| Principles for High-Quality Work-Based Learning 1. Technical competence: youth gain basic and high-level technical competence through challenging work. 2. Breadth: youth gain broad technical competence and understand all aspects of the industry through rotation and projects. 3. Personal and Social Competence: youth gain personal and social competence in the work place. 4. Expectations and feedback: workplace teachers convey clear expectations to youth and assess progress toward achieving them. 5.Teaching Roles: youth learn from adults who are formally assigned clear teaching roles and responsibilities. 6. Academic Achievement: youth achieve high academic standards. 7. Career Paths: youth identify and follow career paths. Source: Cornell Youth and Work Program |
Groundhog Job Shadow Day 1999
Billy Mills gaining a legislative perspective at
the State Capitol.
Educating For Careers
1999 California Career Pathways Consortia Annual Statewide Tech Prep Conference
Keynote speaker Larry Biddle motivates the audience at the Fifth Annual Statewide Tech Prep Conference, Jauary 31 - February 2, 1999.
With more than 150 breakout sessions on topics clustered into six broad categories (career pathways, connecting activities, curriculum integration, school-to-career, secondary-postsecondary connections, and work-based learning), there were plenty of choices for the 1,400 conference participants. The Tech Prep Conference is unique in that educators from K-16 can find topics of interest.
Pre-conference registrations were up from last year in spite of competition from the Super Bowl. Groundhog Day
also fell within the conference time frame. A number of students and elected officials who participated in job
shadowing at the State Capitol were honored at lunch on Groundhog Day.
Keynote speakers Denise Bissonnette, Craig Zablocki, and Larry Biddle engaged the audience with their humor and
sincerity. They modeled how healthy humor increases productivity, motivation and learning. Educators left with
information, materials, and a positive message that they are important people in a student’s future success.
SAVE THE DATE
FEBRUARY 27 - 29, 2000
SIXTH ANNUAL TECH PREP
SCHOOL-TO-CAREER-CONFERENCE
Educating For Careers
Disneyland Hotel
See you there!