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by Laura Joy Perales
TheEducational Workroom
Getting Real: Transform Your Classroom into a 21st Century Workplace!
An introduction to the Educational Workroom
The Educational Workroom: a classroom design that mimics the 21st Century work environment
It sounds like:course companyclassroom workroomstudent employeeteacher managerclass departmentclass time workclass work taskhomework workout
Curriculum: individual and collaborative tasks engage students in real-life, applicable, concepts, content, and skills.
Educational Workroom: Benefits
Yearlong, on-the-job training transfers to real-life application.
Students experience the working world here and now.
Students gain familiarity applying/interviewing for jobs.
Community building occurs when students belong to a group.
Students develop critical thinking skills for the future.
The Basic DesignEducational Workroom
- complete employee training
- Become employees of the company
StudentsTeacher- work towards
individual and department goals for performance and productivity yearlong
Employees- dreams up a
company concept for a course
- converts the existing syllabus into an employee handbook
Visit a 10th grade English educational workroom in Nashville, TN
applications to obtain info on student strengths, interests, etc., & give practice
interviews conducted in the workroom open dialogue of peers as professionals
multiple classes form departments within
the company, compete for honors (Employee/Department of the Quarter)
challenged to come up with department names, employees begin to listen, share the floor, and make compromises
in the Educational WorkroomSuggestions for Enhancement
Offer applications for management positions to grant students more responsibility
Correlate employee orientation with procedures for procuring a job in the real world
Encourage competition in individual performance & teamwork by setting individual/department goals
Treat students as employees in all endeavors, filtered through the expectations of a real job
Guidelines for Effective Use
See It Before You Try It!Experience the virtual workshop
The workshop includes:• documents/forms you can use and modify
for your own educational workroom• guidance for implementation divided
into high, middle, & elementary levels• videos of employee interviews
and orientation• in-depth guiding PowerPoint with
specific examples, support, and explanations
Making School Actually Apply to Real Life
Or view a real model!