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Work-Based Learning

Planning 201

Presenters

James Cole Work-Based Learning

Rich Tulikangas Work-Based Learning

Shane Okamoto Academy Development

Kevin English Instruction

ACTIVITY:

Please be prepared to share:

• Name, academy/pathway, school

• What was your first job and the skill that you still use today?

College- and Career- Readiness Skills

• Why we do Linked Learning • Developed/reinforced via work-based learning • Reinforce and align to graduate profiles/outcomes

Outcomes

• Discuss the value of WBL for student learning outcomes

• Understand the WBL Planning Process

• Analyze WBL Plans template best practices

• Analyze Curriculum and WBL Planning Framework and WBL Calendar

• Locate and customize WBL tools, resources, and support

Foundations

• One of the best ways to prepare students to be successful interns is to provide a robust multi-year set of work-based learning activities leading to a high-quality paid internship.

• One of the most efficient ways to develop sustainable relationships with employer partners is to start small and build towards high-quality paid internships.

• Advisory Boards helps systematize employer partners/champions for long-term sustainability and planning.

Why Does WBL Matter?

• Direct connections between classroom learning and real world applications

• Student ownership through connecting experiences to personal career goals

• Development of college- and career-ready (‘soft’) skills

• Increased high school completion rates

• Increased post-secondary enrollment rates

Work-Based Learning-Basics

1. What does high-quality work-based learning look like?

2. What WBL is already happening?

Work-Based Learning- Basics

Extended amount of time in the workplace building, demonstrating and being assessed on skills PREPARATION

Student led exploration of their careers of interest and required education and/or training EXPLORATION

Develop student interest by showcasing the broad variety of potential careers AWARENESS

Work-Based Learning- Basics Work-Based Learning Practitioners

Typically 11th – 12th grade

AWARENESS

Guest Speaker

Worksite Tour

Career Fair

EXPLORATION

Informational Interview

Job Shadow

Mock Interview

PREPARATION

High-Quality Paid Internship

Typically 9th – 12th grade

Typically 10th – 12th grade

TRAINING

College- & Career-

Readiness Skills

Technical Skills or Certifications

Typically post-secondary

Work-Based Learning- Planning Process

Develop WBL Vision WBL Plan Academy

Integrate into Curriculum

Curriculum and WBL Planning Framework

Course

Summarize WBL Activities

WBL Calendar Academy

Build Partnerships & Employer Partners

Identify Potential Business Partners,

AB resources Academy

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Work-Based Learning Plan

Develop or Revise:

1. Student Learning Outcomes

2. Courses

3. WBL activities

4. Grade level

5. Evidence

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Integration

1. How do you determine which work-based learning will enhance your curriculum?

2. How are you currently planning work-based learning?

– For the semester or year?

– Across all courses?

Curriculum and WBL Planning Framework

Useful for NAF, non-NAF thematic, and core courses

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WBL Calendar

Summarize WBL activities per course for pathway

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Build Partnerships 4

ENGAGE

•Make engagement EASY

•Reach many employers

•Foster relationships

DEVELOP

• Formalize champions into Advisory Board

• Systematize

• Divide and conquer

SUSTAIN

• Nurture relationships • Plan for the future • Celebrate success • Keep students the

focus

Corporate Perspective

… is a ground-breaking and

lasting solution to the growing

diversity and skills gap facing our

nation today through an

innovative partnership between

industry and education.

Corporate Perspective

Corporate Perspective

Benefits could include:

• Pre-interview support

• Guaranteed interviews for qualified positions

• Potential higher starting salaries

• Priority hiring

• College internships

• And more…

Thank you!

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