The purpose of this event is to facilitate a conversation regarding creative and innovative classrooms and how that translates into dynamic contributors to tomorrow's workforce.
This event is organized by the Business & Education Partnership Committee.
The event is sponsored by the
Houston Community College.
Why Attend This Event?
- To learn about trends & innovative strategies in architecture & design process of learning spaces
- To explore why it is necessary to create opportunities that enable students to gather, to explore, tinker, discover and create
- To see West Houston Institute's IDEAStudio, a Makerspace that provides students a place to explore, experiment taking ideas from concept to launch
- To find out what fields & why lack qualified workers, and how expanding existing apprenticeship programs to high schoolers can do to a workforce
Panelists
Dr. Butch Herod
Director of the West Houston Institute
Houston Community College
Jennifer Baker
Director of Career & Technical Education
Alief Independent School District
Roy Montalbano
Partner, Business Development
SIM-PBK Architects
Laurie Bricker
Education Consultant
TRIO Electric