Educators, Families & Students

Information for Educators

HOST A WATCH PARTY!

If you are an educator and would like to host a watch party with your students, WQED Future Jobs Working Today will provide a screener in a box!

REQUEST YOUR SCREENER IN A BOX

Additional Screener Resources

Certificate of Completion

This certificate can be downloaded and printed to use as student artifacts to meet state standards after viewing the Future Jobs Working Today content.

Future Jobs Documentary – Discussion Questions

Discussion guide for long form documentary viewing to use with students.

Information for Families & Students

Discover articles, information and resources that will help equip students with the knowledge needed to confidently transition to the next best step for their development; whether it be going straight to work to doing a job training program to finding the right career.

Is a Four-Year College the best choice?

What about Service Options?

Night School

High School Classes and Apprenticeships

Finding the Right Career

Trade and Technology Schools

What are the Trades?

What Are Apprenticeships?

Discover occupational choices & training in Pittsburgh

AN INSIDE LOOK AT CAREER CONSIDERATIONS

We interviewed people from various walks of life to find out what exactly they do, and how they shifted from one career to another by learning new skills and trades.

Prototype Machinist

Listen to Eric talk about his fabulous job at Carnegie Mellon.

Culinary Arts

Watch Thomas as he cooks up the life and career he love.

Civil Engineer

Meet Adam who works right here in Pittsburgh for PJ Dick.

Additional Career Exploration & Learning Skills Information

Inquire Within

Inquire Within is an exciting collaboration between WQED and neighborhood libraries. We are taking PBS Kids resources out into the community to help kids between 3 and 11 learn new reading, math, and technology skills and battle the summer slump!

Ready to Learn

We want our partners to learn more about PBS resources and how to use them to increase family engagement in order to bring their communities together and utilize all the resources each other has to offer. In the five years, we hope to add more partners from Washington County. WQED wants the Learning Neighborhood partnership to sustain the partnerships that are created during this RTL grant cycle and long into the future.

WQED Smart Schools

WQED is teaming up with local schools to bring teachers, students, and families, Smart Schools. Smart Schools infuses research-based, parent-trusted PBS resources into classrooms to create innovative and impactful learning experiences for school-aged learners.

WQED Film Academy

WQED Film Academy is our student-focused programming—offering filmmaking classroom experience at our WQED studios in Oakland or your location. WQED Film Academy partners with teaching artists and professional mentors to teach a curriculum of the basics of digital media arts to middle, high school and adult learners.