education

The goal of the BRAC RTF is to virtually and physically connect the education, workforce and economic development assets and resources in a synergy of effort to produce a workforce that will be attrative to industry and globally competitive.

Jane Smith, Ph.D.
Education Program Manager        

• Education Resources:  Link to the rich variety of educational institutions in our 11-county region.  These resources include 13 school systems, 8 community colleges with campuses in all 11 counties, and 5 public or private universities.  Additionally, there are numerous private, parochial, and proprietary institutions.

• Innovation through Interactive 3D and Blended Learning Experiences: Through generous support from the Golden LEAF Foundation and the NC Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Development, the Fort Bragg region is piloting a Distributed Learning Network of Enhanced Technology Classrooms.  Curriculum Enhancements are being developed that provide students with an interactive 3-dimensional expereince blending a variety of media to take learning to a whole new level.
  • The BRAC RTF and Fayetteville Tech produced The Schoolhouse Promise to provide a glimpse of how technology and teaching are merging in the region's classrooms.

• STEM Community Collaborative:  Our region is one of three communities selected by the N.C. STEM Community Collaborative to create a STEM focused Educational Innovation Design Plan.  The plan focuses on "21st Century Teaching and Learning in Innovative Environments.  Want to receive a monthly STEM Status Update?  Contact Dr. Jane Smith. Follow our STEM Discussion Board for the latest updates and postings.

• Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development:   Provides exceptional teachers in the region with research-based externships to enhance their teaching and build their skills as leaders. The program's established and impressive history make it desirable model for growing a culture of STEM among educators in the Fort Bragg region. Watch the Kenan Fellows video, "Thinking Outside the Book".

• The Workforce Demonstration Program provides tools that "help students imagine the future they want to create" -- Phil Jarvis, National Work/Life Center. A site license for REAL Game Online has been purchased for every middle school in the region. REAL Game is a career exploration, financial literacy simulation for middle school students. 

  • Fort Bragg Region Top 100 In Demand Careers

• PipelineNC.com:  Introduced in January 2010, students and job seekers can take an online assessment to determine what careers best match interest and skills.  Videos describe "A Day in the Life" of someone in that career.  Course information is available and can better prepare an individual for a career of their dreams.  Admissions advisors at each of the higher education partners may also be contacted.

• Access additional information about Education and Workforce on the Workforce Demonstration Program Advisory Discussion Board.  Username "education" and password "workforce" are required.

The mission of the Education program is to:

• facilitate collaborative communication between educational institutions, workforce support agencies, and the business community;
• promote technology and innovation to improve student success;
• ensure the infrastructure necessary to facilitate more effective vocational and technical training; and
• promote literacy in lifelong education throughout the region to include improving the high school graduation rate and progression to post-secondary programs.

• Curriculum Enhancement Team: 8 December 2009 Webinar

• Fort Bragg Region Map