The purpose of the podcast is to “explore and understand the most important voices, ideas and leadership applications that are driving Career Connected Learning in North America.”

Season 2 Episode 3: YouthForce NOLA: High-wage, High-demand Career Pathways for New Orleans Youth
May 07, 2021
Season 2 Episode 3: YouthForce NOLA: High-wage, High-demand Career Pathways for New Orleans Youth
May 07, 2021

In this episode, Hans talks with Cate Swinburn, President of YouthForce NOLA. YouthForce NOLA is an education, business, and civic collaborative that prepares New Orleans public school students for successful pursuit of high-wage, high-demand career pathways and facilitates systems change to ensure equitable outcomes. Find out more: https://www.youthforcenola....
Season 2 Episode 2: Exploring the Academies of Grand Island, Nebraska
May 04, 2021

In this episode, we learn about the Academies of Grand Island School District in Western Nebraska.  I’m speaking with Jeff Gilbertson, Executive Principal of ...
Season 2 Episode 1: Dr. Rich Feller and the Future of Career Development
Apr 14, 2021

In this episode, Hans interviews Dr. Rich Feller, expert practitioner and researcher on how children, youth and adults navigate career options and life transitions. Rich ...
Season 1 Episode 10: The Martians in Your Classroom – A Discussion with Rachael Mann
Jan 05, 2021

In this episode, Hans Meeder talks with Rachael Mann, a noted author and speaker who focuses on STEM education and STEM-related careers. Rachael speaks and ...
Season 1 Episode 9: The Future of Career & Technical Education in America: A Conversation with Scott Stump
Dec 21, 2020

Since its inception in the early 1900s, Career and Technical Education (formerly known as industrial arts, or vocational education) has been at the intersection of ...
Season 1 Episode 8: Building Work Ethic In Tomorrow’s Workforce, A conversation with Josh Davies
Dec 17, 2020

Employers often tell us that today’s young adults entering the job market do not have the basic work ethic and employability skills to be ...
Season 1 Episode 7: Asking the Better Question to Create a Portrait of the Graduate
Dec 09, 2020

For the most part, today’s public schools are organized around core curriculum subjects of English/language arts, mathematics, science, and history, with other electives – ...
Season 1 Episode 6: Bringing Geometry and Algebra to Life – Scott Burke explains!
Dec 03, 2020

In this episode, Hans talks with Scott Burke, co-creator of two innovative and very effective contextual math programs, one for Geometry and one for Algebra. ...
Season 1 Episode 5: Re-Defining the Goal: A Discussion with Speaker and Writer, Kevin J. Fleming
Nov 25, 2020

Why do we need to re-define the goal of American education, moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach to a personalized approach with career pathways?  In ...
Season 1 Episode 4: Can and should children learn about careers? Find out from “World of Work.”
Nov 18, 2020

Can children learn about careers in a way that is positive and motivating, but does not lock them into an early career choice?  Absolutely. In ...