Career Exploration

Real-World Connections: Instructional Strategies for Using Industry Voices to Deepen Career Exploration

Real-World Connections: Instructional Strategies for Using Industry Voices to Deepen Career Exploration

Presented by Jonathan Wren, Director of Magnet Schools, Metro Nashville Public Schools (TN); Giselle Harper, Magnet Schools Assistance Program Curriculum Specialist, Richard Dinkins Early College Magnet Middle School (TN); Allison Karandikar, Magnet Schools Assistance Program Curriculum Specialist, Isaac Litton STEM Magnet Middle School (TN); and Monica Cougan, Global Education Leader

Building Workforce-Ready Cybersecurity Skills in the Classroom

Building Workforce-Ready Cybersecurity Skills in the Classroom

Presented by Ronald Adams, Experienced Educator, Instructional Leader, Cyber Intelligence Academy at Park Crossing High School, Montgomery Public Schools (AL); Rashad Robinson, Experienced Educator, Tech Coordinator and Cyber Teacher, Cyber Intelligence Academy at Park Crossing High School, Montgomery Public Schools (AL); and Jessica S. Tickle, Experienced Educator, Instructor, PLTW Engineering and Cybersecurity, Center for Academic Achievement, Shawnee Mission School District (KS)
Moderated by Derek Babb, Experienced Educator, Cyber Security Lecturer, University of Nebraska at Omaha

College and Career Readiness in a New Era of Work

College and Career Readiness in a New Era of Work

Presented by Karen Hoffman, Real Life Learning Founder, Half Moon Bay High School; Anjuli Gupta, Director of Product Management, College and Career Readiness, Savvas Learning Company; and Matt Barber, National College and Career Readiness Specialist, Savvas Learning Company

Career Exploration Reimagined: Tools to Guide Young People

Career Exploration Reimagined: Tools to Guide Young People

Presented by Dustin Liu, Senior Associate Director, Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing, NYU Stern School of Business; Josie Masset, Social Video Specialist, Southwest Ohio Jobs Explained, ThinkTV; and Latoya Semple, Project Specialist for American Graduate: Jobs Explained, The WNET Group

The Importance of Linking Literacy to Career

The Importance of Linking Literacy to Career

Literacy is essential for all jobs—whether you need to know how to read and write a service proposal, report card comments, or a case study. But students don’t often make that connection—they see their classwork as something assigned to them and that they need to get through rather than as something that can help them with their future goals. When kids understand the why behind their education, it takes on new meaning for them.

Literacy With the “Why”: How Connecting Literacy and Career Can Transform Kids’ Futures

Literacy With the “Why”: How Connecting Literacy and Career Can Transform Kids’ Futures

Presented by Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District (CA); Ed Hidalgo, Career Development Advisor, Educators Cooperative; Saki Dodelson, CEO and Founder, Beable Education; and Dr. Susan Gertler, Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer, Beable Education
Moderated by Dr. Donna Wright, Retired School Superintendent, and Education Planner and Consultant