I’m Hans Meeder, your Pathways Sherpa. I am here to guide and help you succeed on your journey to develop the most effective college and career pathways programs and systems.
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Doing some later winter organizing, I came across a gem of a report from 2014 that is still incredibly fresh and relevant. The “Four-Year Myth: Make College More Affordable” from Complete College America, a multi-state alliance calling attention to strategies …
Think about your high school memories. What stands out to you? For me, these are 40-year-old memories, and I have a suspect memory anyhow. But the things that really stand out for me are the projects, the things I DID …
Previously posted on April 16, 2015 As I have worked with local leaders of pathways projects, I often ask a somewhat obvious question: “What problem are we trying to solve with the Pathways Framework?” Even among a small group, I …
Last week, I was in Hershey, Pennsylvania sharing information on apprenticeship at the statewide Pathways to Career Readiness Symposium. There are many career technology centers (CTCs) in Pennsylvania that have well developed CTE programs built on clearly articulated industry standards. …
One of the most exciting and important forms of career-connected learning is modern apprenticeship. And right now, apprenticeships are still few and far between in the U.S. and getting employers involved is one of the biggest challenges. If you need …
One of the factors that drives the notion that a Bachelor’s Degree is the surest way to success are familiar charts that show average earnings by degree. For example, one chart shows average earnings of young adults by the degree …
(Originally posted: September 10, 2015) In their provocative book, “Race Against the Machine,” Harvard economists Eric Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee have taken on another critical issue. Is the development of robotic, automation and other “artificial intelligence” materially different from other …
Hi! As I’ve been unpacking “Crucial Conversations”over the last few weeks, we explored the idea that mastering the art of “Crucial Conversations” is essential to leading our organizations and cross-sector coalitions. While we are working to develop coalitions across schools, …
Last month, I talked about the importance of Crucial Conversations[1]. This time, I want to start to dive a little deeper. I am absolutely convinced that most education reforms – including those of Career-Connected Learning and Pathways – don’t survive …
In our quest to help implement Pathways and the Career-Connected Learning, it is imperative that we build as much true understanding and buy-in from stakeholders as possible. Inevitably, there will be differences of opinion as we introduce the pathways concepts …
