| Advisory Committee on Academic Programs |
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The committee responsible for addressing agreements between schools, districts and public institutions of higher education in South Carolina. |
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| Apprenticeship |
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A course of study that integrates academic curricula and work experience, usually under the supervision of a mentor, leading to mastery of a particular occupation. |
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| Area of academic focus |
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A specific area of high school study within a larger cluster of study related to students’ professional plans. |
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| Articulation agreements |
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Formal agreements between or among educational organizations that align courses and majors from one educational institution to another in a way that allows a systematic, seamless student transition without loss of course credit or time for the student. |
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| Clusters of study |
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A way of organizing and tailoring high school course work and work experience around specific occupational groups that offers students core academics and out-of-classroom learning experiences that match their aspirations and abilities. |
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| Contextual teaching |
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A teaching method that helps students relate subject matter content to real-world situations. A teaching style that motivates students to make connections between knowledge and its applications to their lives as family members, citizens and workers. |
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| Dual credit |
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Credit given at the college level for courses taken while in high school. |
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| Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA) of 2005 |
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Legislation that mandates an overhaul of education in South Carolina in a way that demonstrates to students connections between what they accomplish in school and
their professional success in the future. |
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| High Schools That Work |
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Successful national initiative that stresses high academic
standards based on 10 key practices, including high expectations for students, extra help and out-of-classroom learning. |
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| Individual Graduation Plan |
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An education plan detailing the courses necessary for a high school student to successfully prepare for graduation and transition into a profession or post-secondary educational experience. |
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| Internship |
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A one-on-one relationship for hands-on learning during which the student works after school under the supervision of a mentor/employer for a specific length of time. |
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| Job shadowing |
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A short-term experience in which a student follows or “shadows” a worker for a specified time to better understand the requirements of that particular occupation. |
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| Out-of-classroom learning |
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Learning experiences such as job shadowing, internships, apprenticeships and service learning that occur outside of a classroom in occupational settings. |
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| Personal Pathways to Success |
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The name given for the program executing the EEDA. |
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| Regional Education Centers |
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Online centers mandated by the EEDA that will be “virtually” established across South Carolina to connect students, educators and adults to occupational information, resources and training in the community. |
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| Service learning |
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Out-of-classroom learning that takes place in volunteer activities related to students’ academic clusters of study. |
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