FirstLook. Publications on College and Career Readiness. High Schools That Work. What Is College- And Career-Ready? | Achieve.org. IL College Career Readiness Pilot. The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2011 | How college and career ready are the ACT-tested 2011 high school graduates? Teaching for a New World: Preparing High School Educators to Deliver College- and Career-Ready Instruction. Are Your Students Career-Ready? Create a Rubric to Find out. January 12, 2010 By: Sandra Allen, MA, MBA in Educational Assessment Have you ever wondered if what you teach and how you teach it results in career-ready students? Have you ever wondered if your expectations for student learning outcomes match what the real world requires?
In the Public Relations Studies program at Columbia College Chicago, we wondered, too. So, we set out to answer our own questions about the most basic skills professionals expect of entry-level candidates. There was no question about the importance of PR writing. So, in early fall 2005, professors in PR Studies elected to develop a rubric for teaching and assessing news release writing.
Because Chicago offers a big, broad community richly populated with public relations practitioners experienced in working with students, it was easy for faculty to collect data. Faculty who teach PR Writing met repeatedly to hammer out a uniform pedagogy, including definition of terms and expectations, and texts and assignments.
NCRC, WorkKeys, and KeyTrain. Why should PARENTS care about WorkKeys? Click here. Or read all about it below! Why should parents and students care about these tests? All students enter the workforce eventually—whether they get a job right out of high school, work part-time while continuing their education, or go to college first. WorkKeys stresses skills development important for every type of employment. Why is WorkKeys® important to high school students? What are the tests like? WorkKeys measures eight workplace skills: WorkKeys questions feature everyday workplace problems. Each test measures a range of skill levels, from the lowest level for which employers are willing to test up to the point at which specialized training is needed.
WorkKeys tests may use traditional paper-and-pencil testing, audiotapes, videotapes, or web-based testing. Can students study for the tests? Since WorkKeys measures basic skills, students cannot "cram" or memorize answers for the tests. What happens to the test results? Yes. ACT Parent.