Participants will learn how to integrate the LEEO initiative into their NAF academy work-based learning plans for maximum student success. They will observe the outstanding features of the initiative, which can be customized to fit the needs of the school community.

1. #NAFNext2014

2. Linking Education and Employment Outcomes in a NAF Academy
LEEO
July 9, 2014
Career, Technical, Adult and Community Education
Broward County Public Schools
Enid Valdez, Director
Brian King, Curriculum Supervisor
Chandra Powell, Curriculum Facilitator

3. Objectives/Learning Goals
• LEEO
– Why the need?
– What are the goals?
• Outstanding Features of LEEO
• Strategies to Integrate the LEEO Initiative in
your NAF program
• How to Customize LEEO into your NAF
Academy Work-Based Learning Plan

4. Why the LEEO?
• Linking Education and Employment Outcomes
• Trained Workforce for continued economic
growth
• Tremendous skill gaps in graduates
– K-12 system
– Post-secondary institutions

5. Middle Skills Needed
(Technical Skills)
…employment opportunities within the next
ten years will include “middle skills
occupations suited for those candidates with
associates degrees” rather than bachelor’s
degrees. These “middle skills” jobs will make
up half of all new jobs in the next decade.
Harvard Graduate School of Education’s report “Pathways to Prosperity”

6. Consider the Problem…..
• How would you define “Middle Skills
Occupations” ?
• What can your district do to address this need?
• What financial impact on your district does this
present?
• What professional development needs of
instructors are identified?
• What monitoring steps are needed to ensure
quality instruction?

7. Why the Need?
• In general, students are graduating with the
technical skills needed for college and career
success.
• However, they are lacking soft skills such as:
– Working collaboratively in teams
– Understanding how to work with unique
personalities, upper management and with VIP’s
such as elected officials.

8. What are the Goals?
• Increase technical skills as a result of student
achieving multiple Industry Certifications
• Increase workplace readiness skills as a result
of students working with business and
industry partners throughout their school
tenure
• Real world experiences as a result if project
based learning in the classroom, with
business mentors

9. What are the Goals?
Fill Statistical Gaps
Technical
Skills
Soft Skills

10. Companies “hire for technical skills and fire
for lack of soft skills.”

11. LEEO Video

12. 4 Pillars of LEEO
 Articulation (Grades 6-20)
 Soft skills
 Multiple Industry Certifications
 Mentorship

13. LEEO Pillar 1
ARTICULATON
• Grades 6-20 articulation
• Continuous Program of Study
• Middle to High School Alignment
• High School to Post Secondary Alignment
• How does this tie into the NAF pillars?
– NAF Academy Development

14. LEEO Pillar 2
SOFT SKILLS
• Why Necessary?
• Employability Skills
• College and Career
– Teamwork/Collaboration
– Problem Solving/Critical Thinking Skills
– Digital Citizenship
– Etiquette
• How does this tie into the NAF pillars?
– Work-Based Learning

15. LEEO Pillar 3
INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS
• Opportunity for Grades 6-20
• Examples:
– MOS-Microsoft Office Specialist
• Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook
– Adobe Dreamweaver
– Adobe Photoshop
– CompTIA A+
– Intuit Quickbooks
• How does this tie into the NAF pillars?
– Curriculum
– Work-Based Learning

16. LEEO Pillar 4
MENTORSHIP
• Business/Industry and post-secondary partners
• Classroom Involvement
– Instructor/Student Mentorship
– Assist with student group projects
– Assist with Technical Skills/Industry Certification
Preparation
– Assist with Soft Skill development
• International Projects
• How does this tie into the NAF pillars?
– Advisor Board
– Work-Based Learning

17. NAF defined: work-based learning refers to a continuum of
activities, both in and outside the classroom, that provides
opportunities for students to connect what they are learning in
the classroom to the world of work.

18. WBL Continuum, NAF Defined
Career Awareness Career Exploration Career Preparation
9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade – 12th Grade
 On-line career related programs such as
Road Trip Nation or Career Builder
 Classroom speakers (*AB)
 Field trips (*AB)
 College visits
 Industry themed class projects (*AB)
 Career Fairs (*AB)
 Accompany parents to work
 Aptitude and Interest assessment
 College research
 College visits
 Career Fairs (*AB)
 Classroom speakers and team teaching with
industry representatives (*AB)
 Information interviews with adults (*AB)
 Job Shadow (*AB)
 Industry based projects(*AB)
 Community planning projects such as Y-PLAN
(Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now) (*AB)
 Community resource mapping
 College research
 College visits
 Academy recruitment presentations
 College & career fairs (*AB)
 Community Job fairs (*AB)
 School-based enterprises (*AB)
 Virtual enterprises led by business person
(*AB)
 Job shadow (*AB)
 Community speaking presentations (*AB)
 Interviews with business (*AB)
 Resume’ development (*AB)
 Informational interviews (*AB)
 Community resource mapping (*AB)
 College applications
 Leadership Development Opportunities
 Work on industry certificates
 Culminating Internships (*AB)
http://naf.org/forum/work-based-learning-internships/developing-work-based-learning-plan-nyc-academy-development-se

19. Blended Learning
Broward County LEEO
Online Delivery + Classroom Instruction = Blended Learning
• Student Access to Curriculum
• Anywhere and Anytime, 24/7
• Student Pace
Class time
• Formerly 100% direct instruction
• Now more one to one learning
• More Project Based Learning Activities

20. Blended Learning
Broward County LEEO
Blended learning with Schoology LMS
LEEO teachers achieve the following with their
Schoology LMS courses:
• Course content for student access on-line
• Provide for student-to-student and student-to-teacher
collaboration in the on-line environment
• Student to student collaboration
• Teacher to student collaboration
• video conferencing for projects
• Students can review assignments from the teachers 24/7
• Students submit their assignments to teachers for grading
24/7

21. Blended Learning
Broward County LEEO

22. Blended Learning
Broward County LEEO
• Business/Industry/Post-secondary site visits
– Partners- Citrix, American Express, Motorolla
– Institutions- Broward College, Florida International University
• Project-Based Learning
Various Projects: Environment, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Computer Game
Development
– Teamwork
– Problem Solving
– Critical Thinking
– Project Management
– Timeline Management
– Communication
– Real-World Experiences

23. Broward County LEEO
• International projects
– Partnerships with schools in Scotland
• Collaboration through Web Conferencing experiences
• Cultural experience
• International Logistics experience (Time zones, Holidays, Language
challenges)
• Linking the classroom to the community and
business
– Bring the outside into the classroom
– Business and Post Secondary Partners
• Work with students
• Assist teacher

24. Broward County LEEO
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS WITH
DUNDEE, SCOTLAND
Computer Game Development
Finance/Retail Business
Hospitality Project
Computer Game Development Project
Energy Project

25. Broward County LEEO
International Project Example
“Follow the Sun” Model
• Commonly in IT industry
• Easily adaptable in other industries
• Type of global work-flow (project development)
• Team A “passes” project to Team B in another time
zone
• Team B continues project development
• Team B “passes” the project back to Team A for further
development
• Repeat

26. How can you fit the LEEO Initiative into your
NAF Academy Work-Based Learning Plan

27. NAF/LEEO
Mentorship
Articulation
Industry
Certifications
Soft Skills

28. Suggested Procedure
Step 1
• Develop Student Learning Model
Step 2
• Identify Business/Industry and Post Secondary Partners
Step 3
• Recruit Individuals Targeting Partner Groups
Step 4
• Develop Project Based Learning Activities
Step 5
• Develop Capstone Project

29. Roundtable
With your school partners: Use the Student Learning Model
Handout and Suggested Procedures to develop a LEEO
program of study in your NAF Academy
PLANNING ACTIVITY

30. Enid Valdez, Director
enid.valdez@browardschools.com
Brian King, Curriculum Supervisor
brian.king@browardschools.com
Chandra Powell, Curriculum Facilitator
chandra.powell@browardschools.com
Thank You