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We are excited for our 2024 CERTIFIED Educator Conference in June and are dedicating our next few episodes to previews of some of our breakout sessions. We were lucky enough to sit down with Brittany Hochstaetter and Chad McKenzie to discuss what they’ll be sharing at our 2024 #CERTIFIEDConf. 
Chad is an Associate Professor in the Information Technology division at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh and has 17 years of teaching experience within the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Chad’s teaching style focuses on fostering relationships with his students and creating learning environments, both virtual and seated, that are engaging, positive, and personalized.
Brittany is an experienced Professor of Communication with over 15 years of experience in higher education. Like Chad, she’s currently sharing her gifts and efforts with students at Wake Technical Community College. She’s skilled in research, educational leadership, adult education, curriculum development, soft-skills training, administrative processes, and program development.
In today’s episode, we talk about teaching Gen Z students, and how the internet has shaped this generation. Chad and Brittany also share valuable classroom strategies to help educators prepare for teaching and engaging Gen Z students and give a peek into the research they’ll be sharing at CERTIFIED 2024. Dive into the story of Internet Culture to understand the curious nature of today’s students and learn innovative and practical classroom strategies for engaging their hearts and minds.
Get other ideas for your classroom on our blog: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/blog. 
Connect with your fellow educators, like Chad and Brittany, in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/.
Don't miss your chance to register for our annual CERTIFIED Educator's Conference at https://certified.certiport.com/.  

We’re back with another week of insights for our creative educators. By popular demand, we’re sharing more insight from CERTIFIED Ambassador, John Beale. 
John Beale began his educational career working in museums including the Spanish Colonial Quarter, the Florida Agriculture Museum, and the Florida Maritime Museum. After more than a decade in experiential education he brought his experiences to the classroom, first at middle school level teaching science and STEM marine science before finding his place at Allen D. Nease High School in St John's County, Florida, teaching Introduction to Engineering and Design, Civil Engineering and Architecture, and Computer Integrated Manufacturing and sponsoring the Transportation Technology Club with a focus on Aerospace and Electrathon motorsports. He believes that industry certification creates a solid pathway to college, careers, and creativity and that collaboration and cooperation in and out of the classroom benefits all involved.
In this episode, we dive into the concepts of design thinking and creativity. We talked with John about Intuit’s Design for Delight approach, and how to teach students design thinking skills that they can leverage in the design and development process. Plus, we discussed the soft and hard skills your students gain by applying design thinking principles. If you’re not familiar with design thinking, this is a great introduction! 
Learn more about the Intuit Design for Delight Innovator certification program: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Certifications/Intuit/Certifications/Certify/Design-for-Delight. 
Get other ideas for your classroom on our blog: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/blog. 
Connect with your fellow educators, like John, in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/.
Don't miss your chance to register for our annual CERTIFIED Educator's Conference at https://certified.certiport.com/.  John will be presenting at this year’s conference, and we know you won’t want to miss it.

Research studies consistently demonstrate the power of active learning or learning by doing. Helping students become more engaged in the learning process means creating hands-on learning opportunities. 
In our latest CERTIFIED Academy: Design webinar, we sat down with CERTIFIED Ambassador, John Beale, to talk about hands-on learning. John Beale began his educational career working in museums including the Spanish Colonial Quarter, the Florida Agriculture Museum, and the Florida Maritime Museum. After more than a decade in experiential education he brought his experiences to the classroom, first at middle school level teaching science and STEM marine science before finding his place at Allen D. Nease High School in St John's County, Florida, teaching Introduction to Engineering and Design, Civil Engineering and Architecture, and Computer Integrated Manufacturing and sponsoring the Transportation Technology Club with a focus on Aerospace and Electrathon motorsports. He believes that industry certification creates a solid pathway to college, careers, and creativity and that collaboration and cooperation in and out of the classroom benefits all involved.
We talked with John about how to make your classroom more playful and hands-on. He also talks about why play is so important for learning and engagement. 
Looking for more? Here are some additional resources to get you started. 
Bring play into the classroom with one of John’s go-to tools: https://www.blooket.com/. 
Get other ideas for your classroom on our blog: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/blog. 
Connect with your fellow educators, like John, in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/.
Don't miss your chance to register for our annual CERTIFIED Educator's Conference at https://certified.certiport.com/.  John will be presenting at this year’s conference, sharing a full “toolbox” of ideas for gamifying your classroom.

The need for video production and editing skills is skyrocketing. In 2024 alone, projections anticipate companies spending over $92B on video marketing. In this webinar turned podcast episode, we dove into the world of video editing and production with CERTIFIED Ambassador, Rob Johnson. 
Rob Johnson is a media professional with over twenty years of experience, having gotten his start in live television as a producer for Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia where he was nominated for three Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards. He brought his industry experience to the classroom and has been involved in various roles as a teacher and digital strategist at La Salle College High School outside of Philadelphia, PA.
Mr. Johnson's WEXPtv Media Program has won multiple Mid-Atlantic High School Emmy Awards during his tenure with many students achieving certification in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop.
We talked with Rob about why video editing and production skills are relevant for today’s students. He shared valuable tips and tricks for teaching Adobe Premiere Pro in the classroom, plus additional resources he uses to help his students master these in-demand skills. Best of all, he shares advice for how to weave in ever-changing and even emerging technologies into your classroom, such as AI. 
Check out the full webinar recording here: https://youtu.be/Gldz6udM4qw. 
Get all the details about the Adobe Certified Professional certification program here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Certifications/Adobe/ACP/Overview. 
Check out additional CERTIFIED Academy: Design sessions here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Blog/2024/March/Join-Us-for-CERTIFIED-Academy-Design-2024. 
Get other ideas for your classroom on our blog: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/blog. 
Connect with your fellow educators, like Rob, in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/.
Learn more about our annual CERTIFIED Educator Conference here: https://certified.certiport.com/.
 

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Education is the scaffolding around which students can build a successful life. However, students and young people often don’t see the big picture. Educators, particularly in the CTE space, need to connect students’ experiences more explicitly with relevant job roles and future career pathways. But how do you open your students’ eyes to the skills they have and the future jobs they can pursue? Offering context and integrating your classroom with the workforce is crucial. 
In this episode, we were privileged to discuss skills contextualization with Dr. Krystal Rawls. Dr. Rawls is the designer of the Workforce Integration Program at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Building on a foundation of theoretically sound and data-driven practices, Rawls endeavors to create transparency and equity in workforce development programming to develop a more diverse, digitally competent, and skilled class of worker. Dr. Rawls draws on herd transdisciplinary background in Education, Psychology, and Business to inform her innovative approach to empowering students to take their place in the modern workforce.  Using labor market information to identify the skills needs of employers and curriculum data to evidence skills developed in the academic experience, Krystal creates community through skill-based language.  In her role as an analyst and faculty member, Krystal gets to indulge her passion for building opportunities and relationships that are beneficial to the student, educator/worker, as well as industry and community partners.  Dr. Rawls welcomes opportunities to create meaningful workforce partnerships and develop pathways for positive economic outcomes for all.
With Dr. Rawls we discussed how to help students contextualize and understand their skillset, and how to let go in the classroom, and create authentic learning experiences. With context, your students will see that they’re not “just” students, but professionals in training. 
Dr. Rawls mentioned some incredible resources to continue your learning. Check them out here
American Council on Education: https://acue.org/?acue_courses=acues-effective-practice-framework
“Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development” by Stephen Goldsmith and Kate Markin Coleman: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Fairly-Opportunity-Development-Innovative/dp/0815739486
Want to know more about implementing a Legacy project of your own? Contact Dr. Rawls on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professorrawls/
Email: kmrawls@csudh.edu
Or through the CSUDH Workforce Integration Network : https://www.linkedin.com/company/csudhwin/

According to a Greenlight survey, 74% of teens surveyed reported that they don’t feel confident in their personal finance knowledge and yet, 73% reported wanting to learn more! Personal finance is a hot topic. Not only among students but within schools and governments. As a teacher, you can make a difference that goes beyond the classroom.
In this CERTIFIED Academy: Business webinar recording, we sat down with educators Dan Tedor and Imani Butler. Together we dove into the impact of personal finance education on students, how to make financial education relevant for the students in your classroom, and how integrating personal finance into your curriculum can equip students with essential skills and the confidence to make savvy financial decisions in their personal and professional spheres.
Check out the full webinar recording (with additional information from our partners at Intuit) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDjeDis9HAg&t=1s. 
Get all the details for the Intuit Personal Finance certification exam here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Blog/2023/November/Intuit-Personal-Finance-certification. 
Learn more about personal finance education at CERTIFIED this year! Get more information here: https://certified.certiport.com/conference/. 
Get other ideas for your classroom on our blog: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/blog. 
Connect with your fellow educators in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/.