Professional Interactions across your Workplace Simulation

Consider where there might be opportunities for direct and ongoing interactions with industry, business, or community professionals across your planned workplace simulation.

Keep in mind, interactions might take place in the classroom, at a work site, virtually, via email, etc. Interactions may also be complimented through tours, teaching of topics, and further mentorship/training opportunities.

**Professional Interactions**
Assign	Learn	Present	Reflect
Is there space for partners and students to identify the task, problem, or question that will be addressed?	Where can partners engage with students to support their learning and planning? Where can partners provide feedback to students on progress, learning, and planned outcomes?	How can partners provide feedback on the final product?	Is there an opportunity for partners to celebrate learning and help students make connections to future plans?

Please select each tab below to see an example and an activity for you to continue developing your workplace simulation or click the next button at the bottom of the screen to move to the next topic.

Example
Activity

Explore the opportunities for the marketing students to experience sustained interactions with professional across the packaging design workplace simulation.

**Professional Interactions**
Assign	Learn	Present	Reflect
Partners help to introduce the project by sharing about their career path and how their work relates to packaging.	Students share and justify their planned packaging prototype ideas with partners. Partners provide feedback for the students to reflect on as they plan further improvements and changes to the final package.	Partners listen to final presentations in the role of a client, review the packaging prototype, and provide feedback based on the rubric.	Partners debrief with students by emphasizing growth and helping students make connections to potential careers.

**Professional Interactions**
Assign	Learn	Present	Reflect
Is there space for partners and students to identify the task, problem, or question the students will address?	Where can partners engage with students to support their learning and planning? Where can partners provide feedback to students on progress, learning, and planned outcomes?	How can partners provide feedback on the final work?	Is there an opportunity for partners to celebrate learning and help students make connections to future plans?

Please select the next tab to move to the next step and consider how you might further enrich your students' interactions with industry, business, or community professionals across your workplace simulation.