Mrs. Stewart-McMillan : Work-Based Learning Coordinator
Fulton Schools College and Career Academy
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WBL Capstone
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Due March 11, 2022
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WBL Curriculum
MODULE 1 - ATTITUDE
It is not your aptitude but your attitude that will determine your success in and after high school. A positive attitude is the essence of life and career achievement, which is why the most successful companies hire for attitude and train for aptitude. Life produces extraordinary rewards for those who give in extraordinary ways. This seminar will show you how to soar to new heights with an attitude of gratitude that sees life challenges as opportunities.
MODULE 2 - CHARACTER
Good character does not just happen. We develop this, each and every day, by the choices we make in all we do. After completing this seminar, you will appreciate the importance of developing positive character traits and be able to explain their benefit in the workplace. You will also be able to recognize personality and behavior flaws that causes difficulties in all areas of our life.
MODULE 3 - DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL AWARENESS
The process of cultural understanding challenges us to stop jumping to conclusions and stop making judgments about other people from our own set of cultural values. Instead this seminar encourages you to learn about cultural differences so that you can understand why other people behave the way they do. Once you understand and appreciate differences you can begin to more effectively socialize and work with people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and bridge the cultural gap rather than make it even greater.
MODULE 4 - COMMUNICATION AND LISTENING
To effectively communicate, it is important to make certain that the people you are talking to clearly understand both your words and your actions. This seminar will focus on both verbal and nonverbal skills and present the essential elements of communication to help you become a confident when communicating with others during school, work and life.
MODULE 5 - APPEARANCE AND ETIQUETTE
Studies have shown that thirty seconds is all it takes for someone meeting you to form an entire list of impressions about your character and your abilities. In this seminar we will discuss the importance of appearance, grooming, hygiene and etiquette in your everyday life.
MODULE 6 - TIME MANAGEMENT
In this seminar, you will learn about the essence of time. Those who manage their time wisely lead well-rounded lives, accomplish more personally, as well as professionally, experience less stress and feel better about themselves. This seminar helps you develop strategies for delegating tasks, prioritizing, and increasing your efficiency.
MODULE 7 - TEAMWORK
The ultimate goal of any school, organization, or workplace is to achieve overall effectiveness. In other words, the sum should be greater than its parts! Of course, we all want to succeed as individuals, but our primary focus should always be on the success of the organization as a whole. This requires teamwork. This seminar will discuss how you and the teams you are part of work together to display the "a ha!" - Amazing Highschool Attitudes.
MODULE 8 - SERVICE EXCELLENCE
We have all been customers. And when we are customers, we expect to experience excellent customer service. In today’s world, we all need to understand what it means to be a customer and also how to deliver service. No matter what your future career choice may be, all businesses strive on fantastic customer service. Use this seminar, to help you begin understanding what it takes to have commitment, imagination, creativity and customer magic skills.
MODULE 9 - CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
The ability to think critically is one of the most important Career and Life Essentials tools you can have on your belt, because good thinking leads to a better understanding of the world around you and your place in it. In this module you will learn how to better think critically by asking questions and cultivating a genuinely curious attitude. You will learn that having your own point of view will help you make decisions, solve problems and communicate effectively.
MODULE 10 - LEADERSHIP
A leader is effective because of who he or she is on the inside, and how those qualities are reflected on the outside. In this last module, you will learn that you don’t have to have a special set of talents to take a leadership role in your life. Leadership is shown through your everyday action and interactions with others. You will see how this is achieved by leading with the little "l."
Standard 1: A wide array of Career Related Education activities are integrated into all CTAE classes to support the school-to-career transition and work-based learning placements.
Standard 2: Age-appropriate Career Awareness activities in the Career Technical and Agricultural Education class are designed to make students aware of career choices and promote the school-to-career transition.
Standard 3: Age appropriate Career Exploration Activities in the Career Technical and Agricultural Education classes are conducted with individuals or small groups of students to explore career options.
Standard 4: Instructional Related activities in The Career Technical and Agricultural Education class promote an understanding of the business and work environment and help students develop employability skills.
Standard 5: CTAE personnel are actively involved in the planning, coordinating, and implementing of connecting activities between the school and the business community.
Standard 6: Work-based learning placements are appropriate and accurately identified as Employability Skill Development (ESD), Cooperative Education (Co-op), Internship, or Youth Apprenticeship (YAP).
Standard 7: The local school system supports equitable Work-Based Learning opportunities by providing a school-wide WBL Coordinator, adequate resources, and a manageable workload.
Standard 8: Teachers/coordinators who supervise students on job placements are trained to provide quality programs at the local level.
Standard 9: An active advisory committee assists with the design, development, implementation, administration, and
evaluation of the program.
Standard 10: A plan exists and is implemented to teach employability skills and core competencies to students prior
to the WBL placement.
Standard 11: Students involved in Work-Based Learning placement have a comprehensive individual career plan on file
that integrates academic and occupational instruction within an appropriate workplace setting.
Standard 12: Community resources are analyzed and Work-Based Learning activities are matched
to available options.
Standard 13: Clearly defined admission policies and procedures for identifying and enrolling students into the
Work-Based Learning program are established and implemented. A comprehensive orientation is provided to the
Work-Based Learning students and parents/guardians prior to enrollment.
Standard 14: Work-based learning sites that provide occupational growth opportunities consistent with students'
occupational interests and learning objectives are selected and mentors at the site are trained by the Work-Based
Learning Coordinator. Integrated instruction is provided to the work-based learning student at the work site.
Standard 15: Work-Based Learning sites for students are in compliance with federal/state labor laws and local policies.
Standard 16: Each WBL student has on file an individual Educational Training Agreement.
Standard 17: Each student has an educational training plan that specifies a planned sequence of
learning experiences and work tasks correlated with the student's individual career plan.
Standard 18: Each Work-Based Learning student is evaluated on a regular basis by the work site supervisor/mentor
to assess progress toward goals established in the student's Educational Training Plan.
Standard 19: Work-Based Learning students are enrolled in State approved courses, and complete and accurate records
and documentation for enrollment, assessment and awarding of credit are kept on file for each Work-Based Learning student.
Standard 20: Work-Based Learning personnel make regular supervisory visits to the Work-Based Learning sites.
Standard 21: Work-Based Learning Coordinators participate in the Education and Career Partnership (ECP) and assist
students with post-secondary opportunities.
Standard 22: A public relations and marketing plan is integrated into the goals and objectives of the Work-Based
Learning program and is reactive to the changing needs of the students and the business/industry community.
Standard 23: A plan has been established and implemented to meet the needs of students with disabilities who
enter or want to enter into the Work-Based Learning program.
Standard 24: A comprehensive evaluation of the program is conducted annually including follow-up of students and
employers to determine the success of the WBL program and compliance with State standards.