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WORK-BASEDLEARNINGIN ACTION!
2.17.2015
Our Outcomes For Today
Academy Teams identify gaps and needs within their own College and Career Continuum.
Academy Teams have time to engage with action planning tool and plan next steps.
All participants will have an opportunity to celebrate all parts of the WBL continuum and effective practices.
All participants will recognize champion employers and highlight employer engagement success stories.
All participants will gain an understanding of common work-based learning (WBL) definitions and the WBL continuum.
All participants will gain valuable resources andtools to support WBL integration.
A Regional Partnership
Work-Based Learning
AdvisoryBoard
Success
College and Career Continuum
Work Based Learning
College and Career Ready Students
Preparation
Exploration
Awareness
Work Based Learning
Framing Principles
• 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 paid internship.
• One of the most efficient ways to develop sustainable relationships with employer partners is to start small and build towards paid internships
College & Career Ready SkillsPart 1. Core College and Career
Readiness Skills
C. Self-Management and Personal Responsibility
A. Foundational Skills C.1. Manages time effectively; punctual
A.1. Locating, comprehending, and
evaluating information
C.2. Self-directed; takes initiative; resourceful
A.2. Listening and observationC.3. Takes responsibility for learning; seeks to
learn
A.3. **Critical thinking, problem
formulation, and problem solving
C.4. Asks appropriate questions
A.4. Oral communication C.5. Prioritizes tasks
A.5. Written communication C.6. Persistent
A.6. Quantitative reasoning C.7. Brings tasks and projects to completion
A.7. Precision and accuracy C.8. Aware of own abilities and performance
B. Applied Workplace Skills C.9. **Exhibits responsible and professional
behaviors and defined by the industry or
field
B.1. Systems thinkingPart 2. Knowledge of the Field and
Organizational Context
B.2. Creativity and innovation D.
B.3. Information technology application
D.1. Understands career
opportunities/requirements in the industry
or field overall
B.4. **Teamwork/collaboration
D.2. Understands the career
opportunities/requirements in the specificoccupational area related to the
student project
B.5. Ability to work with diverse individuals
D.3. Understands the culture, etiquette, and
practices of the workplace or the project client’s organization and knows how to
navigate the organization
Internships: Creating Common Definitions
College, Career & Life Readiness
IN ACTION!
Aligning 21st Century Learning & Teaching
College AND Career Readiness
is the goal of both:
Common Core is embedded inThe Linked Learning approach
Four Components of Linked
Learning:
• Rigorous Academic Core• Real World Technical Skills• Work Based Learning• Personalized Support
The ultimate goal of this work is a sustainable
economy for all.
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Note: Four-year schools have a six-year graduation window; two-year
schools have a three-year graduation window.
Source: Condition of Education, NCES, 2013
59%
31%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Four-Year School (BA) Two-Year School (AA or Certificate)
College Completion Rates LOW
14Sources: Recovery 2020, Georgetown Center on Education and the
Workforce, 2013; and Complete College America
2020 CA Employment Projections
Source: EPI analysis of data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover
Survey and the Current Population Survey, December 2014
http://stateofworkingamerica.org/charts/unemployed-and-job-openings-by-
industry/
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0.2000
0.4000
0.6000
0.8000
1.0000
1.2000
Unemployed Job openings In a 2011 McKinsey survey of 2,000 U.S. companies, two thirds reported difficulty in filling job vacancies for reasons including:
• insufficient job experience
• insufficient educational qualifications
• unsuitable work habits
• poor communication ability
Unemployed & Job Openings (in millions)
TEAM TIME
NAF Academy EVIDENCE BINDER
Standard 4.1 Provides a Work Based Learning Program
All students complete a sequence set of work based learning experiences
WBL IN ACTION
Career AwarenessVisalia Unified School District
Career Awareness
Exploring Career Options to Motivate
StudentsConnects to your Graduate Profile and
Course Curriculum
• Student Learning Outcomes:• Career Understanding• Link Concepts• Communication• Economic Impacts
Career Awareness
Exploring Career Options to Motivate
StudentsExperiences Defined By:
• Interaction with industry partners in groups
• Designed by adults to broaden student awareness
• Exposes students to the breadth of an industry
Career Awareness
Exploring Career Options to Motivate
StudentsInvolves STRONG partnership with Advisory Committee• Academy Team vet ideas with
Advisory Committee• Advisory Committee supports
the WBL activities
Career Awareness
Industry Tours• Site Tours• Simulations (Hospital Flu Triage Training)
Examples of
Experiences
Career Awareness
Guest Speakers
Examples of
Experiences
Career Awareness
Other Examples:• Career Fairs• One-on One Interviews• Career Readiness Activities
• Interview Skills• Interpersonal
Communication• PBL Involvement
• Resources, Assessment, Potential Team Member.
Examples of
Experiences
Career Awareness
Phil Deffenbaugh, Superintendent Terminus
Dam and GWHS AG Engineering Advisory
Member leads a group of Ag Engineering
students through a tour of the Hydro-Electric
Plant as part of the Electricity Unit in the
Introduction to Ag Engineering Class
TEAM TIME
LET’S TAKE A BREAK!
Career Exploration
Alyssa?
Dinuba Unified School
District
Job Shadows
Alyssa?
WBL IN ACTION
Mock Interviews/HOSA
Mock Interviews/HOSA★ Area of weakness for our Academy★ What we have done in the past
○ Very few participants (<10 for competition)★ The plan we are implementing for our future
○ How can we be better?○ How can we address more students?
Mock Interviews/HOSAPAST
★ Interview to join the
Academy
★ Students pick up
applications from local
businesses
★ Students pick up/download
a medical application
★ Interview professionals
specific to the current
project
PRESENT
★ Interview to join the academy
★ AP Psychology - Juniors
○ After AP Testing
★ Staff Meeting
○ Students dress
professionally
○ Students interviewed by
2-3 staff members (panel
feeling) on two different
job types
★ Interview professionals
specific to the current
project
Informational Interviews
mentor
breakfast
Informational Interviews
Informational Interviews
Exploration of Careers
● Mentor Breakfast
● Advisory is used for contacts
● Interviews done every year in all
Pathway classes.
○ Done during Projects - email,
phone and in person.
TEAM TIME
Career PreparationPorterville Unified School District
Job Interview
Internships
Internship application
Tracking WBL
LUNCH AND LEARN&
GALLERY WALK
Regional Vision: ITK
Regional Goals
1. Create and sustain strong regional WBL and Advisory partnership leading to 2500 internships by 2020.
2. Ensure student pathways connect to sector partnerships that are valued in the regional economy.
3. Demonstrate the "collective impact" of pathways on students and communities.
You Are Not AloneEmployer Engagement: Advisory Boards
• Membership & Structure
• Work-Based Learning
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Marketing & Academy Sustainability
You Are Not AloneEmployer Engagement: Work Based Learning
• Recruit, assemble, and support staff to perform below functions
• Engage major regional employers and seek commitments
• Establish and staff regional industry sector committees
• Establish technology infrastructure to collect, monitor, and report employer partnerships and involvement
• Select tools and information for use by districts, schools, pathways, employers
You Are Not Alone
Employer Engagement: Sector Partnerships
• Establish and staff regional industry sector committees
• Assure that pathway themes align with regional workforce and economic development needs
• Engage industry partnerships in WBL and Advisory Boards
TEAM TIME
Telling Your Data Story
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will
never forget how you made them feel.”
What We Know About Stories
No two stories are ever the same.
There are multiple ways to tell a story.
They are an effective way to highlight impact and the importance of our work.
Telling Your Data Story Effectively
Define your audience
Use a blend of quantitative & qualitative data
Give a snapshot & give an overview
Use visuals of “action shots”
Student Reflection Tool
Student profile
Pre-post questions about students’ attitudes, behaviors, and goals
Opportunity for testimonies
Sample Questions:A snapshot
1. I feel more confident in my plans for after I graduate high school.
2. I am more aware of resources to assist me with being successful with my plan.
3. I now see myself as a young professional.
4. I have more confidence in my abilities.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
Next Steps
1. Student Reflection Tool will be available Sept 2015
2. Continue to examine process to ensure its efficiency & effectiveness
3. Open to working with all districts to prepare sample data stories
Free Tools
piktochart.com
https://developers.google.com/chart/
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After event reception:
101 W. Main Street, Visalia