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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:
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:
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Classroom Speakers Handbooks
Mentoring Handbook
Job Shadowing Handbooks
Internship Handbooks
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