Educator Experiences

Educator Enrichment

We believe educator enrichment is a core part of helping both educators and students succeed in the classroom. We partner with a multitude of businesses to create educator experiences, industry tours, and other resources for educators.

Experiences & Resources

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Each month during the school year, educators receive updates about events and opportunities. Some events require educators to register full or partial classrooms. Be sure to join this mailing list to get first dibs!

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Request a Classroom Visitor

Are you looking for support with planning a classroom visit from industry or business professionals? Would you like our staff to meet with youth to share more about our programs? We're excited to learn how we can help! We ask that you allow at least two weeks of lead time before an event.

Events for Students - Educators must register their class

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Hiring Fair

Each spring, our Hiring Fair connects graduating seniors to local job openings in high-wage, high-demand career fields. Numerous local companies with open entry-level positions join us for this event.

View the 2024 Hiring Fair Website for more info.

This event is for graduating seniors and youth from our Navigate program. 

Manufacturing Tour

Industry Tours

Our team curates various industry tours each school year, from Tech Tours to Manufacturing Tours. Educators typically register full classrooms to attend these events. Please get in touch with us if you're interested in scheduling a tour!

Upcoming Tours:

  • Health Tour:
    • Registration: Monday, January 29 - Monday, February 26
    • Experience: Thursday, March 7, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • EWEB Tour:
    • Registration: Monday, February 5 - Monday, March 11
    • Experience: Thursday, March 21, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Technology Tour:
    • Registration: Monday, March 4 - Monday, April 8
    • Experience: Thursday, April 18, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Natural Resources Tour
    • Registration: Monday, April 1 - Monday, April 29
    • Experience: Thursday, May 9, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Email tracey@connectedlane.org to register!

Elevate Youth Experiences (Career Expo)

Career Expo

Our annual Middle School Career Exploration event is hosted each fall, typically in November! Youth meet with and do hands-on activities alongside professionals from at least 14 different companies. Pre-lessons for educators will be sent in advance.

This event is for 8th-graders.

 

2023 Career Expo Dates: 

  • Wednesday, November 7 - Friday, November 9

 

Check out Upcoming Events

The Connected Lane County events calendar lists all upcoming events and experiences for our organization. You can subscribe to the calendar to display the events on your Google, Outlook, or Yahoo calendars.