Career Integration Podcasts
These podcasts offer tips for connecting with the GISD Career Planning
Model in simple ways. Meet teachers from schools across Genesee County
as they describe how they integrate career information and create relevance
in their academic classrooms.
| This Weeks's Podcast Feature |
The History and Benefits of Career Planning in Genesee County -  MP3 (9.59MB)
Hear about the history of the career planning process in Genesee County. The Career Planning Initiative originated with superintendents conducting research to get students to focus on their futures in each of the 21 school districts. It now includes all students who experience a variety of career-planning activities beginning in the 7th grade.
Dave Smith, GISD Career Consultant, discusses the importance of career planning to help students understand careers in Michigan. He also discusses senior exit presentations and career integration, and talks about how they are positive for both students and their teachers. |
General | Science | Social Studies | English | Mathematics
General Interviews
- The Rationale for Career Relevance! - MP3 (6.51MB)
Superintendents started the career planning process in Genesee County to help students plan for life after high school. Each school board passed a resolution supporting this effort. Today, academic teachers are discovering the benefits of connecting with career planning in their classrooms.
Hear what teachers say about how career relevance motivates and benefits students.
- Goodrich Principal Says School Culture is Important in Supporting Teachers to Create Career Relevance for All Students - MP3 (9.60MB)
School leadership plays a huge role in the culture of the school. At Goodrich High School, David St. Aubin lets teachers know that incorporating career-relevant connections in all of their academic classrooms is important. Goodrich has placed career-relevance into their school improvement plans and each year, teachers contribute to a growing collection of ideas that are used with students.
Listen in as St. Aubin discusses how relevance is important in Goodrich classrooms!
- Career Plannining Initiative - MP3
(5MB)
Educators who are connected with the Genesee ISD Career Planning Initiative
talk about the role of superintendents and the benefits for local
districts, students’ futures and the greater Flint community.
This podcast features career preparation leaders who discuss
first-hand knowledge and experiences!
- Analyze and Apply, How is it Being Used Today and What is the
Benefit to Students? - MP3
(7.44MB)
Northridge Academy Middle School math teacher, Renae Rubin-Shelton,
has been using the Analyze and Apply project-based curriculum
for three years. Her students love the applied nature of the career
integrated math projects and Rubin-Shelton says that students learn
to think critically as they solve problems and explore careers. Find
out more about how career projects can enhance learning in math classrooms.
- Career Integration Tips - MP3
(3.90MB)
Six different teachers offer tips on how to begin integrating careers
into classrooms. Teachers are from Linden High School, Johnson High
School in Mt. Morris, Lake Fenton High School, Davison High School and
Swartz Creek High School.
- Career Integration Meeting Comments - MP3
(1.54MB)
Teachers have told us how the Career Integration Meetings have helped
them make connections to the GISD Career Planning Model. This short
podcast tells you what they’re saying! Teachers include: Melissa
Hyatt, Mt. Morris Schools; Brooke Davis, Davison Schools; and Meredith
Dorow, Swartz Creek Schools.
- The Benefits of Guest Speakers - MP3
(2.71MB)
Michael Pillay from Johnson High School in Mt. Morris and Meg Walton
from Linden High School, talk about having guest speakers in their science
and social studies classrooms.
Call (810) 591-4446 for more information. 
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