Gina Morrison

I had not previously thought about both employer and supervisor onboarding for a WBL student experience, but it makes perfect sense. Placements are made by the coordinator, but the business is counting on the leadership of the WBL organization to share the key information. 

I am reminded the clear is kind. Agreements outline each partner's responsibilities and decrease confusion, thereby increasing accountability and the ability to succeed. I particularly liked the student taking a self-evaluation, which will provide them an opportunity to self-reflect. I appreciate the sample evaluation form provided in this unit. I will use it in our WBL experience. 

I love how comprehensive this unit is in discussing the roll of the coordinator. I love the social media posts for getting the word out. I also love how important a strong working relationship needs to be with school admin. I am particularly impressed with the evaluation component for ALL stakeholders involved in the program. 

I am very familiar with community champions, however, I'm very curious about Perkins funding at the Middle School level. I understand that Perkins funding is available in our district, however, it seems to be very tied up at the high school level by the CTE teachers. I do not know who their community board is or who their community champions are. I'm interested in learning more! 

Our school has an active Job Shadow Program and I see through what I've learned so far that there needs to be more thoughtful intention put into orientations, detailed training agreements, exit activities and assignments. I also think we could integrate a mock interview into the Job Shadow, since it's an eight week experience.