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Cooperative Education

Indicators
Cooperative Education Work Experience Indicators

1. Practice workplace readiness skills to be a productive and responsible worker.
2. Employ effective communication skills necessary to maintain or be promoted in employment.
3. Demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary to be an effective team member.
4. Evaluate a workplace setting to make an informed career choice.
5. Practice management methods and skills to function effectively at the workplace.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of social, organizational, and technological systems by operating successfully within them at the workplace.
7. Demonstrate the ability to adapt to change in technology at the workplace to be a productive worker.
8. Use problem solving techniques to resolve issues in the workplace.
9. Demonstrate mastery of competencies in a specific occupation to be a productive worker.
10. Apply safe work habits to ensure a safe work environment.
11. Apply goal setting strategies to be a productive worker.
12. Adhere to health and environmental practices at work to be a responsible worker and citizen.
13. Use related occupational materials to enhance specific skill development.

Note - Curriculum guides which support the above indicators include MDSE Student Competency Profiles, COOP 2000, Occupational Preparation Guide, and Baltimore County Public School's Competency Profiles

Skills for Success
Skills for Sucess serves as the core learning goals for the Work Experience Indicators. The Maryland School Performance Program resulted from the report of the Governor's Commission on School Performance which published its recommendations in 1989. In order to assess student knowledge, the core learning goals were developed for high school students. These core learning goals include Skills for Success , which are assessed though the four content areas of English, mathematics, social studies, and science. The core learning goals for Skills for Success identify five areas of student achievement: learning, thinking, communication, technology, and interpersonal skills. Skills for Success guides learning and application of content knowledge. The Baltimore County Public Schools designed the Essential Curriculum to include core learning goals at the high school level and specific course indicators that guide and assess student learning.

The Essential Curriculum and the Essential Guidance Program Pre K-12 guided the development of the work experience indicators relating to the Skills for Success core learning goals.

• Learning
  • The student will plan, monitor, and evaluate his or her own learning experiences.
  • The student will establish and pursue clear, challenging goals for learning.
    
  • The student will adapt, as necessary, to changing needs and situations.
    
  • The student will persevere, when appropriate, in different learning situations.
    
  • The student will apply acquired knowledge and skills effectively in new learning situations.
• Thinking
  • The student will think creatively, critically, and strategically to achieve goals, make effective decisions, and solve problems.
  • The student will generate creative ideas in a variety of situations.
    
  • The student will evaluate information, issues, and positions critically.
    
  • The student will demonstrate strategic thinking in a variety of situations to make effective decisions and achieve goals.
    
  • The student will solve problems systematically and rationally.
• Communication
  • The student will plan, participate in, monitor, and evaluate communication experiences in a variety of situations.
  • The student will plan for successful communication experiences.
    
  • The student will acquire, manage, and convey information using a variety of strategies and technologies.
    
  • The student will monitor communication processes and make necessary adjustments to solve problems.
    
  • The student will evaluate communication experiences in a variety of situations.
    
• Technology
  • The student will understand, apply, and evaluate technologies as labor enhancing and problem-solving tools.
  • The student will demonstrate knowledge of current technologies appropriate for a variety of purposes and situations.
    
  • The student will use technology effectively for a variety of purposes and situations.
    
  • The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of technology on the environment, society, and individuals.
    
• Interpersonal
  • The student will work effectively with others and participate responsibly in a variety of situations.
  • The student will demonstrate effective interaction strategies.
    
  • The student will cooperate with others in a variety of situations.
    
  • The student will function as a responsible citizen.



Dr. Ronald G. Koontz
Supervisor
1946 - O Greenspring Dr.
Timonium, MD 21093
410-887-8921 fax:410-252-6218
rkoontz@bcps.org