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Webinars

One Strategy for Retaining CTE Teachers in a Challenging Climate

Hosted by Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL)
Finding qualified Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers is hard. Keeping them is even harder. In this webinar, Deborah Parizek, Executive Director of Henry Ford Learning Institute, and her co-facilitator, Beth Grzelak, Community Coach and Learning Design Lead at Ford Next Generation, share a practical, research-informed framework for improving CTE teacher retention, engagement, and belonging, without requiring major budget increases, contract changes, or district-wide policy shifts.
 

Critical Thinking and Creative Problem-Solving for Career Academies with Context Maps

Hosted by Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL)

In this webinar, HFLI’s Deborah Parizek (Executive Director) and Theodore Kozerski (Associate Director of Social Innovation) facilitate a discussion that centers on how to use strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving tools and skills to address the messy problems that are a fact of life – for students, teachers, school leaders, and industry partners. This learning opportunity is designed to be useful for educators, school and district leaders, workforce partners, and anyone working to solve complex challenges.

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Building Educator and Student Wellness: Shared Purpose, Shared Work, Shared Joy with Ford NGL

BUILDING EDUCATOR & STUDENT WELLNESS: SHARED PURPOSE, SHARED WORK, SHARED JOY

Building Educator and Student Wellness: Shared Purpose, Shared Work, Shared Joy

Hosted by Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL)

In this webinar, HFLI’s Deborah Parizek (Executive Director) and Clare McKenna (Associate Director for Learning) facilitate a discussion that focuses on how to nurture authentic connections and wellness through shared purpose, shared work, and shared joy. Designed for educators, community members, and partners, this session focused on creating relationships that center student learning while supporting educators’ efforts. Gain insights and actionable ideas to strengthen wellness and drive transformative change in your education ecosystem.

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Here's what educators are saying
about our workshops

I enjoyed the approach where we were the learner first, and we were able to experience design thinking from the student perspective and build empathy for how they might feel going through this process.
This was one of the best workshops I have attended. I love how our ideas in the museum challenge were valued and felt like we might have an impact on the museum.
Now knowing how to navigate the steps of design thinking, I can’t wait to explore how it fits into various parts of my class and curriculum!
Awesome. No time wasted. We used every second of the day, each day.
You really brought in actionable ways to bridge the social-emotional learning gaps.
Wonderful workshop! I really enjoyed the laid-back feel and the professional ways our ideas were honored and questions were immediately addressed with care and genuine consideration.
This process will be really useful for helping to teach students how to think creatively and research effectively.
I like how the workshop went back and forth between concrete examples of how to use the process, then gave us the opportunity to engage in practicing the techniques.
This will help get students more involved in their learning, taking ownership of their work, and building teamwork between students.

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