From Compliance to Connection–Transforming Classrooms for Real-World Readiness with Scott Carr

Our guest for this episode of College & Career Readiness Radio is Scott Carr from CESA2 in Wisconsin.

Scott specializes in connecting academic learning with real-world applications through career and community readiness frameworks.​

He emphasizes that lasting change in education starts with shifting mindsets and moving away from compliance-based systems to a re-culturing process focused on purpose and relevance.​

The transformation involves multiple phases: re-culturing and visioning (year one), engaging a readiness team of educators, piloting innovative classroom practices (year two), and full universal implementation led by teacher champions (year three).​

Scott highlights the impact on teachers, notably increased self-efficacy, rejuvenation, and desire for meaningful change, as well as improved student engagement,  ...