Designing and Assessing Your Work-

Based Learning System

Deanna Hanson, Director of

WBL, NAF

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Introduction and Goals of Workshop

Who is in the Room? Goalso How Does WBL Help Students Become College

and Career Ready?o What Should be Included in the Design of a

WBL System and Why? o Who Should be Involved in the Design?o How and When Do We Assess It?

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What Has To Happen ToImprove Student Learning?

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C&CR & Student WBLI Assessment

C&CR definition is the basis for WBL Assessments related to C&CR outcomes

will be used by supervisors following internships

We will be developing methods to assess progress toward mastery of each of these outcomes by grade level

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What Are the Elements of a Quality Plan Be tied to identified learning outcomes and curriculum Be developmentally appropriate Include assessment of student performance Include an orientation for all parties Provide opportunities for reflection Link to the student’s next WBL experience Link classroom learning and professional expectations

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Supported by both academic and industry-related course teachers

Prepare ALL students Involve ALL students Focus on college and career readiness not

a career or job

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Students’ Roles and Responsibilities

Actively participate in school and workplace experiences

Develop meaningful learning objectives Participate in reflection activities to

process workplace learning Update portfolio capturing each work-

based learning experience

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District Roles and Responsibilities

Maintain and support policies and protocols to make work-based learning a viable method for helping students meet academic standards

Support teachers’ professional development to ensure they maximize the opportunities at the workplace

Leverage available resources to make sure that work-based learning is supported within small learning communities

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Parent/Guardian Roles

Ensure students complete paperwork and curriculum requirements

Support successful completion of internship

Communicate with school personnel to monitor progress

Participate in celebratory activities

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Teachers and Other Staff Roles

Provide support for students and employers Monitor student performance in the

classroom and in the workplace and resolve any issues that arise

Prepare students for the workplace with multiple WBL experiences

Prepare employers to work with high school students in and out of the classroom

Make the connection between academic learning and the workplace

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Advisory Board Responsibilities

All WBL experiences are linked to strong advisory boards and community employer resources

How strong is your Advisory Board? Review work-based learning activities and

curriculum and provide input Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the

academy’s work-based learning program and recommend improvements

Connect individually with students around career plans

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Provide support in the classroom around topics relevant to the workplace

Assist in fundraising to defer additional costs associated with work-based learning activities such as transportation

Provide internships and other work-based learning experiences

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

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Community Agencies/Organizations/Higher Ed Roles and Responsibilities

What organizations in your community play a “connecting and convening” role with both education and employers/community leaders?

Serve as intermediary to connect teachers and other school personnel and students with businesses

Assist in supervising student work place experiences Subsidize work experience and internships for

eligible students Provide referrals to work-based learning activities,

including work experience and internship opportunities

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Coordinate community-wide job shadow days

Develop articulation agreements for college credits

Assist in preparing youth for the work place (after school programs)

Arrange for college visits

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What Has To Happen ToImprove Student Learning?

Culminating Project

Assessments

End of Course Exams

Internship Assessment

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Supervisor Assessment ofCollege and Career

Readiness

WBL Standard: Coordinated Program

All students complete a sequenced set of work-based learning experiences as defined by the Internship Gold StandardsA three- to four-year series of coordinated and sequenced work-

based learning experiences that include activities within career

awareness, career exploration and career preparation guarantee

that students are provided with learning opportunities that build

in sophistication, duration, and intensity and ultimately prepare

them for compensated internships. In our academy, a

coordinated, sequenced work-based learning program

WBL Standards: Internships

The academy develops and sustains a program of compensated internship experiences

All academy students complete a compensated internship experience before they graduate. The percentage of last year's(2011-2012) seniors who completed a compensated internship experience as a junior or senior was…

WBL Standard: Career Goals

Students, teachers and internship providers collaborate to support the student’s career goals.

Written individual student learning and college/career plans allow for differentiated skills levels, and alignment with student interests, internship experiences and targeted debriefing, reflection, and evaluation

www.naf.org

Search:Guide to Work-Based Learning

Orhttp://naf.org/search/node/Guide%20to%20Work%20Based%20Learning

All tools are linked within the Guide

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We Want You and Your Students to be Successful

What does your Academy need?o What can your school do to help?o What can your district office do to help?o What materials/tools are needed?o What can your community do to help?o What professional development would be

helpful?o Who do you call for answers?