Episodes
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When Passion Becomes a Profession
FEBRUARY 27, 2026
As part of our celebration of National Engineers Week, we decided to invite an amazing PLTW teacher and two future engineers and former PLTW students to talk about what it takes to make their career dreams a reality. Dr. David Dimmitt, President and CEO of ...
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Students Will Change the World: How PLTW’s Community Impact Awards find the best and brightest innovators in the country.
JANUARY 30, 2026
We kick-off Season 2 of InspirED: A PLTW Podcast by talking about our Community Impact Awards!  On this episode, Katie Minihan, EVP & Chief Impact Officer at Project Lead The Way talks with two exceptional PLTW teachers who also helped guide stude...
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InspirED: LIVE at MasterMinds 2025
DECEMBER 19, 2025
We close out 2025 with a very special episode, InspirED: LIVE from MasterMinds 2025!  MasterMinds is an exclusive PLTW event designed to bring PLTW Master Teachers together for 3 days of relationship building, professional learning, and fun. ...
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PLTW Alumni Spotlight: Meet Anyshya Hemphill
OCTOBER 31, 2025
In this episode, President and CEO of Project Lead The Way, Dr. David Dimmett, sits down with PLTW alum, Anyshya Hemphill and her former PLTW teacher and mentor, Christina Chandler, to chat about their PLTW experiences, the early days of Anyshya’s STEM journey, what she’s doing now, and w...
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Skill Sets and Mindsets: The Hidden Curriculum
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025
In Episode 4 of InspirED: A PLTW Podcast, Dr. David Dimmett, President and CEO of Project Lead The Way sits down with Dorice Warren, a PLTW Master Teacher at Mill Creek MS, in Kent, Washington, and Dr. David Conley, founder and president of EdImagine, a consultancy helping educational...
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The Career Connections Journey
AUGUST 29, 2025
In this episode of InspirED: A PLTW Podcast, Rocky Valadez, Senior Vice President of Engagement for PLTW, sits down with Paul Ketcham, Superintendent of Batesville Community Schools, and Dr. Jake Allen, Superintendent at Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation to look at the importance of<...
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Partners + Proof + Empowerment = Career Advantage
JULY 31, 2025
One episode wasn’t enough!   Katie, Joel, and Dave kept the conversation going for Episode 2 by digging deeper into how Career Advantage is positively impacting PLTW graduates through Industry Recognized Credentials (IRCs), ability to earn college credit, enhanced work-ba...
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Creating a Career Advantage
JUNE 23, 2025
To kick-off InspirED: A PLTW Podcast, Dr. David Dimmett (CEO of Project Lead The Way), Dr. Katie Minihan (EVP & Chief Impact Officer), and Joel Kupperstein (EVP & Chief Product Officer) sit down to discuss Career Advantage and how Project Lead The Way has been, and continues to be the ...
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