Career Tech Talk

Interview with Ken Smith, reporter, news anchor and inaugural ACTE Image Award winner. Smith speaks about his activities to support the School-to-Career program in the Wake County Public School System, his personal history with CTE and his commitment to volunteerism with students, and why national and local celebrities and leaders need to support CTE and School-to-Career programs.

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Interview with Bill Sanders, chair of the 2008 Workforce Innovations conference. Sanders discusses the conference’s appeal to different players in workforce development, including career and technical education professionals, and describes conference sessions and educational tours in New Orleans. He also explains the U.S. Department of Labor’s initiatives for developing a skilled workforce and stresses the importance of different pathways to postsecondary education.

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Interview with Dr. Edward Kealy, executive director of the Committee for Education Funding. Dr. Kealy discusses the Administration’s proposed FY2009 budget, including cuts for career and technical education; the effect of the housing slowdown on education funding; and what the committee and you as individuals can do to help. He also addresses education’s role in the current Presidential campaign.

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Interview with Andrea Higham, director of the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future. Higham discusses the nurse shortage and the nurse educator shortage and what the campaign is doing to alleviate both. She describes the campaign’s resources, the importance of mentorship in nursing, and the need for partnerships between industry, associations and hospitals as well as the need for more government funds for nursing. For more information on the Campaign for Nursing’s Future, visit www.CampaignforNursing.com and www.DiscoverNursing.com.

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Interview with Josh Schuler, executive director of the Lemelson-MIT Program, which encourages student invention and innovation through grants, competitions and other outreach activities. Schuler describes the kind of inventive student projects the program has funded, the need for mentorship and collaboration in invention, and the importance of creative thinking and a sustainable culture of invention in our schools. He also looks beyond STEM disciplines to the other skills needed to invent successfully.

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Interview with Duane Ross, manager for NASA astronaut candidate selection and training. NASA recently began accepting applications for new astronaut candidates, including candidates with teaching experience. Ross addresses the qualifications astronaut candidates need and the intensive training they undertake. He also discusses what educator mission specialists do while on a mission, and he gives a surprising description of the perfect astronaut.

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Interview with James McLurkin, a roboticist recognized by TIME Magazine and a teacher at MIT’s Saturday enrichment program for high school students and Project Interphase for transitioning freshmen. Topics include developing hands-on lesson plans and students’ lack of preparation for postsecondary ed.

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Interview with Bob Vila, host of the shows “Bob Vila” and “This Old House” and a leading figure in home improvement. Bob talks about the training needs of the construction industry, innovations in construction, the impact his father had on his desire to explore and learn, and his favorite tool.

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Interview about the Broward County Urban Teacher Academy Program with Dr. Robert Parks, director of the Teaching and Leadership Center, Florida Atlantic University, and Broward County school board member, and Sara Rogers, coordinator of the program. They explain the academy, which prepares students to become teachers and to return to teach in Broward County. Included are details on the scholarship program that allows students a debt-free college education.

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Interview with Alex Harris and David Wakelyn, senior analysts from the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. They address the role of career and technical education in high school redesign, discuss how career and technical education can impact America’s competitiveness and explain how Netflix is a model for innovation in education.

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