Educationally Speaking Producers Barry Graham and Paul Bibeau review lessons learned from the two guests profiled in this week’s educationally speaking episodes. The major lesson: using the workplace as a launching pad for advancement within the industry.

Laura Kingsland, Commercial Driving Program Director at Pinellas County Technical College discusses how certification standards and retiring baby boomers has created a high demand for truck drivers.

Laura Kingsland took an unorthodox path to her current position as the Commercial Driving Program Director at Pinellas County Technical College: She became a commercial trucker at a time when there were few opportunities for women outside the traditional female dominated professions like secretaries and teachers.

The New Hague School will follow a conference model of teaching that requires students to engage in debate and collaboration as the cornerstones of the classroom experience. Further, how students gather information and process it will be a tenant of the school. School-founder, Paul Warren, explains.

Paul and Jennifer Warren established the New Hague School as part of a personal crusade to incorporate critical thinking and collaboration as the key elements in the school’s classrooms. Paul Warren discusses how the school will approach learning.

The New Hague School will open in 2019 and will feature a curriculum that emphasizes creative thinking and collaborative work. Founder Paul Warren explains the dominant ideal that defines the school’s approach.

Paul and Jennifer Warren have established the New Hague School in Norfolk. Opening in Fall of 2019, the school follows a model where the students take an active role as discussion leaders in order to better engage in the learning process.

What is the role of technology in today’s classroom? Has it enhanced comprehension, or has it had a paralyzing effect on students’ hands-on learning? Paul Warren, founder of the New Hague School in Norfolk, observed the technology and how it has replaced peer-to-peer interaction and limited student learning.

Local salon owner Krista Gray discusses how vocational education provided her with a pathway to a career that she is passionate about.

Lisa Wornom Zahralddin details programs that offer training and the in demand jobs that employers are clamoring for. The Council for Workforce Development develops job training programs with local businesses and community colleges to help fill the gap for these jobs.