Attached is a field trip plan that I helped develop and it shows that I know how to plan a meaningful trip where students learn about a business and what they do. I plan to incorporate field trips into my CTE program as it is a good way to enhance students learning. You can talk about and teach students about a subject, but there is a bigger impact when they can see it for themselves and learn about it from an experienced professional. I plan to establish partnerships with a diverse range of people from local businesses to post-secondary educational institutions etc. Through these partnerships, students will explore different careers, work-based learning opportunities, and transitions to postsecondary educations.
In my plan for work-based learning, I want to really focus on career exploration for my intro students. I want them to be exposed to the different fields of the industry so that they can decide which one they are interested in. Something that I want to implement for this is a career fair, where students can meet with different business professionals and ask questions. For this to be a meaningful experience, I have developed a form that they will fill out during the career fair. The purpose of this form is to ensure they are going around and learning about different careers. The students will not only be exposed to different careers but will also learn about employments opportunities directly from representatives within the community.