1152. A Day in the Life of a Career and Technical Education Director

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Careers

5.0 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

"The Milton Hershey School is unlike any other school in the world, and I have been exposed to many other schools in the course of my career. To be here at this critical point when we are redesigning our Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and adding new offerings, revamping…looking to create a 'gold standard' for CTE and a model for other educators to look to for guidance–this is a very inspiring and exciting time!"

Rachael Mann is the Director of Career and Technical Education at Milton Hershey School, a cost-free, private residential school for boys and girls from low-income families. Rachael is well-known in the education community as a speaker, author, and thought leader—with expertise in STEM, classroom innovation, and CTE professional learning. She is a founding member of the Council on the Future of Education. Rachael will lead the CTE program at MHS, which combines tailor-made instruction and hands-on learning with the ability to gain certifications and real-life experience through internships, co-ops, and pre-apprenticeships. Rachael holds an MA in educational leadership and has 14 years of classroom teaching experience in a range of subjects, including child development, science, technology, and culinary arts. Her experience includes work as the Network to Transform Teaching State Director, the Professional Learning Director of STEM, and the Arizona State Director for Educators Rising. She is also an author of several childrens' books about careers and business books about STEM and AI in education.

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0:00.0	Hello, world.
0:11.8	Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love.
0:14.9	I'm your host, Don Hutchison.
0:17.1	Every Tuesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:27.3	On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular or interesting occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do.
0:39.6	Today I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Rachel Mann, and our topic, A Day in the Life,
0:46.2	what's it really like to be a career and technical education director? Welcome, Rachel.
0:51.8	Thank you, Dawn. It's such an honor to be here. I appreciate you inviting me.
0:54.9	It's our pleasure. Rachel, are you using your talents doing work that you love?
0:58.7	Yes, absolutely.
1:00.3	All righty. Rachel Mann is the new director of career and technical education at the Milton Hershey School,
1:08.1	a cost-free private residential school for boys and girls from low-income families.
1:13.7	She's well known in the education community as a speaker, author, and thought leader, with
1:18.5	expertise in STEM, classroom innovation, and CTE professional learning. She's the founding member
1:24.3	of the Council on the Future of Education. She will lead the CTE program at Milton Hershey, which combines tailor-made instruction and hands-on learning with the ability to gain certification and real-life experience through internships, co-ops, and pre-apprenticeships.
1:40.7	Well, amazing career, Rachel.
1:42.3	We look forward to digging into your whole story.
1:44.4	But before we do, just take just a minute or so and tell our listeners around the world what you're engaged in right now that has you excited and motivated.
1:51.5	Well, Don, I am really excited to be at Milton Hershey School at a very pivotal time.
1:56.6	We are currently working on a CTE redesign plan and our hope is to create a gold standard
2:04.1	for a career and technical education and to create a model that folks look to when they're
2:10.0	looking at what's next, what's the best practices within CTE.
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