Leadership Role Leadership Role Workshop: Work-Based Workshop: Work-Based LearningLearning

Friday, June 26Friday, June 26thth

2:30 – 4pm2:30 – 4pm

90 minutes90 minutes

District Job DescriptionDistrict Job Description

1. Plan and implement work-based learning 1. Plan and implement work-based learning curriculum into academy technical curriculum into academy technical coursescourses

– These opportunities should begin with These opportunities should begin with career awareness and exploration career awareness and exploration lessons at the 9th and 10th grade lessons at the 9th and 10th grade levels, progress to career preparation levels, progress to career preparation in the 11th grade, and career training in the 11th grade, and career training in the 12th grade. in the 12th grade.

– Coordinate field trips, guest speakers, Coordinate field trips, guest speakers, internships, mentor lunches, etc. internships, mentor lunches, etc.

District Job DescriptionDistrict Job Description

2. Recruit business partners with 2. Recruit business partners with resources and interest in providing resources and interest in providing student workplace experiencestudent workplace experience– Search and connect with new Search and connect with new

industry partnersindustry partners– Update Google Doc with industry Update Google Doc with industry

contactscontacts

FallFall

Month Work-Based Learning (WBL)

September Organize 9th Grade Career Awareness Field Trip

Host Lunch or Classroom Guest Speaker

October Organize 10th Grade Career Exploration Field Trip

Help coordinate College Exploration Fair

November Organize 11th Grade Career Preparation Field Trip

Host Lunch or Classroom Guest Speaker

December Organize 12th Grade Career Training Field Trip

Host Lunch or Classroom Guest Speaker

January Host Lunch or Classroom Guest Speaker

SpringSpring

Month Work-Based Learning (WBL)February Organize 9th Grade Career Awareness Field Trip

Help coordinate Job Shadow Day

March Organize 10th Grade Career Exploration Field Trip

Host Lunch or Classroom Guest Speaker

April Organize 11th Grade Career Preparation Field Trip

Help coordinate Career Exploration Fair

May Organize 12th Grade Career Training Field Trip

Host Lunch or Classroom Guest Speaker

June Host Lunch or Classroom Guest Speaker

Look for summer internships for students

Remember that this is just a Remember that this is just a framework to guide you in your framework to guide you in your work. The goal of this position is work. The goal of this position is to ensure that the WBL activities to ensure that the WBL activities align to your curriculum at each align to your curriculum at each grade level, and is a progression grade level, and is a progression

throughout the students’ high throughout the students’ high school career.school career.

Tips for Field Tips for Field ExcursionsExcursions Use the summer to collaborate Use the summer to collaborate

with academy team on when with academy team on when certain field excursions should certain field excursions should take placetake place

Create a calendarCreate a calendar Plan dates now so that the Plan dates now so that the

experiences are intentional and experiences are intentional and not just convenientnot just convenient

Tips for Guest Tips for Guest SpeakersSpeakers Use the summer to collaborate Use the summer to collaborate

with academy team on when with academy team on when certain guest speakers are certain guest speakers are neededneeded

Create a calendarCreate a calendar Ask for help!!Ask for help!!

Tips for Advisory Tips for Advisory Board’s Board’s Role and Role and ResponsibilityResponsibility Review work-based learning activities and curriculum Review work-based learning activities and curriculum

and provide input and provide input Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the

academy’s work-based learning program and academy’s work-based learning program and recommend improvementsrecommend improvements

Connect individually with students around career Connect individually with students around career plansplans

Provide support in the classroom around topics Provide support in the classroom around topics relevant to the workplacerelevant to the workplace

Provide internships and other work-based learning Provide internships and other work-based learning experiences experiences

Recruit businesses and other partners to provide Recruit businesses and other partners to provide internships and other work-based learning internships and other work-based learning experiencesexperiences

Collaborative EventsCollaborative Events

October - College Fair (district)October - College Fair (district) February - Job Shadow Day February - Job Shadow Day

(industry)(industry) May – Career Fair (school site)May – Career Fair (school site)

Create a CalendarCreate a Calendar

Use the blank calendar to write in Use the blank calendar to write in annual academy eventsannual academy events

Then, try to plug in some field Then, try to plug in some field excursions, guest speakers, and excursions, guest speakers, and other WBL experiencesother WBL experiences

Google DocGoogle Doc

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DGIf5uwBoSwUWSHgs8joRb5NDkifF8BW1BQ9efB7J6k/edit?usp=sharing

Update Google Doc with 5 Update Google Doc with 5 industry partners in the local industry partners in the local communitycommunity