Educators’ Institute 2014 Preparing for College and Career Opportunities
Friday, April 4, 2014 at John Tyler Community College, Chester Campus
Nicholas Center Atrium - Registration - Networking With Exhibitors - Continental Breakfast Buffet
7:30 –
8:15
8:159:15
Nicholas Center Ballrooms A & B
Suzan Marshall, Coordinator, Partnership to Ensure Educational Reform
Welcome
Dr. Edward “Ted” Raspiller
President, John Tyler Community College
Communities Actively Partnering With Education
Tammie Collins, Division Chief, Planning and Community Development, Dinwiddie County
Local leaders taking steps to work directly with Education to prepare students for work in the county and region
KEYNOTE
The Talent Equation
Renee Chapline, President and CEO, Virginia's Gateway Region Economic Development Organization
A close-up and insider's take on the talent that companies need to succeed in our communities
9:30 –
10:15
Nicholas Center Ballroom A
It's All About Access to
Opportunities
Getting students "in the
know" about valuable
opportunities to finance and
accomplish career goals
Trailer A Room 1
Emergency Medical Services
Pathways
EMS careers: work,
preparation and pathways
Dr. William Fiege, Vice
President of Academic Affairs,
JTCC
Mary Langford, R.N., EMT-P,
Instructor, Emergency Medical
Services, JTCC
Suzan Marshall, PEER
Consortium Coordinator
David Tesh, EMT, Volunteer
Recruitment and Retention
Officer, Chesterfield Fire and
EMS
Victoria Muensterman, Great
Expectations Coordinator,
JTCC
Godwin Hall Room G128
Careers in Advanced
Manufacturing: Aligning the
Skills With the Demand
Learn about exciting careers in
Advanced Manufacturing. See
the labs where these high-tech
skills are acquired. Hear from
industry experts in workforce
development.
Melinda Miller, Coordinator,
Manufacturing, Trades &
Technical Programs, JTCC
Kristina Stacer, HR Business
Partner, Tobacco, Coesia North
America & Mexico (G.D USA
Inc.)
Bruce Sobczak, Director,
Workforce Development, CCAM
(Commonwealth Center for
Advanced Manufacturing)
Tanya Hale, President, Hale's
Electrical Service, Inc.
Bird Hall Room B124
I Have an iPad! Now, What Do I
Do With It?
Utilizing tablet devices for
activities that will create dynamic
learning environments
Bird Hall Room B116
Math & Science: Gateways to
STEM Degrees and Careers
An in-depth look into
postsecondary math
requirements and what's in the
works to improve the transition
from high school
Shana Griffin, Director of CTE,
Charles City County High School
John Lipp, STEM Coordinator,
JTCC
Sharon Yates, Director of
Secondary Curriculum/CTE,
Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Dr. Jodie Miller, Associate
Professor,
Department of Mathematics,
JTCC
Christina Lozada Correa, Math
Lab Coordinator, JTCC
10:15 –
10:45
11:0011:45
Coffee Break with Exhibitors in Nicholas Center Atrium and Coffee Break with Manufacturers in Godwin Hall
Nicholas Center Ballroom A
Advanced Credit Programs
for High School Students
Detailed guidance about
dual enrollment and
UpGrade (HB1184) programs
and processes
Bird Hall Room B142
IT Networking in a Virtual World
IT Networking: One of the fastest
growing career pathways that
crosses all industry sectors and
what Cisco Academies
provide to prepare secondary and
post-secondary students
Dr. Peggy Westcott, Director
of Career Pathways, JTCC
Dr. Mark Cohen, Professor,
Department Chair for Information
Technology, JTCC (Cisco
Academy)
Tracey Howell, Coordinator
of Dual Enrollment, JTCC
Lou D'Alessandro, Professor,
Department of Applied
Information Technology, George
Mason University (Cisco
Academy)
12:00 –
1:00
1:002:00
Moyar Hall Room M201
Teacher Preparation and Early
Childhood Development
JTCC's CTE and transfer
programs to prepare students
for two high-demand career
pathways
Dr. Belinda Hooper, Professor,
Early Childhood Development
Program Head, John Tyler
Community College
Penny Speidel, Associate
Professor, Department of
English, Department Chair for
Teacher Education, John Tyler
Community College
Bird Hall Room B124
Student Engagement & Success
A report from the National
Career Pathways Network
Conference: Quadrant D
classrooms that focus on what's
important to all students relationship, relevance and rigor
Betty Ware, Supervisor of CTE,
H&PE and Fine Arts, Hopewell
City Public Schools
John Thomas, Assistant
Principal/CTE Director, Colonial
Heights High School
Nicholas Center Ballrooms A & B
Luncheon and Teamwork
Teams regroup after the break-out sessions to discuss possible next steps
Closing Remarks
Dr. William Fiege, Vice President of Academic Affairs, John Tyler Community College
Door Prizes
Optional Walking Tour of the Chester Campus leaves from Nicholas Center entrance
with John Lipp, STEM-H Coordinator and Sherry Channell, Career Coach (Dinwiddie)
John Tyler Community College
THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS
Bird Hall Room B116
Developing Critical Thinkers
How to teach critical thinking in
your classes-standards of good
reasoning, academic virtues,
and the correct attitudes of
inquiry.
Successful active learning
techniques advocated by the
Foundation for Critical Thinking
to engage students and get
them to learn and practice their
thinking skills
Samantha Emswiler, Instructor,
Department of Humanities and
Social Services (Philosophy),
John Tyler Community College