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Successful Strategies for Implementing Work-based
Learning Activities
Successful Strategies for Implementing Work-based
Learning Activities
Educating For Careers ConferenceEducating For Careers Conference
Lori Marchy THS CounselorLori Marchy THS Counselor
Work-based LearningWork-based Learning
What is Work-based Learning ? What is Work-based Learning ?
Learning that takes place in the workplace.Learning that takes place in the workplace.
Includes a number of different Includes a number of different activities activities from short-term introductory from short-term introductory
experiences to longer-experiences to longer-term, more term, more intensive ones intensive ones including paid work including paid work experiences experiences and formal training. and formal training.
AND...AND...
Work-based LearningWork-based Learning
...they (WBL activities) generally ...they (WBL activities) generally involve schools and employers involve schools and employers working together to devise working together to devise objectives, activities, and work tasks, objectives, activities, and work tasks, and, sometimes, criteria for and, sometimes, criteria for monitoring and assessing students.monitoring and assessing students.
What are the Types of WBL Experiences ?What are the Types of WBL Experiences ?
Job Shadowing
Mentoring
Internships
Student
Teacher
Educator Internships for both Academic and Technical Instructors
Work-based LearningWork-based Learning
VideoVideo
Groundhog Job Shadow Day - Highlights Groundhog Job Shadow Day - Highlights
VideoVideo
Past Student Speakers/ Teachers: Past Student Speakers/ Teachers:
(Graduates of Turlock High School)(Graduates of Turlock High School)
Job Shadow VideoJob Shadow Video
Job ShadowingJob Shadowing
Definition: A student follows an employee for one Definition: A student follows an employee for one or more days to learn about an occupation or or more days to learn about an occupation or industry.industry.
Job Shadowing is intended to help students:Job Shadowing is intended to help students: explore a range of career objectives.explore a range of career objectives. Select a career major.Select a career major.
National Job Shadow DayNational Job Shadow Day National Job Shadow DayNational Job Shadow Day
How did the Job Shadow initiative get started?
Many middle school and high school kids previously didn’t have the opportunity to explore various career options firsthand by visiting a workplace. In 1996, the first local Job Shadow Day was conducted in Boston. In 1997, the National Job Shadow Coalition was formed to encourage participation in a shadowing initiative across the United States. The goal was to help young people explore firsthand the skills and education needed to succeed in today’s and future job markets, and to encourage the development of relationships between students and caring adults. Given the current economy, students need these valuable experiences more than ever.
National Job Shadow DayNational Job Shadow DayNational Job Shadow DayNational Job Shadow Day
Where will Job Shadow 2009 take place?Where will Job Shadow 2009 take place? At thousands of participating businesses and organizations across At thousands of participating businesses and organizations across
the country. Participating employers coordinate and support the country. Participating employers coordinate and support employees to serve as workplace mentors by using the resources employees to serve as workplace mentors by using the resources available on this website.available on this website.Past workplace mentors include:Past workplace mentors include:
Former President George H.W. Bush Former President George H.W. Bush Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Former Governor Jesse Ventura and other governors, mayors and Former Governor Jesse Ventura and other governors, mayors and
elected officials elected officials Former Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio Former Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio Today Show anchors Matt Lauer, Al Roker, and Ann Curry Today Show anchors Matt Lauer, Al Roker, and Ann Curry
MentoringMentoring
Definition: Role models for youth who have an Definition: Role models for youth who have an understanding of the workplace. The mentor understanding of the workplace. The mentor program is a direct link between the student and the program is a direct link between the student and the business community.business community.
Mentors assist students with:Mentors assist students with: Basic employment skills.Basic employment skills. Workplace behavior.Workplace behavior. School projects.School projects. Personal issues.Personal issues.
Student InternshipsStudent Internships
Definition: Students work with an employer for a Definition: Students work with an employer for a specified period of time to learn about an industry specified period of time to learn about an industry or occupation.or occupation.
Activities may include:Activities may include: Special projects.Special projects. Overview of tasks from different jobs.Overview of tasks from different jobs. Tasks from a single occupation.Tasks from a single occupation. Paid work experiencePaid work experience
Teacher InternshipsTeacher Internships
Definition: Teacher’s work with an employer for a Definition: Teacher’s work with an employer for a specified period of time to learn about an industry specified period of time to learn about an industry or occupation.or occupation.
Internship will:Internship will: Expose teacher to the diversity of challenges and benefits of Expose teacher to the diversity of challenges and benefits of
industry.industry. Provide “hands-on” learning experiences in business and industry.Provide “hands-on” learning experiences in business and industry. Enhance teacher’s ability to relate the world of work to students.Enhance teacher’s ability to relate the world of work to students. Bring greater understanding between classroom and the local Bring greater understanding between classroom and the local
business community.business community.
GradesGrades•• Supervised Practical Experience Program (SPE) Supervised Practical Experience Program (SPE)
Consistent with Chosen Pathway* Consistent with Chosen Pathway*
* Paid Work Experience* Paid Work Experience
* Entrepreneurial Enterprise* Entrepreneurial Enterprise
•• Workplace MentoringWorkplace Mentoring
GradesGrades
••Paid/Unpaid Technical Level Work Paid/Unpaid Technical Level Work Experience Consistent with Chosen Experience Consistent with Chosen Career Pathway Career Pathway (Major)•Entrepreneurial Enterprise(Major)•Entrepreneurial Enterprise
GradesGrades
••Job ShadowingJob Shadowing
••ExplorationExploration
••Unpaid Work ExperienceUnpaid Work Experience
••Workplace MentoringWorkplace Mentoring
••Supervised Practical Experience Program (SPE)Supervised Practical Experience Program (SPE)
Levels of Work-based Levels of Work-based LearningLearning
Who benefits from Work-based Learning Programs ?Who benefits from Work-based Learning Programs ? Advantages of WBL for:
Students
Employers
School
Instructor
Community
Who else may be involved ?
Parents
Advisory Committee
Work-based LearningWork-based Learning
How to get students involved?How to get students involved?
Promoting WBL Programs
Work-based LearningWork-based Learning
Who has responsibility?Who has responsibility?Responsibilities of each component (training)
Students
Employers
Instructor
School
Parents
Work-based LearningWork-based Learning
“Work-based Learning -
More Than One Day”
“Work-based Learning -
More Than One Day”
Increased exposure to STW concepts for Increased exposure to STW concepts for
key audienceskey audiences
Opportunity to create new partnershipsOpportunity to create new partnerships
Chance to refresh ties with and thank Chance to refresh ties with and thank
existing partnersexisting partners
Opportunity to build ally base for STWOpportunity to build ally base for STW
How it is Done at Turlock High How it is Done at Turlock High
Student initiates the experienceStudent initiates the experience Student generates the letterStudent generates the letter Student generates the evaluation and hand Student generates the evaluation and hand
carries to their Job Shadow Site.carries to their Job Shadow Site. Student gives a presentation back to the Student gives a presentation back to the
class on their experience. Now the students class on their experience. Now the students have 30 plus new career experiences from have 30 plus new career experiences from one event.one event.
Celebrate!!!!Celebrate!!!!
Collect evaluationsCollect evaluations Call Workplace CoordinatorsCall Workplace Coordinators
let them know about the great things you do all let them know about the great things you do all year longyear long
ResourcesResources
PostcardsPostcards BrochuresBrochures How-to GuideHow-to Guide VideoVideo PostersPosters Web site: Web site: www.jobshadow.orgwww.jobshadow.org
www.jobshadow.org/downloadwww.jobshadow.org/download
