The Alliance for Excellent Education identifies key challenges facing rural high schools as they prepare their
students for college and careers in their latest report, Current Challenges and Opportunities in Preparing Rural High School Students for Success in College and Careers: What Federal Policymakers Need to Know. In this report, the Alliance endeavors to motivate policymakers to capitalize on upcoming reauthorization opportunities and use new legislative and policy avenues to address the diverse and unique needs of rural high schools and their communities, encouraging federal policymakers to answer many questions, including “How can federal policy help rural high schools ensure that all students achieve college and career readiness?”
Rural High Schools Face Challenges and Opportunities for Success in College and Careers
February 10th, 2010Career Clusters Institute: Registration Open, Continuing Education Credits Offered
January 21st, 2010
Registration for the 8th annual Career Clusters Institute has gone live and for the first time the Institute is offering attendees the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units. Educators will be able to acquire CEUs while they learn about the most up-to-date best practices taking place with Career Clusters.
To register for the Institute visit the Career Clusters Web site. Early bird registration continues until February 26.
The Institute has been accredited by the Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville to offer 12 hours of CEU earning potential. One hour is equivalent to 1/10 of a unit. The maximum possible units earned will be 1.2 units. Cost is $50 flat rate to participate; educators may earn the maximum units available.
Earning CEUs at the Institute can be done in a few easy steps:
Step 1: Pick up the forms
When you arrive at the Institute, visit the registration desk to pick up your general information/participation form. Hold onto this form until the end of your time at the Institute.
Step 2: Sign-in at breakout sessions
Each breakout you attend will be an opportunity for you to count towards earning CEUs. You must print and sign your name, and provide an e-mail address or telephone number at each session on a form that will be provided to you. This step will verify your participation and is essential for receiving credit. You are not responsible for sending in any sign-in forms.
Step 3: Turn in the paperwork and payment
You will have 6 weeks following the completion of the Institute to submit your general information/participation form and payment. There is a one-time fee of $50. You will submit payment via check (payable to University of Louisville) with your paperwork or call them to pay via credit card:
Julijana Curcic
Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning
University of Louisville
Shelby Campus, 110 Founders Union building
Louisville, KY 40292
If you have any questions about payment at any point, please contact Ms. Curcic: [email protected], 502-852-5636
Step 4: Receive your certificate!
You will receive a certificate via mail with your name, the Institute’s name, the number of hours accumulated and how many CEUs you have earned. (If you have questions about the certificate, please contact Ms. Curcic from the University of Louisville – see contact information above).