REA Focus Group

For this semester long professional development, we met at four area Community Colleges. Was it beneficial to you to visit all four campuses?

• Yes, I like that I can share about all four schools with my students

• Maybe, but not sure it will be helpful

• No, I don't need to know about CC's outside of my local school

• I have no idea yet

This semester we've had in-depth rotations into skilled areas at each Community College. There were 3 areas of focus at each school. Was that...

• Too much!

• Just Right

• Not enough

Opportunities to hear from and connect with employers have... (choose the most applicable)

• Helped me better understand local careers/industry

• Been a waste of time

• Left me wanting more information and/or connections

• Mostly just provided some cool swag

Many of you have already noted plans or begun to utilize SkillsUSA activities into your classrooms. What about the recorded livestreams?

• I plan to use at least clips of the livestreams with students

• Maybe, if I can figure out how to make them relevant

• No, my students won't be interested and/or I don't have time

We are building a Student Ambassador program as part of Rivers East Academy. Soon, students from your local Community College will reach out to you offering to visit your classrooms and talk about their program, their journey and their future plans. Thoughts?

• I welcome local college students to visit and share this information

• This might be a good option for me, but I'm not sure yet

• No, I don't want to invite CC students into my school/classroom

After completing this Community College externship, you have the opportunity to complete an externship onsite with a local employer. Is this... (choose the most applicable response)

• A good continuation of what we've been learning

• An opportunity for another stipend, but not really valuable otherwise

• A good way to dive deeper into a local industry or career

• Something I don't yet have enough information about to make a decision

You completed an assignment designed to help explain the concept of Made in.. and to help you find ways to integrate this information with students. Do you think it will be beneficial?

• Yes, I see a variety of ways that I can use this information with students.

• Maybe, there are some pieces of it that I will try to integrate

• No, there's not really anything I can do with the Made in information

• I have no idea what you're talking about. What is Made in?