Topical Themes

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Topical Themes Task Force Meetings

• Initial Sketch of Potential Directions

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Topical Theme Ideas

• Comprehensive Career Development for Illinois
• Positive outcomes and evidence
• Vision Statement for Career Development in IL
• Slick presentation that a variety of groups can
  get behind
• Overview of IL Workforce Trends and Future Needs
• Brief connection of education / career /
  state-wide workforce

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Topical Theme Ideas

• Historical Context for Comprehensive Career
  Development in the U.S.
• Potential brief commentary on what worked, what
  didnt, and why
• Promising Practices
• Current IL activities / initiatives
• Other states with comprehensive programs designed
  at the state level
• Career Development Models
• What are we trying to teach youth to do?
• How would it work?
• What does success look like?

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Topical Theme Ideas

• Potential Dissemination Strategies / Activities
• Career curriculum ideas
• Computer assisted career guidance systems
• Portfolio systems
• Measures of Success
• Final Recommendations

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Sample Task Force Meeting Agenda

• Initial Thoughts on Next Steps

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Task Force Meeting 1 Springfield

• Welcome introductions
• Comprehensive career development for Illinois
  Initial thoughts
• Education and career development perspectives
• Initial visioning activity
• Next steps overview

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Task Force Meeting 2 Bloomington

• Revisions of documents from Meeting 1
• Continuing visioning activity
• Historical context for comprehensive career
  development in the U.S.
• Career development models
• IL workforce trends
• Next steps overview

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Task Force Meeting 3 Champaign

• Revisions of documents from Meeting 2
• Discussion of draft vision statement
• Review promising practice findings from across IL
  and other states
• Next steps overview

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Task Force Meeting 4 Springfield

• Revisions of documents from Meeting 3
• Dissemination strategies activities
• Measures of success
• Exploring final recommendations
• Next steps overview

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Final Report

• Drafts shared electronically in June
• Conference call planned for the end of the month
  for a last round of feedback

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Task Force Website

• Initial Thoughts on Task Force Communications

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Task Force Website

• http//occrl.ed.uiuc.edu/Projects/careerdev/(A
  work in progress)

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Web Site Home Page
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Web Site About Us
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Web Site Task Force Meetings
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Web Site Resources
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Web Site Working Documents