Iowa Work-Based Learning Newsletter
 Contact: Kelli Diemer, Iowa Dept. of Education Work-Based Learning Consultant, kelli.diemer@iowa.gov or 515-281-3615
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Welcome back to another school year. I look forward to bringing you monthly updates on work-based learning activities going on around the state. If there are others who would like to get these updates, please click here to go to the newsletter link.
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, April 2, and Wednesday, April 3! The Fifth Annual Iowa Work-Based Learning Conference has a new location - Airport Holiday Inn (6111 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA 50321). Go to www.iowawbl.org. More conference details to come...
The Iowa Work-Based Learning Guide is posted on the Iowa Department of Education website. Click on the image below -
 There are a variety of work-based learning opportunities for students. In fact, some of the best school wide programs are built on a foundation of awareness and exploration activities prior to the actual workplace learning experiences.
Informational interviews are a student focused activity that requires a student to develop questions to pose to the business/industry person which can drive a conversation for deeper knowledge. This activity can help a student develop confidence, make an introduction grow into additional learning opportunities, and bring knowledge about your school's work-based learning program to business and industry for potential future partnerships.
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Teacher licensure is governed by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. When offering a work-based learning program, a school district must have an appropriately licensed instructor working with the program. This is true whether the experience is paid or unpaid. Any awarded credit must be calculated with appropriate instructional time.
Any teacher may supervise workplace experience courses within his or her own endorsement area(s). For example, a journalism teacher may supervise a newspaper internship where the student is granted journalism credit. Eligible workplace experience courses would be identified through the appropriate School Courses for Exchange of Data (SCED) code(s).
If CTE credit is awarded for work experience involving multiple occupations, there must be an assigned teacher at the school who has the multi-occupations (305) certification. The multioccupations (305) certification is considered a vocational endorsement, thus allowing the awarding of CTE credit.
For a work experience program designed specifically for students with disabilities, the assigned teacher must hold a 5-12 Special Education endorsement as well as a work experience Coordinator (WEC) endorsement.
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Statewide Intermediary Network News
FY19 marks the 6th year of the Iowa Intermediary Work-Based Learning Network. Through its humble beginnings, this resource network has grown to arranging over 95,000 experiences for students and educators in FY17. Relationships have been built with business and industry across the state. Contact your regional Intermediary to help bring work-based learning experiences to your students and educators. Current list. |
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If you are interested in connecting to the workplace, consider an educator externship. Most of the regional Intermediaries organize these experiences for teachers, counselors or administrators. While some are temporary employment for a short period of time, other experiences are organized as shadowing a variety of placements. Contact your regional intermediary to find out what is available in your area.
Kelli Diemer
Business and Marketing Education Consultant
Iowa Intermediary Network/Iowa Work-Based Learning
Bureau of Career and Technical Education
Division of Community Colleges & Workforce Preparation
515-281-3615 (office)
515-242-5988 (fax)
kelli.diemer@iowa.gov
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