{"id":92808,"date":"2024-09-03T13:21:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T17:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=92808"},"modified":"2024-09-03T14:21:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:21:19","slug":"some-resources-within-the-k-12-learning-ecosystem-within-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2024\/09\/03\/some-resources-within-the-k-12-learning-ecosystem-within-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Some resources within the K-12 learning ecosystem within Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mischooldata.org\/success-rates-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Success Rates Report for the State of Michigan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from mischooldata.org<\/p>\n<p>The Success Rates report and data files show the number of degree-seeking students who enter a Michigan postsecondary community college or public university and achieve a successful outcome. This includes data for Michigan\u2019s 28 community colleges and 15 public universities, along with aggregate metrics for the community college and public university sectors broken out by race\/ethnicity and gender.<\/p>\n<p>Successful outcomes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earning a certificate<\/li>\n<li>Earning an associate degree<\/li>\n<li>Earning a bachelor\u2019s degree<\/li>\n<li>Transferring to a university (for community college students)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These rates capture both part- and full-time enrollment for all degree-seeking students as well as mobility between institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The report and data files are updated in late spring. See the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mischooldata.org\/recently-posted-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recently Posted Reports<\/a>\u00a0page for when they were last updated.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pathfinder.mitalent.org\/assets\/images\/leo-full-color-logo-horiz-v1r2.svg\" width=\"230\" height=\"102\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;&#8230;<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pathfinder.mitalent.org\/assets\/images\/michigan-department-of-education-logo.svg\" width=\"243\" height=\"97\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pathfinder.mitalent.org\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Get A Job<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from pathfinder.mitalent.org<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interested in exploring\u00a0<strong>in-demand<\/strong>\u00a0jobs in Michigan? Explore Michigan&#8217;s\u00a0<a id=\"link-ext-resources-michigan-hot-50\" title=\"Hot 50 Job 2030 Outlook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mcda\/reports\/michigan-hot-50-job-outlook-through-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"View Michigan's 2023 Hot 50 Jobs\">Hot 50 Job Outlook through 2030<\/a>, which includes the anticipated job growth, the\u00a0<strong>average wage<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>minimum education requirements<\/strong>\u00a0for each occupation through 2028. The publication is intended to provide valuable career information to students in high school, vocational and community colleges, as well as job seekers. Additional occupational forecasts and research are available in\u00a0<a id=\"link-ext-resources-job-demand-snapshots\" title=\"Michigan's Online Job Demand\" href=\"https:\/\/milmi.org\/Publication\/Online-Job-Ads\/Prosperity-Region-Job-Demand-Snapshots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Michigan's Online Job Demand\">Michigan&#8217;s Online Job Demand<\/a>, a publication from\u00a0<a id=\"link-ext-resources-labor-market-information\" title=\"Michigan Labor Market Information\" href=\"https:\/\/milmi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Michigans Labor Market Information\">Michigan&#8217;s Labor Market Information.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a id=\"link-ext-resources-roadmap2opportunity\" title=\"Roadmap to Opportunity\" href=\"http:\/\/roadmap2opportunity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Roadmap to Opportunity\">Roadmap to Opportunity<\/a>\u00a0highlights in-demand, high-wage careers. Explore hot job career pathways that require a certificate or an associate degree. Hear from Michigan residents who have chosen these careers and why. The website includes pathway information for the careers, including information on available programs, hourly wage rates, and cool classes you can take.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"link-ext-resources-pmtc\" title=\"Pure Michigan Talent Connect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mitalent.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Pure Michigan Talent Connect\">Pure Michigan Talent Connect<\/a>\u00a0is your launch pad for new jobs, careers and job fairs. It is a tool connecting Michigan&#8217;s job seekers and employers and serves as a central hub linking all public and private stakeholders who support Michigan&#8217;s workforce. Pure Michigan Talent Connect serves as the state&#8217;s labor exchange system.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a id=\"link-ext-resources-mcan\" title=\"Michigan College Access Network\" href=\"https:\/\/micollegeaccess.org\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Michigan College Access Network\">Michigan College Access Network<\/a>\u00a0has a list of Michigan\u00a0<a id=\"link-ext-resources-certificate-program-pdf\" title=\"Download Certificate Program PDF\" href=\"https:\/\/micollegeaccess.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-09\/certificate-programs-in-mi.pdf\" aria-label=\"Download Certificate Program PDF (PDF 770KB)\">certificate programs (PDF 770KB)<\/a>\u00a0which includes contact information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"content_375189\" class=\"fbcms_content fbcms_context_page fbcms_allow_expiration fbcms_richtext inside_center firstone\">\n<div class=\"fbcms_richtext_content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentisd.org\/educators\/career-readiness\/students\/post-graduation-opportunities-informational-packet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Post-Graduation Opportunities and Resources &#8212; from Kent ISD\/kentisd.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has partnered with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) and other statewide stakeholders to develop a post-graduation opportunities informational packet available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pathfinder.mitalent.org\/resources\">LEO\u2019s Pathfinder resources page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To comply with Michigan law*, districts are required to distribute the link above to all students in grades 8-12 by October 1 of each year. The information below is supplemental and focused on local opportunities and resources, assembled by Kent ISD staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content_375190\" class=\"fbcms_content fbcms_context_page fbcms_allow_expiration fbcms_richtext inside_center\">\n<div class=\"fbcms_richtext_content\">\n<p><strong>College Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlytradeschools.com\/michigan\/grand-rapids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trade Schools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hellowestmichigan.com\/why-west-michigan\/colleges-universities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colleges and Universities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeevaluator.com\/state\/michigan\/grand-rapids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comparing College\/University Cost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegetuitioncompare.com\/compare\/tables\/?state=MI&amp;city=Grand%20Rapids&amp;degree=Undergraduate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuition Comparison of Public Colleges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Get a Job<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westmiworks.org\/job-seekers\/hot-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 HotJobs!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.mitalent.org\/job-seeker\/jobsearch-results?job_city=Grand%20Rapids&amp;job_zip=49525&amp;job_radius=25&amp;job_time_frame=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pure Michigan Talent Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Serve My Community or Country<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yellowpages.com\/search?search_terms=military+recruiters&amp;geo_location_terms=Grand+Rapids%2C+MI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military Recruiter Offices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accesskent.com\/Sheriff\/kcsocareers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kent County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joingrpd.com\/officer-careers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joingrfire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeems.com\/careers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life EMS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m Not Sure \/ Assess My Skills<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pathfinder.mitalent.org\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Educational Development Plan (EDP) tools listed on the Pathfinder site<\/a>\u00a0are free and very useful. However, most school districts supply students with EDP software such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/xello.world\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xello<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerschool.com\/classroom\/naviance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naviance<\/a>, and Mavin for Career Development starting in 7th grade. Parents and teachers of enrolled students have access to their students\u2019 EDP data through (and, in some cases, past) graduation.\u00a0Consult with your school district for access to this resource.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early College Credit in High School<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentisd.org\/students\/launchu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kent ISD&#8217;s Early-Middle College program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentisd.org\/educators\/career-readiness\/framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kent\u00a0ISD&#8217;s\u00a0Career Readiness Framework<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@careerreadiness-kentisd8999\/playlists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kent ISD&#8217;s Career Readiness YouTube Channel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">44% fear for child&#8217;s safety\u2026<\/p>\n<p>DC: While I\u2019m glad that wasn\u2019t part of my K-12 experience, I\u2019m sad for our kids and the younger generations growing up in such a time. What if we truly cared about each other? How would our society look\/be different? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SySp78NAwk\">https:\/\/t.co\/SySp78NAwk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel S. Christian (@dchristian5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dchristian5\/status\/1829130541922430981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From DSC:<\/em><strong><br \/>\nI realize that\u2019s a gross generalization, but I think we all experience numerous times these days when businesses and others don\u2019t really care about us.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2024\/08\/21\/what-happens-when-we-dont-love-or-even-care-about-our-neighbor-christian\/\"><strong>See where I\u2019m coming from.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Success Rates Report for the State of Michigan\u00a0&#8212; from mischooldata.org The Success Rates report and data files show the number of degree-seeking students who enter a Michigan postsecondary community college or public university and achieve a successful outcome. This includes data for Michigan\u2019s 28 community colleges and 15 public universities, along with aggregate metrics for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[174,72,3,46,7,385,560,863,66,299,445],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-development","category-daniel-s-christian","category-higher-education","category-k-12-related","category-learning-ecosystem","category-michigan","category-parents-guardians","category-pathways","category-student-related","category-workplace","category-youth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92808"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92828,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92808\/revisions\/92828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}