I-WIN Events

Host/Partner Engagement: I-WIN April 2021 Community of Practice

April 20, 2021

Tags: I-WIN, Work-Based Learning

The April 2021 I-WIN session featured community presentations from Alignment Rockford and Chicago Public Schools on engagement with partners who host work-based learning experiences including recruitment, ongoing support, and celebration of their partnerships. We then previewed a Statewide Team-Based Challenge resource bank of templates and example challenge ideas aligned to the College and Career Pathway Endorsement areas.

About I-WIN

The Illinois Work-Based Learning Innovation Network (I-WIN) is designed to:

Highlight and explore innovative models for work-based learning with a current focus on virtual opportunities.
Engage in conversations on creating sustainable, high-quality models that provide broader and more equitable access to work-based learning, building social capital for Black and Latinx students.
Build connections among communities to offer best practices, learnings, and resources.
Identify needs for state policy changes or support systems.

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October 13, 2022
2:00 pm

EdSystems, Partners Launch the New Future of Learning Coalition

EdSystems is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Illinois Digital Educators Alliance, LEAP Innovations, LUDA, and Teach Plus to advance an innovation ecosystem for equitable, student-centered education in Illinois.

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August 16, 2022

Creating more Equitable CDEs: The Career Development Experience Toolkit Facilitation Guide and Why Mentorship Matters

Watch the webinar recording as EdSystems introduces the Career Development Experience Toolkit Facilitation Guide.

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July 18, 2022

WBL Continuum in D214’s Business Pathway: I-WIN July 2022 Community of Practice

Please join our next community of practice on Monday, July 18 from 10:30–11:30 a.m. We will focus on experiences along the work-based learning continuum in the business sector. Learn how District 214, along with their industry and school partners, support and design opportunities in their business pathway.

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June 27, 2022

Energy Conservation School-Based Enterprise: I-WIN June 2022 Community of Practice

At the I-WIN convening on June 27, 2022, leaders from California-based Climate Action Pathways for Schools shared their model for inspiring and implementing climate education programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while saving money for school districts.

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June 7, 2022

Introducing the Model Programs of Study Guides in Culinary Arts and Hospitality and Human and Public Services

Download drafts for the Illinois Model Programs of Study Guides in Culinary Arts and Hospitality and Human and Public Services plus a newly revised Education Guide.

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June 2, 2022

SEL Performance-Based Assessment Showcase

On June 2, 2022, CBE teachers from Chicago Public Schools shared how they have designed performance-based assessments that address real-world and real-community inequities that resonate with students.