HIGHLIGHTED PRACTICES
Index By Type
WORK-BASED LEARNING
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Learning that takes place through internships,
community service, apprenticeships, job-shadowing, or school-supervised
employment.
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César Chávez Public Charter School for Public Policy,
Washington, DC
Public Policy Program
Eleventh-grade students participate in community action projects. Twelfth-grade
students complete an academic fellowship at a policy organization, while
they develop professional skills and work on a specific public policy
research project.
Henry Ford Academy, Dearborn, MI
Senior Mastery Process
Senior Practicum students complete 75 hours of fieldwork in an area
that they have identified and researched as a possible career. Adult
partners in the workplace ensure a meaningful learning experience.
ISUS Trade and Technology Prep Community School, Dayton, OH
Construction Training Program
Students acquire construction skills, build self-confidence, and gain
pride in their neighborhoods while pursuing their high school education.
McKeel Academy of Technology, Lakeland, FL
Senior Internship Program
An eight-week internship exposes seniors to careers of potential interest
and to real-life experiences.
Pinnacle High School, Tempe, AZ
World of Work
A cooperative education program in which students earn high school credit
for planned growth in a job related to their career goals.
Presidio High School, Tucson, AZ
Partnership to Reform Instruction in
Science and Math (PRISM)
Math and science curricula combine investigative laboratory learning
with internships in career fields that have a math and or science basis.
Skills for Tomorrow High School, St. Paul, MN
School to Work
This school to work program aids students in gaining the skills they
will need to be successful in postsecondary training and the workplace.
Textron/Chamber of Commerce Providence Public Charter School, Providence,
RI
School to Work
A job development/paid internship program matches qualified students
with top employers throughout the local business community.
Work and Learn Center (WLC), Madison, WI
Work and Learning Center: From Theory to Practice
A developmental theory of adolescent connectedness under pins Work and
Learning Center's structured sequence of academics and work experiences.
Work and Learn Center (WLC), Madison, WI
Childcare Assistant Teacher Program
A voluntary work experience in a childcare center or other educational
setting with an opportunity to complete the coursework required for
licensure.
Work and Learn Center (WLC), Madison, WI
Hospitality Career Partnership Exposure
An eight-week voluntary work experience in the hospitality sector is
complemented by lessons in work-readiness.
