susanbell84 Vocational Education Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:19:10 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,980,980#msg-980 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,980,980#msg-980
Craig A. Cunningham has written what I think is a “must-read” post in the Education Policy Blog on the role (and definition) of vocational training in schools.

Here’s a quote from it:

“The call for “vocational training” in schools reflects an underlying confusion about the meaning of “vocational training”?

It can mean teaching very specific job-related skills such as welding, auto repair, or cooking.

Or, it can mean competencies such as “the ability to manage resources, to work amicably and productively with others, to acquire and use information, to master complex systems, and to work with a variety of technologies” (from the summary of the final Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report from the US Department of Labor).

If the former, then “vocational training” isn’t education at all, but training that serves primarily to limit a person’s opportunities and options, making him or her a mere instrument of industry, subject to the commodification of labor and inevitable displacement by changing economic conditions. In that narrow sense, vocational training has no place in K-12 schools.”

That’s just a small “taste.” It’s definitely worth a visit.

[educationpolicyblog.blogspot.com]

Authored by Larry Ferlazzo. Hosted by Edublogs.]]> BJ Berquist Vocational Education Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:16:47 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,952,952#msg-952 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,952,952#msg-952 Thanks
Murray Ellison
CEA President's Council Chairman
email: bluemur@comcast.net
and additional new email: mellison@edaff.com]]> murrayellison Vocational Education Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:16:58 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,883,883#msg-883 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,883,883#msg-883
I am starting to write the Kentucky-based Carl D. Perkins grant proposal for FY2010. What are other states spending their CDP funds on, under the guidelines of Section 124?

In the past, the Kentucky faculty wanted equipment. However, the focus shifted a couple years ago to improving instruction and increase student achievement. Below are some inputs from our state’s Director of Federal Programs:

1) Have our faculty spend time with industry in order to update their knowledge and skills in terms of what industry is currently doing, in particular regarding the new "green" occupations.  This activity would result in curriculum revisions, the development of instructional materials, and the identification of possible new skills that our students could learn.

2) There might be new technology to be purchased and used in the instructional process that would assist our technical faculty to make their instruction more clearly to the students. However, we have purchased items such as new desktops, CAD software, and Smartboards – there are only so much of these items one can place in one’s classroom.

Thoughts?

Roy
 
Roy M. Tapp, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Programs - Corrections Education
Office 859-246-6208
Fax 859-737-1088
Winchester-Clark County Campus
Room 107    2020 Rolling Hills Lane
Winchester, Kentucky 40391
[www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu]]]> Roy Tapp Vocational Education Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:48:20 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,863,863#msg-863 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,863,863#msg-863 www.uwex.edu]. Our intention is to maintain all of the Afternoon Tea conversation webcasts for anyone to view. We are also planning to make continuing education credits available in the near future as well.Our remaining two conversations for this academic year are coming up! Dr. Terry Tracey will be on April 29th and Dr. Jim Sampson will be on May 7th. For those attending or wanting to watch live, both will begin promptly at 3:00 P.M. CST.For those of you that have enjoyed the Afternoon Tea series, please do let us know how you are using the webcasts so we can include your feedback in future funding proposals. You can contact us with feedback, questions, and concerns at CEW.afternoontea@education.wisc.edu

Afternoon Tea with the Center on Education and Work:
A Conversation Series on Career and Workforce Development Policies and Practice

Coordinated by the Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison


Purpose: Provide an engaging forum for learning about contemporary career and workforce development issues from dynamic national scholars who will speak about their research, theoretical ideas, publications, and/or considerations for practice on a variety of career-related topics.
Format: The Tea conversation will be structured as an open dialogue rather than a formal presentation with emphasis placed on the interaction between the interviewer and presenter. Prior to the event, a relevant reading will be emailed to participants to give them an opportunity to become familiar with some of the presenter’s work and help them begin to think about questions that they would like to be addressed by the presenter. Refreshments and continued conversation will be available after the formal conversation for those attending in-person.
Schedule of Events for the 2008-2009 Academic Year:
Friday, November 21st, 2008, 3:00- 4:00pm CST
Steven Brown, Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Toward a Taxonomy of Career Decision-Making Difficulties
Monday, March 23rd, 2009, 3:00-4:30pm CST
Mark Savickas, Ph.D., Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy
Mark Savickas Unplugged
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009, 3:00-4:00pm CST
Terence Tracey, Ph.D., Arizona State University:
Innovations in Career Interest Assessments
Thursday, May 7th, 2009, 3:00-4:00pm CST
James Sampson, Ph.D., Florida State University:
The World of On-line Career Information Systems
Note: Please arrive in-person or log-in via webcast by 2:45pm for each event

Location:
In-person participation: The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison WI 53706
Remote viewing live via webcast: [www.uwex.edu]
Registration: There is no cost to attend or watch the Afternoon Tea conversation series. Please RSVP to CEW.afternoontea@education.wisc.edu one week prior to the event date with the following information: Name, where you are from, and the question you would like asked of the presenter.

Questions? Please email CEW.afternoontea@education.wisc.edu

Forwarded by BJ Berquist
bjb@tappedin.org]]> BJ Berquist Vocational Education Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:03:10 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,813,813#msg-813 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,813,813#msg-813 murrayellison Vocational Education Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:38:32 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,794,794#msg-794 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,794,794#msg-794 A Conversation Series on Career and Workforce Development Policies and Practice

Coordinated by the Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison


Purpose: Provide an engaging forum for learning about contemporary career and workforce development issues from dynamic national scholars who will speak about their research, theoretical ideas, publications, and/or considerations for practice on a variety of career-related topics.

Format: The Tea conversation will be structured as an open dialogue rather than a formal presentation with emphasis placed on the interaction between the interviewer and presenter. Prior to the event, a relevant reading will be emailed to participants to give them an opportunity to become familiar with some of the presenter’s work and help them begin to think about questions that they would like to be addressed by the presenter. Refreshments and continued conversation will be available after the formal conversation for those attending in-person.


Schedule of Events for the 2008-2009 Academic Year:

Friday, November 21st, 2008, 3:00- 4:00pm CST
Steven Brown, Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Toward a Taxonomy of Career Decision-Making Difficulties

Monday, March 23rd, 2009, 3:00-4:30pm CST
Mark Savickas, Ph.D., Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy
Mark Savickas Unplugged

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009, 3:00-4:00pm CST
Terence Tracey, Ph.D., Arizona State University:
Innovations in Career Interest Assessments

Thursday, May 7th, 2009, 3:00-4:00pm CST
James Sampson, Ph.D., Florida State University:
The World of On-line Career Information Systems
Note: Please arrive in-person or log-in via webcast by 2:45pm for each event

Location:
In-person participation: The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison WI 53706
Remote viewing live via webcast: [www.uwex.edu]

Registration: There is no cost to attend or watch the Afternoon Tea conversation series. Please RSVP to CEW.afternoontea@education.wisc.edu one week prior to the event date with the following information: Name, where you are from, and the question you would like asked of the presenter.

Questions? Please email CEW.afternoontea@education.wisc.edu

[wiscareers.wisc.edu]

Forwarded by BJ Berquist
bjb@tappedin.org]]> BJ Berquist Vocational Education Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:03:50 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,769,769#msg-769 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,769,769#msg-769
Nalini Nadkarni: Unveiling the beautiful, fragile world of rainforest treetop ecosystems

A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these canopy worlds -- and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships.

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by BJ Berquist
bjb@tappedin.org]]> BJ Berquist Vocational Education Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:47:42 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,751,751#msg-751 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,751,751#msg-751 > well. I just completed the second leg of the letters to my most recent
> graduates from the past year. The phone interviews were great. I got 5
> students who called me back. The response I received will be documented in
> a paper by June 2009. This project will be a yearly event and will help
> document the success of the graduates in the free world. The puropse of
> this research is to give all the students a voice . Thank you for your
> help. Good luck on your new life.
>
> Bob Mattucci
>
> Sig Chair Vocational Ed
>
>
>]]> murrayellison Vocational Education Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:40:06 -0500 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,716,734#msg-734 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,716,734#msg-734 One again, thanks for posting the Jails Newsltter in the Vocational SIG. It is very well placed!
Murray]]> murrayellison Vocational Education Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:22:59 -0500 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,716,716#msg-716 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,716,716#msg-716 BJ]]> BJ Berquist Vocational Education Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:55:10 -0500 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,657,657#msg-657 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,657,657#msg-657
The rise or fall of a nation continues to depend largely on hard, intelligent work, a major component of adult vocational education, according to California State University (Long Beach, USA) professor and renowned scholar Dr. Victor Wang. His groundbreaking journal, International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET) shares proven, innovative pedagogies and insights about issues concerning career and technical education (CTE), adult education, and technology.

[www.igi-global.com]

Forwarded from IGI Global November Journals Newsletter]]> BJ Berquist Vocational Education Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:41:49 -0500 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,647,647#msg-647 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,647,647#msg-647
Moraine Park Technical College has been an educational partner with the Department of Corrections (DOC) for 35 years. Moraine Park began certifying vocational programs in 1973 beginning at Fox Lake Correctional Institution. Since its inception, programming at FLCI has grown to 14 different programs with both certificate and diploma options in most. Moraine Park has also expanded its partnership with DOC institutions over the years, adding Waupun in 1973, Taycheedah in 1980, Oshkosh in 1995 and Kettle Moraine in 1998. To date this partnership has served approximately 28,000 students in 17 different programs.

Programming at the institutions aside from FLCI includes:
• Kettle Moraine – Bricklaying/Masonry, Cabinet Making, Custodial Services, Office Software Applications, and Welding.
• Taycheedah – Building Maintenance and Construction, Dental Lab Technician, and Office Software Applications.
• Waupun – Welding, and Building Maintenance and Construction.
• Oshkosh – Building Maintenance and Construction.

All programming that the DOC instructors provide for the students is certified through the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). Moraine Park and the DOC instructors review the program curriculum with the help of advisory committees, deans and instructors from on-campus programs. Currently, Moraine Park is coordinating the re-writing of the Custodial Services curriculum, bringing together instructors from Columbia, Fox Lake, Kettle Moraine and Stanly Correctional Institutions. This new curriculum will be used by all DOC institutions that offer the Custodial Services program. It will provide the means for seamless student transfers from one institution to another. We are looking at other curriculums to align within the system as well as provide better transferability into vocational and associate degree programs within the WTCS.

In the last year we have expanded options for the institutions to meet the needs of the students. KMCI traditionally only offered certificate programs to their students. Through the efforts of welding instructor George Barber and Education Director Dave Picard, we have added diploma offerings for Welding and Custodial Services. We have also added certificate options for several diploma programs at FLCI. Balancing the vocational needs of the students, while maintaining the integrity of the programs, and the certificates and diplomas that are issued is always the prime objective of our efforts

DOC instructors must meet certification requirements of the WTCS in order to teach WTCS curriculum. To better serve the DOC instructors, Moraine Park provides certification courses tuition-free. We also help instructors find other options if necessary.

Moraine Park has recognized the importance of supporting its DOC partners in other ways, such as donating equipment to support the educational mission at the institutions. Providing computers, printers, LCD projectors, VCRs and other technical equipment helps to enhance the educational experience of the students and also relieves some of the budgetary strain experienced at the institutions.

While the partnership between the DOC and Moraine Park has been long term, we are always looking for ways to keep it current and effective. The efforts on the part of all parties ensure the hope of employment for the students in the future. The result of providing vocational education for the incarcerated is well-documented. Moraine Park and its DOC partners are proud to be doing their part in this important mission.
by: Chuck Brendel, MPTC]]> Jerry Bednarowski Vocational Education Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:15:54 -0500 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,646,646#msg-646 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,646,646#msg-646
The Fox Lake Correctional Institution (FLCI) Education Department is the largest education department in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. At any one time, the FLCI Education Department is serving about 500 students in the areas of Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED), Wisconsin Technical College System Vocational Diplomas, and College Correspondence Courses approved by the State of Wisconsin’s Educational Approval Board.

The WTCS programs and classes are certified through Moraine Park Technical College and lead to a diploma or certificate in the following areas:
• Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician
• Automotive Maintenance Technician
• Cabinetmaking / Millwork
• Computer Drafting – Mechanical
• Custodial Services
• Heating / Air Conditioning / Refrigeration
• Horticulture
• Machine Tool Operator
• Masonry / Bricklaying
• Office Software Applications
• Motorcycle, Marine & Outdoor Power Products Technician
• Production & Fabrication Welding

The programs and classes offered through the Education Department directly support the Wisconsin Department of Corrections mission and vision by providing opportunities for the development of offender skills required to integrate successfully in our communities. From the moment an offender enters the institution through his transfer or release into the community, offenders are provided opportunities to improve their skills. FLCI employs a variety of resources for inmates such as Education Orientation, Assessment & Interviewing, Academic & Vocational programs, Cognitive & Parenting programs, and most recently the Reentry Lab and Curriculum.

The 35 teachers and staff working in the Education Department at FLCI are proud of the opportunities provided. Their commitment and professionalism to successful offender integration makes them one the best Education Departments in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

by: Chris Eplett, FLCI]]> Jerry Bednarowski Vocational Education Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:12:01 -0500 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,618,618#msg-618 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,618,618#msg-618
Finding ways for inmates to feel connected to the community outside prison walls isn't always easy. But a project between the Madison Christian Community and Oakhill Correctional Institution near Oregon is doing just that.

Since 2005, inmates have been raising seedlings in a greenhouse at the prison for the church's garden; they also help prepare the garden for planting.

"The flower and vegetable seedlings that the inmates grow are an excellent way to create a living connection," said Jason Garlynd, who teaches a horticulture program at the correctional institution.

This month, the Christian Community, a partnership of the Advent Lutheran Church ELCA and the Community of Hope UCC, received an "eco-justice" award from the National Council of Churches in its Great Green Congregations contest.

Cassandra Carmichael, environmental director of the National Council of Churches, will visit the Christian Community on Friday to recognize the congregation and to share a recent report about the impact of climate change on church ministries. "For the Madison Christian Community, what was striking to me is that they were doing work in the community - not just planting vegetables, but really trying to connect with the community and people," Carmichael said.

"They have a really strong ministry going. They are teaching a skill but also providing a spiritual grounding. Gardening is about hope and the future and responsibility and sacred things and God's creation."

The Rev. Jeff Wild, pastor of Advent Lutheran Church, is pleased with the national honor but said what is really important is the garden ministry's focus on removing the racial, economic and social barriers that separate people today.

"I see this as a way of carrying out the mission of our congregation of building bridges with different socioeconomic groups in the community," he said. "It also develops a sense of appreciation of the environment by people involved in gardening. We enjoy eating the food, and harvesting and sharing it."

Though the church received its award for its work with inmates, it has longer ties to a summer gardening program with children at the nearby Wexford Ridge Neighborhood Center.

"We all work together," said Wild. "We planted in the spring, and we water it and weed it, and put mulch down and harvest it. The kids are welcome to take home produce, and share it with their families and friends. We often prepare a snack here using produce from the garden, and the kids are involved in cooking and preparing the food. So they are learning what to do with the food after they pick it." Leftover food is given to the Wexford Ridge Center or Middleton Outreach Ministry.

More recently, the Christian Community started gardening with children from its own congregation after Sunday morning worship. "It is a whole different set of children and adult volunteers. We undergird the work with song and prayer and Bible lessons," Wild said. "It's amazing to see the gardening skills they acquire."

The restorative justice program for Oakhill inmates is conducted in conjunction with Garlynd's horticulture program.

Inmates plant seeds in early spring and provide the seedlings for planting by nonprofit groups, including the Christian Community, at no charge. "The residents at Oakhill are seeing that the things they raise are put to use," Wild said.

Screened inmates of the minimum-security prison also come to Christian Community in the spring, under Garlynd's supervision, to help prepare the 6,000-square-foot garden. As many as 12 inmates a year help put down fencing and mulch pads that subdivide the garden into separate areas.

"They are happy to be here and feel like they are doing something worthwhile," Wild said. "They are; it helps us a lot." Garlynd concurred: "The men that participate in establishing the fencing and pathways for the youth summer garden program at Madison Christian Community love the feeling of making a positive contribution."

Thank-you notes and cards sent to the inmates by gardeners, as well as photos and anecdotes shared by Wild during visits to the classroom, help the men recognize their potential for being a valuable resource to the community, he added.
Half of the $500 received by the Christian Community for the national award will be given to the Oakhill horticultural program to be used to purchase seed, Wild said.

The Madison Christian Community also previously received an Energy Star award from the U.S. Department of Energy for the congregation's success in reducing energy use by about 40 percent between 2001 and 2004. To do so, the church used more energy-efficient lighting, turned out lights when rooms were not in use and used a solar panel on the roof as a source of renewable energy. The Christian Community irrigates the garden with rainwater that flows from the roof of the sanctuary into holding tanks that store 1,000 gallons

by: Anita Weier, The Capital Times
reprinted with permission]]> Jerry Bednarowski Vocational Education Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:11:52 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,606,606#msg-606 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,606,606#msg-606 In an effort to prevent today's students from repeating their parents' financial missteps, more schools are teaching personal finance, entrepreneurship and business skills. Edutopia magazine reports on some classroom strategies that such schools are using. Edutopia (10/7)

[www.edutopia.org]

Forwarded from ASCD SmartBrief
by BJ Berquist
bjb@tappedin.org]]> BJ Berquist Vocational Education Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:40:18 -0400 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,372,372#msg-372 http://www.ceanational.org/phorum/read.php?18,372,372#msg-372 Projects With Industry (PWI) Program (Federal Register: March 28,
2008 [CFDA# 84.234S])
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Purpose of Program: The PWI program creates and expands job and
career opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the
competitive labor market by engaging the talent and leadership of
private industry as partners in the rehabilitation process.
Projects identify competitive job and career opportunities and the
skills needed to perform those jobs, create practical settings for
job readiness and training programs, and provide training, job
placements, and career advancement services.
Applications Available: March 28, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 27, 2008.
Eligible Applicants: Employers, nonprofit agencies or
organizations, designated State units, labor unions, community
rehabilitation program providers, trade associations, Indian
tribes, tribal organizations, and other agencies or organizations,
including faith-based and community organizations, with the
capacity to create and expand job and career opportunities for
individuals with disabilities.
Estimated Available Funds: $18,900,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000-$350,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 63.

Additional Information: Applicable regulations, priorities, and
other information are available in the Federal Register notice.

Additional information is available online at:
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