Important Stuff Chris Droessler, CTE Support Services Consultant, NCDPI

Purpose of School Work-based Learning Articulation Agreement Manufacturing & STEM Careers

The primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the lives they lead outside of school. Elliot W. Eisner

What is the Purpose of School? Learning how to sit in rows. Learning how to get up and move en masse at the sound of a bell. Learning how to stay in place for 45-minute increments. Learning how to override your bodily functions. Learning how to answer the questions that the person standing in front of the room already knows the answer to. It’s a training ground for behavioral management. It’s the place where kids go to watch adults work really hard!

NC Board of Education Mission Every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.

Education Plan All students must graduate from high school and be career, college, and citizenship READY.

Boosting Teen Employment Prospects Teen unemployment dropped 53% from 1999 to 2012 Working at an early age generates a set of benefits that are manifest in improved lifetime employment and earnings outcomes as well as improved educational attainment outcomes.

CTE in NC CTE Coursework Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) Work-based Learning (WBL)

Purpose of School Work-based Learning Articulation Agreement Manufacturing & STEM Careers

Work-based Learning Goal - get students into the workplace so they can learn about the world of work. Why - kids need to watch employers work throughout the entire workday in order to learn the many facets of a job. Vision - students connecting what they are learning in the classroom with what they experience on the job.

Benefit for Students Application of classroom learning Connect education and work Assess interests, aptitudes, abilities Explore possible careers Develop positive work habits Gain professional contacts Motivation to stay in school

Benefit for Employers Tryout potential employees Shape potential employees Reduce recruitment costs Provide community service

Benefit for Teachers Improve student motivation to learn in class Improve teacher’s understanding of the real world Networking with subject matter experts Find new resources

Benefit for Community Collaboration among school, employers, and community Build local economy Foster public confidence in public schools

Job Shadowing 1 day or less Student watches worker(s) Develops awareness of: –Work –Variety of jobs –Work environment Online shadowing

Cooperative Education Technical classroom instruction combined with paid employment. Work is directly related to classroom instruction. Planned by school & employer Work and class contributes to student’s career objective. Connect to almost any CTE course.

Internship Students: –observe and participate in daily operations –develop direct contact with job personnel –ask questions about particular careers –perform certain job tasks Internships may be paid or unpaid. Work experience is directly related to the student’s career pathway.

Service Learning Since internship does not have to be paid, it is possible to do internship hours through Service Learning. Doing work that is considered a service to the community and would often be done by a volunteer. Students can see a purpose to their work.

Apprenticeship NC Department of Commerce program. Combines practical work experiences with related academic and technical instruction. “Preapprenticeship” for HS students Can be added to Internship or Cooperative Education

Credit for WBL Internships and Cooperative Education can receive academic credit. –135 hours - block schedule –150 hours - traditional calendar Work should occur away from school.

Purpose of School Work-based Learning Articulation Agreement Manufacturing & STEM Careers

Articulation = Joining Parts Together Articulation is a seamless process that joins secondary and postsecondary education and minimizes duplication of effort. Articulation connects high school coursework with community college coursework.

Articulation joins together High School Work

High School to Community College Articulation Agreement 55 high school CTE courses match the essential standards (learning objectives) found in similar community college courses. 48 articulated course matches. Sometimes 1-to-2 or 2-to-1 match.

2012 Articulation Agreement

Criteria to Award Articulation Credit Final grade of B or higher in the course AND A score of 93 or higher on the standardized CTE postassessment

Two Different Articulation Agreements Comprehensive Articulation Agreement Between The University Of North Carolina and The North Carolina Community College System – CAA North Carolina High School To Community College Articulation Agreement

Benefits to Students & Others Free college credit Uses standard high school CTE curriculum Confidence in doing college-level work

Field Tests State-wide CTE postassessment scores are not available. LEA scales the midterm and final field tests. Average the midterm and final field test scores to get the combined field test score. Follow the Process to Document and Award Articulated Credit. (B & 93)

Articulation Agreement Website Link on Soon link on NCDPI/CTE website Articulated course list Criteria to award credit Local articulation agreements Field tests & other special cases History of the articulation agreement

Purpose of School Work-based Learning Articulation Agreement Manufacturing & STEM Careers

Important Stuff Chris Droessler, CTE Support Services Consultant, NCDPI

Activity First step to starting or improving your WBL program. First step to marketing your WBL program to the students.

Important Stuff Chris Droessler, CTE Support Services Consultant, NCDPI

Help students discover their passion, then help them get on a pathway where they can turn that passion into a career.