Next August, I will be taking over from Nicola and will be helping FIBs (Grade 10) experience and reflect on their brief work experience. I will also be helping with Grade 11s with internship opportunities.
It takes a village to run these two programs and I am hoping to use the portfolio as a vehicle for reflection and communication.
Here are some things I hope the students will write on their portfolios:
- Reflection on the whole process
- Feedback from teachers and employers
- Application letters – and what they have learned about writing these
- Photos and videos of their experienc
Meanwhile, I am hoping to create a separate blog post which would include:
- A helpdesk – everything they need to know about World of Learning/Internship
- An online job market – where parents, employers, and I can post job opportunities, job descriptions, number of applicants so far, and successful applications
- Forms/FAQs/Reminders
I think this would be good to start things off. I will be adding to this list, as well as linking some good examples I can use as mock-up before I create the final product.
Any thoughts, ideas or comments?
Hi Vanessa,
Glad to see you already mapping out what you want the students to be documenting in their portfolios. I find what really drives quality reflection is having the perfect protocol for the learning you need. As an example–this is a protocol I’m using with Initiative For Peace–it is a great way to think with a partner, move back to team, and then pivot to personal thinking. If you need help with protocols, let me know!
http://portfolios.uwcsea.edu.sg/eastech/2018/05/14/history-mapping-a-reflective-prompt-for-digital-portfolios/
Kind Regards,
Tricia
Thanks so much for this, Tricia! Very helpful and hoping to build on my plans in the coming days!
Hi Vanessa, I’m so pleased to hear that the school is starting a work experience for Gr10 students. I did a work experience placement at the end of Gr10 (all the way back in 1991, practically the time of the dinosaurs) that I still remember VERY clearly. I worked for the week at the Melbourne Children’s Court. I can recall more about this week, what I did, how I felt than anything else that year. I would be happy to talk about this or write about this to Gr10’s when you are rolling out the program next year. Good luck! Mel
Hi, Melanie!
DEFINITELY want to speak to you! Thank you so much for kindly offering!
This role used to be Gap Year/Internship/G10 FIB Work Experience when Niki Dinsdale held the position, and now as it currently sits under Nicola Coles.
Since the school has scrapped the Gap Year program for next year, by the time I take over, it will be more focused on work experience for G10 FIBs and internship for G10s and G11s. So, more opportunities to flesh out World of Learning week more carefully.
I need all the brainstorming I can get, so I hope to catch you either at the end of this busy school year or at the beginning of next before it gets too hectic.
Chat soon!
Hugs,
Nessa