Introduction to Section 7
This section also explains how a training plan is used, why it is important, and how to correctly complete it.
Lesson 5.1: Child Labor Laws and Standards
This resource discusses child labor laws and standards that pertain to work-based learning.
Lesson 5.2: Youth Worker Health and Safety
This resource discusses OSHA requirements regarding youth worker health and safety for WBL students.
Introduction to Section 9
This resource introduces the lessons in Section 9: Timeline for Implementing a WBL Program, and lists the learning objectives.
Lesson 9.1: Summer Months
This lesson describes tasks that work-based learning (WBL) teachers need to do to prepare during the summer months for WBL courses starting at the beginning of the upcoming school year.
Lesson 9.2: Beginning of the School Year
This lesson describes the tasks that work-based learning (WBL) teacher-coordinators perform at the beginning of the school year.
Lesson 9.3: Recurring WBL Activities
This lesson describes the work-based learning (WBL) activities that occur weekly and monthly, as well as the activities that occur each grading period and semester.
Lesson 9.4: Winter and Spring Activities
This lesson describes the activities that take place during winter and spring for WBL courses.
Lesson 9.5: Evaluating and Grading WBL Students
This lesson presents strategies for evaluating and grading students’ performance in work-based learning (WBL) courses.
Lesson 9.6: Preparing for Next Fall
This lesson provides a road map for coordinating activities with potential employers, students, and teachers in preparation of the beginning of the next career and technical education (CTE) program cycle.
Lesson 5.3: Wage and Hour Considerations for Texas Youth
This resource provides information about work hours, minimum wage, and tipping, all of which may affect work-based learning (WBL) students.
Lesson 5.4: Other Federal Laws Impacting Youth Workers
This resource discusses various agencies and organizations that establish and enforce regulations and programs that impact work-based learning (WBL) students and their employer sponsors.
Asking and Answering Questions
The Asking and Answering Professional Development provides strategies to teach students how to ask and answer questions more effectively to improve comprehension in the classroom and on standardized assessments such as the STAAR.
Introduction to Section 2
Introduction to Section 2
Lesson 2.1: Federal Education Laws Impacting WBL
Federal Education Laws Impacting WBL
Lesson 2.2: State Laws and Rules Governing WBL
State Laws and Rules Governing WBL
Lesson 2.3: State Laws and Rules Governing WBL Teacher Certifications and Assignments
State Laws and Rules Governing WBL Teacher Certifications and Assignments
Lesson 2.4: State Laws and Rules Governing Educator Ethics and Conduct
State Laws and Rules Governing Educator Ethics and Conduct
Lesson 4.2: CTE Policies and Procedures Manual
This resource explains the importance of having a CTE Policies and Procedures manual that describes a school's or district's policies and procedures for CTE courses.
Lesson 3.1: SAAH Rules for CTE Funding and Attendance
This resource describes how to use the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook to find CTE rules for funding and attendance.