Future-Ready STEM Pathways: Bringing Real-World Careers Into Everyday Instruction

Presented by Joshua Doty, Field Talent Partner, Swinerton; and Monica Cougan, Global Education Leader This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Discovery Education. The webinar recording can be accessed here. In this edWeb podcast, explore how STEM Careers Coalition’s (SCC) free resources can help students connect classroom learning to real-world STEM opportunities. This first session of Future-Ready Pathways Series: Connecting Students to Careers highlights high-demand career pathways, turnkey classroom resources, and strategies for embedding career-connected learning into core science instruction. Listeners learn how to use SCC videos, career profiles, and hands-on activities to spark student curiosity, deepen engagement, and build workforce-ready skills. Educators leave with a ready-to-implement STEM career exploration toolkit and practical ideas for integrating career awareness throughout the school year. What educators learn: How real-world STEM careers build relevance and help students see the purpose behind academic concepts Ways to integrate SCC resources into daily instruction without adding teacher burden Strategies for highlighting high-demand STEM pathways through videos, profiles, and hands-on activities Techniques for sparking student curiosity using authentic industry stories Approaches to building workforce-ready skills through inquiry, collaboration, and problem solving Methods for embedding career awareness throughout the school year in science and STEM classrooms This edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 teachers, librarians, school counselors, career coordinators, curriculum and instruction coordinators, school and district leaders, and education technology leaders. This edWeb podcast is part of Future-Ready Pathways Series: Connecting Students to Careers. Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.