Date: Wednesday 4 - Thusday 5 July 2012
Venue: Te Wharewaka o Poneke, Wellington, New Zealand
Topic: Pathway, Transitions and Bridges to Tertiary Education
Te Ara Whakamana will include sessions on a wide range of issues around educational transitions. We are particularly delighted to announce two international keynotes who will provide insights into experiences and approaches from other countries:
- Professor John Polesel of the University of Melbourne, on the Australian experience of vocational education in secondary schools
- Dr Gary Hoachlander of ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career, on integrating academic curriculum and practical experience within the 'Linked Learning' approach
Other topics to be covered at the forum include:
- Vocational Pathways and Youth Guarantee
- Lessons from research into young people’s decision-making and transition experiences
- Examples of successfully supporting transitions for Māori and Pacific young people
- Supporting successful transitions in STEM subjects
- Priorities for the future
Go to www.akoaotearoa.ac.nz/ako-aotearoa/events/te-ara-whakamana for more information and to register for the event (registrations are open until 29th June 2012).
This event is co-hosted by:
Ako Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence
CSMP The Centre for Studies in Multiple Pathways at Manukau Institute of Technology
Forum Partner:
Careers New Zealand
Supporters:
Ministry of Education
Cognition Education
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