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National Leader Discovers Innovative Program in Long Island School Districts and Colleges
Oakdale, NY – Key representatives from eight diverse school districts, Dowling College and Adelphi University united in their efforts to bring the impact of their Career Academy programs to national attention. The Long Island Works Coalition had the unique opportunity to host an exchange of ideas with Dr. John Jackson, a member of the Obama-Biden Education Policy Transition Work Group and President & CEO of the Schott Foundation.
Administrators, teachers and students shared their excitement for learning and their many successes. Both East Islip and Central Islip have partnered with Dowling College for their Green Technology Academies. One student from the East Islip Green Technology Academy, shared his enthusiasm about how he finally understands the math concepts he has been learning in school. His class recently completed 2 meaningful projects –figuring out the cost savings between owning a hybrid car and a regular gas car, and also, figuring out the cost savings incurred by the school if they were to install solar panels for its building.
Career Academies are an innovative and highly successful way of teaching basic academics (math, science, English, social studies) by using the context of real world career examples. The "new 3 R's-Rigorous academics and broad based community, improve the teaching of academic subjects by making the lessons more relevant to the working world. LI Works priority continues to be the support and expansion of this effort as a model for Long Island, and New York State.
These programs are effective for all students, regardless of academic achievement, and answer the question "why do I have to learn this?" Connections to Long Island colleges and companies while high school give students an advantage for admissions and career opportunities: The institutions that are currently the Long Island thought were leaders include : Bridgehampton, Central Islip and East Islip (Green Technology Academies), Glen Cove (STEM), Massapequa (Healthcare) , Middle Country and William Floyd (Business Services) Wantagh (Global Business) and Wyandanch (Information Technology).
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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