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New Tool Helps Students Explore 100+ STEM Careers
Students design submarines and explore dream jobs
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Elevating Student Success: The Importance of College and Career Readiness
As educators, we feel immense pride and fulfillment when we run into a former student in public. Seeing their goofy grins and meeting their partners and family make us happy, but what brings us the greatest joy is when they proudly share their current post-secondary education or career pursuits. One thing that all educators have…
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Find Success with Design Thinking
Increase engagement and connect your content to careers while still meeting curriculum standards! Interested in learning more about Design Thinking and how you can apply it in your classroom? Looking for ways to keep kids engaged when instructing remotely? Then sign up to be part of our REDSIGNED Design thinking Program.
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STEM Career Connection: Connecting Classrooms with Careers
“STEM occupations on average will grow faster than non-STEM occupations and provide higher wages” – Bureau of Labor Statistics STEM education prepares students for what’s next by bridging the gap between academics and careers. Through the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics students learn how to solve complex real-world problems. Using a STEM approach…
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Transferable Skills: Your Career Path is Not Linear
A few months ago, my wife went back to work. With our youngest starting kindergarten, we decided it’d be great to have some extra income. Armed with a degree in graphic design and plenty of experience under her belt, she went about looking for some part-time employment. Whatever the reason, however, whether it be a…
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Student Registration Open for Groundhog (Job) Shadow Day
“Young people who had mentors report setting higher educational goals and are more likely to attend college than those without mentors,” according to “The Mentoring Effect”, a January 2014 report from The National Mentoring Partnership. Kent ISD’s Career Readiness Department is excited to announce that the student registration for Groundhog Shadow Day 2017 opens on December…
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ELA Students Become Project Managers
Something amazing is happening at Kent Innovation High this semester. Volunteer project managers from all over west Michigan are coming into the classroom to share insights into their craft. In cooperation with the Western Michigan Project Management Institute (WMPMI), Future Leaders in Project Management (FLiPM), and the Kent ISD Career Readiness Department, an English Language Arts class at Kent Innovation…
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Join DU for Shark Week – Win a Scholarship
Business students from high schools across Michigan are invited to attend Davenport University’s Annual Shark Week Event. Students will compete in small teams to develop an innovative idea and pitch it to the judges for a chance to win a $2,500 Davenport scholarship! Please share this information with your high school students!
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Funny You Should Ask
When I first started teaching at L’Anse Cruse Middle School South (over in the Detroit Metro area) years ago, there was a teacher on staff who had worked in the industry prior to switching over to teaching. He was a very popular teacher with the kids (being one of the football coaches might have had something…
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The Key to Student Success
What is the key to student success? This is an on-going question with no clear answer. On October 20 at 6:30 pm, Kent ISD and Celebration Cinema North will be hosting a free screening of the film Most Likely to Succeed. It is an exploration of one school’s attempt to prepare students for the…