The Education Design Lab Podcast

Episode 5: How can high school students earn skills that get them employed?

October 24, 2023 EDUCATION DESIGN LAB Season 1 Episode 5
The Education Design Lab Podcast
Episode 5: How can high school students earn skills that get them employed?
Show Notes

๐Ÿ˜ƒ Hello! Welcome to Episode 5 of our Podcast at the Education Design Lab. 

๐Ÿ“š Here at the lab, weโ€™re a diverse team with expertise in higher education who believes that designing models from the learner perspective can help address equity + skills gaps in the world of work and that education is the most important lever for economic mobility.

 ๐ŸŽฅ Today we are going to be talking with two special guests, Naomi Boyer, PhD, Senior Vice President, Digital Transformation at Education Design Lab and Steve Cochran, Senior Director of Workforce Education and Multiple Pathways at Polk County Schools. In this episode Naomi + Steve give a background on the Propel Polk! Project and how high school students can earn skills that get them employed! 

๐Ÿคฉ Thank you to our watchers + listeners for tuning into our podcast, weโ€™ll see you on the next episode! 

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