NAF believes that all students should have the advantage of a high quality, paid internship before they graduate high school. But how is every academy supposed to achieve this ambitious goal? A series of sequenced work-based learning experiences throughout the academy experience will set up NAF students and partners for internship success. NAF has gathered effective work-based learning and advisory board development practices from across the network and organized them into the exciting new Work-Based Learning Center at workbasedlearning.naf.org. Learn how the Work-Based Learning Center was developed from the NAF network leaders themselves and how to utilize these tools to help your academy reach 100%. This session will provide time for participants to explore the site, so please bring a laptop, tablet, or other internet-ready device to the session.

1. #NAFNext2014
DO NOW:
Make a list of high-quality tools you use when
coordinating work-based learning activities. Why
are they high-quality tools?

2. Getting to 100%:
NAF’s Work-Based Learning Center
#NAFNext2014
Rich Tulikangas- National Director of Work-Based Learning
James Cole- Region-4 Manager of Work-Based Learning
Sonja Brouwers- WBL Coord.-Clark High School AOF, Advisory Board
Leadership Council, and Work-Based Learning Innovation Fellow
Jim Nicholson- Senior Director/Investments-Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and
Co-Chair Advisory Board Leadership Council

3. Outcomes
• Understand how to find the WBL Center
• Understand what’s on the WBL Center
• Easily navigate the resources on the WBL Center
Agenda
• Background
• WBL Structure
• Scavenger Hunt
• Question and Answer
• Evaluation
Work-Based Learning Center
#NAFNext2014

4. Background
NEED for WBL Center:
• 32 years of resources
• Too many tools and resources
SOLUTION:
• Assessment of tools from across the network
• NAF Approach reaffirmed
• Combination of tools
• New website for work-based learning and advisory board tools and
resources
• Work in progress
Work-Based Learning Center
#NAFNext2014

5. Work-Based Learning Center
#NAFNext2014
Six Sections:
• About
• NAF Approach
• Build Your Plan
• Work-Based Learning Tools
• Advisory Board Tools
• Useful Links
workbasedlearning.naf.org

6. Work-Based Learning Center
#NAFNext2014
Scavenger Hunt #1
Scenario 1: I serve as chair of my NAF
academy advisory board. How would I
explore the possibility of our advisory board
forming it’s own non-profit?

7. Work-Based Learning Center
#NAFNext2014
Scavenger Hunt #2
Scenario 2: As a brand new academy director I
know that we have some students
participating in job shadows and internships,
but think we should be doing a better job of
providing all of our students with WBL
opportunities. Where can I find a sample
structure for grades 9-12.

8. Work-Based Learning Center
#NAFNext2014
Scavenger Hunt #3
Scenario 3: I’ve been hired as our academy’s first
Work-Based Learning Coordinator. One of our goals
is to give each student an extended, compensated,
hands-on career preparation experience with one of
our business partners. I also want to assure a high-
quality experience for students and business
partners. Where would I find a clear definition of a
high-quality career preparation experience?

9. Work-Based Learning Center
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Scavenger Hunt #4
Scenario 4: Last year I arranged two-site visits
with a local bank and an investment company
for my finance academy students. The tours
went well and were appreciated by the
students, but I‘m wondering what I could do
to better prepare students to make the most
of these experiences.

10. Work-Based Learning Center
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Scavenger Hunt #5
Scenario 5: Our hospital has a long-standing
partnership with two area NAF AOHSs. We can’t
accommodate all of the students that are interested
in internships with us. As a responsible business
partner and advisory board member I would like to
have information I can use to show other area health
care businesses how they can benefit from getting
involved.

11. Work-Based Learning Center
#NAFNext2014
Question and Answer

12. Work-Based Learning Center
#NAFNext2014
Closing Remarks
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