#3687 Workplace Wednesdays
In collaboration with Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside County businesses, Sauk Valley Chamber of Commerce, Sauk Valley Community College, the Whiteside Area Career Center, the Lee/Ogle/Whiteside Regional Office of Education #47 will again be offering Workplace Wednesdays Face-to-Face Business Visits.  K-12 Teachers will visit businesses in varied Career Pathways.  This will help in the implementation of Career Pathways to fulfill the requirements of the Postsecondary Workforce Readiness (PWR) Act. K-12 teachers will be exposed to the concepts of Career Pathways, employability skills, ideas for STEM/STEAM lessons (Exelon will provide hands-on science/math activities as well as lesson plans.) and, ideas for project-based learning, and information K-12 teachers need to serve as conduits for providing career information to students and developing application lessons.Workplace Wednesday will help educators learn about the Labor Market in Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside Counties.  Teachers will learn about employer needs and expectations, making connections to help prepare students for career readiness K-12 and across the curriculum. Workplace Wednesdays is an opportunity for the development of partnerships with business and allowing teachers to learn and share with students 21st Century academic and soft skills needed to prepare students to be workforce ready. You will be able to answer those questions of “why do I have to learn this” with workplace examples. Teachers are the conduits for providing career information to students gained from Workplace Wednesdays. Confirmed businesses are: Exelon and Kreider Services. More to be added based on the surveys filled out about Professional Learning needs. (A detailed schedule will be provided later)



Date(s):  July 13, 20 & 27, 2022
Target Audience:  All Educators
Time/Location:  8:30 am - 3:00 pm/Various (A detailed schedule will be provided later)
Presenter(s):  Various
Credit Available: 14 PD Hours
Cost: $100 for SIP Co-op members; $200 for non-members
Registration Deadline: July 6, 2022
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