tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:29:51 +0000http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-4956684642411896810Tue, 01 Dec 2015 22:33:00 +00002015-12-02T07:53:46.392-08:00Hello Friends- Hope your holiday was restful and enjoyable. I wanted to reach out to you because Pathways Consultants has decided to launch a new service. We are now supporting training programs in the completion of their applications to the Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education (BPPE) so that you may continue to accept WIOA eligible participants from the Employment and Training Provider http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2015/12/bppe-etpl-application-support.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-3675592421010300588Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:36:00 +00002015-10-05T16:36:01.250-07:00Hello Friends and Colleagues- We've been busy at Pathways Consultants cooking up a few new offerings and services this fall. We are very excited to be offering the nationally recognized Career Development Facilitator (CDF) certification. We are partnering with the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development and the San Francisco Department of Children Youth and their Families to http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2015/10/career-development-facilitator-training.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-5684984530331092452Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:27:00 +00002015-08-05T10:27:29.541-07:00 Hi Everyone- Hope your summer is going well. Last week Pathways Consultants attended the Application Workshop with the CA Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education (BPPE). We wanted to learn more about the BPPE's Approval to Operate application process and the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL). For those of you who operate vocational training programs and were formerly on the ETPL, you http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2015/08/to-etpl-or-not-to-etpl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-4356175224725019282Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:11:00 +00002015-06-02T16:22:35.385-07:00 Greetings Everyone- This spring we led a series of workshops on effective curriculum design for youth development and youth workforce agencies. We would like to share with you some of our thinking around how to make your curriculum and activities engaging.&nbsp; Most people are familiar with Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences&nbsp;which challenges the notion of intelligence http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2015/06/universal-design-for-learning-for-youth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-8899559039460431620Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:11:00 +00002015-02-11T13:11:29.406-08:00 Greetings Friends and Colleagues- Please accept our apologies for the hiatus in blogging. We have been rapidly moving forward with the launch of our web app, CareerHub. If you are interested in learning more about the app or our work with the Workforce Innovation&nbsp;Accelerator&nbsp;project that is funding our pilot,&nbsp;give us a call. We are happy to give a demo of the app to your staff. http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2015/02/what-hr-wants-youth-workforce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-6598705676956508065Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:50:00 +00002014-10-23T10:50:45.591-07:00 Greetings Everyone- We have been VERY busy the last few months at Pathways Consultants. One of the things that really troubles us in the field of workforce development is how little we use technology to effectively engage our clients, and we lack a smart solution to verifying employment. Introducing CareerHub, our brand new web app!&nbsp;http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2014/10/m-learning-through-careerhub-moving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-7767292582521126174Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:19:00 +00002014-09-10T15:19:55.376-07:00 Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Bay Area College &amp; Career Readiness Meetup is having its fourth happy hour – in Oakland this time.&nbsp; Amanda and I have long wished we could convene all of the wonderful folks we know around the Bay Area who have similar interests and passions (workforce, education, youth work) over snacks and cocktails.&nbsp; Smart, interesting people and cocktails . .http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2014/09/youre-invited-college-career-readiness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-982597873385160452Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:34:00 +00002014-08-26T09:34:26.823-07:00 Greetings Friends- It was very exciting for us in the workforce development world in July because President Obama signed the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law. This new law replaces the Workforce Investment Act which was over 10 years overdue for reauthorization.&nbsp; We thought we would share some of our favorite resources that we are referencing help us navigate http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2014/08/finally-wioa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-1100296735685449561Fri, 23 May 2014 03:28:00 +00002014-05-22T20:28:13.472-07:00Greetings Everyone- Hope you're enjoying the spring. We have been super busy this spring and I'm sorry for the delay in producing a new blog. Two weeks ago we attended the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals conference in Denver. It was really fun to connect with professionals across the U.S. We tend to be somewhat insular here in California. I have been on the prowl for http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-tech-is-revolutionizing-job.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-7371241968054898382Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:35:00 +00002014-03-10T19:35:04.465-07:00As many of you know the nation's schools are transitioning to the new Common Core Academic Standards and an invigorated focus on career and college readiness. &nbsp;As part of that effort, each state is working to define what it means by "career and college readiness." We recently read a survey conducted by the Center on Education Policy (CEP) asking states to share their definition of career andhttp://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2014/03/defining-career-and-college-readiness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-1970520164682452340Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:24:00 +00002014-03-04T22:24:32.223-08:00 Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Bay Area College &amp; Career Readiness Meetup is having its third happy hour.&nbsp; Amanda and I have long wished we could convene all of the wonderful folks we know around the Bay Area who have similar interests and passions (workforce, education, youth work) over snacks and cocktails.&nbsp; Smart, interesting people and cocktails . . . really, does it get http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2014/03/save-date-college-career-readiness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-8978648687788901892Thu, 23 Jan 2014 04:10:00 +00002014-01-22T20:14:12.332-08:00Greetings and Happy 2014 from Pathways Consultants This month we are working hard designing professional development training sequences for both adult workforce development systems and youth employment/youth development agencies. We often look to nationally recognized competencies as a starting point for skills professionals need to succeed in their field.&nbsp;Research shows that on-going http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2014/01/national-competency-frameworks-guiding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-202487405863231269Tue, 12 Nov 2013 03:03:00 +00002013-11-11T19:03:40.326-08:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 18 0 131231 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 18 0 131231 0;} @font-face {http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2013/11/technological-innovation-and-workforce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-4580415948317367209Tue, 01 Oct 2013 03:30:00 +00002013-09-30T20:30:09.573-07:00 Dear Friends and Colleagues, Well, better late than never!&nbsp; The former Bay Area Youth Worker Meetup (now called the Bay Area College &amp; Career Readiness Meetup) is having its second happy hour.&nbsp; We have long wished we could convene all of the wonderful folks we know around the Bay Area who have similar interests and passions (workforce, education, youth work) over snacks and http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2013/09/college-career-readiness-meetup-108-530.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-8261552220437289031Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:20:00 +00002013-09-24T21:20:49.252-07:00We were lucky to attend the California Workforce Association's annual fall conference, Meeting of the Minds three weeks ago. The presentation that really lingered in my mind over the last few weeks was given by Sina Mossayev, a designer from the design firm IDEO. &nbsp;IDEO was invited to share the recent work they did with state and local WIBs, and how their product design process translates to http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2013/09/human-centered-design-design-thinking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-1431302297463927242Wed, 14 Aug 2013 18:31:00 +00002013-08-14T11:31:55.972-07:00Organized by the San Francisco Youth Employment Coalition, this conference is tailored to Bay Area youth workforce development professionals. &nbsp;It is such a lovely networking and learning event and it's only $25! The conference promises informative and catered workshops for youth employment professionals, a great keynote, and delicious Mexican food! &nbsp;And I am facilitating a workshop on http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2013/08/one-city-conference-in-sf-this-fri-816.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-334824769462858738Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:08:00 +00002013-08-05T13:08:26.359-07:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2013/08/college-and-career-readiness-in-k-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-2297623958559470029Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:09:00 +00002013-06-19T12:09:59.523-07:00 For the last three years Pathways has facilitated a community of practice comprised of San Francisco Unified and City College of San Francisco math teachers who are interested in student engagement and social justice. Built on the work of Bob Moses and the Algebra Project, the Equity and Algebra Community of Practice shares a belief that math literacy is a civil rights issue. From a workforcehttp://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2013/06/mathematical-thinking-matters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-4763913435003701861Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:15:00 +00002013-04-23T20:15:38.557-07:00 We've recently become interested in the idea of gamification and the implications it has for effective youth program design. Our afterschool teen program provider peer learning community expressed interest in figuring out how to gamify their programs.&nbsp; Our initial reaction was "gamifica….what?"&nbsp; Gamification&nbsp;is about figuring out what makes games - especially video &nbsp;http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2013/04/gaming-for-good-nothing-lights-up-brain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-6227892746709976552Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:47:00 +00002013-02-12T21:47:27.536-08:00 Hi Everyone- We have been busy the last few months leading two peer learning communities with &nbsp;older youth afterschool and youth workforce development nonprofits in San Francisco. As part of our efforts to support them to develop more impactful programs, we have worked in the peer learning communities to stretch our thinking about what it means to assist young people to transition to thathttp://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2013/02/helping-youth-transition-to-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-1230063979505615116Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:44:00 +00002012-11-27T10:44:11.928-08:00A big warm thank you to everyone who was able to come to our first Bay Area Youth Worker MeetUp a few weeks ago. About 20 people came and enjoyed great conversation and refreshments. Thank you all&nbsp; for taking a timeout for some fun. We hope to do it again. Please let us know if you'd like your name added to the invite list. As as follow-up to last month's post, "Will the Common Core Help Ushttp://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-big-warm-thank-you-to-everyone-who.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-2308309977477715008Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:52:00 +00002012-10-29T14:54:24.770-07:00 We would like to invite you to come to the Bay Area Youth Worker Meetup on Monday evening, November 5 hosted by Pathways Consultants.&nbsp; Since we frequently hear folks in youth work lament that they wish they knew more people in the field, we decided to take some action! Whether you are new to working with youth or a veteran, come enjoy cocktails and good conversation with peers in youth http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2012/10/we-would-like-toinvite-you-to-come-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-2724687585966083644Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:13:00 +00002012-10-15T21:13:13.653-07:00 Greetings Friends and Colleagues- We have been busy this fall training, traveling, coaching and working with programs to more clearly define their programs. We continue to press our thinking about 21st Century Skills and the various definitions for career and college readiness.&nbsp; We were lucky to attend the Meeting of the Minds California Workforce Association conference this September in http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2012/10/will-common-core-help-us-align.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-7760177205326724850Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:45:00 +00002012-08-23T22:45:17.293-07:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2012/08/21st-century-skills-defining-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340113034837432827.post-8867896963436272636Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:17:00 +00002012-08-15T11:17:41.437-07:00All you youth employment practitioners, come check out the One City Conference planned for this Friday at SF City College. &nbsp;Kim Coulthurst of the Pathways team will be facilitating an hour-long workshop: &nbsp;Job Retention Basics. ONE CITY: A professional development conference by the SF Youth Employment Coalition Friday, August 17, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM To register:&nbsp;http://http://pathwaysconsultants.blogspot.com/2012/08/one-city-conference-this-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0