TECHNICAL SKILLS STRATEGIES

• Building an industry-based vocabulary

• Provide opportunities to build their own curriculum and lesson planning

• Being able to identify special needs confidently

• Using assessments and observations in their practices

• Understanding policies and laws for safety, etc.

• Understanding and using technology in teaching

• Understanding Science of Reading - Dyslexia & understanding and supporting abilities

• Obtaining their first aid and food handlers cards (First Aid Card=PCC credit)

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS STRATEGIES

• Working on communication skills, especially in email format

• Building confidence in self-advocacy

• Creating a Positive Guidance Toolbox

• Providing opportunities to participate in conflict resolution

• Understanding how to plan, organize and complete work

• Building self-awareness of empathy and kindness

• Reflecting together as a team

• Providing leadership opportunities for students

• Setting high expectations for students

• Providing professional opportunities: lesson planning, prepping, teaching, supervision and observations

• Interview prep

• Intentional community building

• Understanding the credentials in education and the pathways to obtain

• Students do write ups/journals with specific targets, and can see developmental milestones

• Seesaw

• Portfolios

• Read aloud and build

• Senior projects

• Having Advanced students interview with Intro students

• Connect with an ECE/ED Symposium for teachers, faculty, high school and PCC students

• Have PCC Pathway Advisors go into HS programs to connect with students

• Advisory support for programs and students

• Working together to build student understanding and implementation of the Pyramid Model

  • Social Emotional skills

  • Family Engagement skills

• Increasing industry guest speakers

• Providing opportunities for students to observe industry professionals in their roles

• Industry providing input on senior project reviews

• Career On-ramp

PACTEC REGION SECONDARY

• Aloha

• Beaverton

• Century

• Forest Grove

• Glencoe

• Hillsboro High

• Hillsboro Online Academy

• Liberty

• St. Helens

• Tigard

• Tualatin

• Westview

PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS SECONDARY

• Franklin

• Ida B. Wells

• Lincoln

• McDaniel

PCC POST-SECONDARY

• Early Childhood Education

• Education

Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children - www.oraeyc.org 

CCR&R - https://caowash.org/early-childhood-care-education/child-care-resource-referral 

Oregon Department of Early Learning & Care - https://www.oregon.gov/delc/programs/Pages/erdc.aspx 

Multnomah Preschool for All - https://multco.us/programs/preschool-all 

Oregon Preschool Promise - https://www.oregon.gov/delc/programs/pages/preschool-promise.aspx 

Washington County Preschool Promise - https://earlylearningwashingtoncounty.org/preschool-promise/ 

InventED - https://inventioneducation.org/ 

Childcare Resource & Referral (CCR&R)

https://caowash.org/early-childhood-care-education/child-care-resource-referral 

Community Action of Washington County

https://caowash.org/ 

K12 Initiatives (George Fox Univ)

georgefox.edu/early-college/index.html 

Child’s View Montessori

https://childsview.org/ 

Multnomah CCR & R

https://ccrr-mc.org/cci/ 

Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education (OCCD)

https://www.pdx.edu/education-career-development/