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Work-Based Learning Handbooks

The Work-Based Learning Handbooks. are intended to assist teachers, employers, and students in planning and participating in the following Career and Technical Education events:

Industry speakers in technology classrooms
Job shadowing
Industry tours
Mentoring partnerships
Job-site internship opportunities.

Each of the above four categories has a separate handbook for teachers, students and employer/company contacts. Materials and topics covered in the handbooks are as follows:

Teacher Handbooks - Offers materials and insights for structuring classroom presentations that will prepare students for this event, forms, and procedures for each presentation.
Student Handbooks - Offers materials on conduct, legal issues, questions to ask at the event, and suggestions on how to document their experience and follow-up.
Employer Handbooks - Informs employers about Child Labor Laws and other legal information including forms, tips on how to present to and engage high school-age students, monitoring and evaluation of student and industry participation, and payroll documentation.

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Classroom Speakers Handbooks

Mentoring Handbook

Mentoring Handbook

Job Shadowing Handbooks

Teacher Handbook Updated 02/23/09
Employer Handbook Updated 02/23/09
Student Handbook Updated 02/23/09

Internship Handbooks

Teacher/Coordinator Handbook - Updated 02/23/09
Worksite Supervisor Handbook- Updated 02/23/09
Student Handbook - Updated 02/23/09

Other Information

RESOURCES

http://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/workbasedlearning.aspx
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) - Office of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction discusses the transition from school to career with
information regarding legislation, education, grants, and various reports.

All of the regional educational labs provide a wide array of resources for teachers and
administrators. The products range from online curriculum to onsite technical assistance.
The quality of the publications is very high. There are many downloadable resources.
www.nwrel.org - Northwest Regional Education Lab
www.ncrel.org - North Central Regional Education Lab
www.mcrel.org - Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning

JOB SHADOWING
http://www.jawashington.org/
Junior Achievement: Guide for Teachers and Consultants. Junior Achievement, Inc.,
1996.
www.jobshadow.org
The Groundhog Job Shadow Day Coalition

MENTORING

Bell, Chip R. “Mentoring With Bravery and Balance.” Training and Development,
February 1997.
Really, J. Mentorship: The Essential Guide for Schools and Business. Dayton, OH:
Ohio Psychology, 1992.
www.icouldbe.org

INTERNSHIPS and TEEN SAFETY AND HEALTH

Bailey, T. R., Hughes, K.L., & Barr, T. “Achieving scale and quality in school-to-work
internships: Findings from two employer surveys.” Educational Evaluation and Policy
Analysis, 22, 41-64, 2000.

http://www.natlconsumersleague.org/clc.htm
Child Labor Coalition Home Page - Child Labor coalition is an extension of the National
Consumer League that contains general information on the Coalition, news, and ways to
prevent child labor.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Safety and health at
work through research and prevention. Contains multiple services and links to other
related web sites.
http://www.osha.gov/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Occupational Safety and
Health Administration home page addresses job safety and health with branches for
regulations/compliance, news rooms, outreach, libraries, and information on the
organization itself.

http://www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/TeenWorkers/default.asp
Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) - This site contains information
regarding various services L & I provides, including employment standards and
occupational health and safety regulations. This site offers teen safety information for employers, parents, teachers, and students including fact sheets, posters, and graphs.

last updated: March 16, 2009