Teachers will be able to:

1. Gain an understanding of the rationale and objectives of a high school tech prep program.
2. Identify the components of an effective Tech Prep Associate Degree Program.
3. Describe the role of applied academics in a Tech Prep Associate Degree Program.
4. Gain an understanding of the importance of articulation agreements between the high school and local two-year junior colleges and four-year universities.
5. Investigate existing tech prep programs at their local high schools and thereby gain a first-hand knowledge of a local Tech Prep Associate Degree Program.

Agenda	Materials	Time
Welcome / Objectives /Agenda	Agenda	10
Opening Activity: Discussion of Session 1 Homework Assignment	Activity 1: Journal Prompt with class discussion of student responses   HTML Format PDF Format Word Document Format	15
Presentation: Tech Prep, Applied Academics and Articulation with 2/4 year colleges	PowerPoint Presentation (coming soon...)   HTML Format   PowerPoint   PDF Format	20
Small Group Activity: Jigsaw Reading and Group Debriefing from Readings	Activity 2: Small Group Activity   HTML Format PDF Format Word Document Format Document: "Integration of Academic & Vocational Education at the Secondary Level"   HTML Format   PDF Format   Word Document Format	25
Small Group Activity and Group Debriefing Session	Activity 3: Fastback--Tech Prep, a Strategy for School Reform; and Document--Integration of Academic and Vocational Education.   HTML Format PDF Format Word Document Format	20
Tech Prep Interview and Closing Remarks	Homework Assignment: Tech Prep Interview   HTML Format PDF Format Word Document Format	10

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