ECCO Webinar 12/9/2013

Kevin English 623 256 5268

kenglish@naf.org

Welcome Webinar procedures. What is ECCO? History of ECCO. ECCO and the Work Based Learning continuum. What are the components of ECCO?

◦ Career Exploration Visits◦ Career Development Workshops◦ College Readiness◦ Internships

How and where do I access ECCO? How do I obtain full access to the ECCO Curriculum NAF GOAL of 100% Internships.

Webinar Agenda

Contractual Agreement◦ In order to receive a connectedstudios login you

must attend a one day training session. This is due to our contractual agreements.

NAF and ConnectED partnership

4 key components

Designed for 10th and 11th

grades

Plan-Do-Reflect Model of Learning

All Students participate in all

Components!

Requires an ECCO

Coordinator

ECCO Principles

As a result of their participation in ECCO, students will:◦ Learn about career and college options◦ Make connections between what they learn in the

classroom and college and careers◦ Understand and practice 21st Century Skills◦ Stay in high school and graduate with clear plans

to pursue college and career

Intended Outcomes

The ECCO project was funded by the U.S. Department of Education in a grant to MDRC.

As a subcontractor, Bloom Associates designed the ECCO program, developed the

curriculum, and provided professional development to the six districts and 18 academies.

History

◦ Demonstrated that career academies produced large and sustained impacts on students’ future earnings.

◦ The study also showed that academies improve academic outcomes for students at most risk of academic failure.

◦ Work-based learning experiences such as internships are a likely contributor to these impacts.

◦ ECCO was designed to provide academies with tools, curriculum and resources to help them provide these experiences for all students

Impacts on Work, Education, and Transitions to Adulthood, James J. Kemple, June, 2008)

A resource to improve/enhance and strengthen what we are currently teaching

Used with other NAF resources can improve academy quality as it relates to Work Based Learning.

Turn key and easily accessible for teachers. Enhance current lessons/visits and offerings

Connection to NAF WBL continuum

Essential Principles of ECCO1. ECCO consists of four key components: Career Exploration Visits and workshops,College Visits and workshops, Career Development workshops, and the Internships program. They are all essential and should be delivered in the sequence specified in the materials.2. ECCO is designed as a program for students in the 10th and 11th grades, withoptions for including 9th and 12th grades. Curriculum exists for grades 10-12.Freshmen sometimes use part of the 10th grade workshops. All students in each grade level should be “cohorted” in at least the theme or career-technical classto facilitate proper delivery of ECCO curriculum and activities. Otherwise, some students will miss the opportunity to participate.

3. ECCO is based on a “plan-do-reflect” model of learning: students shouldparticipate in the lessons before and after the workplace and college visits.Generally, students who miss the lessons should not participate in the visits.

4. All students should be offered the opportunity to participate in all ECCOcomponents, including an internship (as long as they participated in prior ECCO activities). If students are not available for a summer internship, they should have the opportunity to participate in one during the school year or have other capstone work-based learning options.

5. For successful implementation, ECCO requires an academy-level teacher orother staff to serve as the ECCO coordinator. Coordinators should receivecompensation for this added responsibility in the form of release time, pay, or extra duty stipend. They should also receive professional development, logistical support, and all ECCO curriculum materials and guides. If the district or school cannot provide these resources, they should be discouraged from adopting the program.

Workshops designed to focus students on skills and knowledge of Career Development

Career Development Workshops

Workshop #1

THE ENDLESS JOB LIST

List as many jobs and careers in your theme area

as you can in 1 minute

Warm-Up

• Increase awareness of jobs and careers – in and out of Academy theme area

• Explore connections between pride and one’s job

• Write about your work history and reflect on personal pride

Workshop Goals

THE ENDLESS JOB LIST

Tom’s Pride

• How was pride important to Tom?

• How important is it to have pride in your work?

• Can you be successful if you don’t have pride in your work?

Your Previous Jobs

• What did you do on the job?

• How did you and others benefit from the work?

• What made you feel proud about the work?

• Increase awareness of jobs and careers – in and out of Academy theme area

• Explore connections between pride and one’s job

• Write about your work history and reflect on personal pride

Workshop Goals

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Transition to Web

Expand awareness of careers and work environments

Connections between what is learned in school and expected in the workplace

Observe how employees apply job-specific skills, transferable skills and technology in the workplace.

Skills to interact comfortably and confidently with working adults.

Awareness of academic, technical and personal skills required in the workplace.

Career Exploration Visits

Inform all students about post-secondary education options.

Prepare skills for enrolling and succeeding college.

Includes workshops, visits to 2 and 4 year colleges

Counselor and Parent Involvement (Deep Dive! Not an ordinary field trip)

College Visits

Connection of learning from school to work! Increase student confidence by working with adults. Familiarity with workplace skills

◦ Time Management◦ Diversity◦ Leadership◦ Stress Management

Acquire 21st Century Skills◦ Teamwork◦ Time Management◦ Creative Thinking◦ Problem Solving

Internships

Crosswalk of ECCO Curriculum with Work Based Learning Template10/12/2013

 

  9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Curriculum Plan What NAF and core courses are students expected to take as part of the academy?

ECCO Lessons Career DevelopmentECCO Lesson College ReadinessNAF CoursesCore Courses

ECCO Lessons Career DevelopmentECCO Lesson College ReadinessNAF CoursesCore Courses

ECCO Lessons Career DevelopmentECCO Lesson College ReadinessNAF CoursesCore Courses

ECCO Lessons Career DevelopmentECCO Lesson College ReadinessNAF CoursesCore Courses

 Career Awareness

Career Preparedness

Career Exploration

Work-Based Learning PlanWhat are the college and career readiness skills and attributes that students will be able to demonstrate with WBL?

Career Development WorkshopsEndless Job ListTaking a Stand on Beliefs about WorkThe Big PictureGuest SpeakerPlanning a ResumeWriting a Resume 

College Readiness WorkshopsWhat is College? Myths and FactsResearching a College and Planning a visitReflections on the College VisitPlanning for CollegeIntro to College Board Resources

Career Development WorkshopsEndless Job ListTaking a Stand on Beliefs about WorkThe Big PictureGuest SpeakerPlanning a ResumeWriting a Resume 

College Readiness WorkshopsWhat is College? Myths and FactsResearching a College and Planning a visitReflections on the College VisitPlanning for CollegeIntro to College Board Resources

Career Development WorkshopsWhy do an Internship Anyway?Why revise my Resume Every Year?Creating and using Business CardsThe Winning Interview 

College Readiness WorkshopsPlanning AheadChoosing the Right CollegeGuest Speaker: College Entrance ExamsPreparing for the College VisitReflections on the VisitPreparing your own College Visit

Career Development WorkshopsChoosing a path that’s Right for YOUCareer Academy Skills for Success RevisitedWriting a Winning Cover LetterIndividual Job Shadows 

College Readiness WorkshopsPlanning AheadApplying to CollegeGuest Speaker: Financial AidFinishing Strong: Making a smooth Transition

What work-based learning activities will be built into the academy to reinforce those skills?

    NAF Internship ECCO InternshipNAF Internship

What are the student learning outcomes for: 1. WBL activities2. College and Career readiness skills

and attributes 

       

Career Awareness

Career Exploration

Career Preparedness

Key FindingsECCO significantly improved the capacity of career academies to offer college and career exploration curricula and activities. Academies with little or no existing capacity were able to launch all the components of the ECCO program within the first year.

As a consequence of this increased capacity, students in ECCO academies participated in career and college exploration activities at substantially higher rates than students who were enrolled in the same academies before ECCO was implemented.

The ECCO academies were successful in placing into internships most of the students who were interested in and available for them. The internship component of the academy model is often viewed as the most challenging aspect of implementation. Surprisingly, when students did not participate in the internship program, they more likely opted out of it, rather than what has commonly been cited as the reason for low take-up rates — that not enough employers choose to host interns. The students’ reasons for opting out of an internship included mandatory summer school and already having a summer job lined up.

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