VTP 555 Group Discussion Topics

Organization of Work-Based Learning Programs

Introduce Your Group

• Think of a creative way for your group to introduce each member to the class.

• Include information from the Personal Data Sheet.

• You have 5 minutes to prepare for your presentation.

Why Work-Based Learning?

• Philosophy? Purpose?

• Goals

• “Knocks” on teens working.

• Image of program.

Benefits of Work-Based Learning

• Students

• Faculty

• Community

• Business

Elements of a good WBL Program

• What makes a good program?

• Class?

• Jobs?

• What students will you serve?

Legalities of Working

• Working off the books? Good? Bad?

• How many hours should a minor work?

• What hours should a minor work?

• How much such a teen be paid to learn a trade?

WBL Program’s Impact on your School and District

• How does your work program reflect upon your district?

• What resources can you bring to your district?

Challenge Question

• Who is Herman Schneider?

Standards

• What are the Career Development standards?

• How do they relate to work-based programs?

CTE Sequences

• What are the new graduation requirements?

• What is a CTE sequence?

• Why do we need a CTE sequence?

Co-op Programs

• What is the image of work programs in your school?– Students, parents,

business community.

• What is the philosophy of cooperative work experience learning?

Terminology?

The following terms refer to a variety of work-based learning programs.

• Co-op or co-op work experience• Work Study• School-to-Career or School-to-Work• Apprenticeship training• Internships• Shadowing

Co-op Programs

• What makes a good program?

• Are there different types of programs?

• Career Jump Start – Melting Pot of Programs?

• Student dynamics – how do they affect a program?

Co-op Programs

• What are the benefits of a Co-op program to the – students,

– faculty,

– community, and

– businesses.

Co-op Programs

• Who are these programs for?

• What type of students?

Herman Schneider

Dean Schneider is known internationally as the "founder of cooperative education" for implementing in 1906 his co-op plan "joining theory and practice, linking education and industry through knowledge and experience" in the Departments of Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering. He was a strong advocate of the value of work, believing that a part of anyone's success in applying his studies after graduation was traceable to benefits derived from the work itself.