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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">I am so excited to be reaching out today to announce the premiere of our new career exploration and 21<sup>st</sup> century learning show,
</span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.michiganlearning.org/show/the-career-center/"><b><i>The Career Center</i></b></a><b><i>!</i></b> This program will feature teen-led visits to workplaces across Michigan, interviews with experts and professionals
in a variety of fields, exploratory career pathways videos, 21<sup>st</sup> century skills segments, and real conversations with our resident career educator Ms. Pisani! We are looking forward to sharing 13 half-hour episodes on the Michigan Learning Channel,
and we are in the process of developing educator toolkits and a full curriculum for the 2024-25 school year to help students navigate career exploration and more in a variety of contexts (more on that coming very soon!) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The first episode of <i>The Career Center</i> launches on the Michigan Learning Channel on May 1.
<b>Viewers can tune in live to our broadcast channel statewide, watch the </b><a href="https://www.michiganlearning.org/live-tv/"><b>livestream</b></a><b> on our website, or view the episode
</b><a href="https://www.michiganlearning.org/show/the-career-center/"><b>on demand</b></a><b> after the premiere on any of our platforms.</b> I am reaching out to ask if you can share this new production within your networks because we are proud of it and
we want as many young people to see it as possible. Even a brief email or social media post can go a long way to bring educators, families, and young people to this program where they might learn something or get excited about a career they hadn’t considered
or had enough information about – and maybe even inspire them to <a href="https://www.mifutureofwork.org/">
learn more</a>! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">To help make sharing as easy as possible, we have created a
</span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tewGwyIcdZvV6yJ6vCmHpCGVBox-pvybx-UZyJVgPKI/edit?usp=sharing"><b>toolkit</b></a><b> with photos, videos, and sample copy for social media and newsletter/email sharing. Please
feel free to use anything that we have created and to adapt as needed. We appreciate your willingness to share! Check out our series promo video
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMrBPnDEyak">here</a>, too! </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The episode listing and airdates are below – we will also be updating digital content and assets over the next few months, so please let me know if you’d like additional resources for sharing or engaging with any
of the specific episodes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 101: Early Childhood Careers (airs 5/1) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 102: Careers in Sports and Athletics (airs 5/8) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 103: Building Trades (airs 5/15) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 104: Transportation Jobs (airs 5/22) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 105: High Tech Manufacturing Careers (airs 5/29) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 106: Healthcare Careers (airs 6/5) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 107: Public Service (airs 6/12) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 108: Automotive Careers (airs 6/19) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 109: Small Scale Manufacturing (airs 6/26) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 110: Information Technology (airs 7/3) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 111: Entrepreneurship (airs (7/10) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 112: Design Careers (airs 7/17) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Episode 113: Emerging Careers (airs 7/24) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I would love to be in touch about how this program can be useful to your communities and how we can partner to maximize impact for young people in Michigan. Please reach out if you have feedback or ideas, or if
you’d like to participate in ongoing development of educational content that will support bringing this program to schools, libraries, and out-of-school organizations across the state. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you for all that you do! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoAutoSig">Matt Hamilton (he/they) <a href="https://pronouns.org/">learn about pronouns here!</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join our growing teacher community: <a href="http://www.michiganlearning.org/LABS">
www.michiganlearning.org/LABS</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/MattHamiltonsCalendar@dptv.org/bookings/">Click here to book a spot on my calendar where we can dream, innovate, and plan together</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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