Getting to Work
American Graduate Town Hall | Connecting Curriculum to Career
Educators, business executives and students discuss ways to match curriculum with careers at part of the “American Graduate: Getting to Work” town hall.
American Graduate Town Hall | Anticipating Future Jobs
KCPT’s American Graduate town hall reveals that in an ever-changing workforce, a skill set that improves adaptability is highly coveted.
American Graduate Town Hall | Career Education Relies On Community Engagement
Kansas City PBS recently brought together area high school students to discuss their futures as a part of our “American Graduate: Getting to Work” initiative. The town hall discussion, facilitated by Miles Sandler of the Kauffman Foundation, focused on student questions and local success stories. One consensus reached by students, teachers and business leaders alike…
“American Graduate: Getting to Work” | Inspiring Entrepreneurship With the MECA Challenge
The MECA Challenge is a one-day innovation competition that pushes students from diverse backgrounds to collaborate on solving real-life problems.
“American Graduate: Getting To Work” Sparking Firefighter Careers
The “American Graduate: Getting to Work” series visits the firefighter training program at Fort Osage Career & Technical Center.
“American Graduate: Getting to Work” Talks to Communities Seeking Firefighters
The “American Graduate: Getting to Work” series explores the growing need for firefighters, either as a volunteer or as a full-time career.
“American Graduate: Getting To Work” With CoderDojo KC Junior Mentors
CoderDojo KC not only teaches local kids how to code, but also how to mentor and encourage one another to share their stories. Kansas City PBS is contributing to American Graduate: Getting to Work, a two-year public media initiative made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Teachers Gain Insights To Workplaces Through Northland Program
For teachers, the classroom is their workplace. They can definitely lend that experience to a student who wants to go into education. But what about the kid that wants to pursue architecture or the multitude of other fields? That’s where the Northland CAPS Teacher Academy comes in. The program introduces teachers to working professionals who…
KU Program Looks To Reseed Rural Medical Practices
Financial pressures are not the only stressors for rural hospitals and clinics these days. These small towns are also facing the loss of physicians as Baby Boomers head into retirement. That is where the STORM program comes in. That stands for Summer Training Option in Rural Medicine, and its a program of the University of…
Platte County High Offers Varied Experiences in Technology Class
A computer help desk, where students fix other students’ laptops. A documentary-film crew. Virtual reality creations. Those are all facets of the technology class at Platte County High School in Platte City, Missouri. Students say these technical experiences are also teaching them the soft skills that are in such demand within today’s workplace. This resource…