Quality Work-Based
Learning Toolkit
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
The Kansas
City, Kansas Quality Work-Based Learning Toolkit project was launched
in the summer of 2002, by the New Century Connections partnership. The project's
goal was to build a toolkit that would provide Kansas City, Kansas educators
and youth program staff with everything they need to create quality, safe
and legal work-based learning experiences for students.
The Quality Work-Based Learning Toolkit is the result of hundreds of hours
of work by Kansas City, Kansas teachers, administrators and community partners
from the Business Education Coalition (BEC) at the Kansas City, Kansas Area
Chamber of Commerce. New Ways to Work provided consulting, managed the process
and produced the Toolkit.
This toolkit provides resources and materials which are specific to Kansas
laws, Kansas City, Kansas board policies and district programs and practices.
Please feel free to download and use the materials with full awareness that
specifics may need to be changed for your purposes.
If you are interested in working with New Ways to develop a toolkit that
is specific to your district or community, please contact Molly Wertz, our
Quality Work-Based Learning Project Manager.
You can download
the entire toolkit (276
pages)as a PDF file by clicking
here.
Individual sections of the toolkit are also available as separate PDF files
by clicking their titles in the table of contents below. TOOLKIT
CONTENTS
Creating
Quality Work-Based Learning
How-To
Guide for Workplace Tours
How-To
Guide for Job Shadows
How-To
Guide for Internships
How-To
Guide for Service Learning
Building
the Classroom Connection
Teacher
Guide to the Work-Based Learning Plan
Workplace
Partner Guide to the Work-Based Learning Plan
Student
Guide to the Work-Based Learning Plan
Tools
Factsheets
Resources
| Creating Quality Work-Based
Learning |
|
Creating
Quality Work-Based Learning is an introduction to the principles of
Quality Work-Based Learning and lays the foundation for developing any work-based
learning experience. The Seven Simple Guidelines presented focus on the
"must-haves" for quality experiences.
| Introduction |
2 |
| Background |
3 |
| What is Quality Work-Based Learning? |
4 |
| The Quality Elements of Work-Based Learning |
5 |
| Who is Involved and What Do They Do? |
8 |
| The Continuum
of Quality Work-Based Learning |
10 |
| Career Awareness Activities |
10 |
| Career Exploration Activities |
10 |
| Career Preparation Activities |
11 |
| Seven Simple
Guidelines for Creating Quality Work-Based Learning |
13 |
| Guideline 1: Plan and Prepare for Successful
Experiences |
13 |
| Guideline 2: Maximize Learning |
15 |
| Guideline 3: Provide Effective Supervision |
19 |
| Guideline 4: Promote Safety |
21 |
| Guideline 5: Manage the Hours a Student is at
the Workplace |
23 |
| Guideline 6: Pay When Required |
25 |
| Guideline 7: Provide Ongoing Support |
26 |
| Summary |
27 |
| Summary of Factsheets |
30 |
| Summary of Tools |
31 |
The How-to Guides
for Workplace Tours, Job Shadows, Internships and Service Learning are
step-by-step guides to developing Quality Work-Based Learning experiences
that work for the student, the workplace partner and the teacher.
| Developing Workplace
Tours |
|
| Introduction |
2 |
| Workplace Tours Overview |
3 |
| Teacher Checklist for Workplace Tour Development |
3 |
| Before the Workplace Tour |
4 |
| During the Workplace Tour |
6 |
| After the Workplace Tour |
7 |
| Workplace Tour Matrix |
8 |
| Introduction |
2 |
| Job Shadow Overview |
2 |
| Teacher Checklist for Job Shadow Development |
3 |
| Before the Job Shadow |
4 |
| During the Job Shadow |
6 |
| After the Job Shadow |
7 |
| Job Shadow Matrix |
8 |
| Introduction |
2 |
| Internship Overview |
2 |
| Teacher Checklist for Internship Development |
4 |
| Before the Internship |
5 |
| During the Internship |
8 |
| After the Internship |
11 |
| Internship Activity Matrix |
12 |
| Developing Service
Learning |
|
| Introduction |
2 |
| Service Learning Overview |
3 |
| Teacher Checklist for Service Learning Development |
3 |
| Before the Service Learning Project |
4 |
| During the Service Learning Project |
8 |
| After the Service Learning Project |
9 |
| Service Learning Matrix |
11 |
| Building the Classroom Connection |
|
The Building the
Classroom Connection guide provides suggestions for orientation activities,
reflection activities and classroom experiences that support work-based
learning and ideas for extending student learning beyond the work-based
learning experience.
| Introduction |
2 |
| Preparing Students for Work-Based Learning |
4 |
| Supporting the Worksite Supervisor |
6 |
| Concurrent Learning Activities |
8 |
| The Importance of Reflection |
9 |
| Beyond the Work-Based Learning Experience |
12 |
| Guides to the Work-Based
Learning Plan |
|
The Teacher Guide
for the Work-Based Learning Plan provides instructions for teachers
on how to assist students and workplace partners with writing learning objectives
and evaluating student performance. The Workplace Partner and Student
Guides to the Work-Based Learning Plan detail the learning objective
development process.
| Introduction |
2 |
| Coaching Students to Write Measurable Learning
Objectives |
3 |
| The Work-Based Learning Plan and Evaluation
Tool |
6 |
| Using the Work-Based Learning Plan to Record
Learning Objectives |
9 |
| Workplace (SCANS) Skills Evaluation |
10 |
| Introduction |
1 |
| Student Preparation for Writing Learning Objectives |
2 |
| The Work-Based Learning Plan and Evaluation
Tool |
4 |
| Using the Work-Based Learning Plan to Record
Learning Objectives |
6 |
| Workplace (SCANS) Skills Evaluation |
7 |
| Introduction |
2 |
| Measurable Learning Objectives |
3 |
| The Work-Based Learning Plan and Evaluation
Tool |
6 |
| Internship Activity Matrix |
11 |
The Tools section
of this toolkit contains supportive materials including forms, sample classroom
assignments and items to assist workplace partners.
The collection of Factsheets
specific to Kansas City, Kansas provides an overview of work-based learning
structures and programs, laws and regulations and partners, detailing important
information about each topic.
| Work-Based Learning Factsheets |
|
| Legal and Regulatory Factsheets |
|
The Quality Work-Based
Learning Resource List points to additional materials and organizations
that support Quality Work-Based Learning programs.
For more information contact: sgtrippe@nww.org
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