Episode notes
Our guest for this episode of College & Career Readiness Radio is Sylvester Chisom.
Sylvester says that experiential learning is the future of career and technical education.
He tells listeners that interest assessments are critical to help students think about career options, and using assessments and other exploration tools should start in elementary school.
Sylvester brings up the concept of skills-based hiring, and schools can train and verify students in skills that they can use in their career path. The answer is not the grading system but rather a portfolio of work and competency-based learning.
Don’t miss what he says about portrait of a graduate (PoG) and grading changes associated with the skills on the PoG.
Listen to the conversation about measuring skills and earning badges in all disciplines.
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