#NAFNext2014

Linking Education and Employment Outcomes in a NAF Academy

LEEOJuly 9, 2014

Career, Technical, Adult and Community EducationBroward County Public Schools

Enid Valdez, DirectorBrian King, Curriculum Supervisor

Chandra Powell, Curriculum Facilitator

Objectives/Learning Goals• LEEO

– Why the need?– What are the goals?

• Outstanding Features of LEEO• Strategies to Integrate the LEEO Initiative in

your NAF program• How to Customize LEEO into your NAF

Academy Work-Based Learning Plan

Why the LEEO?

• Linking Education and Employment Outcomes• Trained Workforce for continued economic

growth• Tremendous skill gaps in graduates

– K-12 system– Post-secondary institutions

Middle Skills Needed(Technical Skills)

…employment opportunities within the next ten years will include “middle skills occupations suited for those candidates with associates degrees” rather than bachelor’s degrees. These “middle skills” jobs will make up half of all new jobs in the next decade.

Harvard Graduate School of Education’s report “Pathways to Prosperity”

Consider the Problem…..

• How would you define “Middle Skills Occupations” ?

• What can your district do to address this need?• What financial impact on your district does this

present?• What professional development needs of

instructors are identified?• What monitoring steps are needed to ensure

quality instruction?

Why the Need?

• In general, students are graduating with the technical skills needed for college and career success.

• However, they are lacking soft skills such as:– Working collaboratively in teams– Understanding how to work with unique

personalities, upper management and with VIP’s such as elected officials.

What are the Goals?

• Increase technical skills as a result of student achieving multiple Industry Certifications

• Increase workplace readiness skills as a result of students working with business and industry partners throughout their school tenure

• Real world experiences as a result if project based learning in the classroom, with business mentors

What are the Goals?Fill Statistical Gaps

Technical Skills

Soft Skills

Companies “hire for technical skills and fire for lack of soft skills.”

LEEO Video

4 Pillars of LEEO Articulation (Grades 6-20) Soft skills Multiple Industry Certifications Mentorship

LEEO Pillar 1ARTICULATON

• Grades 6-20 articulation• Continuous Program of Study• Middle to High School Alignment• High School to Post Secondary Alignment• How does this tie into the NAF pillars?

– NAF Academy Development

LEEO Pillar 2SOFT SKILLS

• Why Necessary?• Employability Skills• College and Career

– Teamwork/Collaboration– Problem Solving/Critical Thinking Skills– Digital Citizenship– Etiquette

• How does this tie into the NAF pillars?– Work-Based Learning

LEEO Pillar 3INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS

• Opportunity for Grades 6-20• Examples:

– MOS-Microsoft Office Specialist• Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook

– Adobe Dreamweaver– Adobe Photoshop– CompTIA A+– Intuit Quickbooks

• How does this tie into the NAF pillars?– Curriculum– Work-Based Learning

LEEO Pillar 4MENTORSHIP

• Business/Industry and post-secondary partners• Classroom Involvement

– Instructor/Student Mentorship– Assist with student group projects– Assist with Technical Skills/Industry Certification Preparation– Assist with Soft Skill development

• International Projects• How does this tie into the NAF pillars?

– Advisor Board– Work-Based Learning

NAF defined: work-based learning refers to a continuum of activities, both in and outside the classroom, that provides opportunities for students to connect what they are learning in the classroom to the world of work.

WBL Continuum, NAF DefinedCareer Awareness Career Exploration Career Preparation

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade – 12th Grade On-line career related programs such as

Road Trip Nation or Career Builder Classroom speakers (*AB) Field trips (*AB) College visits Industry themed class projects (*AB) Career Fairs (*AB) Accompany parents to work Aptitude and Interest assessment

College research College visits Career Fairs (*AB) Classroom speakers and team teaching with

industry representatives (*AB) Information interviews with adults (*AB) Job Shadow (*AB) Industry based projects(*AB) Community planning projects such as Y-PLAN

(Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now) (*AB) Community resource mapping

College research College visits Academy recruitment presentations College & career fairs (*AB) Community Job fairs (*AB) School-based enterprises (*AB) Virtual enterprises led by business person (*AB) Job shadow (*AB) Community speaking presentations (*AB) Interviews with business (*AB) Resume’ development (*AB) Informational interviews (*AB) Community resource mapping (*AB) College applications Leadership Development Opportunities Work on industry certificates Culminating Internships (*AB)

http://naf.org/forum/work-based-learning-internships/developing-work-based-learning-plan-nyc-academy-development-se

Blended LearningBroward County LEEO

Online Delivery + Classroom Instruction = Blended Learning

• Student Access to Curriculum• Anywhere and Anytime, 24/7 • Student Pace

Class time

• Formerly 100% direct instruction• Now more one to one learning• More Project Based Learning Activities

Blended LearningBroward County LEEO

Blended learning with Schoology LMSLEEO teachers achieve the following with their Schoology LMS courses:

• Course content for student access on-line• Provide for student-to-student and student-to-teacher

collaboration in the on-line environment • Student to student collaboration• Teacher to student collaboration• video conferencing for projects

• Students can review assignments from the teachers 24/7 • Students submit their assignments to teachers for grading

24/7

Blended LearningBroward County LEEO

Blended LearningBroward County LEEO

• Business/Industry/Post-secondary site visits – Partners- Citrix, American Express, Motorolla– Institutions- Broward College, Florida International University

• Project-Based LearningVarious Projects: Environment, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Computer Game Development– Teamwork– Problem Solving– Critical Thinking– Project Management– Timeline Management– Communication– Real-World Experiences

Broward County LEEO

• International projects – Partnerships with schools in Scotland

• Collaboration through Web Conferencing experiences• Cultural experience • International Logistics experience (Time zones, Holidays, Language

challenges)

• Linking the classroom to the community and business– Bring the outside into the classroom– Business and Post Secondary Partners

• Work with students

• Assist teacher

Broward County LEEOINTERNATIONAL PROJECTS WITH

DUNDEE, SCOTLAND

Computer Game Development

Finance/Retail Business

Hospitality Project

Computer Game Development Project

Energy Project

Broward County LEEOInternational Project Example

“Follow the Sun” Model• Commonly in IT industry• Easily adaptable in other industries• Type of global work-flow (project development)• Team A “passes” project to Team B in another time zone• Team B continues project development• Team B “passes” the project back to Team A for further

development• Repeat

How can you fit the LEEO Initiative into your NAF Academy Work-Based Learning Plan

NAF/LEEO

Mentorship

Articulation

Industry Certifications

Soft Skills

Suggested ProcedureStep 1

• Develop Student Learning Model

Step 2

• Identify Business/Industry and Post Secondary Partners

Step 3

• Recruit Individuals Targeting Partner Groups

Step 4

• Develop Project Based Learning Activities

Step 5

• Develop Capstone Project

RoundtableWith your school partners: Use the Student Learning Model

Handout and Suggested Procedures to develop a LEEO program of study in your NAF Academy

PLANNING ACTIVITY

Enid Valdez, Directorenid.valdez@browardschools.com

Brian King, Curriculum Supervisorbrian.king@browardschools.com

Chandra Powell, Curriculum Facilitatorchandra.powell@browardschools.com

Thank You