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NCMEP Partner, North Carolina Community College System, brings accessible customized training for businesses and individuals to counties across North Carolina. Listen to NCMEP director Phil Mintz and the vice president of economic development at the North Carolina Community College System, John C. Loyack, as they discuss how NCCCS aids in economic development, how North Carolina Community College caters to the current needs of the workforce and more. https://lnkd.in/eB4cQUg4

Can't wait for this virtual conference - early bird prices through 7/31 and group discounts offered. Research proves that #ExecutiveFunction skills empower students and lead to less chronic #absenteeism. With so many changes in #education, we need to continuously rethink how to provide #students with the tools that they need.

Mark Jeynes, Partner and lead of our Education & Training practice, will be discussing the opportunities for Higher Education institutions in this webinar with Bevan Brittan LLP tomorrow. Register to hear the conversation with Rachel Soundy and Ashley Norman below. #HigherEducation #University #Webinar #CILInsights

As higher education continues to embrace alternative credentials, institutions are recognizing the importance of hiring dedicated leaders to secure key partnerships with employers. Read more from Inside Higher Ed here: https://lnkd.in/egF-4xCF At Collegis Education, we've been recommending this step as a key strategy for success. Our 2024 report with UPCEA emphasized the need for institutions to invest in microcredential programs. Now, universities are following through by creating staff roles focused on building these essential employer partnerships. Download the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gcDE9pfX

💡 💡 💡 This essay from the The Brookings Institution brings together two thoughts that have crossed my mind and the minds of lots of those I have spoken to recently.   1️⃣ That scaling interventions, no matter their demonstrable impact, is not always sufficient to create systemic change. 2️⃣ The process of scaling interventions is a powerful way by which systemic change can be initiated.   What I think the team has done so well here is to show how these thoughts can (and should) co-exist in all our minds and in our work, and have backed it up evidence and case studies (though I would love to read more!).   The essay also highlights the need for complexity focused and participatory approaches to evidence generation, which can bring together this focus on what works and a focus on how complex and human systems change.   ❓ This feels necessary, but a huge challenge for those of us working on evidence. Any thoughts or examples of how this can all be brought together?   Have a read of the essay>>>>> https://lnkd.in/eSBvGvqW

📣 New report from the Center for American Progress out today 📣 In this report, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, MPA, Allie Pearce, and I explore key themes in state work-based learning legislation that recently passed and provide recommendations that target equity and access to these opportunities. "The modern economy requires more and more adaptation over the course of a person’s career, and exposing students to high-quality work-based learning opportunities helps set them up to be successful lifelong learners, whether they plan to attend college or head into the workforce upon graduation."

“The big takeaway is that this is not an individual-level problem, one for which faculty and staff members simply need to manage their calendar and work responsibilities more effectively to solve. Institutions must also ask themselves hard questions, such as: In what ways are our institutional infrastructures compounding the problem? What can we as institutional administrators do to ensure more equitable workloads for faculty and staff? What policies, practices and action steps must be created, implemented and assessed to establish boundary-setting and people’s well-being as core institutional values?”

🌟 Empowering Minds, Transforming Futures 🌟   It was great to volunteer as a speaker assistant at Canadian Association of College and University Student Services Conference 2024: Supporting Our Students; Sustaining Ourselves.   The conference dived into how we can advocate for change for both our students and ourselves. It explored ways to transition from just sustaining to truly thriving, and shared practical strategies to strengthen and nourish our work and our teams. It’s all about advocating for students, providing holistic support, and honoring their diverse identities and perspectives. It was great to join this virtual gathering, engage in meaningful discussions, and learn from our incredible community. 📚 The insightful sessions I assisted with were:   AI Tutor for Higher Education: What could it do, how it can help, and why would I want to deploy one – Robert W.   The Counsellors’ Guide to Sleep Health – Cliff Robinson & Shyann Vosper   What’s Happening?! How Top Institutions are Avoiding Burn-Out and Managing Events & Campus-Wide Calendars for Increased Student Engagement & Success – Madeline Hauck   Great work CACUSS Team! Jennifer Hamilton, Nouran Abelrazik, Liana Cook, Angie Clarke, Ed.D., Dr. Sterling Crowe, Christine Arnold, Rachel Barreca, Parmin Singh Dhoot, MEd, Carmen Law, Sam M., Tim Fricker, PhD, Lara Hof, Ruth Nakalyowa   If you didn’t get the chance to attend CACUSS this year I highly recommend checking it out next year! https://lnkd.in/gPVxJ8s5   #CACUSS24 #StudentAffairs #SupportAndSustain #ThrivingTogether #HigherEducation #StudentSupport #HolisticEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment #Wellbeing #CommunityEngagement #EducationalLeadership #CampusLife #MentalHealthMatters #AcademicSuccess #TransformativeEducation #ContinuousImprovement #LeadershipInEducation #ResilientCommunities #EducatorEmpowerment

Do you work at a university, college or academic institution? Fill out this quick interest form for the consortium https://lnkd.in/eHvNUA3e and share it with your peers and colleagues working in this space to help us expand our network. In case you missed it, we announced the launch of the Fair Chance Business Education Consortium with our mission of building a network of universities and colleges, developing business education for justice-impacted individuals and changing narratives around fair chance employment. Register your interest and we’ll keep you up to date with the consortium’s work and how to get involved. #BusinessEducation #SocialImpact #FairChanceHiring #SocialEntrepreneurship #SecondChanceMonth

I've been reflecting greatly on the National Center for Education and the Economy’s latest research brief, "Thinking Differently About TIME." This powerful publication urges us to rethink various aspects of time in education, such as teaching time, school schedules, time for fostering student agency, and support for personalized learning. Additionally, this brief provides us robust examples of contexts, both nationally and globally, from which we can learn.   https://bit.ly/3zCGyny As a National Facilitator, former principal, and professional learning developer, I found the insights on Teaching Time and how education systems balance time for teaching and non-teaching tasks and opportunities particularly impactful. One of the barriers we often hear to building capacity around the science of learning and development is the lack of time. What if we could reconsider the allocation of teaching and non-teaching time, as the examples in this brief have demonstrated, and essentially remove time as a barrier? With increased time for professional learning, teacher collaboration and planning, and action research and learning, imagine the possibilities for increased teacher agency and the subsequent impact on improved student outcomes! #LearningToLeading #ImpactInAction #EdResearch