Excerpted from: It's Time for Education 3.0: Public-Private Partnerships to Align K-12, College, and Careers - December 6, 2011, Citizen IBM
Posted by Cordell Carter, Director of Public Policty at the Business Rountable
The United States is at the beginning of a critical transformation of how we prepare our students for postsecondary success. In brief, the movement to reform K through 12 education will continue to miss its objective of meeting America’s workforce needs if it does not properly engage employers. Such engagement must extend far beyond “career days” and corporate philanthropy to develop programs that equip students with the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in college and the workplace.
Long gone are the days of the one-room schoolhouse, where a student’s education was secondary to his or her value as agrarian or domestic labor. Equally obsolete is the “tracked curriculum” classroom and its contemporary manifestation distinguished by benchmarking, state standards, and systematic testing driven by No Child Left Behind. Agrarian and industrial sensibilities – such as the “seasonal” school year calendar that we still cling to – have little relevance in the global information economy. It’s time for public-private partnerships to align education, skills, and jobs. It’s time for what I call Education 3.0.
Education 3.0 leverages the power of public-private partnerships to equip all students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in college and careers. Education 3.0 aligns K through 12 education with the expectations of the postsecondary and workforce worlds – providing students with more options and greater opportunities for their futures while helping to sustain our nation’s competitive edge in the global marketplace.
We need to reassess the reasons we provide public education, and redefine the key stakeholders. At the national level, stakeholders include both students and employers. Therefore, to keep the national economy growing and competitive, our schools need to give young people the skills and knowledge they’ll need to engage in economically viable activity.
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills are key – not just for the benefit of our economy and competitive edge, but for individual advancement as well. A new study from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce reports that STEM jobs are among the nation’s fastest growing and highest paid. Despite this, a recent Society for Human Resource Management survey says that 52 percent of U.S. employers have difficulty finding employees for job openings in areas requiring training in engineering and science.
Education 3.0 public-private partnerships are moving forward to close this skills gap. The Business Roundtable’s JobSTART 101 program offers a free online course for college students and recent college graduates that introduces the professional skills necessary for entry-level employees to succeed in the workplace. At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, STEM students are provided an opportunity to work at innovative companies on campus. And in Brooklyn, New York, IBM’s Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) is a grades 9 through 14 institution from which students earn both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree in a computer-science-related field. P-TECH graduates will be prepared for entry-level employment in the growing technology industry, and will be first in line for jobs at IBM.
Similarly, United Parcel Service (UPS) has partnered with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and the Jefferson Community & Technical College to create Metropolitan College in Louisville. Metropolitan College provides eligible Kentucky residents access to a tuition-free postsecondary education, and schedules its classes to enable UPS employees to study and sleep during the day while continuing their UPS careers at night. This public-private partnership was created to meet projected workforce and educational needs in Jefferson County, and it is serving as a model for other regions.
These are just a few of the many great public-private partnerships that are helping align education with skills and jobs, and we need more. It’s time for the next generation of educators, employers, and students to embrace Education 3.0.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Wanted: Academic Coach
Student Affairs is looking for new Student Workers to fill positions as Academic Coaches.
Duties Include:
Duties Include:
- Be a problem-solver in the classroom and assist students as needed
- Meet with supervisors to discuss students' grades, and to complete required grade-related tasks.
- Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students.
- Evaluate and support faculty with grading examinations, assignments, and papers, and help instructos record grades with timely and effective feedback.
- Attend lectures on a regular basis given by the instructor whom they are assisting.
- Attend Orientation and other relevant campus events
- Maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and discretion
Monday, November 28, 2011
The Search Continues
Many young people try to focus on what it is that they are going to do in order to support themselves for the rest of their lives at about the same time they are going to college. One successful young man at Neumont University has proven that he has what it takes to get out there and earn what he deserves. Tyrel Alastair Hunter is a graduating Neumont student who was just offered a job with Robert Bosch LLC and will be entering the Professional Development Training Program in computer science. Long name short he has a big foot in the door to a big company. The road to this grand opportunity was not easy but with the drive and passion that Tyrel has shown, he deserves all of the perks that come with getting such a nice job offer.
Tyrel, like any other graduating college student, had to jump through many hoops and follow many strict guidelines and task in order to receive this offer. Unlike most graduates though, Tyrel proved to the employer that no matter what the stipulations he would step up to the plate and hit it home. From sending in his resume and looking dashing during the meetings to flying all the way to the main office in order to undergo a secondary interview Tyrel has stuck with it due to his desire to obtain the position he was fighting for. All in all he has proven that no matter the task Tyrel will be there in the end, finished and ready for a new one.
I asked him about any advice he would give students looking to obtain a job out of college, or any advice for students getting ready to look for a job. He highly recommends keeping your resume up to date with your latest projects as well as being prepared to ask a few questions yourself during an interview. He suggests being involved in non-class room projects in order to show your skills and have something that you aren’t afraid to show the code to. He says do not be afraid to overdress for an interview and to be well groomed and any part time job experience in the field is a big help.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Neumont University Video Tutorial, C# Variables
Review this tutorial video from Neumont University instructor Jamie King. Intro to C# Variables.
C# Variables, Continued:
C# Variables, Continued:
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Neumont University Video Tutorial, Hello World
Neumont University instructor, Jamie King, teaches a video tutorial on 'Hello World' using C#:
Monday, November 7, 2011
November 2011 Career Week Schedule
Neumont University’s Fall Career Week will take place next week November 14-18th. The activities will include several employer presentations as well as a booth fair on Thursday, November 17th. All employer presentations will take place at Noon in Room 200 and lunch will be provided for those in attendance. The booth fair will be held in the Halpin Labs on Thursday, November 17th from 3-4:30PM.
All Neumont students and employees are welcome to attend the events. Don't forget: professional dress is required for entrance into the booth fair.
A schedule of events and attendees is listed below:
Presentations
Tuesday, November 15th- TBA
Wednesday, November 16th- MarketAxess
Thursday, November 17th- Xerox (ACS)
Friday, November 18th- Indeed.com
Booth Fair Attendees
MarketAxess www.marketaxess.com
Xerox (ACS) www.acs-inc.com
Scentsy www.scentsy.com
EMC www.emc.com
MokiNetworks www.mokinetworks.com
Indeed.com www.indeed.com
Xango www.xango.com
Novell www.novell.com
Seamless Web www.seamless.com
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