The Network

Are you dreaming about the future of education? So are Tom Vander Ark, Corey and the whole CAPS Network. Listen into this conversation for insights into how education is already shifting toward the future and what may be on the horizon for the next generation of learners. Tom Vander Ark of Getting Smart shares his discoveries as he and his team connect with educational innovators all over the worl...

Have you ever wanted more insight to how CAPS and the CAPS Network began? Ever wonder how big questions got answered? Are you wondering how to get a major stakeholder on board with your new profession-based learning program? This episode with Clint Robinson of Black & Veatch, a long time friend and advocate of the CAPS model, has your answers. Clint and Corey's discussion illustrates the...

Corey hits the road to bring you another energizing conversation with CAPS students. Lila and Ava are Engineering and Manufacturing students at Northland CAPS in the KC Metro area. The inspiring testimonial shared by these two CAPS Associates will energize you because they demonstrate the awesome impact one semester can have on young lives. Thank you to Ava and Lila for giving of their time and fo...

We are back for the second half of season three and we are starting off with an inspiring conversation with Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield of Highline Public Schools in Seattle. Dr. Enfield shares her philosophy about creating a learning environment in which students are educated, advocated for and celebrated in order to be given equitable opportunities to reach their goals. If you are intereste...

What better way to wrap up the first half of season 3 than with the high energy of a student conversation? Corey recently visited CAPS affiliate Highland Park MAPS and got the chance to speak with two students. Noah Lilly and Ben Salter from the Business Design & Leadership class describe their experience as young professionals connecting to community entrepreneurs, focused on future visioning...

Entrepreneur, designer, thinker and master hobbyist Adam Fichman joins Corey to talk about the launchpad that is failure. Adam is the President of Lifted Logic, a web development company in Kansas City. His expertise is in entrepreneurship and engagement of diverse learners and creators. Adam and Corey talk about Adam's life experience and how that shapes his approach to business and learning...

Corey is joined by Sara Allan from the Gates Foundation in this powerful episode. Sara outlines the ways in which systems and individuals are pursuing equity and transformation in education. This is another episode where you'll want to take notes! You'll hear examples and wisdom about the work the Pathways team is doing to accelerate education into the future. To learn more and engage wi...

All classroom educators: here this! Shopping mall ethnography. On-The-Spot speeches in a bandstand to a group of strangers. Dinner with executives. Danielle Bukal and Michael Krill, two CAPS Network team teachers share their stories from the field. Danielle and Michael tell Corey about the myriad ways they get their students into the community to interact with professionals, business owners, and f...

Explore the radical potential of profession-based learning in this episode with Corey and guest, Crystal Everett. Crystal is the Manager of Career and Technical Education for Kansas City Public Schools. She gives us clear examples of how profession-based learning transforms the outlook and mindset of the students in her district. Underneath it all, Crystal reminds us that learning is fun and trans...

Gregg Brown, CAPS Network Coordinator, is back! Corey and Gregg share the insights they have gained about how the CAPS network is making an impact on the entire education industry. Network growth goes beyond our member organizations. Individuals, communities and industries are being impacted by the work the CAPS Network members are doing. Gregg reminds us that the work is about the journey - stude...

Corey is joined by Stephanie Short, VP of Partnerships at America Succeeds, to discuss how we cultivate career ready learners. In addition to sharing her passions for connecting business to education, Stephanie introduces The Network to the Durable Skills resource. This episode will provide resources and motivation to help young people hone in on the skills and attributes to get them hired and ele...

In the season 3 opener, host Corey Mohn is joined by Chief Storyteller & CEO of Menlo Innovations, Richard Sheridan. Richard is not stranger to the CAPS community and he joins the podcast after making a high impact on our Summer Bash participants. In addition to being an entrepreneur, Richard tells the stories of his company and the people who make it powerful. This episode is the perfect kick...

In this short preview of season 3, Corey and Alisa talk about their expectations for the third season of The Network podcast. You can anticipate conversations about growth and the future of CAPS, education and the workforce. Plus, now you can catch our conversations on video!  The first episode of season 3 drops on Wednesday, September 8! Look for it wherever you get your podcasts and now check ou...

As season 2 of The Network draws to a close, we bring you this bright, encouraging and hopeful episode in which Corey talks to KC based entrepreneur, Diana Kander. As an author, speaker and entrepreneurial coach, Diana has great insight into how formal education and educators can foster the entrepreneurial and growth mindsets in their students. This episode talks about the vast potential of the fu...

Chris Unger is back! Corey and Chris share their explosive energy about revolutionizing education. Chris constructs a metaphorical layer cake that builds on past episode topics like student-centered learning, educational ecosystems, entrepreneurial efforts, disruption and innovation. This work is an effort to make profession- and project-based learning equitably accessible and available for any st...

Launch into the future of education with this highly imaginative conversation between Corey and Kelly Young, President at Education Reimagined . Kelly describes the game of education that Education Reimagined is working to rewrite. This conversation invites you to imagine an ecosystem of education; one where students are the directors of their own experience. Start reimagining! Episode References:...

Corey is joined by good friend, CAPS teammate and Blue Valley Academy Principal, Scott Kreshel. In the final installment of our 5 Core Values mini-series, Scott and Corey talk about the importance of connecting students with meaningful learning experiences via the value of Self Discovery and Exploration. These experiences include community partner projects, life-connected problem solving and self-...

Back from Spring Break, Corey Mohn is back on the mic talking with Pascack CAPS Executive Director Joe Orlak. Corey and Joe talk about CAPS Core Value: Responsiveness both in and out of the classroom. Joe's stories depict ways in which CAPS is responsive to its students but also how Pascack coaches students and instructors to be responsive to their community. This episode has the high energy...

It is Spring Break time and a time for reflection and renewal. In a mini-episode of The Network, producer Alisa Morse compiles a list of podcast episodes to check out depending on your listening and reflective mood. Feel free to skip to the times listed below to find some of the episodes we would recommend re-listening too. After this week's special episode, be sure to check back in two weeks...

In the latest episode of our mini series on the 5 Core Values, Corey chats with Victor Hwang about the importance of the Entrepreneurial Mindset. Hwang, founder and CEO of Right To Start , shares his experiences in the world of entrepreneurship. Hwang asserts that we all have the right to be an entrepreneur and that the ability to take an idea from whiteboard to market is a skill everyone entering...

In the second episode of our mini-series on the 5 Core Values of the CAPS model, Corey talks with Amy Ewell, Jill Riffer and producer Alisa Morse about the ways CAPS delivers on  Professional Skills Development. The guests share insights into how this core value is directly incorporated into the daily activity of learning environments. They also share power stories of the impact these skills have...

In this energy and experience filled episode, Corey kicks off a new mini-series about the 5 Core Values of the CAPS Network. He talks with our guests from Bentonville Ignite's Global Business program: Instructor Jessica Imel and students Claire Hamilton, Kendall Jasper and Sam Crain. This quartet of voices give us a rich look at how community connectivity happens through diverse business proj...

Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education Research at the Clayton Christensen Institute, joins Corey in a conversation about the value of networks. This episode focuses on Feeland Fisher's studies of how building networks benefits students by creating broader exposure and opportunities for their futures. The conversation helps identify the different types of relationships and how they can...

No better way to wrap up 2020 with the resilience and inspiring stories from this week's podcast guests! Corey is joined by three students from the MET Professional Academy outside of Phoenix, Arizona: Sylvia, Josh and Mason. These three students share a series of stories that captures the true power of the CAPS Network - connection. You will hear examples of profession-based learning, commun...

This episode is a deep dive in to the "why" behind profession-based learning and the CAPS Network model. Corey is joined by Robert Hall, Executive Director of LAUNCH outside of Milwaukee, WI and Todd McLees, Founder of the Pendio Group, also in Milwaukee. Robert and Todd talk about the very real ways in which the CAPS Network is preparing young people for tomorrow's unpredictable an...