Community Connections Workplace Applications Handbook, 1995-96. a Business & Education Partnership Project
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 399 986 JC 960 577 AUTHOR Cowan, Linda TITLE Community Connections Workplace Applications Handbook, 1995-96. A Business & Education Partnership Project. INSTITUTION Whatcom County Tech Prep Consortium, Bellingham, WA. PUB DATE 96 NOTE 316p. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher) (052) EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PC13 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Articulation (Education); *Classroom Techniques; *Cooperative Programs; *Curriculum Development; *Education Work Relationship; *Lesson Plans; Postsecondary Education; Relevance (Education); School Business Relationship; Secondary Education; Teacher Developed Materials; *Tech Prep ABSTRACT This handbook describes the Community Connections '95 project, undertaken by members of Washington state's Whatcom County Tech Prep Consortium to help teachers bring workplace relevance to their classrooms, and provides lesson activities developed by the participants. The first part reviews the project, indicating that 53 educators were placed with 50 businesses, spending 1 day at the worksitt:: to discuss and develop lesson activities. This part also provides a list of participants; strategies for using the handbook; sample brochures, handouts, agenda, and evaluation instruments; and comments from business and educator evaluations of the project. The second part presents 43 workplace applications lesson plans developed in the project organized into the following five career pathways: arts and communication, business and marketing, health and human services, technology and industry, and science and natural resources. For each lesson plan, the handbook provides a profile of the business involved; the title, preparing instructor, and suggested grade level of the lesson; a description of the skills applied; the state learning goals covered; the specific goals for student learning; the amount of time needed to complete the lesson; a list of materials needed; an overview of activities and directions for completing them; and suggested assessment methods. (AJL) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** 00 Cr M COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS A BUSINESS & EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROlfa THIS U.S. DEPARTMENT OP EDUCATION "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE Office of EduCatb Onal Rimi4or and immovement MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTEDBY IOM EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 0 This document has been reproduced as L. Cowan received from the Pars On or Ofgen,zaben CI originating it. Alknor changes have been made to improve 44421 teproduchOn Oualoty Points of view or opinions stated in this docu- TO THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES C.° ment do not necessarily represent Oft Cial INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." OERI position or policy. N) Whatcom County Tech Prep Consortium BEST COPYAVAILABLE Community Connections WorkplaceApplications Handbook 1995-96 Dear User, This Workplace Applications Handbookis the result of a pilot project of theWorkplace Applications Model for the members of theWhatcom County Tech Prep Consortium.Our local Consortium expanded on the partnership/job shadow models used by theSouth King County Tech Prep Consortium and theRichland/Tri-Cities area. Weare thankful for all the support, encouragement and sharing that occurredbetween all of these partnership efforts. Our project was very successful, but only because we learned so much from thosewho had gone before us. We have learned a great deal fromour own project experiences and it isour intent to build on whatwe have learned, repeat the process and expandthe model. This handbook is meant to bea tool that teachers can use to connect the classroomto the world of work. The teachers that were part of this pilot project worked with theirbusiness partners to design lesson activities that they thenused in their classroom. Asyou begin to use some of the lessons to bring workplace relevanceto your classroom, take the timeto send me a note to let me know if thisbook was useful foryou. Please feel free to share the lesson ideas with other teachers. We encourage you to make copies if you want...we alllearn from the great ideas shared by others! If you use or adapt this model for your own area, please let me know how it worked.We are continuing to gather evaluation dataon this project, the process and the product. Any suggestions or comments that you may have are welcome. Please sendyour comments to the address below. Good luck connectingyour classroom to the world of work. Lint . Cowan, Director Whatcom County Tech Prep Consortium 237 W. Kellogg Road Bellingham, WA 98226 (360) 676-2170 ext. 3308 Fax (360) 738-6165 3 Workplace Applications Handbook Table of Contents Acknowledgments Whatcom County Tech Prep LeadershipTeam For Further Information Tech Prep Director Consortium Schools Process General Information Business and Education Partners Strategies On How to Use the Handbook Project Overview Application Brochure Project Description Timeline Visitation Agenda Format for Business Profile, Interview &Lesson Invitation to Project Report-Out Survey results- comments from business & education Career Pathway Lessons (WorkplaceApplications) Arts and Communication Business and Marketing Health, Education and Human Services Science and Natural Resources Technology and Industry Community Connections '95 Acknowledgments Linda Cowan Community Connections Project Director Whatcom County Tech Prep Consortium Deborah Granger Project Co-Facilitator Career Specialist, Bellingham HighSchool Special Thanks: To Chris Stone-Ewing for her "can-do" spirit in making the WorkplaceApplications Project such a success the first time aroundand her willingness andencouragement to the rest of us to give it a try!! To the teachers, employers and workersthat participated in the 1995-96 pilotof this model for their courage to give CommunityConnections Business-EducationPartnerships a try. There were many unknowns andmuch to learn aswe worked through this process together and it was obvious that their team spirit was alive and well. Theirenthusiastic input and thoughtful feedback have contributedto significant process improvementsand has made Community Connections '96-97a reality. To Ray Harry and the Tech PrepSteering Committee for believingenough in the importance of this project to provide us with the grant funds so that we could makeour idea a reality. To all the Whatcom County community service and businessorganizations who opened their doors to the Community Connections project and volunteered their businessmembers to serve as partners with the teachers: Bellingham Rotary Whatcom Women in Business Bellingham Bay Rotary Soroptomist International Mt. Baker Rotary Whatcom/Bellingham Chamber of Sunrise Rotary Commerce Whatcom North Rotary This project would not have been possible without thefinancial support andguidance of the following state and localleaders: Washington State Tech PrepSteering Committee Rob Fieldman Workforce Training and Education Ray Harry Coordinating Board State Board for Communityand Technical Colleges Carilyn Norris Office of Superintendent ofPublic Instruction Whatcom County Tech PrepConsortiumLeadership Team Executive Leadership Council Harold Heiner, President Whatcom Community College Desmond McArdle, President Bellingham Technical College Karen Morse, President Western Washington University Mark Johnson, Superintendent Nooksack Valley School District Gerald Hunter, Superintendent Mount Baker School District Howard Heppner, Superintendent Lynden School District Donald Bauthues, Superintendent Meridian School District Dale Kinsley, Superintendent Bellingham School District Roger Lehnert, Superintendent Ferndale School District Gordon Dolman, Superintendent Blaine School District Gary Kamps, Superintendent Lynden Christian School District John Miller, Refinery Manager Tosco Northwest Jim Pearson, Executive Director Society of Photo-opticalInstrumentation Engineers John Hayward, Administrator St. Joseph Hospital Dave Tanonis, Vice President Heath Tecna Aerospace Dallas Childress, Vice President VECO Corporation- Engineering Division James Frederick, Sr. Vice President Intalco Aluminum Corporation Dave Ennen, Vice President Ennen Foods (Grocery Business) Jim Clevenger, Marketing Director Bellis Fair Mall Gerry Millman, Manager Great Western Lumber David Green, Plant Manager Dean Foods-Vegetable Company(Food Processing) Steering Committee Dr. Katherine Crandall, Vocational Director Bellingham School District Paula Graham, Vocational Director/Teacher Mount Baker High School Janet! Massey, Vocational Director/Teacher Blaine High School Bill Roberts, Dean (Trades & Industry) Bellingham Technical College Alex Kosmides, Deputy Director Private Industry Council Barbara Korst, Job Service Center Employment Security Office Debbie Kiene, Private BankingAssistant Key Bank Brad Owens, Area Coordinator IBEW (Electrical Workers Union) Stan Parker, Training Instructor NW Carpenters Association Greg Iwasaki, General Manager Vangard Northwest Lori Lennon, Sr. Secretary Lone Star Energy Robert Janyck, Director of Programs Janet Pen, Parent Bellingham/Whatcom County Chamberof Commerce Sehome High School Education Council Bob Jones, Principal & CurtByrnes, Assist. Principal Dan Newell, Principal Bellingham High School Blaine High School Elvis Dellinger, Principal Ferndale High School Ken Axelson, Principal & KeithCollins, Assist. Principal Jim Kistner, Principal Lynden High School Meridian