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Recent events
LEED Career Academy Bus Tour
May 3
Sacramento
West Contra Costa Schools Business Partnership Forum
April 26
Hilltop Courtyard Marriott in Richmond
America's Edge Skills Gap report
May 25
Sacramento
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 This is the first installment of the Linked Learning Alliance Monthly Newsletter. As a member of the Linked Learning Alliance mailing list, you will begin to receive this e-newsletter each month in your inbox- packed with the latest information on Linked Learning events, research, and members.
Check out our new Facebook Page
The Linked Learning Alliance Facebook page is now up and running! Click here to "like" the Linked Learning Alliance and get involved in our social media campaign.
Linked Learning Website
The new Linked Learning website is almost up and running. Check your email for the official website announcement during the month of June to stay up to date on Linked Learning resources, media, and events.
Alliance Convening Winter 2011
The most recent Linked Learning Alliance Convening was held on March 2nd, 2011 at the Elks Tower Ballroom in Sacramento, CA. School administrators, teachers, legislative staff, industry partners and community members were joined by keynote speaker, Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg. In addition, participants were able to hear from panel discussions on the Linked Learning District Initiative, the policy climate for Linked Learning, and research regarding our current messaging strategy. Watch for the upcoming Save the Date for our next full convening in the Fall.
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Linked Learning in Our Schools
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The Linked Learning Alliance
Alliance Convening
Spring 2011
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Alliance Spotlight
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tom Torlakson discusses
Linked Learning
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Working Group Updates
New Working Group formed: Research, Evaluation, and Assessment The Research, Evaluation, and Assessment Working Group was officially founded at the Linked Learning Alliance Leadership Council meeting on February 17th. This working group drafted a policy letter for the Alliance on how the new common core assessment consortia can and should advance linked learning through their work, and is collaborating on research regarding definitions of career and college readiness. Please contact info@linkedlearning.org if you are interested in joining this Working Group. Building Awareness Working Group and Messaging for Communities Rich Neimand and Dave Clayton from the Neimand Collaborative, along with Oscar Cruz from Families in Schools, have produced a messaging strategy to better communicate about Linked Learning to parents, students, and communities. Interested in finding out more? Click here to see their power point presentation.
Upcoming Meeting: Pathway Development Working Group The Pathway Development Working Group will be meeting next on August 24th from 11:00am-2:00pm in Berkeley, CA. The working group is currently focused on creating strategies and models for work-based learning that are sustainable and can be implemented on statewide scale and addressing a variety of guidance and counseling issues that are critical in ensuring student success in Linked Learning pathways. Click here to see the Save the Date for the upcoming meeting. Contact info@linkedlearning.org for more information. Highlighting Linked Learning Legislation The Policy Development Working Group met on Wednesday, June 1st to discuss key Linked Learning bills working their way through the legislature. The group regularly meets to discuss legislation, as well as topics such as the Common Core. Check out the Policy Watch section in the lower right corner of the newsletter for more up-to-date information.
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Alliance Member Spotlight: California School Board Association
The California School Boards Association is committed to supporting districts that are striving to prepare students for the world of college and career. To support that goal, CSBA has begun the work of providing support to our members who are contemplating or are already implementing a Linked Learning approach to reform in their high schools. One way we are doing that is to provide training to the governing teams of California Linked Learning District Initiative participants who have received grants from the Irvine Foundation. The role of the governing board in implementing reform is crucial. The school board's primary responsibilities are to set direction for the district, set policy, allocate resources, communicate with the public, and hold the superintendent accountable for outcomes. These roles provide the foundation for any successful reform initiative which without, could easily falter. CSBA is convening its own Linked Learning Task Force this summer to further develop strategies for districts who are thinking of moving in this direction. www.csba.org |
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In the News
News Highlight: Linked Learning featured in TOP-Ed
Linked Learning was featured in a column recently posted to the Silicon Valley Education Foundation blog, TOP-Ed.
Excerpt from the column:
Schools like High Tech High and the Construction Technology Academy have allowed practice to transcend the century-old debate over the value of academic versus vocational education. They want both. They believe the symbiosis engages students who would otherwise drop out or who would glide through high school's path of least resistance.
Several California educators and organizations have been attempting to craft a practical solution.
Click here to read the column.
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Policy Watch
Update: May Revise
LEGISLATURE REJECTS GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL TO "SUSPEND" DATA SYSTEMS The budget subcommittees in both the Senate and Assembly voted to restore full funding for CalPADS and CalTIDES. The two subcommittees adopted slightly difference versions of the budget allocation, so the issue will be considered in the two-house budget conference committee.
Update: SB 1X1 Signed into Law
On April 19th Governor Brown signed SB 1X1 into law, establishing that $8 million from the California Energy Commission would be allocated annually over five years to fund the start-up of 90 new California Partnership Academies in the job sectors of clean technology and renewable energy. Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg authored the bill. For more information on SB 1X 1, please click here.
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Linked Learning Alliance, a Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
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