when performing routine work assignments and possible solutions to routine work assignments Perform complex, work assignments that require problem solving Computer Technology 1 No use of a computer on the job 2 Use a computer for simple word processing and data-entry tasks 3 Use a computer as a tool for more complex assignments such as spreadsheets, graphs, and charts Other Technology 1 No use of other technology on the job 2 Perform basic technical tasks 3 Perform advanced technical such as helping maintain computer networks Client / Customer Service 1 No interaction with clients / customers on a regular 2 Convey simple messages to clients 3 Handle client/customer questions and requests for services Oral Communication 1 Job-related communications consist mainly of asking and answering questions 2 Prepare and convey simple ideas and information for co-workers and/or external clients 3 Prepare and convey complex ideas and information to co-workers and /or external clients Organize and Analyze Information 1 File and organize materials 2 Prioritize information in a systematic way 3 Read, analyze, and interpret complex information Skills Observation Form with Classroom Application Notes
Telephone: email: Externship Dates From: To: Date: Please rate the externship program by circling the number that best represents your view: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree Somewhat 4 Agree 5 Strongly Agree N/A Not Applicable I was contacted in enough time to make plans for hosting a teacher extern. Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 I received the information I needed to set up the externship. Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 My role in providing an externship was clear. Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 The amount of time allotted was: just right too long too short Comment: The teacher extern was able to obtain information about my company and my industry that will be useful for students. Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 The teacher extern was able to perform a function and/or produce a product that was of benefit to my company. Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 I would host another teacher/faculty-extern next year. Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 I would host another teacher/faculty-extern, but for a shorter longer time period. Comment: What could have been done to help make the experience more valuable for you or your company? Comment: A A
Environmental Literacy • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the environment and the circumstances and conditions affecting it, particularly as relates to air, climate, land, food, energy, water and ecosystems • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of society’s impact on the natural (e.g., population growth, population development, resource consumption rate, etc.) • Investigate and analyze environmental issues, and make accurate conclusions about effective solutions • Take individual and collective action towards addressing environmental challenges (e.g., participating in global actions, designing solutions that inspire action on environmental issues) LEARNING AND INNOVATION SKILLS Learning and innovation skills increasingly are recognized as those that separate students who are prepared for a more and more complex life and work environments in the 21st century, and those who are not. focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare students for the future. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION Creatively • Use a wide of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming) • Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical concepts) • Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts Work Creatively with Others • Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others effectively • Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input and feedback into the work • Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real limits to adopting new ideas • View failure as an opportunity to understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes Implement Innovations • Act on creative to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which the innovation will occur CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING Reason Effectively • Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation
Use Systems Thinking • Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex systems Make Judgments and Decisions • Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs • Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view • Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments • Interpret information and draw conclusions on the best analysis • Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes Solve Problems • Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways • Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION Communicate Clearly • Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts • Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions • Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade) • Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact • Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual) Collaborate with Others • Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse • Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal • Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and the individual contributions made by each team member INFORMATION, AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS People in the 21st century live in a technology and media-suffused environment, marked by various characteristics, including: 1) access to an abundance of information, 2) rapid changes in technology tools, and 3) the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale. To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media and technology.