Applied
Learning in the Classroom:
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| Students learn by completing an activity
or project rather than by theory, so they understand why they are learning
a subject and how they will use it in a career. Business and community
members can help by designing projects or simulations for the classroom,
or provide work for students. Sometimes this type of learning is called
contextual learning because the student is learning in the context of how
it will be used. |
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Career Awareness/Exploration:
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| Help
students become more aware of careers by visiting classes and discussing
your business, developing projects for student to solve relative to their
career, allowing students to visit your business and taking part in career
fairs.
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Career Pathways
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| Career pathways
are general categories grouped together because people in these
careers share similar interests ond strengths. All pathways include
occupations that require different levels of education and training.
Our pathways are: Arts and Communications, Business and Management,
Health Services, Human Resources, Industry and Technology, and
Natural Resources. |
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Job Shadowing
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| Allow
students or instructors to "shadow" you or an employee at work for a 1/2
day or full day to gain a better understanding of your career, plus the
skills and training needed to be employed in this career. |
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Mentoring
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| Serve
as a mentor for a student planning to pursue a career in your field. The
mentor instructs the student, critiques performance of the student, and
works in consultation with classroom teachers and the employer of the student. |
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Simulations & School-Based Enterprises
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| Help students learn academic skills in the context
of the workplace by providing a simulation of work in your field. For example,
help students apply for a loan to open a candy store in which they plan,
market, produce and sell products for profit. |
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Planning/Coordination Committees:
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| Serve
on a school board or school committee to provide direction for school programs,
identify skills needed (or competencies) and assist in curriculum decisions.
This helps ensure that school programs prepare students for employment
opportunities. Ask teachers and administrators to serve on your committees
or boards to increase awareness of business and industry needs. |
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Business & Industry Tours
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| Offer
tours of your business or industry for educators and/or students. Ask if
you can receive a tour of classrooms in return. |
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Professional Development
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| Encourages
teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators to seek relevant and continuous
staff development to gain knowledge and acquire skills which
improve the teaching/learning process. Offer to provide training in your
field, or invite teachers to participate in professional development offered
through your business or industry. Ask to be invited to your school's next
staff development activity to increase your awareness of education needs.
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Student Leaders/Trainers
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| Utilize
student leaders and student trainers in areas such as technology to train
your staff.
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Service Learning
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| Recommend
to students and school teachers, projects that students can do for community
service. Plan an activity with students, or visit with students about your
company's or community group's service projects. Help students recognize
the importance of giving back to your community to help it prosper.
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Setting Skill Standards
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| Use
skills standards from your business to show teachers what students need
to know in a particular career. With these "competencies" or skill standards
developed for classes, students will know which skills they need for a
particular career, and will know the type of training necessary for employment.
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Parental Involvement
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| Become
an involved parent in your child's education! Visit the school, have lunch
with your child, read stories in elementary grades, show off your talents
in the classroom, attend parent-teacher conferences, attend school activities,
and talk to your child's teachers. |
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