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| Headlines | Events| Featured Resources | Academies in the Spotlight |
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Call for New Academies! Looking to start a new academy? Guidelines, deadlines and all the necessary information to apply to be part of the 2011-12 Year of Planning program are here. |
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White House Announces Change the Equation Initiative Marc Forde, a student at the Academy of Engineering at City Polytechnic High School in New York City attended the announcement of the Change the Equation initiative, which focuses on creating widespread literacy in STEM education. Marc is a sophomore this year and is already thinking about studying biotechnology or operations research in college. (Marc Forde, right, pictured with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan) |
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Winning the Brain Race: Nothing is More Important Students from the academies at Golightly Career/Technical Center in Detroit were guests at the Detroit Economic Club meeting on September 8, where Ursula Burns, Chairman & CEO of Xerox Corporation and NAF Board Member, spoke about the critical role of an educated workforce in maintaining America's leadership in a global economy. In her remarks Ursula said, "If we want a robust economy fueled by an educated workforce, we need to invest in our schools." Read her speech here. |
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Join the NAF Team NAF is looking for highly qualified, passionate people to join our team! We currently have openings for a California-based Curriculum Specialist and a Data Analyst, based at our NYC headquarters. View job opportunities here. |
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Meet Our New Director of Student Certification & Assessment NAF is pleased to welcome Michael Strait, Ph.D. Michael comes to us from his most recent post at the University of Missouri-Kansas City as Director of Academic Assessment and Executive Vice Chancellor. Michael will be leading our effort to create a national student certification system and course assessments to ensure optimal quality in our curriculum. You can reach Michael at mstrait@naf.org. |
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Curriculum Subject Matter Experts Needed NAF is looking for professionals in the fields of finance, information technology, and hospitality & tourism to conduct reviews of the following courses: Financial Services, Business Economics, Financial Planning, Entrepreneurship, Web Design, Principles of IT, Programming, Computer Networking, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, Geography and World Cultures, and Delivering Great Customer Service. These reviews will help to ensure that students are learning the most current, complete information available. Contact us for more information. |
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Academy of Engineering Conference Underway in Houston, Texas The Academy of Engineering (AOE) Counselor and Leadership Conference is in progress now through October 8th. The conference brings together guidance counselors and leaders in order to help them learn about the AOE model, the resources available to them, and specific Project Lead the Way program elements & readiness criteria. Email us for more information on this event. |
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Design Studio: Advisory Board Development From October 18-20th, California-based academy leaders will meet at the Academy of Finance at San Diego School of Business to work together to learn innovative strategies for continued success with Advisory Board development and work-based learning experiences. |
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Learning Lab: Personalization On October 25th and 26th, schools from Florida and the Southeast region will congregate at Miami Beach Senior High School for a Learning Lab designed to strengthen student voice through the use of Youth Truth survey and empower students to take responsibility for their learning through the Miami Dade Student Internship Passport. |
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Higher Education Partnerships In an effort to increase student access to higher education, NAF is working with numerous colleges and universities to recognize NAF coursework for articulated credit, preferential admissions, and access to scholarships. Find out how a NAF education can help your students get into college. |
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NBC Universal's "Education Nation" Spotlights Career Academies The Academy of Finance at Watkins Mill High School in Gaithesburg, Maryland was the focus of a segment on NBC-4 Washington about career academies. Watch the segment here. |
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AOIT Teacher Named "US Innovative Educator" by Microsoft Pat Yongpradit, a teacher at the Academy of Information Technology at Springbrook High School in Silverspring, Maryland, has been selected to participate in the 2010 Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Educator Forum in South Africa at the end of October. He has worked hard to increase female participation in his academy, and will be presenting his project, "Game Programming with the Microsoft Zune to Promote High School Women in Technology" at the forum. Congrats, Pat! |
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