WIN Learning
Overview and Media Updates
WORKING TOGETHER TO ASSURE ALL LEARNERS ARE
CAREER AND COLLEGE READY
Executive Summary
Worldwide Interactive Network Inc. (WIN Learning) helps education and workforce
programs ensure all learners have the skills to be career and college ready. WIN’s
Career Readiness System goes beyond helping students earn diplomas. It provides
schools with the tools necessary to prepare them for the future, whether it’s college, a
trade school, the military or the workplace.
WIN Solution
The WIN Career Readiness System is a web-based solution that provides
comprehensive career exploration and planning, college readiness assessments, and
career readiness foundational academic and employability skills support.
Students begin with myStrategic Compass, a career exploration, planning and guidance
tool that includes features such as a class planning tool that maps required high school
classes based on career interests; college and degree program profiles to support post-
secondary education planning; a resume builder, and sample and practice job
applications. Students also have access to WIN Atlas, a mobile app that supports
career planning and exploration accessible through tablet and mobile devices.
Next, students can access two courseware systems. The WIN Career Readiness
Courseware includes instructional content that reinforces the relevance between
foundational skills – in Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for
Information – and emerging high-demand, high-wage jobs. The other is WIN College
Readiness Courseware, a digital test prep curriculum that helps learners achieve
foundational college readiness in Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Reading and
Writing/English.
Finally, the system includes WIN Soft Skills. With this component, learners cultivate the
interpersonal, non-cognitive skills including conveying professionalism, communication,
teamwork and collaboration and problem-solving skills employers seek.
About WIN Learning
WIN Learning is the leading provider of career readiness solutions to help education and
workforce entities prepare learners for pathways that lead to future success. More than
10 million students worldwide have participated in the specialized career–driven
courseware and education intervention initiatives as well as career-readiness
certification programs. For more information, go to or call 888-717-9461 or visit
www.winlearning.com.
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Instructional Program Components
WIN’s Involvement in Career and College Readiness
Since its inception in 1996, the WIN Career Readiness Courseware® has been the
primary source of online, career readiness instruction for numerous statewide initiatives.
In fact, more than half of the states in the U.S. have implemented WIN courseware and
assessments in statewide initiatives addressing the needs of education, workforce and
economic development including adult education programs, workforce service centers,
K-12 school systems, technical and community colleges, virtual education and teacher
pre-certification and compliance.
EDUCONOMY Approach
The WIN system is built upon the WIN EDUCONOMY MODEL—an intersection between
education and the economy where supply,
demand, and career pathways are the new
drivers for education and training, people and
talent, occupations and jobs, and business and
industry.
In the Educonomy model, employability,
foundational, and soft skills are learned within
the context of careers. This real world focus
helps youth and adult jobseekers understand the
value of skill-building and education, no matter
the pathway they choose to a career. All WIN’s
products and services are linked in a seamless
system across the education and learning
continuum—from job exploration and skill
assessments to direct instruction and
certification of mastery.
WIN Career Readiness System 3
The WIN Career Readiness System begins with Strategic Compass and myStrategic
Compass, providing labor market information, interest assessments, and personalized
electronic counseling tools that together give learners the opportunity to explore and
determine their career interests and/or specific career pathway goals. Career profiles in
the software then direct learners to the foundational and soft skills training necessary to
begin the journey along their chosen career pathway. All of WIN’s training is available
through a single sign-on portal, which links assessments and data management for all
the curricula. By being user-friendly and self-evident with helpful hints, WIN’s online
system teaches computer literacy easily to all of its users. In addition, in all its
courseware, WIN fully utilizes an asset
approach, helping users understand what
they need to learn and do to be able to
reach their career goals. For the first time,
learners can move from identifying their
career interest to local demand and
alignment to occupations and careers.
Further, learners receive the education and
training for college and career success. All
this is seamlessly integrated in an easy-to-
use online Career Readiness System.
WIN myStrategic Compass
myStrategic Compass is a comprehensive and
developmentally-appropriate online system that helps
users build and identify a career profile to learn about
themselves, build an education and training plan, and
explore and prepare for various careers and
occupations. myStrategic Compass also provides
resources to help learners and job seekers have
access to career guidance, track their progress, and
make informed data-driven decisions. This
comprehensive online education and career planning
system guides users through the critical actions they
need to take to access, explore, plan, and transition
successfully at each stage in their lifelong career
development.
WIN’s Strategic Compass bridges the gap between education and the workplace with
real labor market analysis customized for a state, region or district. Aligning data,
including industry projected growth, wages, demands and gaps, assists in strategic
planning and readiness.
WIN Atlas: Career Planning & Exploration Mobile App
WIN Learning also offers a mobile app version of its Career
Planning and Exploration tool. Users have the ability to access
the Career Exploration component from a mobile tablet,
smartphone or app enabled device.
The mobile app can be entered from one of three approaches:
• Complete an Interest Profile and/or Work Importance
Profiler
• Manually enter their Holland Codes (RAISEC), Work
Importance Results, Ability Profiler results, WorkKeys
scores, and/or myStrategic Compass profile
• Choose to explore careers through a series of navigation
commands
The Career Exploration & Planning mobile app allows learners to
examine occupations in relationship to educational pathways and
regional opportunities. Users will have the ability to play out
different career scenarios by filtering career clusters by region, salary potential, job
zones and opportunity.
When learners complete an Interest or Work Importance Profile or enter their Holland
Codes, WorkKeys scores, Ability Profiler results, or myStrategic Compass results, they
are provided with a top list of occupations that best match their results. This gives them
the ability to develop goals and build a plan of action to match or enhance their skills,
interest and profile to match occupations and careers that are a match for them.
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WIN Career Readiness Courseware
Addressing relevance in education, the Career
Readiness Courseware teaches students the
foundational skills required for success in college and
careers, and more specifically career alignment and
success in the current economy and job market. WIN
Career Readiness Courseware begins with an Initial
Skills Review (ISR) to measure individual mastery
levels of a learner’s foundational skills. ISR gives
learners a good idea of how prepared they are for a
wide array of careers, and helps clarify their needs for
further training and/or education. These assessments
also assure precise skills-based placements into skill-
building Career Readiness software. The three areas
measured and provided in the software are Reading for Information, Applied
Mathematics, and Locating Information.
WIN College Readiness Courseware
College Readiness Courseware (CRC+) is an online
college readiness assessment and courseware that
gives students an opportunity to evaluate their skill
level in Reading, Writing / English, and Mathematics.
For learners seeking to take an entry or placement
test for admission to a postsecondary institution, the
WIN CRC+ courseware is ideal in preparing for
mastery and identifying any development skills or
content areas that may need to be identified for
specific subject areas where the student may need
assistance. CRC+ prepares learners with the
necessary foundational skills in Pre-Algebra, Algebra,
Geometry, Reading, Writing and English. CRC+ includes five learning modules that
provide students with practice and application of concepts addressed by commonly
accepted college placement exams. Students begin the courseware by completing an
initial assessment of readiness on college entry exam content.
WIN Soft Skills
WIN Soft Skills reinforces attitudinal, behavioral, and
applied competencies—exactly those skills most
critical to success in today’s schools and workplaces.
The Curriculum is a Web-based program, which
instructionally models and directly teaches
fundamental professional and employability
standards. The courseware is designed around four
district modules including: Conveying
Professionalism, Communicating Effectively,
Promoting Teamwork and Collaboration and, Thinking
Critically and Problem Solving. Using this modeling
design, WIN Soft Skills Curriculum allows learners
and job seekers to witness, discuss, and practice appropriate behaviors. WIN Soft Skills
is driven by employer demand and the result of extensive research into hiring and
retention decisions made by employers for first-time employees.
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WIN provides developmental resources to teach employ-
ability and social skills in a career context to help learners
successfully transition to a career path. WIN’s Personalized
Career Readiness System is easy-to-use, flexible and
adaptable to a variety of instructional settings, including
elective courses, math and literacy intervention classes,
blending learning models, 1:1 learning, extended day
programs, and career readiness certification programs.
About WIN Learning
There is life after high school, and no one prepares students better than WIN.
Worldwide Interactive Network Inc. (WIN Learning) myStrate gic Compass College Readi ness CRC+
helps middle, high school, adult and workforce, and post
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be career and college ready. WIN’s Career Readiness
System goes beyond helping students earn diplomas. It oft Skills Career Read
provides schools with the tools necessary to prepare them iness Courseware S
for the future, whether it’s college, a trade school, the
military or the workplace. Our mission is to ensure all learners have the
foundational skills to be career and college ready
To help prepare students learnes for 21st century career and that all administrators are equipped with tools
opportunities, WIN has developed the Career Readiness that allow systemic change for students and
System. This standards-aligned, web-based program helps teachers.
students understand and prepare for the realities of the
workplace through personalized project-based learning and Our vision is that every community uses the WIN
career exploration. Learning Career Readiness System for
career‐and‐college readiness with all student and
With this career-driven education model, educators and adult learners to develop an engaged, prepared
workforce leaders can analyze current and projected labor workforce that can be leveraged to recruit, retain
market data, identify required education and training for and grow jobs that lead to individual and regional
potential career pathways, measure students’ individual economic prosperity.
career readiness and skill development, and build mastery
around the foundational, behavioral and attitudinal skills WIN Learning teaches employability skills and social skills in
employers demand. a career context to help your students successfully transition
into the workplace. WIN Learning is the national leader in
In the United States, 3.2 million jobs remain unfilled implementing career readiness initiatives. We look forward
because of a lack of skilled workers. Forty percent of to partnering with you.
businesses have positions open for six months or longer .
because they can’t find suitable applicants. To be
competitive in the global market, America must have a facebook/winlearning
skilled, well-educated workforce. Yet, too often, students
graduate from high school or college without the basic twitter / @edwinworldwide
foundational skills to succeed in the workplace.
By linking what goes on in the classroom with what’s
happening in the economy, educators can help students
grasp education’s direct bearing on their future careers,
stay engaged in school, and prepare for what lies beyond
high school.
Since 1996, WIN’s integrated approach to career and
college readiness has given more than 10 million learners
worldwide the tools, confidence and skills necessary to
excel in school and in life.
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The Educonomy: Connecting Education to the Economy to Create Career
and College Ready Students
Dr. Teresa Chasteen, CEO at WIN Learning
Worldwide Interactive Network Inc. (WIN Learning)
In the United States, 3.2 million jobs remain unfilled
because of a lack of skilled workers. Forty percent of
businesses have positions open for six months or longer
because they can’t find suitable applicants.
To be competitive in the global market, America must have
a skilled, well-educated workforce. This is a common goal
for educators, businesses, and policymakers across the
country. Yet, too often, the educational process does not
consider employers’ needs and students graduate from
high school or even college without the basic foundational
skills to succeed in the workplace.
If education is to secure and improve students’ prospects With this career-driven education model, educators and
for the future, it MUST relate to the real world. To ensure it students can analyze current and projected labor market
does, it is time to stop looking at education and the data, identify required education and training for potential
economy as two distinct entities and treating them as such. career pathways, measure students’ individual career
We need to focus, instead, on the Educonomy — the readiness and skill development, and build mastery around
intersection between education and the economy where the foundational, behavioral and attitudinal skills employers
supply, demand, and career pathways are the new drivers demand.
for education and training, people and talent, occupations
and jobs, and business and industry.
In the Educonomy, data drives insight and action, enabling Armed with easy access to career and job analysis data,
educators, government agencies and employers to educators can adjust or enhance their curriculum to
collaborate and deliberate on informed policy decisions and strengthen students’ career and college readiness.
share information that can be used to motivate and direct Equipped with personalized, in-depth individual career
students. Through this perspective shift, we no longer just pathways reports, guidance counselors can show future
see a student; we see a student looking for a job. More job projections, demonstrate educational and skill needs,
important, we give the student the information, education, and direct students on a clear path.
training and skills necessary to succeed in his or her career
pathway. This enables students to make the pivotal connection
between their education and their ability to work and earn a
So, how can middle and high schools ensure all learners living. When students have the opportunity to identify and
have the skills to be career and college ready? The key is explore careers suited to their interests, skills, values and
to go beyond helping students earn diplomas. Schools goals, their interest in their education soars. When they can
must provide students with the tools to prepare them for see the education and skill levels required as well as
the future, whether it’s college, a trade school, the military economic and labor forecasts, they understand the
or the workplace. academic pathways required to get them to their career
choice and why staying in school matters.
The benefit of this approach is that when we show
students the connection between what’s happening in the Educonomy is the intersection
classroom and in their futures, they more clearly see the between education and the economy
relevance of their education. When students have an where supply, demand and career
individual career plan based on their interests, they become pathways are the new drivers.
more engaged in school and invested in their education.
The result is higher academic achievement, greater
commitment to classroom activities, increased motivation
to stay in school, and true readiness for success following
graduation.
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The Educonomy: (continued)
With or without a Personalized Career Readiness System, Beyond core curriculum areas and state standards, it is
there are three easy steps middle and high schools can also vital to address professional attitudes and work habits.
take today to bridge the gap between school and the Though often overlooked in educational programs,
workplace. attitudinal and behavioral skills are critical to success at
college and work, and to upward mobility in the 21st
1) First, organize the curriculum and class projects century economy. Thus, these competencies — such as
around “career clusters” to make the subject matter conveying professionalism, communicating effectively,
promoting teamwork and collaboration, and thinking
— mathematics, for example — fun and motivating, critically and solving problems — are an essential part of a
comprehensive approach to preparing students for
thereby increasing each student’s learning. success and providing future employers with work-
place-ready candidates.
In 1997, the Departments of Labor and Education
together created a workforce scan with 16 Bottom line, we must all work to prepare students for 21st
nationally recognized career clusters to crosswalk century opportunities after high school. If we don’t increase
educational, occupational, and labor market the number of Americans with the necessary skills, jobs will
information under similar rubrics: Agriculture & increasingly migrate abroad, creating even bigger
Natural Resources. Architecture & Construction. challenges for our long-term competitiveness and
Arts, Audio/Video Technology, & Communications. economic growth.
Business & Administration. Education & Training.
Finance. Government & Public Administration. In the Educonomy, we can use education as the economic
Health Sciences. Hospitality & Tourism. Human engine to connect education, workforce development, and
Services. Information Technology. Law & Public economic development. By matching education to
Safety. Manufacturing. Retail/Wholesale Sales & workforce requirements, schools can strengthen
Service. Scientific Research & Engineering. partnerships with their communities and change the lives of
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics. their students. By linking what goes on in the classroom
with what’s happening in the economy, educators can help
2) Then, within each project, create authentic students grasp education’s direct bearing on their future
problems found in the workplace. Ask students, careers, stay engaged in school, and prepare for what lies
beyond high school.
working individually or collaboratively, to tackle
It’s education as seen through the real world and that
challenges and produce products similar to what makes a real difference.
might be required in a workplace setting, such as a Dr. Teresa Chasteen is CEO and president of
Worldwide Interactive Network Inc. (WIN Learning), and
marketing plan or a performance chart. Connect previously a higher education administrator and teacher.
She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum, Instruction,
each skill with one of the career clusters and with Measurement and Evaluation.
the Common Core State Standards.
3) Finally, let students enter a project at differentiated
instructional levels, reflecting their skill levels. Even
when working in a group, allow students to move
independently, doing the tasks they can
accomplish. No matter their skill level, all students
contribute to the greater group project and lesson.
This makes the subject matter more meaningful
and non-threatening.
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NEWS RELEASES - 2013
January 7, 2013:
WIN Learning Launches WIN Soft Skills - the First Courseware Designed to Hone
Interpersonal Skills, Attitudes and Work Habits Required for Career and College
Readiness
January 14, 2013:
WIN Learning and Kentucky i3 Grant Winners Report Successful Career and College
Readiness Initiatives Underway at 112 Schools
March 4, 2013:
Personalized Career Readiness System From WIN Learning Helps High School Student
Stick With Stem Classes
March 14, 2013:
Irving (TX) Independent School District Selects WIN Learning’s Personalized Career
Readiness System To Prepare Every Student for College and Work
April 9, 2013:
Aransas Pass (TX) Independent School District Adopts WIN Learning’s Personalized
Career Readiness System
May 1, 2013:
WIN Learning Named a Finalist in 2013 EdTech Digest Awards Program
June 10, 2013:
West Virginia Selects WIN Learning Career Readiness System as Essential Tool for All
High Schools, Career and Technical Education Programs Within the State
July 29, 2013:
Navasota (TX) Independent School District To Boost Focus on College and Career
Readiness With WIN Learning’s Personalized Career Readiness System
August 19, 2013:
High Plains Regional Education Cooperative to Make WIN Learning’s Soft Skills Series
Available to School Districts Across Northeast New Mexico
September 4, 2013:
Lancaster (TX) Independent School District Turns to WIN Learning’s Education and
Economic Dashboard, Soft Skills and Personalized Career Readiness Program to
Prepare Students for Life After High School
September 20, 2013:
Aransas Pass Superintendent Dr. Royce Avery to Present at TASA 2014: “How Schools
Can Better Ensure Career and College Ready Students”
November 1, 2013:
WIN Learning’s Soft Skills Selected as an Outstanding Educational Technology Product
in Tech & Learning’s Award of Excellence Program
December 4, 2013:
Thirty Districts Using WIN Learning’s Digital Program as Part of Kentucky Collaborative
Career and College Readiness (KY C3R) Initiative
NEWS RELEASES – 2014
February 13, 2014:
WIN Learning Works With Alabama Department of Workforce Development to Help
Students and Adult Job Seekers Improve Career and College Readiness Skills
March 5, 2014:
WIN Learning Expands Field Organization to Meet Growing Demand for Its Career and
College Readiness Courseware Solutions
April 15, 2014:
WIN Learning and Kuder Announce Partnership to Enhance Their Career Exploration
and Planning Tools
May 5, 2014:
Use of WIN Learning Career and College Readiness Courseware Solutions Expands
Across Greater Chicago Area
May 22, 2014:
WIN Learning Named a Finalist in American Association of Publishers 2014 Revere
Awards Program
June 12, 2014:
El Paso ISD Administrators to Present On Career and College Readiness Efforts to Meet
Post-Secondary Realities at Model School Conference
June 26, 2014:
New College and Career Readiness System from WIN Learning Provides Career
Planning, Instruction, and Skills Development to Prepare Students for Life After High
School
July 8, 2014:
WIN Learning Introduces Career-Infused Math Program to Help Students Learn What
They Need for True Career & College Readiness
August 1, 2014:
WIN Learning Receives 2014-2015 eSchool News Readers’ Choice Award
August 26, 2014:
Partners for Education at Berea College Selects WIN Career Readiness System to
Prepare Appalachian Kentucky Students for Life After High School
September 3, 2014:
WIN Learning to Offer Its Career and College Readiness System to Urban School
Districts Through Partnership With Sussman Sales
November 10, 2014:
Pomona Unified School District Receives Accreditation Award from Council on
Occupational Education
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NEWS RELEASES - 2015
January 26, 2015:
Erie Regional Career Planning Project Adopts Win Learning Educonomy Model to
Prepare Learners for Jobs in Manufacturing, Health Care, and Other Growing Sectors
March 6, 2015:
Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative to Provide WIN Math to Member School Districts
to Boost Stem Learning, College Prep and Career-Readiness
March 27, 2015:
WIN Learning Publishes White Paper on the Importance of Rigor, Relevance and Real-
World Applications in Math Classrooms
April 8, 2015:
WIN Learning Named SIIA Education CODiE Award Finalist for Best Career and
Workforce Readiness Solution
April 16, 2015:
WIN Learning and Nepris Form Strategic Content and Technology Partnership
May 19, 2015:
Low-Income, Rural Students Are Changing Their Futures Through Kid-Friendly RTTT-D
Project in Kentucky
July 8, 2015:
WIN Learning Announces Strategic Partnership with the National Dropout Prevention
Center/Network
ARANSAS
PASS
(TX)
INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
ADOPTS
WIN
LEARNING’S
PERSONALIZED
CAREER
READINESS
SYSTEM
Web-‐based
program
prepares
all
students
for
life
a4er
high
school
through
career
courseware,
interven:on
ini:a:ves
and
career-‐readiness
cer:fica:on
programs
Kingston,
Tenn.
-‐
April
9,
2013
–
Taking
an
innova+ve
approach
to
college
and
career
readiness,
the
Aransas
Pass
Independent
School
District
(APISD)
in
Texas
has
chosen
to
implement
WIN
Learning’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
for
middle
and
high
school
students
district-‐wide.
The
comprehensive
solu+on
is
comprised
of
a
series
of
standards-‐aligned,
web-‐based
programs
that
help
students
understand
and
prepare
for
the
reali+es
of
college
and
the
workplace
through
personalized
project-‐based
learning
and
career
explora+on,
par+cularly
in
the
areas
of
science,
technology,
engineering
and
mathema+cs
(STEM).
The
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
is
based
on
the
WIN
Educonomy
Model
–
an
intersec+on
between
educa+on
and
local
and
regional
economies
where
data
on
job
markets
help
students
understand
employability,
founda+onal
and
social
skills
within
the
context
of
future
careers.
This
real-‐world
focus
helps
determine
the
personalized
selec+on
of
coursework
and
other
experiences
in
high
school
that
will
lead
students
to
their
desired
careers,
either
directly
aPer
gradua+on
or
following
further
training
and
educa+on.
“WIN
Learning’s
system
is
unlike
any
other
program
we’ve
seen
–
it’s
truly
academics
with
a
purpose,”
said
Dr.
Royce
Avery,
superintendent,
APISD.
“The
en+re
solu+on
is
geared
toward
helping
students
succeed.
It
assists
them
in
developing
and
refining
the
skills
necessary
to
get
on
their
pathway
to
the
future
–
whether
that’s
aTending
college
or
a
trade
school,
joining
the
military
or
moving
directly
into
the
workplace.
And
when
the
students
succeed
so
do
local
and
regional
businesses
and
our
en+re
community.”
The
research-‐based
Career-‐Driven
Educa+on
model
is
a
best-‐in-‐class
career
and
college
readiness
solu+on
that
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
today’s
global
economic
opportuni+es
and
challenges.
With
the
data-‐rich
career
explora+on
system
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
students
can
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
Ini+al
Skills
Review™
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
and
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware
uses
applied
academics
to
promote
workplace
skill
mastery.
The
system
also
includes
the
recently
launched
WIN
SoP
Skills
Series®,
a
first-‐of-‐its-‐kind
program
which
builds
skills
mastery
around
the
behavioral,
aXtudinal,
social,
and
readiness
skills
employers
and
post-‐secondary
programs
demand.
As
the
only
web-‐based
soP
skills
curriculum
on
the
market
today,
WIN
SoP
Skills
will
provide
APISD
educators
with
an
exclusive
curricular
framework
to
teach
their
middle
and
high
school
students
highly
sought-‐aPer
founda+onal
behaviors
such
as
conveying
professionalism,
communica+ng
effec+vely,
promo+ng
teamwork
and
collabora+on,
thinking
cri+cally
and
solving
problems.
All
aXtudinal
skills
addressed
in
the
courseware
are
presented
within
the
context
of
the
workplace
in
order
to
bring
relevancy
to
the
learning
experience.
“We
were
impressed
with
the
program’s
overall
flexibility,
which
allows
teachers
to
incorporate
the
lessons
across
mul+ple
age
groups
and
classroom
seXngs
including
whole-‐class,
small
group
or
as
independent
study,”
said
Denise
Graves,
curriculum
director
for
APISD.
“The
program
also
includes
a
comprehensive
implementa+on
guide
that
contains
scripted
teacher
lessons
and
support
materials
such
as
interac+ve
ac+vi+es,
worksheets
and
videos,
making
implementa+on
simple
and
straigh[orward.”
“We
congratulate
the
Aransas
Pass
school
administra+on
for
puXng
a
clear
priority
on
college
and
career
readiness,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execu+ve
vice
president,
WIN
Learning.
“By
making
sure
their
students
understand
the
direct
bearing
that
their
educa+on
has
on
their
future
careers,
the
district
will
drive
improved
engagement
levels
and
help
students
really
prepare
for
what
lies
beyond
their
high
school
years.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
solu+ons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
par+cipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educa+on
interven+on
ini+a+ves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cer+fica+on
programs.
For
more
informa+on,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
#
#
#
ARANSAS
PASS
SUPERINTENDENT
DR.
ROYCE
AVERY
TO
PRESENT
AT
TASA
2014:
“HOW
SCHOOLS
CAN
BETTER
ENSURE
CAREER
AND
COLLEGE
READY
STUDENTS”
District’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System,
based
on
“Educonomy”
model,
helps
address
new
diploma
endorsement
requirements
of
Texas
House
Bill
5
Kingston,
Tenn.
–
Sept.
20,
2013
–
Career
and
college
readiness
is
an
important
topic
of
conversa4on
across
the
na4on,
but
even
more
so
in
Texas
where
the
recently
passed
House
Bill
5
requires
districts
to
offer
more
op4ons
to
prepare
students
for
success
aBer
high
school,
be
it
direct
workforce
entry,
a
post-‐secondary
voca4onal
program,
community
college,
or
enrollment
in
a
tradi4onal
four-‐year
ins4tu4on.
The
bill
also
encourages
school
districts
to
partner
with
area
colleges
and
industry
to
develop
rigorous
courses
that
relate
to
the
area
economy
and
can
count
toward
gradua4on
standards.
Just
north
of
Corpus
Chris4,
Aransas
Pass
Independent
School
District
(APISD)
is
well
ahead
of
the
game.
And
at
the
Texas
Associa4on
of
School
Administrators
(TASA)
annual
conference
Sept.
26-‐28
in
Dallas,
Superintendent
Dr.
Royce
Avery
will
conduct
a
session
describing
to
fellow
Texas
superintendents
APISD’s
innova4ve
program
which
combines
a
web-‐based
personalized
career
readiness
system
with
expanded
curriculum
op4ons
and
community
support.
Titled,
“The
New
Educonomy:
Educa4on
+
Economy
=
Career
and
College
Ready
Students,”
Dr.
Avery’s
session
will
be
held
on
Fri.,
Sept
27
at
10:30am
at
the
Dallas
Conven4on
Center.
“In
our
view
if
educa4on
is
the
key
to
improving
students’
prospects
for
the
future,
it
must
relate
to
the
real
world.
We
describe
our
program
at
Aransas
Pass
as
an
intersec4on
between
educa4on
and
local
and
regional
economies,
where
data
on
the
job
markets
and
careers
helps
students
understand
employability,
academic,
and
social
skills
within
the
context
of
their
future,”
said
Dr.
Avery.
“Our
program
is
designed
to
help
students
succeed
in
whatever
path
they
choose,
and
I
look
forward
to
talking
with
my
fellow
administrators
at
TASA
and
sharing
ideas
from
which
we
can
all
benefit.”
One
of
the
main
elements
of
the
APISD
program
is
the
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
from
WIN
Learning.
The
comprehensive
solu4on
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
today’s
global
economic
opportuni4es
and
challenges.
With
the
data-‐rich
career
explora4on
system
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
students
can
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
Ini4al
Skills
Review™
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
and
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware
uses
applied
academics
to
promote
workplace
skill
mastery.
Aransas
Pass
also
provides
students
access
to
WIN
SoB
Skills
Series®,
a
first-‐of-‐its-‐kind
program
which
gives
educators
with
an
exclusive
curricular
framework
to
teach
their
middle
and
high
school
students
highly
sought-‐aBer
founda4onal
behaviors
such
as
conveying
professionalism,
communica4ng
effec4vely,
promo4ng
teamwork
and
collabora4on,
thinking
cri4cally
and
solving
problems.
All
agtudinal
skills
addressed
in
the
courseware
are
presented
within
the
context
of
the
workplace
in
order
to
bring
relevancy
to
the
learning
experience.
For
more
informa4on,
visit
hhp://www.winlearning.com.
About
Dr.
Royce
Avery
A
life-‐long
educator
with
classroom,
building
and
district
level
experience
in
the
Woodsboro,
Lubbock,
and
Waco
Independent
School
Districts,
as
well
as
the
Texas
Educa4on
Agency,
Dr.
Avery
has
lead
the
Aransas
Pass
district
since
2011.
He
received
his
undergraduate
degree
from
Rice
University,
and
holds
a
Master’s
degree
in
educa4onal
leadership
and
administra4on
from
Texas
A&M.
Dr.
Avery
earned
his
Ed.D.
in
educa4onal
administra4on
and
supervision
from
the
University
of
Texas
at
Aus4n.
#
#
#
WIN
LEARNING
NAMED
A
FINALIST
IN
2013
EDTECH
DIGEST
AWARDS
PROGRAM
Personalized
Career
and
College
Readiness
Solu2on
Prepares
Students
for
Life
A8er
High
School
Kingston,
Tenn.
–
May
1,
2013
–
WIN
Learning,
the
leading
provider
of
career–driven
courseware,
educa:on
interven:on
ini:a:ves
and
career-‐readiness
cer:fica:on
programs,
announced
today
that
it
has
been
honored
as
a
‘trend
seAer’
finalist
in
the
2013
EdTech
Digest
Awards
program.
The
third
annual
recogni:on
program
honors
outstanding
tools,
trendseAers,
and
leaders
in
the
educa:on
and
technology
sector.
“We
are
honored
to
receive
this
recogni:on
as
it
validates
our
solu:on
and
its
important
role
in
ensuring
student
readiness
–
whether
it’s
to
aAend
college
or
a
trade
school,
enter
the
military
or
the
workplace
–
for
life
aNer
they
graduate
from
high
school,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execu:ve
vice
president,
WIN
Learning.
This
year’s
program
featured
some
of
the
most
robust
entries
ever
for
the
more
than
40
categories.
WIN
Learning
was
an
honoree
in
the
‘product
or
service
seTng
a
trend’
category.
The
TrendseAer
awards
include
notable
people
or
products
shaping
the
space,
while
the
Cool
Tool
awards
recognize
the
best
new,
emerging
and
established
technology
solu:ons
for
educa:on.
The
EdTech
Leadership
awards
recognize
outstanding
forward-‐thinking
contribu:ons
to
learning
and
technology.
A
dis:nguished
panel
of
industry
influencers
and
veterans
conducted
this
year’s
evalua:on
proceedings.
“Our
judges
are
giants
among
us,
having
influenced
millions
through
their
efforts
at
improving,
advancing
and
modernizing
educa:on,”
said
Victor
Rivero,
who
oversees
the
program
as
editor
in
chief
of
EdTech
Digest.
“They
are
highly-‐regarded
leaders
from
a
variety
of
experiences,
but
what
they
all
have
in
common
is
a
keen
eye
for
what
works
in
educa:on
and
technology.”
WIN
Learning’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
for
middle
and
high
school
students
is
a
comprehensive
solu:on
comprised
of
a
series
of
standards-‐aligned,
web-‐based
programs
that
help
students
understand
and
prepare
for
the
reali:es
of
college
and
the
workplace.
Designed
for
middle
and
high
school
students,
the
WIN
Learning
system
features
personalized
project-‐based
learning
and
career
explora:on,
par:cularly
in
the
areas
of
science,
technology,
engineering
and
mathema:cs
(STEM).
The
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
is
based
on
the
WIN
Educonomy
Model
–
an
intersec:on
between
educa:on
and
local
and
regional
economies
where
data
on
job
markets
help
students
understand
employability,
founda:onal
and
social
skills
within
the
context
of
future
careers.
This
real-‐world
focus
helps
determine
the
personalized
selec:on
of
coursework
and
other
experiences
in
high
school
that
will
lead
students
to
their
desired
careers,
either
directly
aNer
gradua:on
or
following
further
training
and
educa:on.
The
research-‐based
Career-‐Driven
Educa:on
model
is
a
best-‐in-‐class
career
and
college
readiness
solu:on
that
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
today’s
global
economic
opportuni:es
and
challenges.
With
the
data-‐rich
career
explora:on
system
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
students
can
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
Ini:al
Skills
Review™
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
and
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware
uses
applied
academics
to
promote
workplace
skill
mastery.
The
system
also
includes
the
recently
launched
WIN
SoN
Skills
Series®,
a
first-‐of-‐its-‐
kind
program
which
builds
skills
mastery
around
the
behavioral,
aTtudinal,
social,
and
readiness
skills
employers
and
post-‐secondary
programs
demand.
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
solu:ons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
par:cipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educa:on
interven:on
ini:a:ves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cer:fica:on
programs.
For
more
informa:on,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
#
#
#
HIGH
PLAINS
REGIONAL
EDUCATION
COOPERATIVE
TO
MAKE
WIN
LEARNING’S
SOFT
SKILLS
SERIES
AVAILABLE
TO
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
ACROSS
NORTHEAST
NEW
MEXICO
Web-‐based
Courseware
Designed
to
Hone
Interpersonal
Skills,
A;tudes
and
Work
Habits
Required
for
Career
and
College
Readiness
Kingston,
TN
-‐
Aug.
19,
2013
–
Understanding
that
college
isn’t
necessarily
the
first
stop
on
a
student’s
post
high
school
path,
High
Plains
Regional
Educa;on
Coopera;ve
(HPREC)
is
the
first
in
New
Mexico
to
offer
WIN
Learning’s
WIN
SoI
Skills
Series®
to
schools
across
its
eight
member
districts.
The
only
web-‐based
soI
skills
curriculum
on
the
market
today,
WIN
SoI
Skills
builds
mastery
around
the
behavioral,
aQtudinal,
social,
and
readiness
skills
that
both
employers
and
post-‐
secondary
programs
like
college
and
trade
schools
demand.
“Recent
research
shows
that
our
educa;onal
systems
are
not
producing
qualified
applicants
for
available
jobs
in
our
workforce
or
college
admissions
because
they
are
deficient
in
exhibi;ng
soI
skills
such
as
the
ability
to
think
cri;cally,
solve
problems,
work
in
teams,
communicate
clearly
and
concisely,
and
take
ini;a;ve,”
said
R.
Stephen
Aguirre,
execu;ve
director,
HPREC.
“We
owe
it
to
all
of
our
students
to
not
only
provide
an
excep;onal
academic
experience,
but
to
give
them
essen;al
skills
that
set
them
apart
in
today’s
compe;;ve
environments
both
in
the
workplace
and
post
secondary
ins;tu;ons.
That’s
why
we
chose
WIN
SoI
Skills.”
The
research-‐based
WIN
SoI
Skills
program
is
part
of
the
company’s
Career-‐Driven
Educa;on
model.
This
best-‐in-‐class
career
and
college
readiness
solu;on
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
tomorrow’s
economic
opportuni;es.
With
the
data-‐rich
career
explora;on
system,
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
students
can
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
Initial
Skills
Review™
then
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
which
leads
to
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware,
offering
direct,
contextual
instruc;on
through
applied
academics
for
workplace
skill
mastery.
“The
importance
of
soI
skills
was
lost
when
schools
started
focusing
more
and
more
on
things
like
AYP
and
standardized
tests,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execu;ve
vice
president,
WIN
Learning.
“The
pendulum
is
swinging
back,
however,
to
an
emphasis
on
more
than
just
technical
and
academic
competence.
Knowing
how
to
collaborate,
to
present
oneself
professionally,
and
think
cri;cally
are
now
at
the
top
of
the
list
of
requirements
to
be
considered
career
and
college
ready.”
HPREC
members
will
begin
rolling
out
the
WIN
SoI
Skills
program
this
fall.
The
courseware
includes
four
instruc;onal
modules
that
cover
the
most
important
skills
required
for
college
and
the
workplace
readiness:
conveying
professionalism;
communica;ng
effec;vely;
promo;ng
teamwork
and
collabora;on;
and
thinking
cri;cally
and
solving
problems.
All
topics
addressed
in
the
courseware
are
revealed
within
the
context
of
the
workplace,
to
provide
relevancy
to
the
learning
experience.
“We
are
excited
about
the
flexibility
of
the
program,”
added
Aguirre.
“It
enables
teachers
to
incorporate
the
lessons
across
mul;ple
age
groups
and
classroom
seQngs
including
whole-‐class,
small
group
or
as
independent
study.
The
program
also
includes
a
comprehensive
implementa;on
guide
complete
with
scripted
teacher
lessons
and
support
materials
such
as
interac;ve
ac;vi;es,
worksheets
and
videos.
This
give
us
the
ability
to
deliver
personalized,
project-‐based
ac;vi;es
that
our
students
can
and
will
relate
to.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
solu;ons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
par;cipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educa;on
interven;on
ini;a;ves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cer;fica;on
programs.
For
more
informa;on,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
#
#
#
WIN
LEARNING
AND
KENTUCKY
i3
GRANT
WINNERS
REPORT
SUCCESSFUL
CAREER
AND
COLLEGE
READINESS
INITIATIVES
UNDERWAY
AT
112
SCHOOLS
Designed
to
Improve
Student
Achievement
and
Be7er
Prepare
Students
For
College
and
Careers
-‐
Program
Integra=on
and
Professional
Development
Training
Complete
Kingston,
TN
-‐
Jan.
14,
2013
-‐
One
year
a(er
the
U.S.
Department
of
Educa7on
approved
a
nearly
$3
million
Inves7ng
in
Innova7on
(i3)
grant
to
implement
a
five-‐year
career
and
college
readiness
program
in
rural
areas
of
Kentucky,
program
partners
Kentucky
Valley
Educa7onal
Coopera7ve
(KVEC),
the
Green
River
Regional
Educa7onal
Coopera7ve
(GRREC)
and
WIN
Learning
have
made
significant
strides
assimila7ng
the
WIN
Learning
solu7on
into
middle
and
high
school
curricula
serving
some
42,000
students
in
grades
8-‐12.
With
professional
development
training
well
underway,
schools
have
submiUed
curriculum
implementa7on
plans
and
are
ac7vely
enrolling
students
in
programs
that
promote
career
explora7on,
individual
career
pathways
prepara7on,
founda7onal
skills
training,
and
college
readiness.
“We
are
poised
and
ready
to
meet
the
future
where
it
maUers
most,
in
the
classrooms
where
our
students
are
preparing
for
their
life
a(er
high
school,”
said
Dessie
Bowling,
Ed.D.,
associate
director
of
KVEC.
“And
with
WIN
Learning’s
personalized
career
readiness
system
in
place,
we
can
now
offer
our
students
a
way
to
see
the
connec7on
between
what’s
happening
in
the
classrooms
and
in
their
impending
futures.
We
feel
confident
that
when
they
can
see
the
relevance
between
the
two,
we
will
see
greater
commitment
to
classroom
ac7vi7es,
increased
mo7va7on
to
stay
in
school,
and
true
readiness
for
success
following
gradua7on.”
The
i3
compe77on
sought
to
reward
districts,
school
consor7a,
and
nonprofit
organiza7ons
that
proposed
the
most-‐innova7ve
programs
focused
on
improving
teacher
effec7veness,
low-‐
performing
schools,
standards
and
assessments,
and
data
systems.
The
$650
million
ini7a7ve
is
part
of
$100
billion
in
educa7on
aid
funded
through
the
American
Recovery
and
Reinvestment
Act,
the
economic-‐s7mulus
measure
passed
by
Congress
in
2011.
The
Kentucky
ini7a7ve
outlined
a
plan
dedicated
to
increasing
student
achievement
and
gradua7on
rates
within
two
high-‐need
rural
regions
of
Kentucky
using
WIN
Learning’s
standards-‐
aligned,
web-‐based
courseware
in
both
middle
and
high
school
curricula.
The
personalized,
project-‐based
ac7vi7es
offer
a
unique
level
of
flexibility
that
can
be
adapted
to
a
variety
of
instruc7onal
offerings
including
elec7ve
courses,
math
and
literacy
interven7on
classes,
blended
learning
models,
extended
day
programs,
and
career
readiness
cer7fica7on
programs.
The
best-‐in-‐class
career
and
college
readiness
solu7on
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
tomorrow’s
economic
opportuni7es.
The
first
step
is
to
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways
in
a
specific
state
or
region.
The
program
then
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps
and
offers
direct,
contextual
instruc7on
through
applied
academics
for
workplace
skill
mastery.
In
addi7on,
the
program
offers
WIN
So(
Skills®,
the
only
web-‐based
so(
skills
curriculum
on
the
market
today.
With
WIN
So(
Skills,
Kentucky
students
will
be
exposed
to
a
curricular
framework
offering
a
wide
variety
of
aetudinal,
behavioral
and
applied
competency
skills
cri7cal
to
success
in
schools
and
workplaces.
The
series
offers
four
modules
–
conveying
professionalism,
communica7ng
effec7vely,
promo7ng
teamwork
and
collabora7on
and
thinking
cri7cally
and
solving
problems.
“This
exci7ng
partnership
links
what
goes
on
in
the
classroom
with
what
is
happening
in
the
economy
and
that
is
a
winning
combina7on
that
everyone
can
benefit
from,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execu7ve
vice
president,
WIN
Learning.
“Our
program
is
giving
Kentucky
educators
the
tools
they
need
to
help
students
build
a
powerful
pathway
to
success,
whether
they
opt
to
go
to
college,
aUend
a
trade
school,
enlist
in
the
military
or
proceed
directly
to
the
workforce.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
solu7ons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
par7cipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educa7on
interven7on
ini7a7ves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cer7fica7on
programs.
For
more
informa7on,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
#
#
#
THIRTY
DISTRICTS
NOW
USING
WIN
LEARNING’S
DIGITAL
PROGRAM
AS
PART
OF
KENTUCKY
COLLABORATIVE
CAREER
AND
COLLEGE
READINESS
(KY
C3R)
INITIATIVE
27K
students
log
nearly
8K
hours
in
program;
experience
high
passing
rate
on
WorkKeys®
Assessments
Kingston,
TN
-‐
Dec.
4,
2013
–
The
Kentucky
C3R,
a
collabora6ve,
career
and
college
readiness
ini6a6ve
that
is
introducing
innova6ve
instruc6onal
strategies
and
online
learning
tools
statewide
reports
there
are
now
more
than
100
rural
middle
and
high
school
across
30
districts
using
the
WIN
Learning
online
suite
of
tools.
AHer
just
90
days
of
use,
students
have
logged
more
than
7,700
hours
on
the
system,
and
administrators
report
that
significant
progress
is
being
measured.
The
Kentucky
Valley
Educa6onal
Coopera6ve
(KVEC)
and
Green
River
Regional
Educa6onal
Coopera6ve
(GRREC)
are
implemen6ng
the
program,
funded
by
a
U.S.
Department
of
Educa6on
Inves6ng
in
Innova6on
(i3)
grant.
“Across
Kentucky,
teachers
are
integra6ng
WIN
Learning
and
career-‐focused
instruc6on
into
classes
such
as
English
language
arts
and
math,
and
students
are
responding
posi6vely
to
the
real-‐life
relevance
the
program
offers,”
said
Dessie
Bowling,
KY
C3R
grant
manager.
“In
one
school
district,
82
percent
of
the
students
who
completed
the
WorkKeys
Assessment
passed.
This
represents
a
76
percent
increase
from
the
year
before.”
The
federal
i3
compe66on
sought
to
reward
districts,
school
consor6a,
and
nonprofit
organiza6ons
that
proposed
the
most-‐innova6ve
programs
focused
on
improving
teacher
effec6veness,
low-‐performing
schools,
standards
and
assessments,
and
data
systems.
The
$650
million
ini6a6ve
is
part
of
$100
billion
in
educa6on
aid
funded
through
the
American
Recovery
and
Reinvestment
Act,
the
economic-‐s6mulus
measure
passed
by
Congress
four
years
ago.
The
Kentucky
ini6a6ve
outlined
a
plan
dedicated
to
increasing
student
achievement
and
gradua6on
rates
within
two
high-‐need
rural
regions
of
Kentucky
using
WIN
Learning’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
in
both
middle
and
high
school
curricula.
The
standards-‐aligned,
web-‐based
courseware
offers
project-‐based
ac6vi6es
that
can
be
adapted
to
a
variety
of
instruc6onal
offerings
including
elec6ve
courses,
math
and
literacy
interven6on
classes,
blended
learning
models,
extended
day
programs,
and
career
readiness
cer6fica6on
programs.
Based
on
the
proprietary
WIN
Educonomy
Model,
the
program
is
helping
Kentucky
students
understand
employability,
and
founda6onal
and
social
skills
within
the
context
of
future
careers
based
on
job
market
data
specific
to
their
local
and
regional
economies.
“This
real-‐world
focus
helps
determine
the
personalized
selec6on
of
coursework
and
other
experiences
that
will
lead
our
middle
and
high
school
students
to
their
desired
careers,
either
directly
aHer
gradua6on
or
following
further
training
and/or
comple6ng
their
college
educa6on,”
added
Bowling.
Each
of
the
registered
Kentucky
students
begins
with
the
Ini6al
Skills
Review™
applica6on,
which
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps.
AHer
that,
students
are
given
access
to
the
WIN
Learning
Career
Readiness®
Courseware
(CRC).
Designed
for
concept
mastery,
WIN’s
CRC
includes
41
competency-‐based,
Internet-‐delivered
modules,
and
more
than
120
hours
of
skills
remedia6on
per
skill,
in
ten
academic
and
founda6onal
skill
topic
areas.
They
include:
reading
for
informa6on,
applied
mathema6cs,
loca6ng
informa6on,
listening
and
observa6on,
applied
technology,
business
wri6ng,
wri6ng,
work
habits
(soH
skills)
and
teamwork.
Learners
work
at
their
own
pace
through
the
system
receiving
constant,
relevant
feedback.
Post-‐tests
at
the
conclusion
of
each
module
and
cer6ficates
of
comple6on
tell
students
they
have
succeeded
in
mastering
the
material.
The
career-‐contextualized
online
learning
tools
also
includes
the
data-‐rich
career
explora6on
system,
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
which
gives
students
a
way
to
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
final
offering
of
the
WIN
program
includes
WIN
SoH
Skills
Series®,
the
only
soH
skills
curriculum
on
the
market
today
that
builds
skills
mastery
for
students
around
essen6al
applied
competency
skills
and
founda6onal
behaviors
such
as
conveying
professionalism,
communica6ng
effec6vely,
promo6ng
teamwork
and
collabora6on,
thinking
cri6cally
and
solving
problems.
“This
partnership
is
giving
teachers
the
tools
to
help
build
student
awareness
around
their
future
career
op6ons
and
the
rela6onship
to
their
current
classroom
learning,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execu6ve
vice
president
of
WIN
Learning.
“It’s
exci6ng
to
be
part
of
something
so
transforma6ve
–
where
more
and
more
students
will
graduate
with
a
vision
for
their
future
and
a
plan
to
get
there.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
solu6ons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
par6cipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educa6on
interven6on
ini6a6ves
as
well
as
career-‐readiness
cer6fica6on
programs.
For
more
informa6on,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
#
#
#
LANCASTER
(TX)
INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
TURNS
TO
WIN
LEARNING’S
EDUCATION
DASHBOARD,
SOFT
SKILLS
AND
PERSONALIZED
CAREER
READINESS
PROGRAM
TO
PREPARE
STUDENTS
AFTER
HIGH
SCHOOL
Web-‐based
Program
Supports
New
Texas
House
Bill
5;
Delivers
Extensive
Support
for
College
and
Career
Readiness
Kingston,
TN
-‐
Sept.
4,
2013
–
When
Texas
House
Bill
5
(HB
5)
takes
affect
in
the
2014-‐15
school
year,
students
will
select
a
diploma
‘endorsement’
in
one
of
five
areas:
science
and
technology,
business
and
industry,
public
services,
humaniLes,
or
a
mulLdisciplinary
opLon.
Administrators
in
Lancaster
Independent
School
District
(LISD)
are
already
taking
steps
to
prepare
for
HB
5
by
offering
WIN
Learning’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
to
its
middle
and
high
school
students
beginning
this
school
year.
WIN
Learning’s
research-‐based
Career-‐Driven
EducaLon
model
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
today’s
global
economic
opportuniLes
and
challenges.
With
the
data-‐rich
career
exploraLon
system
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
students
can
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
IniLal
Skills
Review™
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
which
leads
to
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware
offering
direct,
contextual
instrucLon
through
applied
academics
for
workplace
skill
mastery.
“We
are
excited
about
the
opportunity
to
partner
with
WIN
Learning,”
said
Dr.
Michael
McFarland,
superintendent
of
schools,
LISD.
“
Our
focus
in
Lancaster
is
to
ensure
that
our
students
will
graduate
with
more
than
a
high
school
diploma
and
be
prepared
for
a
host
of
opportuniLes
that
await
them.
WIN
Learning
is
a
purposeful
partnership
in
this
pursuit
and
we
believe
the
relaLonship
will
help
us
to
accelerate
our
efforts
to
guarantee
that
our
students
are
college
and
career
ready.”
The
WIN
Learning
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
is
based
on
the
WIN
Educonomy
Model
–
an
intersecLon
between
educaLon
and
local
and
regional
economies
where
data
on
job
markets
helps
students
understand
employability,
foundaLonal
and
social
skills
within
the
context
of
future
careers.
This
real-‐world
focus
helps
determine
the
personalized
selecLon
of
coursework
and
other
experiences
in
high
school
that
will
lead
students
to
their
desired
careers,
either
directly
aaer
graduaLon
or
following
further
training
and/or
compleLng
their
college
educaLon.
The
system
also
includes
the
recently
launched
WIN
Soa
Skills
Series®,
a
first-‐of-‐its-‐kind
program
which
builds
skills
mastery
around
the
behavioral,
actudinal,
social,
and
readiness
skills
employers
and
post-‐secondary
programs
demand.
As
the
only
web-‐based
soa
skills
curriculum
on
the
market
today,
WIN
Soa
Skills
will
provide
Lancaster
ISD
educators
with
an
exclusive
curricular
framework
to
teach
their
middle
and
high
school
students
highly
sought
aaer
foundaLonal
behaviors
such
as
conveying
professionalism,
communicaLng
effecLvely,
promoLng
teamwork
and
collaboraLon,
thinking
criLcally
and
solving
problems.
All
actudinal
skills
addressed
in
the
courseware
are
revealed
within
the
context
of
the
workplace,
to
provide
relevancy
to
the
learning
experience.
“As
Texas
districts,
large
or
rural,
prepare
for
the
new
high
school
diploma
rules
they
can
be
assured
that
our
scalable
soluLon
will
meet
their
needs,”
said
John
CosLlla,
vice
president,
WIN
Learning.
“Our
soluLon
was
designed
with
educaLon
and
the
economy
in
mind.
We
understand
the
intricacies
where
supply,
demand,
and
career
pathways
are
the
new
drivers
for
educaLon
and
training,
people
and
talent,
occupaLons
and
jobs,
and
business
and
industry
and
can
help
district
be
prepared
for
the
future,
now.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
soluLons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
parLcipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educaLon
intervenLon
iniLaLves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cerLficaLon
programs.
For
more
informaLon,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
#
#
#
NAVASOTA
(TX)
INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
TO
BOOST
FOCUS
ON
COLLEGE
AND
CAREER
READINESS
WITH
WIN
LEARNING’S
PERSONALIZED
CAREER
READINESS
SYSTEM
Students
to
benefit
from
web-‐based
program
that
delivers
career-‐driven
educa9on
and
workforce-‐skills
development
Kingston,
TN
-‐
July
29,
2013
–
Educators
in
Navasota
Independent
School
District
(NISD)
are
redefining
their
career
and
college
readiness
ini;a;ves
and
aligning
them
to
meet
the
demands
of
today’s
global
economy.
Aimed
at
working
earlier
with
students
to
ensure
they
are
equipped
with
the
skills
and
career
direc;on
needed
for
a
produc;ve
life
aFer
high
school,
NISD’s
Career
and
Technology
curriculum
program
will
soon
offer
WIN
Learning’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
to
its
middle
and
high
school
students.
The
program
was
first
introduced
in
March
when
representa;ves
from
NISD,
the
City
of
Navasota
and
the
Navasota/Grimes
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
hosted
a
mee;ng
with
local
stakeholders
to
discuss
workforce
development
and
ways
to
educate
students
and
expose
them
to
real
world
projects
to
help
prepare
them
for
local
job
opportuni;es.
“Here
in
Navasota
we
realize
students
must
acquire
increasingly
complex
skills
for
both
21st
century
jobs
and
postsecondary
educa;on
ventures,”
said
Rory
Gesch,
superintendent
of
Navasota
schools.
“We
know
that
career
technical-‐educa;on
pathways
need
to
be
as
rigorous
and
skill-‐intensive
as
tradi;onal
college-‐prep
pathways
because
student
are
relying
on
both
sets
of
skills
to
get
to
college
and
beyond.
The
WIN
Learning
system
will
help
us
deliver
highly-‐prepared
students
to
both
the
general
workforce
and
college
campuses.”
The
WIN
Learning
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
is
based
on
the
WIN
Educonomy
Model
–
an
intersec;on
between
educa;on
and
local
and
regional
economies
where
data
on
job
markets
helps
students
understand
employability,
founda;onal
and
social
skills
within
the
context
of
future
careers.
This
real-‐world
focus
helps
determine
the
personalized
selec;on
of
coursework
and
other
experiences
in
high
school
that
will
lead
students
to
their
desired
careers,
either
directly
aFer
gradua;on
or
following
further
training
and/or
comple;ng
their
college
educa;on.
The
research-‐based
Career-‐Driven
Educa;on
model
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
today’s
global
economic
opportuni;es
and
challenges.
With
the
data-‐rich
career
explora;on
system
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
students
can
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
Ini;al
Skills
Review™
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
which
leads
to
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware,
offering
direct,
contextual
instruc;on
through
applied
academics
for
workplace
skill
mastery.
The
system
also
includes
the
recently
launched
WIN
SoF
Skills
Series®,
a
first-‐of-‐its-‐kind
program
which
builds
skills
mastery
around
the
behavioral,
a]tudinal,
social,
and
readiness
skills
employers
and
post-‐secondary
programs
demand.
As
the
only
web-‐based
soF
skills
curriculum
on
the
market
today,
WIN
SoF
Skills
will
provide
Navasota
ISD
educators
with
an
exclusive
curricular
framework
to
teach
their
middle
and
high
school
students
highly
sought
aFer
founda;onal
behaviors
such
as
conveying
professionalism,
communica;ng
effec;vely,
promo;ng
teamwork
and
collabora;on,
thinking
cri;cally
and
solving
problems.
All
a]tudinal
skills
addressed
in
the
courseware
are
revealed
within
the
context
of
the
workplace,
to
provide
relevancy
to
the
learning
experience.
Navasota
ISD
will
begin
its
implementa;on
in
September
by
having
Career
and
Technology
Educa;on
Program
students
complete
the
Ini;al
Skills
Review.
In
2014,
all
middle
and
high
school
students
will
begin
using
the
Career
Readiness
and
SoF
Skills
direct
instruc;on
courseware
to
advance
basic
workplace
and
college
readiness
skills.
“Navasota,
like
many
districts,
is
at
a
pivotal
point
where
they
need
to
have
students
understand
educa;on’s
direct
bearing
on
their
future
careers,
keep
them
engaged
in
school,
and
prepare
for
what
lies
beyond
high
school,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execu;ve
vice
president,
WIN
Learning.
“By
incorpora;ng
this
new
educa;on
and
workforce
model,
they
are
doing
everything
right
to
prepare
their
students
for
whatever
they
choose
to
do
aFer
high
school
gradua;on
-‐-‐
be
that
to
abend
college
or
a
trade
school,
join
the
military
or
directly
enter
the
workforce
in
the
local
community.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
solu;ons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
par;cipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educa;on
interven;on
ini;a;ves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cer;fica;on
programs.
For
more
informa;on,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
#
#
#
WIN
LEARNING
LAUNCHES
WIN
SOFT
SKILLS
-‐
THE
FIRST
COURSEWARE
DESIGNED
TO
HONE
INTERPERSONAL
SKILLS,
ATTITUDES
AND
WORK
HABITS
REQUIRED
FOR
CAREER
AND
COLLEGE
READINESS
The
Web-‐Based
Curriculum
Program
Teaches
A7tudinal,
Behavioral
And
Applied
Competency
Skills
Cri@cal
To
Success
In
Today’s
Schools
And
Workplaces
Kingston,
TN
-‐
Jan.
7,
2013
-‐
It’s
o(en
said
that
hard
skills
will
get
you
an
interview,
but
it’s
the
so(
skills
that
will
help
you
get
and
keep
the
job.
Today's
service
economy
and
the
ascendance
of
work
teams
in
large
organizaBons
put
a
new
premium
on
people
skills
and
relaBonship
building.
Yet
experts
suggest
that
several
million
jobs
go
unfilled,
across
all
industries,
because
individuals
applying
for
these
jobs
simply
lack
‘so(
skills’
-‐-‐
the
personal
qualiBes,
habits,
aHtudes
and
social
graces
-‐-‐
that
make
someone
a
good
employee
and
compaBble
to
work
with.
To
help
students
be
beIer
prepared
to
succeed
in
life
a(er
high
school,
WIN
Learning
has
launched,
WIN
So(
Skills
Series®,
a
first-‐of-‐its-‐kind
program
which
builds
skills
mastery
around
the
behavioral,
aHtudinal,
social,
and
readiness
skills
employers
and
post-‐secondary
programs
demand.
As
the
only
web-‐based
so(
skills
curriculum
on
the
market
today,
WIN
So(
Skills
provides
educators
with
an
exclusive
curricular
framework
to
teach
middle
and
high
school
students
these
highly
sought
a(er
foundaBonal
behaviors
needed
for
post-‐graduaBon
success.
“In
today’s
work
environment,
academic
and
technical
skills
alone
are
not
sufficient,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execuBve
vice
president,
WIN
Learning.
“CompeBBon
is
fierce;
jobseekers
must
be
able
to
solve
problems,
write
and
speak
well,
evaluate
informaBon
criBcally,
and
work
with
other
people,
including
those
from
other
cultures.
The
hard
fact
is,
so(
skills
are
what
employers
and
college
counselors
are
calling
for,
and
they
simply
cannot
be
le(
for
on
the
job
training.”
The
research-‐based
WIN
So(
Skills
program
is
part
of
the
company’s
Career-‐Driven
EducaBon
model.
This
best-‐in-‐class
career
and
college
readiness
soluBon
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
tomorrow’s
economic
opportuniBes.
With
the
data-‐rich
career
exploraBon
system,
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
students
can
analyzes
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
IniBal
Skills
Review™,
measures
-‐more-‐
Page
Two
–
WIN
Learning
Launches
WIN
SoN
Skills
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
which
leads
to
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware,
offering
direct,
contextual
instrucBon
through
applied
academics
for
workplace
skill
mastery.
“Working
to
connect
educaBon
to
careers
helps
young
people
prepare
for
both
higher
educaBon
and
meaningful
lifelong
employment,”
added
Goins.
“The
educaBon
model
we
have
developed
will
not
only
grow
the
skills
these
students
need
to
succeed,
but
strengthen
America’s
global
compeBBveness.”
The
four
instrucBonal
modules
that
make
up
the
WIN
So(
Skills
program
cover
the
most
important
skills
required
for
college
and
the
workplace.
They
include:
conveying
professionalism,
communicaBng
effecBvely,
promoBng
teamwork
and
collaboraBon,
thinking
criBcally
and
solving
problems.
All
topics
addressed
in
the
courseware
are
revealed
within
the
context
of
the
workplace,
to
provide
relevancy
to
the
learning
experience.
Each
student
begins
the
coursework
with
a
bundled
career
readiness
skills
assessment.
They
then
conBnue
with
targeted
instrucBon
to
build
so(
skills,
and
end
with
reassessment
to
determine
learning
outcomes.
The
flexibility
of
the
program
enables
teachers
to
incorporate
the
lessons
across
mulBple
age
groups
and
classroom
seHngs
including
whole-‐class,
small
group
or
as
independent
study.
The
program
also
includes
a
comprehensive
implementaBon
guide
complete
with
scripted
teacher
lessons
and
support
materials
such
as
interacBve
acBviBes,
worksheets
and
videos.
“The
personalized,
project-‐based
acBviBes
in
our
program
offer
a
unique
level
of
flexibility
that
can
be
adapted
to
a
variety
of
instrucBonal
seHngs
including
elecBve
courses,
math
and
literacy
intervenBon
classes,
blended
learning
models,
extended
day
programs,
and
career
readiness
cerBficaBon
programs,”
said
Goins.
“What’s
true
is
that
more
corporaBons
around
the
world
recognize
that
in
order
to
gain
a
compeBBve
advantage,
they
need
to
make
sure
their
people
know
how
to
handle
themselves
at
work
and
how
to
relate
with
their
customers
and
peers.
We
believe
our
program
gives
students
what
they
need
to
be
ready
and
prepared
to
compete
for
their
future
–
whether
that’s
to
aIend
college,
a
trade
school,
enter
the
military
or
move
directly
into
the
workforce.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
soluBons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
parBcipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educaBon
intervenBon
iniBaBves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cerBficaBon
programs.
For
more
informaBon,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
#
#
#
PERSONALIZED
CAREER
READINESS
SYSTEM
FROM
WIN
LEARNING
HELPS
HIGH
SCHOOL
STUDENTS
STICK
WITH
STEM
CLASSES
New
na'onal
report
illustrates
the
importance
of
keeping
gradua'ng
high
school
students
interested
in
STEM
study
and
careers
Kingston,
Tenn.
—
March
4,
2013
—
Growing
industries
in
science
and
technology
have
more
job
openings
than
workers
who
can
do
the
jobs.
As
a
result,
improving
America’s
science,
technology,
engineering
and
mathema=cs
(STEM)
educa=on
has
become
a
top
priority.
Yet,
a
new
na=onal
report
finds
that
while
student
interest
in
STEM
majors
and
careers
has
risen
over
the
last
decade,
that
interest
fades
the
closer
students
get
to
high
school
gradua=on.
One
solu=on,
according
to
thousands
of
schools
across
the
country,
is
the
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
from
WIN
Learning,
a
na=onal
leader
in
career
readiness
ini=a=ves,
with
more
than
10
million
learners
worldwide.
The
report
—
“Where
Are
the
STEM
Students?
What
Are
Their
Career
Interests?
Where
Are
the
STEM
Jobs?”
which
was
covered
by
U.S.
News
and
World
Report
on
Jan.
31
—
shows
that
nearly
28
percent
of
high
school
freshmen
express
an
interest
in
pursuing
a
STEM
major
or
career
each
year.
However,
57
percent
of
those
students
will
lose
interest
in
STEM
by
their
senior
year.
“The
challenge
for
educators
is
to
keep
students
engaged
and
excited
about
STEM
as
they
progress
through
high
school,”
said
Kathy
D’Antoni,
assistant
state
superintendent
for
the
West
Virginia
Division
of
Technical,
Adult
and
Ins=tu=onal
Educa=on.
“One
easy
way
to
do
this
is
to
show
students
the
relevance
and
the
connec=on
between
what’s
happening
in
the
classroom
and
in
their
futures.
By
matching
a
student’s
educa=on
to
workforce
requirements
and
giving
students
a
personalized
path
to
prepare
for
success
in
careers
and
college,
educators
can
increase
student
learning,
mo=va=on
and
achievement
in
STEM
or
any
subject
area.”
WIN’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
is
a
series
of
standards-‐aligned
web-‐based
programs
that
helps
students
understand
and
prepare
for
the
reali=es
of
the
workplace
through
personalized
project-‐based
learning
and
career
explora=on.
It
provides
real-‐=me
career
and
job
analysis
data
to
inform
pathways,
a
universal
screener
to
assess
founda=onal
skills,
and
instruc=onal
courseware
to
improve
proficiency
and
close
skill
gaps.
“Our
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
allows
teachers
and
counselors
to
bridge
the
gap
between
school
and
the
workplace
with
real-‐=me
labor
market
informa=on
for
key
industries
in
STEM
fields,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execu=ve
vice
president
of
WIN
Learning.
“When
students
can
see
things
like
current
and
projected
wages,
job
demand,
employer
needs,
and
employer
gaps
where
opportuni=es
are
wai=ng,
they
make
the
pivotal
connec=on
between
their
educa=on
and
their
ability
to
work
and
earn
a
living
—
which
is
crucial
to
keep
students
engaged
and
mo=vated
through
gradua=on
and
beyond.”
With
STEM
jobs
expected
to
rise
in
the
coming
years,
there
will
con=nue
to
be
a
growing
na=onal
interest
in
encouraging
more
students
to
pursue
educa=on
and
careers
in
these
fields.
The
report
es=mates
that
there
will
be
more
than
8.6
million
STEM
jobs
in
the
United
States
in
2018,
up
from
7.4
million
today.
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
solu=ons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
par=cipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educa=on
interven=on
ini=a=ves
as
well
as
career-‐readiness
cer=fica=on
programs.
For
more
informa=on,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
#
#
#
WIN
LEARNING’S
SOFT
SKILLS
SELECTED
AS
AN
OUTSTANDING
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCT
IN
TECH
&
LEARNING’S
AWARD
OF
EXCELLENCE
PROGRAM
Product
Honored
For
Breaking
New
Ground
with
Innova8ve
Solu8on
for
Career
and
College
Readiness
Skills
Development
Kingston,
TN
-‐
Nov.
1,
2013
-‐
WIN
Learning,
a
leader
in
developing
career
and
college
readiness
ini5a5ves,
today
announced
that
its
WIN
So;
Skills®
program
has
been
chosen
as
a
winner
in
the
31st
annual
Tech
&
Learning
magazine’s
Awards
of
Excellence
program.
This
year’s
Tech
&
Learning
Awards
of
Excellence
program
honored
new
and
upgraded
educa5onal
so;ware,
hardware,
network
and
web
products.
A
panel
of
more
than
30
educators
tested
more
than
150
entries,
and
chose
the
winners.
“It
is
so
gra5fying
to
have
this
panel
of
dis5nguished
judges
recognize
the
insight,
hard
work
and
passion
that
our
organiza5on
has
put
into
offering
this
essen5al
product,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execu5ve
vice
president
of
WIN
Learning.
"The
award
is
especially
important
for
us
because
we
know
that
schools
and
districts
are
struggling
to
find
ways
to
help
students
acquire
the
behavioral,
aVtudinal,
social,
and
overall
readiness
skills
employers
and
post-‐secondary
programs
demand.”
As
the
only
web-‐based
so;
skills
curriculum
on
the
market
today,
WIN
So;
Skills®
is
a
first-‐of-‐its-‐kind
program
which
builds
skills
mastery
for
middle
and
high
school
students
around
essen5al
applied
competency
skills
and
founda5onal
behaviors
such
as
conveying
professionalism,
communica5ng
effec5vely,
promo5ng
teamwork
and
collabora5on,
thinking
cri5cally
and
solving
problems.
The
program
consists
of
four
instruc5onal
modules
covering
the
most
important
skills
required
for
college
and
the
workplace
success.
All
aVtudinal
skills
addressed
in
the
courseware
are
revealed
within
the
context
of
the
workplace,
to
provide
relevancy
to
the
learning
experience.
The
flexibility
of
the
program
enables
teachers
to
incorporate
the
lessons
across
mul5ple
age
groups
and
classroom
seVngs
including
whole-‐class,
small
group
or
as
independent
study.
The
program
also
includes
a
comprehensive
implementa5on
guide
complete
with
scripted
teacher
lessons
and
support
materials
such
as
interac5ve
ac5vi5es,
worksheets
and
videos.
In
addi5on
to
So;
Skills,
WIN
Learning’s
research-‐based
Career-‐Driven
Educa5on
model
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
today’s
global
economic
opportuni5es
and
challenges.
With
the
data-‐rich
career
explora5on
system
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
students
can
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
Ini5al
Skills
Review™
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
which
leads
to
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware
offering
direct,
contextual
instruc5on
through
applied
academics
for
workplace
skill
mastery.
Goins
concluded,
“This
award
further
validates
our
vision
of
making
products
that
help
solve
real
challenges
for
educators
while
making
sure
today’s
students
are
prepared
for
their
future,
whether
they
choice
to
go
to
college
or
a
trade
school,
join
the
military
or
enter
the
workforce.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
solu5ons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
par5cipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educa5on
interven5on
ini5a5ves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cer5fica5on
programs.
For
more
informa5on,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
About
Tech
&
Learning
For
over
30
years,
Tech
&
Learning
has
been
–
and
con5nues
to
be
–
the
leading
resource
for
K-‐12
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Web
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and
events
provide
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evalua5ve
informa5on
on
trends,
products,
and
strategies
to
educators
who
purchase
technology
products
in
their
districts
and
schools.
Tech
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published
by
NewBay
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LLC,
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essen5al
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visit.
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IRVING
(TX)
INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
SELECTS
WIN
LEARNING’S
PERSONALIZED
CAREER
READINESS
SYSTEM
TO
PREPARE
EVERY
STUDENT
FOR
COLLEGE
AND
WORK
Web-‐based
program
delivers
career-‐driven
educa4on
and
workforce-‐skills
development
for
middle
and
high
school
students
Kingston,
TN
-‐
March
14,
2013
–
While
a
high
school
diploma
was
once
sufficient
to
secure
a
stable
job
with
benefits,
almost
two-‐thirds
of
new
jobs
in
the
fastest
growing
sectors
of
the
U.S.
economy
now
require
some
postsecondary
educaAon
and/or
training.1
Furthermore,
workplace
readiness
demands
a
higher
level
of
knowledge
and
skills
than
ever
before.
To
effecAvely
prepare
its
students
for
life
aIer
high
school
by
teaching
them
the
skills
and
knowledge
that
are
essenAal
to
college
and
workforce
readiness,
Irving
Independent
School
District
(ISD)
in
Texas
will
implement
WIN
Learning’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System.
A
naAonal
leader
in
career
readiness
iniAaAves
since
1996
with
more
than
10
million
learners
worldwide,
WIN
Learning’s
web-‐based,
career-‐driven
educaAon
model
is
comprised
of
a
series
of
standards-‐aligned
contextual
learning
modules
that
help
students
understand
and
prepare
for
the
realAes
of
college
and
the
workplace
through
personalized
project-‐based
learning
and
career
exploraAon.
“Our
goal
is
simple
–
every
student
should
graduate
from
our
high
schools
ready
for
college
or
a
career.
That
means
mastery
of
applied
academics
as
well
as
necessary
‘success
skills’
such
as
criAcal
thinking,
problem-‐solving
and
teamwork,”
said
Melody
Paschall,
associate
superintendent
of
academic
services,
Irving
ISD.
“Yet
there
are
not
very
many
resources
that
can
bridge
the
gap
in
showing
students
the
relevance
and
the
connecAon
between
what’s
happening
in
the
classroom
and
their
futures.
We
believe
the
WIN
Learning
system
to
be
one
of
the
most
powerful
resources
available
that
can
accelerate
the
preparaAon
that
will
give
our
middle
and
high
school
students
a
1
Source:
C.
Sturgis
and
S.
Patrick,
“When
Success
is
the
Only
OpAon:
Designing
Competency-‐Based
Pathways
for
Next
GeneraAon
Learning”
November,
2010
strong
path
to
follow
to
career
and
college
readiness.”
The
research-‐based
Career-‐Driven
EducaAon
model
is
a
best-‐in-‐class
career
and
college
readiness
soluAon,
which
offers
a
three-‐pronged
approach
to
prepare
students
for
today’s
global
economic
opportuniAes
and
challenges.
With
the
data-‐rich
career
exploraAon
system
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
students
can
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
IniAal
Skills
Review™
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
which
leads
to
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware,
offering
direct,
contextual
instrucAon
through
applied
academics
for
workplace
skill
mastery.
The
system
also
includes
the
recently
launched
WIN
SoI
Skills
Series®,
a
first-‐of-‐its-‐kind
program
which
builds
skills
mastery
around
the
behavioral,
agtudinal,
social,
and
readiness
skills
employers
and
post-‐secondary
programs
demand.
As
the
only
web-‐based
soI
skills
curriculum
on
the
market
today,
WIN
SoI
Skills
will
provide
Irving
ISD
educators
with
an
exclusive
curricular
framework
to
teach
their
middle
and
high
school
students
highly
sought
aIer
foundaAonal
behaviors
such
as
conveying
professionalism,
communicaAng
effecAvely,
promoAng
teamwork
and
collaboraAon,
thinking
criAcally
and
solving
problems.
All
agtudinal
skills
addressed
in
the
courseware
are
revealed
within
the
context
of
the
workplace,
to
provide
relevancy
to
the
learning
experience.
Irving
ISD
will
begin
their
implementaAon
by
having
8th
grade
students
complete
the
IniAal
Skills
Review
during
the
2012-‐2013
school
year.
Beginning
in
the
2013-‐2014
school
year,
rising
ninth
and
tenth
grade
students
will
use
the
Career
Readiness
and
SoI
Skills
direct
instrucAon
courseware
to
advance
basic
workplace
and
college
readiness
skills.
“Irving
ISD
possesses
a
long-‐standing
tradiAon
for
innovaAve
curriculum
and
excellence
in
public
educaAon,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execuAve
vice
president,
WIN
Learning.
“We
are
commiled
to
helping
the
district
equip
their
students
with
the
knowledge
and
skills
necessary
to
compete
in
the
21st
century
and
provide
their
teachers
with
a
state-‐of
the-‐art
soluAon
to
enhance
classroom
learning.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
soluAons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
parAcipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educaAon
intervenAon
iniAaAves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cerAficaAon
programs.
For
more
informaAon,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
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WEST
VIRGINIA
SELECTS
WIN
LEARNING
CAREER
READINESS
SYSTEM
AS
ESSENTIAL
TOOL
FOR
ALL
HIGH
SCHOOLS,
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
WITHIN
THE
STATE
Career-‐driven
educa-onal
interven-ons
prepare
students
for
array
of
educa-on
and
work
opportuni-es
that
await
them
a9er
high
school
Kingston,
Tenn.
–
June
10,
2013
–
As
the
labor
market
transformed
during
the
knowledge
economy
era
of
the
last
50
years,
ge;ng
a
high
school
diploma
has
become
ever
more
important.
Alarmingly,
nearly
one
in
every
three
students
who
start
high
school
in
the
ninth
grade
fails
to
complete
the
12th
grade
within
four
years,
leaving
millions
of
young
people
out
of
school
and
grossly
ill
equipped
to
compete
in
the
21st
century
workforce
and
economy.
But
in
West
Virginia,
a
new
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
from
WIN
Learning
is
playing
a
criMcal
role
in
helping
high
school
students
across
the
state
persist
and
complete
high
school,
and
prepare
for
the
postsecondary
educaMon
and
workforce
training
that
will
be
criMcal
to
the
state’s
future
economic
success.
According
to
Assistant
State
Superintendent
of
Schools,
Division
Technical,
Adult
and
InsMtuMonal
EducaMon,
Dr.
Kathy
D’Antoni,
the
WIN
Learning
system
was
selected
because
it
was
the
first
program
she
encountered
that
fully
supports
Career
and
Technical
EducaMon
(CTE).
“The
WIN
Learning
system
sets
the
standard
for
readying
students
for
both
college
AND
careers
through
the
integraMon
of
academic,
technical,
and
employability
skills
development;
by
partnering
with
local
business
and
industry;
and
by
emphasizing
the
aXainment
of
meaningful
credenMals,”
she
said.
Indeed,
at
the
FayeXe
InsMtute
of
Technology
(FIT)
in
Oak
Hill,
WV,
Principal
Barry
Crist
credits
WIN
Learning
with
not
only
helping
students
meet
their
academic
goals,
but
in
finding
their
element
in
future
careers.
“Students
who
are
genuinely
excited
about
graduaMng
and
moving
on
to
an
engaging
career
aren’t
typically
found
in
rural,
vocaMonal
technology
programs.
But
through
this
program
our
students
see
the
direct
connecMon
between
what
they’re
learning
and
their
future,”
said
Crist.
“Many
plan
to
seek
out
some
of
the
most
advanced
cerMficaMons
in
their
fields.
WIN
Learning
is
something
every
high
school
should
offer.”
The
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
is
based
on
the
WIN
Educonomy
Model
–
an
intersecMon
between
educaMon
and
local
and
regional
economies
where
data
on
job
markets
helps
students
understand
employability,
foundaMonal
and
social
skills
within
the
context
of
future
careers.
This
real-‐world
focus
helps
determine
the
personalized
selecMon
of
coursework
and
other
experiences
in
high
school
that
will
lead
students
to
their
desired
careers,
either
directly
aber
graduaMon
or
following
further
training
and/or
compleMng
their
college
educaMon.
“It
is
the
resource
I’ve
been
waiMng
for,”
said
D’Antoni.
“It’s
rigorous.
It’s
relevant.
It’s
personalized
and
it’s
project-‐based.
It
puts
everything
in
context
for
our
students.
They
can
relate
what’s
going
on
in
their
classrooms
now
-‐
be
it
math
or
science
or
language
arts
–
to
what
they
will
do
in
the
future.
That
is
so
powerful,
especially
because
it
supports
students
whether
they
go
directly
into
the
workforce
or
elect
to
secure
a
postsecondary
credenMal
or
degree.”
Designed
for
middle
and
high
school
students,
WIN
Learning’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
is
a
comprehensive
soluMon
comprised
of
a
series
of
standards-‐aligned,
web-‐based
programs
that
help
students
understand
and
prepare
for
the
realiMes
of
college
and
the
workplace.
With
the
data-‐
rich
career
exploraMon
system
WIN
Strategic
Compass®,
school
district
leaders
and
students
can
analyze
current
and
projected
labor
market
data
to
reveal
career
pathways.
The
program’s
IniMal
Skills
Review™
measures
individual
career
readiness
and
skill
development
gaps,
and
the
WIN
Career
Readiness®
Courseware
uses
applied
academics
to
promote
workplace
skill
mastery.
The
system
also
includes
the
WIN
Sob
Skills
Series®,
a
first-‐of-‐its-‐kind
program
which
builds
skills
mastery
around
the
behavioral,
a;tudinal,
social,
and
readiness
skills
employers
and
post-‐secondary
programs
demand.
D’Antoni
also
plans
to
extend
the
program’s
use
to
support
West
Virginia
students
as
they
prepare
for
the
mandatory
WorkKeys®
Assessments.
WorkKeys
is
a
program
that
measures
students’
foundaMonal
skill
levels
valuable
to
any
occupaMon
at
any
level
of
educaMon
in
such
subjects
as
applied
mathemaMcs,
reading
for
informaMon
and
locaMng
informaMon.
When
a
student
successfully
completes
the
program,
they
received
a
cerMficate
that
ensures
mastery.
“These
‘real
world’
skills
don’t
just
happen
organically.
Our
students
need
curriculum
support
in
honing
these
criMcal
skills,”
said
D’Antoni.
“With
WIN
Learning
we
not
only
prepare
students
for
good
outcomes
on
the
WorkKeys
Assessments,
but
we
know
that
it
can
complement
diplomas,
degrees,
and
resumes
and
it
gives
job
seekers
an
advantage
in
the
interview
process.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
soluMons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
parMcipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educaMon
intervenMon
iniMaMves
as
well
as
career-‐
readiness
cerMficaMon
programs.
For
more
informaMon,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
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WIN
LEARNING
WORKS
WITH
ALABAMA
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
TO
HELP
STUDENTS
AND
ADULT
JOB
SEEKERS
IMPROVE
CAREER
AND
COLLEGE
READINESS
SKILLS
Kingston,
TN
-‐
Feb.
13,
2014
–
Commi'ed
to
helping
students
prepare
for
life
a5er
high
school,
and
adult
learners
to
stay
compe99ve
and
build
the
skills
necessary
to
secure
jobs,
the
Alabama
Department
of
Postsecondary
Educa9on
has
turned
to
WIN
Learning
to
support
Career
Ready
Alabama,
a
statewide
ini9a9ve
aimed
at
increasing
career
or
work-‐ready
skills
for
individuals
and
providing
businesses
a
tool
to
help
them
iden9fy
career
ready
employees.
WIN
Learning
is
a
recognized
leader
in
web-‐based
career
and
college
readiness
programs
used
by
states,
colleges,
and
school
districts
na9onwide.
“An
ongoing
focus
of
the
Workforce
Development
Division
is
to
help
create
a
workforce
that
can
be
successful
today
and
in
the
future,”
said
Sarah
Horton,
regional
workforce
ini9a9ves
coordinator
with
the
Governor’s
Office
of
Workforce
Development.
“WIN
will
help
our
adult
learners
across
Alabama
iden9fy
and
remediate
skill
gaps
they
may
face
in
their
current
posi9ons
while
building
and
reinforcing
workplace
skills
for
improved
employability
in
the
future.”
Through
Career
Ready
Alabama,
job
seekers
will
be
given
free
access
to
WIN
Learning’s
Personalized
Career
Readiness
System
and
its
Career
Readiness®
Courseware
(CRC),
which
includes
41
competency-‐
based,
Internet-‐delivered
modules,
and
more
than
120
hours
of
skills
remedia9on
per
skill,
in
ten
academic
and
founda9onal
skill
topic
areas.
They
include:
reading
for
informa9on,
applied
mathema9cs,
loca9ng
informa9on,
listening,
observa9on,
applied
technology,
business
wri9ng,
wri9ng,
work
habits
(so5
skills)
and
teamwork.
Learners
work
at
their
own
pace
through
the
system
receiving
constant,
relevant
feedback.
Post-‐tests
at
the
conclusion
of
each
module
and
cer9ficates
of
comple9on
tell
students
they
have
succeeded
in
mastering
the
material.
“WIN
Learning
is
dedicated
to
developing,
engaging
and
preparing
a
workforce
that
allows
employers
to
thrive
and
thus,
lead
to
individual
and
economic
prosperity
for
the
community,”
said
Joseph
Goins,
execu9ve
vice
president,
WIN
Learning.
“Our
solu9on
sets
the
standard
for
offering
adult
learners
and
job
seekers
training
in
real-‐world
workplace
skills.
We
are
really
addressing
life-‐learning
proficiencies
that
are
cri9cal
to
life-‐long
success
for
individuals
whether
they
work
in
a
small
business
or
a
Fortune
500
company
or
decide
to
further
their
educa9on.
Everyone
wins.”
About
WIN
Learning
Since
1996,
WIN
has
become
the
leading
provider
of
career
readiness
solu9ons
to
help
districts
prepare
pathways
for
students’
futures,
whether
they
are
college,
trade
school,
military
or
workplace
bound.
To
date,
more
than
10
million
students
worldwide
have
par9cipated
in
the
specialized
career–driven
courseware
and
educa9on
interven9on
ini9a9ves
as
well
as
career-‐readiness
cer9fica9on
programs.
For
more
informa9on,
go
to
www.winlearning.com
or
call
888-‐717-‐9461.
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