why career academies?
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Why Career Academies?. Carl D. Perkins funds Career Academy Advisory Group The Mission of ESU 4’s Career Academy is to provide opportunities for high school students to explore career fields, gain career readiness and earn college credit. Why Career Academies?. Student Success. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Why Career Academies?
Carl D. Perkins funds
Career Academy Advisory Group
The Mission of ESU 4’s Career Academy is to provide opportunities for high school students to explore career fields, gain career readiness and earn college credit.
Why Career Academies?
Student Success
ESU 4 Energy Academy
The mission of the Energy Academy will be to provide opportunities for real world learning and application in the science and business of energy generation & distribution
Energy Exploration Course Curriculum
Semester-long course
Taught by local high school instructors
Four-unit course with focus on safety, business and careers
Curriculum Writing Team
Energy Exploration courseComprised of:ESU 4 Area InstructorsOmaha Public Power DistrictESU 4 PersonnelNebraska Department of EducationNebraska Public Power DistrictSoutheast Community College
Units of Energy Exploration Course
Unit 1 – Energy Fundamentals Build a foundation of knowledge centered on
energy and energy transformations Unit 2 – Energy Production
Various types of energy generation Unit 3 – Energy Delivery
Investigate how energy is delivered Unit 4 – Energy Responsibility and Decisions
The student will explore society’s responsibility in energy usage and how it affects the environment.
Program of Study
1. Energy Exploration Course 2. Advanced Algebra/Applied
Physics 3. Introduction to Energy
Generation Operations through Southeast Community College
Field Trips & Guest Speakers
“The guest speaker was so good. She really made my students think.” HTRS Guidance Counselor
“I know my students are talking about this to their parents – the parents asked for the business card left by the guest speaker! Denise, Oestmann, Energy Instructor
Guest speakers – NPPD and OPPD employees, wind
tech’s; interns, SCC college students and faculty
Field Trips Adams Ethanol plant; NPPD Sheridan
Training facility, NPPD Cooper Facility; OPPD Coal Fire Plant; Flat Water Wind Farm (Dubois)
Find out more?
Nebraska Department of EducationEnergy Exploration Course number 100406
Appendix D Course Codes and Clearing Endorsements 2011-2012 Version
Intermediate Course for Energy Pathway under STEM cluster
Find out more!
Contact: Holly Carr ESU 4 Career Academy
Coordinator 919 16th Street Auburn, NE 68305 402-274-4354 [email protected]
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