Work-Based Learning for All My Students?

Help!

Deanna Hanson, NAF

Rob Atterbury, ConnectEd: The

California Center for College and Career

Introductions

Who’s in the room?

Our objectives: Not here to talk just about internships Arm you with some strategies for growing

opportunities Expand thinking about a continuum of

Work-based Learning experiences involving employer partners

Brainstorm

BrainstormWhy provide work-based learning experiences for ALL your students?

What will students gain as a result of work-based learning experience(s)?will students gain as a result? s?

What will students gain as a result?

So what do the students say?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=6huxoxMQ4OI

Miguel ReyesJohn Muir High School in Pasadena

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Outcome Driven vs. Activity Driven

What is it you expect students to know and be able to as a result of being in your academy?

C&CR & Student WBLI Assessment

College and Career Readiness definition is the basis for WBL Activities

Assessment of these C&CR Skills and attributes by internship supervisors are being piloted this summer in many NAF academies

Assessments related to C&CR outcomes will ultimately be aligned to all aspects of the Work-based Learning by grade level

What Has To Happen ToImprove Student Learning?

Culminating Project

Assessments

End of Course Exams

WBL Assessment

http://naf.org/resources/naf-guide-work-based-learning-continuum-activities-and-experiences-pdf

How Do We Find More Business Partners?

How can we better engage with business and industry?

What are the benefits to business and industry for being involved?

Ways to engage with business and industry

Ask o Neighbor, the person in the seat next to youo Staff, Parentso Alumni

Tap into existing partnerships – Advisory Boards, Community connectors/conveners, Other business partners and after-school providers

Be clear on what you need and how it fits into a systemic approach

Start small!

Benefits to business and industry

Reduced recruitment costs Reduced training and supervision costs Increased retention rates and reduced

turnover Students equipped with 21st century skills Higher productivity and promotion rates of

program graduates compared with other newly hired workers

Return on investment study: 75% of involved employers studied reported a ROI ranging from $0.40 to $5.64

Power of an advisory board

http://naf.org/resources/career-academies-advisory-boards-and-educators

What Do We Ask For?

Engagement With Studentso Classroom Involvemento Mentoringo Field Tripso Job Shadowso Advisory Board Participationo Compensated Internships

Advocacy Teacher Externships Resources – Not necessarily money

What doesn’t work for business community partners

Asking for money Not having an ask No clear role Not listening to the advice or having an

answer for every suggestion “Yea, we tried that” or “We’re doing that already”

Over complicate Not engaging them with students

Where Do I Start In My Community?

How does improving education help improve business development and the economy?

How involved and supportive is your advisory board?

Make a Listo Who is the best known champion for improving

education for students? Who is best to make the contact? What do we want him/her to do? What’s the next step?

Do It For Students!

Paying it Forward

http://naf.org/resources/advisory-board-development

Additional Resources

www.naf.org www.connectedcalifornia.org