The future of career-connected learning with Matt Chaussee and Hebat Abdelbaki

The future of career-connected learning with Matt Chaussee and Hebat Abdelbaki

Author: BE Podcast Network July 25, 2024 Duration: 40:39

Today, we have a great conversation about career-connected learning and career exploration with Matt Chaussee, founder and CEO of Be More Colorful, and middle school principal Hebat Abdelbaki. 


Hear about:

  • The future-focused definition of Career & Technical Education
  • The in-demand and growing career fields 
  • How Hebat engaged her community to find out what careers they wanted to learn about
  • Determining short- and long-term success of CTE programs
  • Making things relevant to students and educators
  • Continuous learning into adulthood
  • Meaningful uses of technology

About today’s guests

Matt Chaussee is co-founder and CEO of award-winning immersive media and virtual reality production studio Be More Colorful, which is revolutionizing career exploration for students with the groundbreaking product, CareerViewXR.


Hebat Abdelbaki is the principal of Stout Middle School with the Dearborn Public Schools in Dearborn, Michigan. She is a 2024 Excellence in Equity Award winner through the American Consortium for Equity in Education.


About today’s host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn


Listen to his other shows:

  • The Authority — deep-dive interviews with the leading minds in leadership, management, education, and personal development.
  • Sideline Sessions — conversations with successful coaches and performance experts from professional, collegiate, and youth sports. 

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