This text set focuses on the Anishinaabe names for the Wenabozho Ominisan. Wenabozho is an important Anishinaabe figure, a trickster. Ominisan is the Anishinaabe word for islands. Wenabozho Ominisan (the islands of Wenabozho) is the Anishinaabe way to refer to what is also known as the Apostle Islands archipelago.

Lisa Krohn, Director of Teaching and Learning, challenged teachers at Johnson Creek Elementary School to rethink the traditional format of student learning and assessment and, focus on how to create  successful learners. Students are now grouped by academic readiness instead of age. Teachers transitioned from being grade level teachers (e.g. 3rd grade teacher) to “Focus Area Advisors” specializing in math or literacy. The workshop model allows students to be active learners engaging in formative assessment practices including conferring, journaling, and computer adaptive programs to name a few.Read more about these practices wuthin the module.

 Throughout Wisconsin, districts and schools are pioneering promising practices in student assessment, moving from the theory of a strategic assessment system to a viable system that ensures students will graduate college and career ready.  Examples of these promising practices are being shared in WISELearn (a part of the Wisconsin Information System for Education (WISE). They reflect only a glimpse of what Strategic Assessment Systems look like in schools and districts across Wisconsin. 

Welcome to one of 12 Business, Marketing, and INformation Technology Quality Modules! The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the 2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements. Regardless if you are in a pre-service education program or an experienced educator, these modules will benefit your future business & marketing program. 

Welcome to one of 12 Business, Marketing and Information Technology Quality Modules! The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the 2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements. Regardless if you are in a pre-service education program or an experienced educator, these modules will benefit your future and business & marketing program.8: Business & Community Partnerships addresses business and community partner recruitment, partnership structure and the wide variety of activities partners should be engaged in to support the program of study and ensure programs are aligned with workforce needs.

Welcome to one of 12 Business, Marketing and Information Technology Quality Modules!  The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the 2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements.  Regardless if you are in a pre-service education program or an experienced educator, these modules will benefit your futures and business & marketing program.10.  Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) Module addresses CTOSs, which are organizations for individuals enrolled in CTE programs that engage in activities as an integral part of the instructional program, including the delivery and availability of CTSO opportunities for student skill and leadership development.

Welcome to one of 12 Business, Marketing and Information Technology Quality Modules! The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the 2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements. Regardless if you are in a pre-service education program or an experienced educator, these modules will benefit your future and business & marketing program.12. Data and Program Improvement addresses collection, reporting and use of data for continuous evaluation and program improvement, as well as appropriate access to relevant data.

Welcome to one of 12 Business, Marketing and Information Technology QualityModules! The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements. Regardless if you are in a pre-serviceeducation program or an experienced educator, these modules will benefit your futureand business & marketing program.Engaging Instruction addresses instructional strategies within a student centered learning environment that support student attainment of relevant knowledge and skills. 

Welcome to one of 12 Business Marketing and Information Technology Quality Modules! The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the 2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements. Regardless if you are in pre-service education program or an experienced eduator, these modules will benefit your future and business and marketing program. Prepared and Effective Program Staff addresses the qualifications and professional development of program of study staff, including secondary CTE teachers, postsecondary CTE faculty, administrators and other personnel.

Welcome to one of 12 Business, Marketing and Information Technology Quality Modules! The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the 2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements. Regardless if you are in a pre-service education program or an experienced educator, these modules will benefit your future and business & marketing program.3. Student Assessment addresses the types and quality of assessments used in the program of study, including the types of knowledge and skills that should be assessed, and assessments that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials.

Welcome to one of 12 Business, Marketing and Information Technology Quality Modules! The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the 2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements. Regardless if you are in a pre-service education program or an experienced educator, these modules will benefit your future and business & marketing program.  Segment 9 addresses strategies that help students gain career knowledge and engage in education and career planning and decision-making, including career counseling, career assessments, curricula that helps students learn about careers, information about educational opportunities and workforce trends, and job search information and placement services.

Welcome to one of 12 Business, Marketing and Information Technology Quality Modules! The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the 2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements. Regardless if you are in a pre-service education program or an experienced educator, these modules will benefit your future and business & marketing program.The Sequencing and Articulation module addresses the key components of the definition of a program of study and the articulation, coordination and collaboration that support programs of study, career pathways and accelerated learning

Welcome to one of 12 Business, Marketing and Information Technology Quality Modules! The purpose of these modules is to illustrate quality examples of each of the 2018 ACTE Quality CTE Framework elements. Regardless if you are in a pre-service education program or an experienced educator, these modules will benefit your future and business & marketing program11. Work-based Learning addresses the delivery of a continuum of work-based learning involving sustained, meaningful interactions with industry or community professionals that foster in-depth, firsthand engagement with the tasks required in a given career field. Experiences may be delivered in workplaces, in the community, at educational institutions and/or virtually, as appropriate, and include a range of activities such as workplace tours, job shadowing, school-based enterprises, internships and apprenticeships.

Learn about the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s with this historical overview.

Comprehensive K-12 lesson plans, activities, and classroom materials to teach students the environmental impact of school lunch. Transform your cafeteria into a classroom and protect the planet for future generations! Includes toolkits with activities and lessons by grade level and classroom/teacher resources for teaching about food waste.

This unit introduces students to the purpose and practice of media literacy. It includes pre- and post-visit activities designed to bracket the Believe It or Not? ED Class ( The activities also can be done independent of a visit to the Newseum.) Students will come to understand why not all information is trustworthy and how to differentiate the good from the bad. They practice using a set of tools – the consumer’s questions – to deconstruct and evaluate information sources.

2-week unit with activities for Biodiversity Unit within Introduction to Environmental Studies college class.

BizInnovator is the entrepreneurship curriculum toolkit that enables educators to teach the "entrepreneurial mindset" by encouraging creativity, innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving - and also equipping students with the skills necessary to succeed and excel.

Info/Notes from the BizInnovator session at the 2019 MBA Conclave:
$99 for entire year
If you take the instructor training $299, your students can get credit and can transfer the credit
50 question exam for students
Take test, if pass, students have option to purchase the $150 credit (can do this a couple of years after as well)
relevant entrepreneurial projects
Thinking like an entrepreneur
Problem solving real situations
5 weeks, 2 classes per week for teachers
Curric Idea: You can set up your own class competition during the second half of the year
National Innovator Competition offered in the fall and spring
Online presentations
319-335-2204: Dawn
jacobson-institute@uiowa.edu
8 units: Semester course
Download unit plan
Pick and choose what you want students to do
Shows presentation materials needed
Interview an entrepreneur
YouTube vids

The purpose of Brave Dialogues: A Guide to Discussing Racial Equity in Career Technical Education is to provide state Career Technical Education (CTE) leaders with tools to engage in discussion around racial equity in CTE and to support state CTE leaders in creating an environment in which all stakeholders have the language and comfort to discuss challenges and opportunities related to racial equity in CTE. 

Learn through interactive problem solving – proven to be more effective than lectures. Enjoy interactive explorations written by award-winning teachers, researchers, and professionals. Brilliant guides you through an interactive exploration of concepts and principles, and helps you build your quantitative intuition. Learn frameworks for thinking and solving challenging problems, instead of memorizing formulas.