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Course Title             Secondary Transition: Developing Job Shadow Experiences

Course No.               ELFE 37 (Updated 2023)

Clock Hours             10

Instructor Information

Kelli Ehresmann                

Kelli.Ehresmann@evergreen.edu

www.evergreen.edu/elearningforeducators

Seminar II Building, Room E3129 | The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA  98505

Questions?

Feel free to email your instructor at any time using the Canvas inbox. Click here to learn how to send an email message to your instructor within Canvas. I will respond to your email messages within 24 hours (Monday through Friday). For example: If you email me at 3 PM on Friday, I will respond before 3 PM on Monday.

Course Description

This course is designed to inform educators about best practices in developing job shadow experiences that align with post-secondary outcomes.

Course Objectives

  • Identify the essential components for developing meaningful job shadow experiences.
  • Describe how to incorporate job shadow activities into transition instruction and assessment practices.
  • Discuss the steps for developing individual and/or group job shadow sites.
  • Reflect, apply, and develop a plan for the next steps in your educational role or setting.

Course Materials

The instruction for this course is presented in a series of four Modules that includes content developed by the Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS), a special education state-needs project funded by the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). 

Course Requirements

Below is an overview of the course requirements. Instructions for each requirement are outlined in Canvas. 

  1. Modules and Module Activities
    • Complete Modules 1 through 4 and the accompanying activities within the Workbook.
      • Module 1 Introduction to Work-Based Learning
      • Module 2 Collaboration with Career and Technical Education (CTE) and others
      • Module 3 Job Shadowing Basics
      • Module 4 Student Preparation and Follow-Up
  1. Quizzes:
    • Complete the quizzes within Canvas. The first quiz is after Modules 1 and 2  and the second is after Modules 3 and 4.

  2. Assignment: Workbook Submission
    • Complete all activities within the Modules. Document your work in the Workbook and submit.

  3. Assignment: Reflection
    • Complete the reflection assignment and upload the assignment to the instructor in Canvas.

  5. Course Survey

    • Complete the online course evaluation survey. Please note that your responses will not be personally identifiable. Thank you in advance for your participation in this important survey. We welcome and value your input.

Course End Date

Your course-end date will be assigned to you by email when you begin the course. You'll have three months to complete the course. All course requirements are due no later than your course-end date. You may submit the completed course requirements prior to the specified due date if you wish, but they must be submitted no later than the due date. If you need a limited extension of your due date, please contact the instructor

Grading Criteria

To receive clock hours for this course, all course requirements must be successfully completed according to the criteria below. When you submit the assessment and assignments, you are verifying that the work is your own. 

Requirement

Documentation

Required Score

Quizzes

Each completed with a score of at least 80%.  

80% or higher
Workbook Submission Complete all activities within all 4 Modules. Document in the Workbook and submit. Complete

Reflection assignment

Assignment completed with a score of at least 20 out of 25 points on the assignment rubric, as evaluated by the instructor. If the assignment is rated below 20, you may have one additional attempt to complete it.

20 points or higher

You can access your grades online in Canvas. When you have successfully completed the course, the instructor will send you the clock-hour form for your records (OSPI Form 1125 Inservice Registration). 

Disability Services

If you have a documented disability that requires accommodations, please notify the instructor during the first week of the course and the Office of Access Services for Students with Disabilities as soon as possible.

College Policies

Click here to view the college’s Student Rights and Responsibilities policies.

Questions?

Feel free to email your instructor at any time using the Canvas inbox.  Click here to learn how to send a message to your instructor. I will respond to your email messages within 24 hours (Monday through Friday). For example: If you email me at 3 PM on Friday, I will respond before 3 PM on Monday.

 The syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.

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