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1. Work-based Learning Action Plan Worksheet
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Current Status:
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3. Career Practicum:
A Work-Based Learning Strategy
June 2011
Developed in partnership with the following organizations as well as the individuals listed on the inside of this cover.
4. Special thanks to the members of the Linked Learning Alliance Pathway Development Working Group Work-
Based Learning Subcommittee for their contributions to this document.
Name Representing
Rob Atterbury ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career;
Chair, Work-Based Learning Subcommittee of the Linked Learning Alliance Pathway
Working Group
Keith Archuleta Emerald Consulting
Patricia Clark Career Academy Support Network
Svetlana Darche WestEd
Deanna Hanson National Academy Foundation
Mike Henson National Academy Foundation
Penni Hudis ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career;
Co-Chair, Linked Learning Alliance Pathway Working Group
Cindy McHugh National Academy Foundation
Kristin Maschka ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career
Dan Schlesinger Long Beach Unified School District
Michael Strait National Academy Foundation
Michelle Swanson Swanson & Cosgrave Consulting
April Treece Contra Costa Economic Partnership/Contra Costa Council;
Co-Chair, Linked Learning Alliance Pathway Working Group
Randy Wallace Tulare County Office of Education
Dave Yanofsky ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career
5. Why Career Practicum?
Defining Career Practicum as a distinct set of work-based learning experiences supports a shift in mindsets
and practices around work-based learning within high school college and career pathway programs.
If work-based learning experiences are to become a primary vehicle by which all students make progress
toward pathway student outcomes, then more work-based learning experiences will need to be:
• Student-outcome driven rather than activity driven.
• For all students rather than some students.
• Focused on college and career readiness rather than only career or job readiness.
• Integrated and essential to the program of study rather than a separate and extra program.
• Supported by a team of academic and career-technical teachers rather than only by career-technical
teachers.
• Centered in the workplace, at school, and supported by technology or a combination of all of these
rather than only located in the workplace.
Career Practicum experiences are defined by the specific student outcomes they support and the specific
criteria for implementation, not by the type of activity in which students participate. All Career Practicum
experiences support higher-level college and career readiness student outcomes, include extended interaction
with professionals from industry and the community, and are designed to give students supervised practical
application of previously studied theory. Career Practicum can be implemented through a variety of different
activities including, for example, integrated projects, internships, student-run enterprises and virtual
enterprises.
An additional reason for defining Career Practicum is to expand the range of higher-intensity work-based
learning experiences available to students. Commonly, internships are viewed as the only or most important
in-depth work-based learning activity. Career Practicum includes internships as one important activity option
and also supports a broader range of higher-intensity work-based learning experiences that can be effectively
scaled to reach more students.
The purpose of this document is to define and support the implementation of Career Practicum as a set of
work-based learning experiences that play an important role on the continuum of work-based learning.
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6. How Does Career Practicum Relate to Other Types of Work-Based Learning
Experiences?
Work-based learning is a continuum of educational strategies stretching from kindergarten into adulthood
that are intentionally designed to help students extend and deepen classroom work and make progress
toward learning outcomes that are difficult to achieve through classroom or standard project-based learning
alone.
The term “work-based” does not mean the experience must occur at a workplace. Work-based
learning may take place in a workplace, in the community, at school; be supported virtually via technology; or
take place across a combination of all these settings.
Work-based learning has three
primary purposes.
• Learning ABOUT work.
• Learning THROUGH
work.
• Learning FOR work.
Traditionally, the work-based
learning continuum has
encompassed Career
Awareness, Exploration, and
Preparation. Career Awareness
and Exploration experiences
support learning ABOUT work.
Career Preparation experiences
support learning FOR work, namely preparation for a specific range of occupations.
Introducing Career Practicum as an additional component of the continuum gives the field a clear way to
discuss and implement experiences that support learning THROUGH work.
Career Practicum bridges Career Exploration and Career Preparation, as they have commonly been defined,
by providing clarity about the possibilities for experiences in between the two. A specific activity, such as an
internship or a job shadow, may be used in several places along the continuum depending on the student
outcomes it supports and how it is designed.
Work-Based Learning Continuum Definitions
Career Awareness Students build awareness of the variety of careers available and begin identifying
areas of interest.
Career Exploration Students explore career options for motivation and to inform decision making.
Career Practicum Students apply learning through practical experience and interaction with profession-
als from industry and the community outside of school in order to extend and deepen
classroom work and support the development of college and career readiness
knowledge and skills (higher-order thinking, academic skills, technical skills, and
applied workplace skills).
Career Preparation Students prepare for employment in a specific range of occupations.
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7. Definition of Career Practicum
Career Practicum is applied learning that provides students with practical experience and interaction with
professionals from industry and the community outside of school in order to extend and deepen classroom
work and support the development of college and career readiness knowledge and skills (higher-order
thinking, academic skills, technical skills, and applied workplace skills).
Career Practicum experiences have the following characteristics:
• Students have direct, systematic interaction with professionals from industry and the community over a
period of time.
• The experience is an integrated part of a sequential preparation for college and career and is also
explicitly integrated into students’ current academic and technical curriculum.
• The depth and length of the experience is sufficient to enable students to develop and demonstrate
specific knowledge and skills.
• The experience prioritizes the development of transferable, applied workplace skills while also seeking
to reinforce and provide opportunities to apply the basic and higher-order academic skills and technical
skills being learned in the classroom.
• Students engage in activities that have consequences beyond the class or value beyond success in
school and are judged by outside professionals from industry and the community using industry
standards.
• Students develop skills and knowledge applicable to multiple career and postsecondary education
options.
Career Practicum experiences do not have to occur at a workplace. They may take place in a workplace, in
the community, or at school; be supported virtually via technology; or take place across a combination of all
these settings.
Career Practicum experiences are most suitable for high school students. Ideally, students have more than
one Career Practicum experience in high school, each of which may support subsets of appropriate student
learning outcomes such that over the course of their experience they have the opportunity to make progress
toward all of the outcomes associated with Career Practicum. In addition, a Career Practicum experience,
whether in the form of an internship or an alternative form, can serve as the culminating work-based learning
experience for a high school student in a college and career pathway program.
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8. Student Learning Outcomes Supported by Career Practicum
Student learning outcomes drive all work-based learning, just as they drive all other learning experiences.
Career Practicum experiences are driven by high-level college and career readiness outcomes that integrate
and reinforce academic, technical, and applied workplace skills. This set of outcomes for Career Practicum is
supported by extensive research around college and career readiness cited at the end of this document.
These outcomes are a minimum set of learning outcomes a Career Practicum experience aims to support.
Many Career Practicum experiences will also support additional outcomes specific to the student’s individual
learning plan, the school program (i.e., pathway outcomes, graduation requirements, ROP, CPA, WIA, etc.),
or additional industry-specific technical skills.
Category Student Learning Outcome
Student…
Collaboration Builds effective collaborative working relationships with colleagues and customers; is able to work
and Teamwork with diverse teams, contributing appropriately to the team effort; negotiates and manages con-
flict; learns from and works collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, ethnici-
ties, ages, gender, religions, lifestyles, and viewpoints; and uses technology to support
collaboration.
Communication Comprehends verbal, written, and visual information and instructions; listens effectively; ob-
serves non-verbal communication; articulates and presents ideas and information clearly and ef-
fectively both verbally and in written form; and uses technology appropriately for
communication.
Creativity and Demonstrates originality and inventiveness in work; communicates new ideas to others; and
Innovation integrates knowledge across different disciplines.
Critical Thinking Demonstrates the following critical-thinking and problem-solving skills: exercises sound reason-
and Problem ing and analytical thinking; makes judgments and explains perspectives based on evidence and
Solving previous findings; and uses knowledge, facts, and data to solve problems.
Information Is open to learning and demonstrates the following information gathering skills: seeks out and
Management locates information; understands and organizes information; evaluates information for quality of
content, validity, credibility, and relevance; and references sources of information appropriately.
Initiative and Takes initiative and is able to work independently as needed; looks for the means to solve prob-
Self-Direction lems; actively seeks out new knowledge and skills; monitors his/her own learning needs; learns
from his/her mistakes; and seeks information about related career options and postsecondary
training.
Professionalism Manages time effectively; is punctual; takes responsibility; prioritizes tasks; brings tasks and
and Ethics projects to completion; demonstrates integrity and ethical behavior; and acts responsibly with
others in mind.
Quantitative Uses math and quantitative reasoning to describe, analyze, and solve problems; performs basic
Reasoning mathematical computations quickly and accurately; and understands how to use math and/or da-
ta to develop possible solutions.
Technology Selects and uses appropriate technology to accomplish tasks; applies technology skills to problem
solving; uses standard technologies easily; and is able to quickly access information from reliable
sources online.
Workplace Understands the workplace’s culture, etiquette, and practices; knows how to navigate the organi-
Context and zation; understands how to build, utilize, and maintain a professional network of relationships;
Culture and understands the role such a network plays in personal and professional success.
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9. Criteria for Designing and Assessing a Career Practicum Experience
High-quality Career Practicum experiences have specific characteristics. The criteria listed here support rigor,
consistency, and equity when designing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of the experience in
supporting the desired student outcomes.
Criteria Characteristics
The Career Practicum experience…
Purpose Has learning as its primary purpose and is an integrated part of a sequential preparation for
college and career.
Outcomes Is designed using student learning outcomes, relevant college and career readiness standards,
and context-specific professional and industry standards.
Relevance Is relevant to the student’s career interests, individual learning needs, and the pathway theme;
has consequences beyond the class or value beyond success in school.
Integration Is integrated into the student’s academic and technical curriculum.
Variety Involves a variety of tasks, opportunities to work with multiple adults, and opportunities to
work in individual and group settings—without compromising the depth of the experience.
Preparation Is prefaced by preparation for the student in class and in previous less-intensive experiences
with the academic, technical, and applied workplace skills needed for a Career Practicum ex-
perience; orientation for the student to the learning expectations for the experience and to the
individuals and/or organizations with which he/she will be engaged; preparation for the part-
ners prior to the experience with information about the student, the individual student learn-
ing outcomes, and other information relevant to the experience.
Interaction Provides opportunities for the student to interact directly with professionals from industry and
the community over a period of time.
Coordination Is coordinated by the student, teacher, pathway team, partner, and parent/guardian; each
understands their respective roles and responsibilities in supporting the experience, ensuring
progress toward student learning outcomes, and communicating with each other before, dur-
ing, and after the experience.
Reflection Engages the student in reflection and analysis throughout the experience and after it concludes
in order to link the experience back to the student learning outcomes and forward to career
and postsecondary options.
Assessment Involves the student, pathway team, and partner in assessing progress toward student learning
outcomes and the work produced against college and career readiness standards and context-
specific professional standards; asks the student to demonstrate what was learned from the
experience by documenting learning during the experience and presenting at the end to
teachers and those with whom he/she has worked.
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