Innovative School Strategies
Innovative School Strategies in Tennessee align learning opportunities for students in middle and high school with experiences to foster a culture of college and career awareness and readiness. Innovative School Strategies empower schools to reimagine time, space, partnerships, and modes of learning to eliminate the structural barriers that exist between K-12, postsecondary, and workforce systems. By reimagining the traditional high school and middle school environments, Innovative School Strategies achieves exceptional student outcomes by:
- providing high-quality, career-oriented instruction that increases student access to postsecondary credit-bearing courses, work-based learning (WBL), industry credentials, and certification programs; and
- providing meaningful, individualized career navigation and advising through mentorships, job shadowing, advising structures, and resources that support students in exploring careers aligned with their interests and aptitudes and selecting educational paths aligned to their chosen career.
Resources
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- Developing a Marketing and Communications Strategy
- Social Media Guidance
- Sustainability Framework and Self-Assessment
- Developing a Theory of Action and Logic Model
- Best Practices for Establishing MOUs
- Sample Employer Partner Agreement
- Sample Postsecondary Partner Agreement
- Staffing Strategies
- Case Study: Communicating with Students and Families
- Case Study: Leveraging Partners through Apprenticeships
- Conversation Guide with Potential Industry Partners
- Exploration of Solutions for Aligning Industry Partner Needs
- Planning For and Evaluating Industry Partnerships
- Middle School Schedule Reflection Guide
- Flexible Schedules For Aligning Industry Partner Needs
- Designing Career-Relevant Summer Camps
- Case Study: Experiential and Work Based Learning at University Schools
- Professional Learning for Staff
- Using Guest Speakers to Create Career Awareness in Middle Schools
- Creating Effective Teacher Externships
- Case Study: Career Navigation and Advising
- Creating a Makerspace
- Purchase List Example for Career Exploration Room Robertson County Schools
- Comprehensive Approach to Analyzing and Reimagining Space
- Creating Career Spaces in Middle Schools
- Guiding Questions for Developing School-Based Enterprises