ExTEnDED LEARning OPTiOns
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To PRePARe foR success
in the people business, start
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va Beck, a teacher at Lamesa High The Power of Extended Learning A Taste of Careers
School, combines instruction in careers According to Marilyn Wragg, director of Allen’s students have done terrific things
in Human Services with experiences the Curriculum Center at Texas Tech in Friona through service learning,
helping people. University in Lubbock, extended learning giving them a taste of careers in social
“Probably the best program we’ve had like that at Lamesa “not only takes work, community relations, political
was working as a partner with a retirement learning to a higher level, but it allows organization, and more.
center to teach older adults how to use students to experience what it’s like to be In a recent research project, students found
computers,” she says. in a specific career.” that Friona had the first school in Texas to
Another partner in the project was Job shadowing, internships, integrate in 1954, just a few months after
Family, Career and Community Leaders apprenticeships, volunteering, and the U.S. Supreme Court mandated equal
of America (FCCLA), an organization other extended learning activities offer education for all children. Allen’s students
for students interested in careers in the experiences outside the classroom that can decided to apply for a Texas state historical
people business (see “At Your Service” at help students find the right career direction marker commemorating this event. They
right). “Our school refurbished computers and get a jump-start on pursuing it. prepared the application, received the
donated by FCCLA,” Beck says. “Students Patsy Allen, who teaches at Friona High marker, and, in partnership with FCCLA,
helped the seniors set up email accounts School in Friona, encourages students to held a dedication for the marker on February
and learn to use the Internet.” take part in service learning, which pairs 8, during Black History Month.
class work with volunteer activities in the The students’ interaction with the Texas
community. “In my Historical Commission during these
28 years of teaching, activities led the commission to invite
it’s been a very students to develop a video to promote
effective strategy,” she the museums and history of the Texas
says. “I have taught panhandle region. Hundreds of copies
a lot of students, but of the video were distributed to promote
not until we added the state. Bell Helicopter, an international
service learning aeronautics company with offices in
did students learn Amarillo, even provides copies of the video
to think.” with its recruiting materials.
To become a
lIcensed psYcHologIsT
In Texas, applIcanTs musT Hold a docToraTe
In psYcHologY, Have Two Years of supervIsed
experIence, and pass an oral exam.
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