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Delivering Work-Based Learning in Rural Schools Opportunities and Options Douglas Gagnon, Douglas Van Dine, Steve Klein, Neal Wolf, Sarah Bird RELCentral@marzanoresearch.com COLORADO KANSAS MISSOURI NEBRASKA NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA

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Delivering Work-Based Learning in Rural Schools

Opportunities and Options

Douglas Gagnon, Douglas Van Dine, Steve Klein, Neal Wolf, Sarah Bird

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Who We Are

The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Central at Marzano Research serves the applied education research needs of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

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An alliance united by goals to address challenges faced by rural schools including recruitment and retention and achievement gap closure.

Areas of Focus

Teacher Recruitment & Retention Closing Achievement Gaps

Delivering Work-Based Learning in Rural Schools

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Overview

  • Introductions
  • What is work-based

learning?

  • Delivery challenges
  • Framework components
  • Promising approaches
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Today’s Presenters

  • Steve Klein
  • Director of the Center for School, Family, and Community
  • Neal Wolf
  • Agriculture Instructor at Grand River Technical School,

Missouri

  • Sarah Bird
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Director at

Boone Central Schools, Nebraska

  • Facilitators:
  • Douglas Gagnon, Senior Researcher, REL Central
  • Douglas Van Dine, Senior Researcher, REL Central
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What Is Work-Based Learning (WBL)?

Sustained interactions with industry

  • r community professionals in real

workplace settings, to the extent practicable, or simulated environments at an educational institution that foster in-depth, first- hand engagement with the tasks required of a given career field that are aligned to curriculum and instruction (Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act of 2018).

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Research Behind WBL

  • Research has suggested the following:
  • WBL is associated with increased workplace readiness

and motivation (Kenny et al., 2010; Phillips et al., 2002) and with increased attendance and lower dropout rates (Hughes et al., 1999).

  • Successful WBL programs are more likely to be highly

structured and integrated with existing curriculum (Brown, 2003) and to allow for communication between instructors, employers, and students to ensure that goals are aligned (Hughes et al., 1999; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010).

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Strategies for Offering Services

Grades K–4 5–8 9–12 13+ Career Awareness Career Exploration Career Preparation Career Training

  • Note. Adapted from Work-Based Learning Subcommittee (2012, p. 20).
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Strategies for Offering Services

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Participant Questions

  • What WBL options do you
  • ffer students?
  • What is the biggest

challenge you face in

  • ffering WBL to students?
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Goals of WBL

  • To apply classroom academic

and technical skills

  • To develop employability skills
  • To learn about career options
  • To build relationships
  • To observe workplace

professionals

  • To become aware of

postsecondary education and training needs

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Delivery Challenges: General

  • State or local policies that limit academic credit for

activities outside the building

  • Transportation costs and busing limitations
  • Scheduling constraints
  • Liability and safety concerns
  • Challenges in establishing employer relationships
  • Concerns over student performance
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Delivery Challenges: Rural

  • Limited economic base
  • Distance to employers
  • Career and technical

education (CTE) program

  • ptions
  • Teacher experience and

learning

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WBL Offerings

72 87 95 35 35 74 77 90 37 38 59 67 79 33 33 43 55 68 26 26 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Student-run enterprise Mentoring by local employers OJT training, internships, practicums, clinical experiences, or co-op Apprenticeship/pre-apprenticeship Other WBL

City Suburban Town Rural

  • Note. Adapted from Gray and Lewis (2018, Table 3).
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What Is a Framework?

  • Terminology: How is WBL defined?
  • Qualifying experiences: What is participation?
  • Instructional connections: How are experiences

integrated into students’ educational program?

  • Fidelity: How is program quality assured?
  • Measurement: How are student experiences

assessed?

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U.S. Department of Education: Work- Based Learning Tool Kit (https://cte.ed.gov/wbltoolkit/)

COMPONENTS OF WBL ENGAGING EMPLOYERS CREATING A STATE WBL STRATEGY COLLECTING DATA SCALING PROGRAMS BACKGROUND

WORK-BASED LEARNING TOOL KIT

ALIGNMENT OF CLASSROOM AND WORKPLACE LEARNING APPLICATION OF ACADEMIC, TECHNICAL, AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS IN A WORK SETTING SUPPORT FROM CLASSROOM OR WORKPLACE MENTORS

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Work-Based Learning Manual: A How-To Guide for Work-Based Learning (https://wbl.fhi360.org/)

1

INTRODUCTION TO WORK- BASED LEARNING

2

GUEST SPEAKERS

3

WORKPLACE TOURS

4

COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIRS

5

INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS

6

JOB SHADOWS

7

INTERNSHIPS TEACHER WORKPLACE TOURS

8 9

TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS

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State Frameworks

  • Sources. Georgia Department of Education (2016); Indiana Department of Education (2018); Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and

Technical Education (2015); Nebraska Department of Education (n.d.).

Nebraska, Indiana, Georgia, and Kentucky are a few state examples.

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Questions?

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Litton Agri-Science Learning Center

  • Approx. 200 students,

grades 9–12

Census Population %± 1950 8,694 8.5% 1960 9,236 6.2% 1970 9,519 3.1% 1980 9,089 −4.5% 1990 8,804 −3.1% 2000 8,968 1.9% 2010 9,515 6.1%

  • Est. 2016

9,714 2.1%

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Litton Agri-Science Learning Center

This amazing agricultural education facility located in north central Missouri was built and funded primarily through donations from private individuals, local foundations, a local development corporation, and Chillicothe Banks. A display in the Ag Ed building is dedicated to and honors the Litton family.

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Our Program Today

  • Content area courses – Focus on Project Based

Learning (PBL) through agriculture.

  • Career readiness course – Property/equipment

maintenance and hands-on learning in various other courses.

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Student WBL Experiences

  • School farm
  • Student-run greenhouse
  • Property/maintenance course
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School Farm

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Greenhouse Students: School-Run Greenhouse

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Property/Maintenance Students

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Challenges

  • Supervising multiple groups of students in different

locations.

  • Developing and implementing appropriate

assessments.

  • Funding, equipment maintenance.
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Lessons Learned

  • Give all students opportunities.
  • Establish routines early.
  • Allow students to fail.
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Questions?

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Population Trends in Boone Central Towns

  • Approx. 200 students,

grades 9–12

Boone Central School District

1944 1813 1693 1650 1607 1613 388 370 343 333 323 323

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Albion Petersburg

  • Source. Population.us (n.d.).
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WBL in Boone Central

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Our Program Today

  • Content area courses –

Focus on PBL.

  • Career readiness course

– Job shadowing and hands-on learning.

  • Capstone – Certification,

independent project, or internship.

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Entrepreneurship Students: Volunteer-Based Theater

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Animal Science Students: Research with a Local Feedlot

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Agronomy Students: School-Run Greenhouse

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Construction Students: In-House Projects

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Welding Students: Working Toward Certification

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Challenges and Lessons Learned

  • Matching students with their interests.
  • Balancing needs of employers with needs of

students.

  • Involving teachers from the beginning.
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Questions?

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  • Thank you!
  • Availability of webinar materials.
  • Stakeholder feedback survey.

Closing

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References

Brown, B. L. (2003). CTE and work-based learning (ERIC Digest No. 252). Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Career and Vocational Education. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED482334 Georgia Department of Education. (2016). Work based learning: Including standards and activities for career-related education. Atlanta, GA: Author. Retrieved from https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/Work-Based- Learning-.aspx Gray, L., & Lewis, L. (2018). Career and technical education programs in public school districts: 2016–17 (NCES 2018-028). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED582132 Hughes, K. L., Moore, D. T., & Bailey, T. R. (1999). Work-based learning and academic skills (IEE Working Paper No. 15). New York, NY: Institute on Education and the Economy, Teachers College, Columbia University. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED437568 Indiana Department of Education. (2018). Work based learning manual. Indianapolis, IN: Author. Retrieved from https://www.doe.in.gov/wf-stem/work-based-learning Kenny, M. E., Walsh-Blair, L. Y., Blustein, D. L., Bempechat, J., & Seltzer, J. (2010). Achievement motivation among urban adolescents: Work hope, autonomy support, and achievement-related beliefs. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77(2), 205–212. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ897540

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References (cont.)

Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education. (2015). Work-based learning manual. Frankfort, KY: Author. Retrieved from https://education.ky.gov/CTE/cter/Pages/WBL.aspx Nebraska Department of Education. (n.d.). Guidelines for implementing the Nebraska Workplace Experiences Continuum in three phases. Lincoln, NE: Author. Retrieved from https://www.education.ne.gov/workplace-experiences/forms-resources/ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2010). Learning for jobs: Synthesis report of the OECD reviews of vocational education and training. Paris, France: Author. Retrieved from https://www.oecd.org/education/innovation- education/learningforjobs.htm Phillips, S. D., Blustein, D. L., Jobin-Davis, K., & Finkelberg White, S. (2002). Preparation for the school-to-work transition: The views of high school students. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 61(2), 202–216. doi:10.1006/jvbe.2001.1853 Population.us. (n.d.). Settlements in Nebraska state. Retrieved from https://population.us/settlement/ne/ Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act of 2018, H.R. 2353, 115th Cong. (2018) Work-Based Learning Subcommittee. (2012). Work-based learning in Linked Learning: Definitions, outcomes, and quality criteria (Field Review Draft). San Francisco, CA: Linked Learning Alliance. Retrieved from https://connectednational.org/learn/key-resources/work-based-learning/

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