1. Educating 4 Careers Workshop
Putting WBL into Your PBL
PRESENTERS
Angela Higdon – College & Career Readiness NCOE
Lacey Boatman – College & Career Readiness NCOE
Brought to you by the Napa County Office of Education

2. Who Are We? Lacey Boatman Angela Higdon
Graphic Design (CTE), New Tech High (PBL)
Passions are nature, art, travel, and adventure
Deeper learning. PBL. Equity. CTE supporter. Rethinking education
Career Pathways Trust & CTEIG
Napa County Office of Ed
“Everything in connected”
Angela Higdon
Private & public education-12 years
Background in Human Resources and Recruitment
CTE Credential-Business & Finance
Passion for helping students connect school to “real-life”
Regional Work-Based Learning Coordinator for CCPT consortium
Mom - 2 High School students
Angela & Lacey

3. High Quality Work-Based Learning
Focused on college and career readiness rather than only career or job readiness
Sequenced and coordinated rather than stand alone
Supported by appropriate preparation and follow-up
Connected to classroom learning, and embedded in multi-disciplinary projects rather viewed as a separate and extra program or activity
Driven by student outcomes rather than activities
Angela

4. WBL Continuum
Angela

5. High Quality Project-Based Learning
Lacey
Gold Standard Project Design (BIE):
Gold Standard Teaching Practices (BIE):
6 A’s Project Idea Rubric:

6. Lacey

7. Escape Room

8. Project Scavenger Hunt
Look at project cards at gse.hightechhigh.org/unboxed/cards/
Find a good example of a relevant project with Work-Based Learning activities (5 min)
Lacey min

9. Project Scavenger Hunt
Share the project
why you chose it
the WBL incorporated
Lacey min

10. 6 A’s Project Idea Rubric

11. Integrating WBL into Projects
Lacey

12. Students have the opportunity to observe and work alongside adults in a worksite relevant to the project.
—Exemplary on 6A’s Project Idea Rubric
Lacey

13. plan with an industry partner
Lacey
Angela elaborate and speak about teacher externships

14. industry partner as client
Lacey elaborate

15. projects with authentic context
Lacey elaborate

16. invite guest speakers during project
Angela elaborate

17. culminating event with authentic audience
Lacey

18. industry feedback to students on drafts
Lacey

19. Where do we find partners?
Advisory Committees
Business Organizations
Your School District
Industry Associations
Alumni
Parents & Spouses
Local College
Angela

20. Project Exhibition

21. Tools & Resources Nepris California WBL Manual CalCRN
Project Planning Guide
WBL Planning Doc
Planning Calendar
Curriculum Map
Angela

22. Thank you! Link to slides: tinyurl.com/WBLinPBLEd4C2019 Lacey Boatman
College & Career Readiness Program Manager
Angela Higdon
College & Career Readiness Coordinator
Gillie Miller
College & Career Readiness Director