LibGuides: Work-Based Learning : Additonal Resources

ConnectEd - The National Center for College & Career Videos

Series of Videos from ConnectEd on Work-Based Learning

Teacher Externship One of the best strategies for getting students engaged in work-based learning activities is for teachers to do it first. During an externship, teachers can feel the power of an on-site experience and can then infuse the technical content into their instruction.
Industry Partner involvement Project-based learning is a key instructional strategy in Linked Learning pathways. This video highlights some key strategies that districts are using to engage business and community partners.
Student Internships At the Health Careers Academy in Palmdale, California, students rotate through a wide range of work-based learning opportunities, culminating in site-based internships.
A Systemic Approach As more districts adopt the goal of getting all students college and career-ready, many are still searching for how to implement the career component. See how one school district is developing, and scaling, a system of work-based learning to ensure its students are prepared for the 21st century economy.
Project TERRA: An Outdoor Classroom Project TERRA (Teaching Environmentally Responsible and Respectful Attitudes) is a garden on the Yerba Buena High School campus. TERRA was created as an outdoor classroom, an organic vegetable garden/orchard, a pollinator garden, a greenhouse, and an aquaponics garden. The overall goal of TERRA was to build an innovative classroom where students could learn about environmental stewardship and sustainable urban agriculture leading to healthier food choices and the use of sustainable waste management practices. Because the school and neighborhood is located in an urban setting with little green and natural spaces, students and families would benefit from eating the fresh and organic produce from the Terra garden. The plan was to use many of the vegetables in the school cafeteria through a salad bar.
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Terra was developed as an integrated project between AVID, Engineering, and Construction programs at the school. The AVID class curriculum included sustainable agriculture, gardening, and ecosystem balance. Engineering Pathway students designed the self-contained aquaponics system and incorporated solar and wind power to run the electrical systems for Terra. Construction Pathway students designed and built the compost bins, the raised beds, and the garden fence and posts. Construction students will also design and build the greenhouse. Working together, these three groups advocated and advertised the project, which has been featured in the Santa Clara Valley Water District blog and on KCBS, KBAY, and ABC new.

The project is not quite at full implementation (due to interruption by Covid19 restrictions), but is expected to be completed in 2021.
A Game Changer: Work-based Learning in Detroit Students in Detroit pathways are learning about local industry and related skills through a series of work-based learning activities – all intended to give them a running start as they think about their future careers.
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Connect ED - the National Center for College & Career

PBS Work-Based Videos

PBS - Series: Work-Based Courses: Bringing College to the Production Line (2016)
Learn about work-based courses: credit-bearing community college courses redesigned in partnership with employers so that competencies are taught both in the classroom or lab and on the job. This collection of videos from Jobs for the Future (JFF) examines the major stages of program design and implementation and explains how each stakeholder—including colleges, manufacturing employers, and incumbent workers—benefits. Support materials offer active viewing questions and targeted links to a toolkit that contains guidance for those interested in implementing work-based courses in their college or workplace.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1304249.

CWI Work Based Learning Center

About: Looking to begin an apprenticeship program that will strengthen your workforce? Explore the "Learn, Do, Earn" concept behind the College of Western Idaho's new Work Based Learning Center to connect with the resources for your workforce needs.

Work-Based Learning Toolkit

Work-Based Learning Toolkit
This tool kit was produced under U.S. Department of Education Contract No. ED-VAE-12-C0051 with RTI International Inc., which administers the Department of Education's National Center for Innovation in Career and Technical Education.

Specific Resources from the Work-Based Learning Tool Kit

Making Work-Based Learning Work (2016)
Source: Jobs for the Future
Work-Based Learning in California: Opportunities and Models for Expansion (2009)
Source: WestEd for the James Irvine Foundation

Utah Education Network Website

Work-Based Learning: Utah Education Network
UEN: Work-based learning (WBL) is an educational strategy that provides students with real-life work experiences where they can apply academic and technical skills and develop their employability.
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UEN is part of the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) which connects all Utah school districts, schools, and higher education institutions to a robust network and quality educational resources. UEN is one of the nation's premier education networks.

Wisconsin DPI

Work-Based Learning - Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
The site includes a sample agreement, and training outline plus additional information and general resources.

Podcasts

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Stephanie Bianco shares about experiential learning through healthy communities on episode 266 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
ACT Ready for Work Podcast Episode 11: Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning
Work-based or “on-the-job” learning through apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs benefits learners from all education and socioeconomic levels and put them on a fast track to high-wage, nationally portable careers.

In this episode of “Ready for Work," we talk to leaders in postsecondary education and business about the use of work-based learning programs at the community level and the personal and economic results that can be gained from creating such programs.