00:00:00:00	00:00:01:03	>> We need to think, what's it
00:00:01:03	00:00:02:07	going to take to prepare
00:00:02:07	00:00:03:13	these kids for the future?
00:00:03:13	00:00:04:12	>> What's it going to take
00:00:04:12	00:00:05:15	to prepare these kids
00:00:05:15	00:00:07:11	and Wisconsin for the future?
00:00:07:11	00:00:08:12	All over the state,
00:00:08:12	00:00:09:23	communities are coming together
00:00:09:23	00:00:12:02	to answer that question.
00:00:12:02	00:00:13:06	>> Well, this is an opportunity
00:00:13:06	00:00:14:09	for business
00:00:14:09	00:00:16:08	to actually become involved
00:00:16:08	00:00:18:02	in education reform.
00:00:18:02	00:00:19:12	>> Businesses and schools,
00:00:19:12	00:00:20:26	professionals and students
00:00:20:26	00:00:23:02	are connecting in new ways.
00:00:23:02	00:00:24:24	Creating new kinds of classrooms
00:00:24:24	00:00:26:05	where knowledge is applied
00:00:26:05	00:00:28:15	with real-world results.
00:00:28:15	00:00:29:20	>> It's completely different
00:00:29:20	00:00:31:21	than other classes.
00:00:31:21	00:00:33:08	You get to apply all the math
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00:00:34:14	00:00:35:18	that you've learned.
00:00:35:18	00:00:36:27	>> One generation
00:00:36:27	00:00:38:10	has always taught the next.
00:00:38:10	00:00:39:15	But in our constantly
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00:00:41:04	00:00:42:20	have to be relevant
00:00:42:20	00:00:44:00	to be remembered.
00:00:44:00	00:00:45:15	>> Can you work in a team?
00:00:45:15	00:00:46:26	Can you work to a deadline?
00:00:46:26	00:00:48:01	Do you know
00:00:48:01	00:00:49:21	how to work together?
00:00:49:21	00:00:50:28	>> It's developed a sort of
00:00:50:28	00:00:52:23	leadership aspect in all of us.
00:00:52:23	00:00:53:24	>> They're going to be
00:00:53:24	00:00:54:24	what supports your community,
00:00:54:24	00:00:56:00	and that's why we need to make
00:00:56:00	00:00:57:05	sure they're doing the right
00:00:57:05	00:00:58:05	things in their classrooms.
00:00:58:05	00:00:59:06	>> That's what drives
00:00:59:06	00:01:00:16	the people you're about to meet.
00:01:00:16	00:01:01:21	Together, they are building
00:01:01:21	00:01:04:11	the future for all of Wisconsin.
00:01:04:11	00:01:05:26	>> It could be a blueprint
00:01:05:26	00:01:06:28	and a model
00:01:06:28	00:01:09:07	for the rest of the country.
00:01:09:07	00:01:10:19	>> "Blueprint
00:01:10:19	00:01:12:26	Learning For Life."
00:01:21:02	00:01:23:09	They call it racing to learn.
00:01:23:09	00:01:24:22	Time trials on a wet track
00:01:24:22	00:01:26:01	at Road America
00:01:26:01	00:01:27:07	with seven high schools
00:01:27:07	00:01:29:09	competing.
00:01:31:18	00:01:32:26	But what these teams
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00:01:34:07	00:01:36:07	down any road they choose.
00:01:36:07	00:01:37:16	It's applying knowledge
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00:01:39:00	00:01:42:08	and being part of a team.
00:01:44:16	00:01:45:25	That's the formula
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00:01:51:12	00:01:52:18	>> Formula High School is really
00:01:52:18	00:01:54:01	a way that you can test
00:01:54:01	00:01:55:10	the engineering skills
00:01:55:10	00:01:56:18	that you're learning in school,
00:01:56:18	00:01:57:28	instead of just having concepts
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00:01:59:18	00:02:00:25	You can actually translate it
00:02:00:25	00:02:02:08	to a project that you can use
00:02:02:08	00:02:04:06	and take data from.
00:02:04:06	00:02:05:11	>> It's completely different
00:02:05:11	00:02:06:17	than other classes.
00:02:06:17	00:02:08:01	You get to apply all the math
00:02:08:01	00:02:09:05	and science and physics
00:02:09:05	00:02:10:08	that you've learned,
00:02:10:08	00:02:11:15	and build something
00:02:11:15	00:02:13:27	that you can actually use.
00:02:16:17	00:02:18:03	>> What we do is we try to bring
00:02:18:03	00:02:19:18	all those pieces together,
00:02:19:18	00:02:20:29	so that their education
00:02:20:29	00:02:22:04	in all the other parts of school
00:02:22:04	00:02:23:12	makes sense to them.
00:02:23:12	00:02:24:23	Really, you see the culmination
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00:02:27:02	00:02:28:16	This is a Formula High School
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00:02:30:04	00:02:33:27	by high school students.
00:02:33:27	00:02:35:03	>> We spent the whole year
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00:02:36:10	00:02:37:13	We literally started
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00:02:38:10	00:02:39:14	We had CAD designs
00:02:39:14	00:02:40:20	on the computer.
00:02:40:20	00:02:41:26	>> "Now I've designed something,
00:02:41:26	00:02:43:02	how do I build it?"
00:02:43:02	00:02:44:28	Is one of the big things
00:02:44:28	00:02:47:22	that they learn in the program.
00:02:47:22	00:02:48:26	>> It may be tricking them
00:02:48:26	00:02:50:09	into learning a little bit,
00:02:50:09	00:02:51:13	or applying things
00:02:51:13	00:02:52:10	that they've learned.
00:02:52:10	00:02:53:23	But they enjoy it.
00:02:53:23	00:02:56:27	And therefore, they prosper.
00:02:56:27	00:02:58:10	>> I've learned
00:02:58:10	00:02:59:25	how to rig an engine,
00:02:59:25	00:03:01:10	with, like, electrical.
00:03:01:10	00:03:02:29	All the wires that go into it.
00:03:02:29	00:03:04:27	How to make a fiberglass body.
00:03:04:27	00:03:06:01	It's really been
00:03:06:01	00:03:07:05	a learning experience.
00:03:07:05	00:03:08:08	>> We built the car
00:03:08:08	00:03:10:01	from scratch.
00:03:10:01	00:03:11:11	We have scrap metal that we use,
00:03:11:11	00:03:12:15	and we built
00:03:12:15	00:03:13:27	the fiberglass bodies.
00:03:13:27	00:03:16:11	We painted ours ourselves.
00:03:16:11	00:03:17:17	We do...
00:03:17:17	00:03:19:07	We applied the decals.
00:03:19:07	00:03:20:11	We do everything ourselves,
00:03:20:11	00:03:21:21	pretty much.
00:03:21:21	00:03:22:29	>> That includes figuring out
00:03:22:29	00:03:24:02	what needs to be done
00:03:24:02	00:03:25:04	without a teacher
00:03:25:04	00:03:26:27	holding your hand.
00:03:26:27	00:03:28:04	>> I mean, if you have a problem
00:03:28:04	00:03:29:06	he makes you
00:03:29:06	00:03:30:19	think through it first,
00:03:30:19	00:03:31:28	but if you're completely stuck
00:03:31:28	00:03:33:14	he'll help you through it.
00:03:33:14	00:03:34:17	>> Sometimes you've got
00:03:34:17	00:03:35:14	to step back and say,
00:03:35:14	00:03:37:09	"You need to figure this out."
00:03:37:09	00:03:38:14	>> "Figure this out"
00:03:38:14	00:03:39:24	also applies to learning
00:03:39:24	00:03:42:03	how to work together.
00:03:42:03	00:03:43:28	>> Different personalities meet.
00:03:43:28	00:03:46:23	There's sometimes conflict.
00:03:46:23	00:03:47:28	>> We've had some
00:03:47:28	00:03:49:16	team dynamic problems.
00:03:49:16	00:03:50:26	A student comes up to me
00:03:50:26	00:03:51:28	and says, "My teammate's
00:03:51:28	00:03:53:10	not doing this."
00:03:53:10	00:03:54:25	Why are you talking to me?
00:03:54:25	00:03:56:09	Go talk to your teammate.
00:03:56:09	00:03:57:14	Ask them.
00:03:57:14	00:03:58:14	It doesn't do any good
00:03:58:14	00:03:59:15	to talk to me.
00:03:59:15	00:04:01:18	Talk to your teammate.
00:04:01:18	00:04:02:28	That team, I think,
00:04:02:28	00:04:04:08	was even stronger,
00:04:04:08	00:04:06:22	after that issue.
00:04:06:22	00:04:07:22	>> You can't do this project
00:04:07:22	00:04:08:28	by yourself.
00:04:08:28	00:04:10:05	It's a team effort.
00:04:10:05	00:04:11:10	If you didn't have a team,
00:04:11:10	00:04:13:15	you wouldn't have a car.
00:04:13:15	00:04:14:21	>> The team aspect,
00:04:14:21	00:04:16:18	it's the interaction
00:04:16:18	00:04:18:14	with your team.
00:04:18:14	00:04:20:04	If I have a problem, I know that
00:04:20:04	00:04:21:26	I'll be able to go to them.
00:04:21:26	00:04:23:06	And they all have
00:04:23:06	00:04:24:14	different things.
00:04:24:14	00:04:25:14	So some of them weld
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00:04:26:18	00:04:27:22	do the solid works
00:04:27:22	00:04:29:04	and CAD programs.
00:04:29:04	00:04:30:09	If you have a question,
00:04:30:09	00:04:31:13	they're going to know it.
00:04:31:13	00:04:32:17	>> We have plenty of people
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00:04:33:01	00:04:34:03	but the ability
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00:04:35:08	00:04:36:23	to communicate, plan,
00:04:36:23	00:04:38:09	schedule, carry out,
00:04:38:09	00:04:40:01	accountability, responsibility.
00:04:40:01	00:04:41:25	All those things, through
00:04:41:25	00:04:43:13	a project-based environment,
00:04:43:13	00:04:44:21	is going to be
00:04:44:21	00:04:46:24	what folks need to have
00:04:46:24	00:04:48:00	for future years.
00:04:48:00	00:04:49:03	>> I feel it was
00:04:49:03	00:04:50:06	the people skills
00:04:50:06	00:04:51:17	that really helped me.
00:04:51:17	00:04:52:19	Technical skills, I think,
00:04:52:19	00:04:54:23	you can pick up along the way.
00:04:54:23	00:04:56:13	It's working with people,
00:04:56:13	00:04:57:15	knowing how to handle
00:04:57:15	00:05:01:13	certain types of personalities.
00:05:01:13	00:05:02:21	>> It's developed
00:05:02:21	00:05:03:24	a sort of a leadership aspect
00:05:03:24	00:05:05:06	in all of us.
00:05:05:06	00:05:06:10	And that I feel
00:05:06:10	00:05:08:01	more like an adult.
00:05:08:01	00:05:09:07	Being able to interact
00:05:09:07	00:05:11:11	with adults
00:05:11:11	00:05:13:06	and people outside of school.
00:05:13:06	00:05:14:17	>> Those people
00:05:14:17	00:05:15:18	outside of school are vital,
00:05:15:18	00:05:16:20	that's the community
00:05:16:20	00:05:18:10	that supports the project.
00:05:18:10	00:05:20:15	>> The parts for these vehicles
00:05:20:15	00:05:22:07	come from private sponsorship.
00:05:22:07	00:05:23:09	Students develop
00:05:23:09	00:05:24:29	their own sponsorships,
00:05:24:29	00:05:27:07	or through my help,
00:05:27:07	00:05:29:02	will present to a sponsor.
00:05:29:02	00:05:30:28	>> I actually met Red Lewis,
00:05:30:28	00:05:32:21	William Lewis, the owner of PDQ.
00:05:32:21	00:05:33:25	And I talked to him,
00:05:33:25	00:05:34:27	because he's really
00:05:34:27	00:05:35:28	interested in cars
00:05:35:28	00:05:37:05	and helping out schools.
00:05:37:05	00:05:38:11	And so I went up to him
00:05:38:11	00:05:39:14	and said, "Hey, I see
00:05:39:14	00:05:40:29	all your nice cars here,
00:05:40:29	00:05:42:17	but there's one you're missing."
00:05:42:17	00:05:43:25	And he's like, "What's that?"
00:05:43:25	00:05:44:29	I had the Formula High School
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00:05:46:09	00:05:47:17	"We're making this car
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00:05:48:24	00:05:50:01	and need one more sponsor."
00:05:50:01	00:05:51:17	He said, "I'd love to do that."
00:05:51:17	00:05:52:23	He gave us the money for
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00:05:53:29	00:05:55:22	we give it to him.
00:05:55:22	00:05:57:08	>> But not before race day,
00:05:57:08	00:05:58:19	when all the teams meet
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00:06:02:02	00:06:03:04	>> They're wound up
00:06:03:04	00:06:05:29	and ready to go.
00:06:05:29	00:06:07:05	>> We're looking like
00:06:07:05	00:06:08:08	a little break in the weather
00:06:08:08	00:06:09:19	for this afternoon.
00:06:09:19	00:06:12:10	The track will still be slick.
00:06:12:10	00:06:13:19	>> I'm kind of nervous,
00:06:13:19	00:06:14:23	like I'm afraid
00:06:14:23	00:06:16:11	that I'm going to break it.
00:06:16:11	00:06:18:17	'Cause it's like this whole year
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00:06:20:08	00:06:21:21	something's going to go wrong.
00:06:21:21	00:06:22:19	>> What?
00:06:22:19	00:06:23:22	I was at full speed
00:06:23:22	00:06:26:07	before I hit that first turn.
00:06:26:07	00:06:27:24	>> But when it works,
00:06:27:24	00:06:29:01	it's just the best feeling
00:06:29:01	00:06:30:02	in the world.
00:06:30:02	00:06:31:11	>> You're coming downhill
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00:06:32:13	00:06:33:21	you're changing the dynamics
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00:06:34:28	00:06:36:02	>> I really don't know
00:06:36:02	00:06:37:03	how to explain it.
00:06:37:03	00:06:38:06	It's completely different
00:06:38:06	00:06:39:21	from what I've ever felt.
00:06:39:21	00:06:41:07	Probably the best experience
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00:06:42:19	00:06:43:24	>> Through this, I've realized
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00:06:48:04	00:06:49:26	but it's not like the stuff
00:06:49:26	00:06:51:11	you do in books,
00:06:51:11	00:06:53:14	in those classes.
00:06:53:14	00:06:54:14	So I come here
00:06:54:14	00:06:55:24	and do something fun
00:06:55:24	00:06:56:27	with this information
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00:06:58:08	00:06:59:11	It's nice to actually have
00:06:59:11	00:07:00:19	that experience
00:07:00:19	00:07:02:03	instead of just book work.
00:07:02:03	00:07:03:11	>> That was the first one
00:07:03:11	00:07:04:24	they didn't time.
00:07:04:24	00:07:06:28	>> Those projects,
00:07:06:28	00:07:08:17	versus just calculations
00:07:08:17	00:07:10:21	for the sake of calculations,
00:07:10:21	00:07:12:00	are really what excites kids
00:07:12:00	00:07:15:00	that I see, and kids in general.
00:07:19:25	00:07:21:08	>> Who wants to know top dog?
00:07:21:08	00:07:22:23	>> Right here.
00:07:22:23	00:07:25:15	>> Top time was 18.87 seconds.
00:07:25:15	00:07:29:04	>> Whoo-hoo!
00:07:34:22	00:07:35:25	>> Formula High School
00:07:35:25	00:07:37:08	is a great opportunity.
00:07:37:08	00:07:38:23	And teachers like Jeremie Meyer
00:07:38:23	00:07:40:18	and Al Gomez would like to see
00:07:40:18	00:07:43:03	more students take advantage.
00:07:43:03	00:07:44:05	>> It's important
00:07:44:05	00:07:45:08	to get everyone involved.
00:07:45:08	00:07:46:09	It's the kind of program
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00:07:47:10	00:07:48:26	a number of fields.
00:07:48:26	00:07:50:01	>> Science, technology,
00:07:50:01	00:07:51:27	engineering, and mathematics.
00:07:51:27	00:07:53:06	>> But not enough students
00:07:53:06	00:07:54:19	are getting a solid grounding
00:07:54:19	00:07:57:00	in these areas.
00:07:57:00	00:07:58:17	>> But we as a nation
00:07:58:17	00:08:00:06	are lagging behind in
00:08:00:06	00:08:02:06	getting kids involved in that.
00:08:02:06	00:08:03:10	Getting kids from
00:08:03:10	00:08:05:05	under-represented areas.
00:08:05:05	00:08:07:01	Females, minorities.
00:08:07:01	00:08:08:00	>> That's why Meyer
00:08:08:00	00:08:09:18	invites girls' clubs to visit
00:08:09:18	00:08:12:01	his high school tech shop.
00:08:12:01	00:08:14:12	(girls laughing)
00:08:14:12	00:08:15:27	>> Getting the kids involved
00:08:15:27	00:08:18:02	at an earlier age is critical.
00:08:18:02	00:08:19:16	>> That's also the idea
00:08:19:16	00:08:21:05	behind Cyber Girlz Summer Camp
00:08:21:05	00:08:23:11	at UW-Whitewater.
00:08:23:11	00:08:24:22	Here, middle school girls
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00:08:27:23	00:08:30:23	with the help of a GPS.
00:08:34:16	00:08:35:21	This team is seeking out
00:08:35:21	00:08:36:24	a hidden prize
00:08:36:24	00:08:38:16	using clues and coordinates.
00:08:38:16	00:08:39:20	But the real reward
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00:08:45:06	00:08:46:07	>> I didn't really know
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00:08:47:12	00:08:48:18	Because I didn't know
00:08:48:18	00:08:49:24	we would do websites
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00:08:50:25	00:08:52:09	It helped me to see more
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00:08:53:26	00:08:55:01	>> We went onto the website
00:08:55:01	00:08:57:27	and made the border
00:08:57:27	00:08:58:29	and the words.
00:08:58:29	00:09:00:07	>> And I found out
00:09:00:07	00:09:01:11	it was more fun than I thought.
00:09:01:11	00:09:03:04	>> So they're learning a lot,
00:09:03:04	00:09:04:09	but it's sort of fun stuff
00:09:04:09	00:09:04:28	that we're doing.
00:09:04:28	00:09:06:04	Probably the biggest thing
00:09:06:04	00:09:07:22	that they get is they understand
00:09:07:22	00:09:09:18	sort of the breadth of IT,
00:09:09:18	00:09:11:11	and how IT touches almost
00:09:11:11	00:09:13:11	everything that's going on.
00:09:13:11	00:09:14:26	>> They're growing up
00:09:14:26	00:09:17:04	with technology, cell phones,
00:09:17:04	00:09:19:10	GPS in cars.
00:09:19:10	00:09:21:09	And as they become more familiar
00:09:21:09	00:09:22:19	with those technologies
00:09:22:19	00:09:24:06	they can actually carry on
00:09:24:06	00:09:26:04	that knowledge
00:09:26:04	00:09:28:27	and help maybe pursue a career.
00:09:28:27	00:09:30:06	>> On the last day of camp,
00:09:30:06	00:09:31:12	sixth-grade cyber girls
00:09:31:12	00:09:32:26	hear about careers in IT
00:09:32:26	00:09:35:11	from Kacie Conroy.
00:09:35:11	00:09:36:19	>> So if anything,
00:09:36:19	00:09:38:24	this generation has so much more
00:09:38:24	00:09:40:22	IT involvement.
00:09:40:22	00:09:42:12	They're so much more wired
00:09:42:12	00:09:44:24	than anybody thus far.
00:09:44:24	00:09:46:02	And yet, we're not seeing
00:09:46:02	00:09:47:19	that translate into
00:09:47:19	00:09:48:19	them being interested.
00:09:48:19	00:09:49:25	If anything, we're seeing
00:09:49:25	00:09:52:17	the interest is waning.
00:09:52:17	00:09:54:00	>> Conroy's interest in IT
00:09:54:00	00:09:55:10	has never waned.
00:09:55:10	00:09:56:15	A business analyst
00:09:56:15	00:09:58:12	with Yahara Software in Madison,
00:09:58:12	00:09:59:16	she also devotes
00:09:59:16	00:10:00:24	a portion of her time
00:10:00:24	00:10:01:28	to GET IT,
00:10:01:28	00:10:03:11	Girls Educating Themselves
00:10:03:11	00:10:05:19	about IT.
00:10:05:19	00:10:07:00	>> For the GET IT program,
00:10:07:00	00:10:08:02	we highlight seven
00:10:08:02	00:10:09:04	different careers.
00:10:09:04	00:10:10:20	>> How many of you have heard
00:10:10:20	00:10:12:13	of a project manager before?
00:10:12:13	00:10:14:17	>> GET IT educates these girls,
00:10:14:17	00:10:15:23	and boils it down,
00:10:15:23	00:10:16:24	and explains to them,
00:10:16:24	00:10:18:11	this is what IT means.
00:10:18:11	00:10:19:26	There's a huge stereotype
00:10:19:26	00:10:21:26	that in order to be in IT
00:10:21:26	00:10:24:04	you have to be nerdy, or geeky,
00:10:24:04	00:10:25:05	or a person
00:10:25:05	00:10:26:25	who plays video games.
00:10:26:25	00:10:28:19	>> IT professionals recognize
00:10:28:19	00:10:29:24	that that stereotype has not
00:10:29:24	00:10:32:00	helped their industry.
00:10:32:00	00:10:33:19	Including Conroy's employer,
00:10:33:19	00:10:36:03	who supports the GET IT program.
00:10:36:03	00:10:37:21	>> You can't do this,
00:10:37:21	00:10:39:01	specifically,
00:10:39:01	00:10:40:25	without women in IT.
00:10:40:25	00:10:42:15	It just isn't going to work.
00:10:42:15	00:10:44:07	If you look at our consumers,
00:10:44:07	00:10:45:06	and our clients
00:10:45:06	00:10:46:12	and our customers,
00:10:46:12	00:10:47:17	and we have to think,
00:10:47:17	00:10:49:17	how do they think?
00:10:49:17	00:10:51:01	And what drives their decisions
00:10:51:01	00:10:52:09	as to whether they use
00:10:52:09	00:10:54:10	my service or my product?
00:10:54:10	00:10:57:09	You can't have a bunch
00:10:57:09	00:11:00:02	of 24-year-old gamer guys
00:11:00:02	00:11:01:20	trying to understand
00:11:01:20	00:11:02:28	that whole process.
00:11:02:28	00:11:04:23	It just doesn't work.
00:11:04:23	00:11:05:27	No offense to the
00:11:05:27	00:11:08:10	24-year-old gamer guys, but...
00:11:08:10	00:11:10:04	>> Every workplace is better
00:11:10:04	00:11:12:06	if you have a diverse workforce,
00:11:12:06	00:11:13:13	and people bring
00:11:13:13	00:11:14:11	different experience
00:11:14:11	00:11:15:28	and different backgrounds.
00:11:15:28	00:11:17:08	And information technology is,
00:11:17:08	00:11:18:07	first and foremost,
00:11:18:07	00:11:19:16	problem-solving.
00:11:19:16	00:11:20:26	And so, it's much easier
00:11:20:26	00:11:22:06	to solve problems
00:11:22:06	00:11:23:09	if you have a team of people
00:11:23:09	00:11:24:29	coming together
00:11:24:29	00:11:26:05	with different experience,
00:11:26:05	00:11:27:09	different perspectives,
00:11:27:09	00:11:28:20	different thought processes.
00:11:28:20	00:11:30:05	>> So it's the pictures file
00:11:30:05	00:11:31:20	that we're trying to link to.
00:11:31:20	00:11:33:02	>> So to increase the chances
00:11:33:02	00:11:34:15	of diversifying the workforce,
00:11:34:15	00:11:36:02	forward-looking IT businesses
00:11:36:02	00:11:37:03	support efforts
00:11:37:03	00:11:39:05	like Cyber Girlz and GET IT.
00:11:39:05	00:11:40:06	Businesses like
00:11:40:06	00:11:41:13	Madison software company
00:11:41:13	00:11:44:05	Safe Bridge Solutions.
00:11:44:05	00:11:45:16	>> Businesses sometimes
00:11:45:16	00:11:46:24	get caught up in looking
00:11:46:24	00:11:47:25	at the short-run
00:11:47:25	00:11:50:15	and the bottom-line today.
00:11:50:15	00:11:51:19	Getting involved
00:11:51:19	00:11:52:22	in programs like this
00:11:52:22	00:11:54:02	are going to help
00:11:54:02	00:11:56:15	the bottom-line years from now.
00:11:56:15	00:11:57:20	>> How many of you think
00:11:57:20	00:11:59:15	that guys would do better
00:11:59:15	00:12:02:17	at IT jobs than girls?
00:12:02:17	00:12:03:28	Great answer.
00:12:03:28	00:12:04:25	>> Years from now,
00:12:04:25	00:12:06:13	it might be this camp experience
00:12:06:13	00:12:07:23	that these kids remember
00:12:07:23	00:12:08:24	as pointing them
00:12:08:24	00:12:11:00	in a career direction.
00:12:11:00	00:12:12:04	>> It was awesome.
00:12:12:04	00:12:13:23	I love IT stuff.
00:12:13:23	00:12:15:03	I like trying to figure stuff
00:12:15:03	00:12:16:09	out.
00:12:16:09	00:12:18:00	I really like Web design.
00:12:18:00	00:12:19:25	And I'm thinking of maybe
00:12:19:25	00:12:22:25	doing cartoon animation.
00:12:22:25	00:12:24:08	>> Catherine and the other
00:12:24:08	00:12:25:15	sixth-grade cyber girls
00:12:25:15	00:12:26:28	each draw a picture during
00:12:26:28	00:12:29:06	Kacie Conroy's presentation.
00:12:29:06	00:12:30:26	>> Guess what I did?
00:12:30:26	00:12:32:17	I drew a picture.
00:12:32:17	00:12:34:15	>> It's not art instruction.
00:12:34:15	00:12:35:19	>> And your job is to try
00:12:35:19	00:12:37:04	to re-create that picture
00:12:37:04	00:12:39:15	based on our conversation.
00:12:39:15	00:12:40:08	>> But a low-tech lesson
00:12:40:08	00:12:41:23	about what's too often missing
00:12:41:23	00:12:43:20	from high tech industry.
00:12:43:20	00:12:44:26	The ability to listen
00:12:44:26	00:12:46:21	and communicate.
00:12:46:21	00:12:49:02	>> How many trees are there?
00:12:49:02	00:12:50:12	Who would have thought
00:12:50:12	00:12:51:22	to ask that, right?
00:12:51:22	00:12:52:24	Something that's frequently
00:12:52:24	00:12:54:25	a strength for girls.
00:12:54:25	00:12:56:08	These cyber girls are learning
00:12:56:08	00:12:57:29	that a future career in IT
00:12:57:29	00:12:59:09	may just be a matter
00:12:59:09	00:13:00:14	of putting themselves
00:13:00:14	00:13:01:22	in the picture.
00:13:01:22	00:13:02:20	>> Do you guys see
00:13:02:20	00:13:03:22	a lot of similarities
00:13:03:22	00:13:05:01	between your pictures?
00:13:05:01	00:13:06:05	Yes, because you all asked
00:13:06:05	00:13:07:12	very good detailed questions,
00:13:07:12	00:13:08:28	just like a business analyst
00:13:08:28	00:13:10:24	would do.
00:13:10:24	00:13:11:28	>> I'm having all kinds
00:13:11:28	00:13:13:10	of errors popping up here.
00:13:13:10	00:13:14:21	While middle school cyber girls
00:13:14:21	00:13:15:25	are just being introduced
00:13:15:25	00:13:17:05	to IT careers,
00:13:17:05	00:13:18:22	this high school duo is working
00:13:18:22	00:13:21:01	professionally in IT.
00:13:21:01	00:13:22:05	>> Looks like he's not connected
00:13:22:05	00:13:23:15	to the network.
00:13:23:15	00:13:26:10	>> Here, you learn so much.
00:13:26:10	00:13:27:14	I'll go home
00:13:27:14	00:13:29:00	and my mind will be boggled
00:13:29:00	00:13:30:11	by all the information
00:13:30:11	00:13:31:16	I've learned.
00:13:31:16	00:13:32:25	>> What's boggling Chris Hunter
00:13:32:25	00:13:34:04	is all that he's learning
00:13:34:04	00:13:35:09	while on the IT staff
00:13:35:09	00:13:36:28	at QBE Regional Insurance
00:13:36:28	00:13:38:26	in Sun Prairie.
00:13:38:26	00:13:40:04	An experience shared
00:13:40:04	00:13:41:14	by his fellow intern,
00:13:41:14	00:13:44:08	or youth apprentice, Zach Betz.
00:13:44:08	00:13:45:26	>> This is a once-in-a-lifetime
00:13:45:26	00:13:48:03	opportunity.
00:13:48:03	00:13:49:25	To get real-life experience
00:13:49:25	00:13:51:26	ahead of the rest of your class,
00:13:51:26	00:13:54:04	or ahead of your age group.
00:13:54:04	00:13:55:11	>> This program is not
00:13:55:11	00:13:56:22	just for kids who want a job.
00:13:56:22	00:13:58:08	It's for kids who really want
00:13:58:08	00:13:59:24	to pursue a career,
00:13:59:24	00:14:01:23	in a particular field.
00:14:01:23	00:14:02:24	>> I'd like to welcome you
00:14:02:24	00:14:04:02	all here.
00:14:04:02	00:14:05:15	>> Those fields are introduced
00:14:05:15	00:14:06:28	at an annual spring open house
00:14:06:28	00:14:08:01	for Dane County
00:14:08:01	00:14:09:19	high school students.
00:14:09:19	00:14:11:14	>> The night classes are
00:14:11:14	00:14:14:07	with the regular college kids?
00:14:14:07	00:14:15:15	>> Apprenticeship positions
00:14:15:15	00:14:16:15	range widely
00:14:16:15	00:14:18:04	from tourism to bio-tech.
00:14:18:04	00:14:19:06	Most require
00:14:19:06	00:14:20:11	hands-on application
00:14:20:11	00:14:21:23	of technology or science
00:14:21:23	00:14:22:25	with additional training
00:14:22:25	00:14:23:27	at Madison Area
00:14:23:27	00:14:25:21	Technical College.
00:14:25:21	00:14:26:28	>> And you need to connect
00:14:26:28	00:14:28:02	your workstation
00:14:28:02	00:14:29:25	to the actual router itself.
00:14:29:25	00:14:30:27	>> It's a pretty
00:14:30:27	00:14:31:23	comprehensive program.
00:14:31:23	00:14:33:01	It's not an easy program
00:14:33:01	00:14:34:03	for students.
00:14:34:03	00:14:35:13	They're committing to go to work
00:14:35:13	00:14:36:29	at a job site.
00:14:36:29	00:14:38:04	Most of our classes
00:14:38:04	00:14:39:10	for the technical instruction
00:14:39:10	00:14:41:16	are in the evening.
00:14:41:16	00:14:43:06	And, again they are going
00:14:43:06	00:14:44:11	to have to take
00:14:44:11	00:14:45:08	those high school academics
00:14:45:08	00:14:46:11	that they need
00:14:46:11	00:14:48:02	for college entry.
00:14:48:02	00:14:49:28	>> It's more hands-on here.
00:14:49:28	00:14:51:05	>> Shelby McKeown's
00:14:51:05	00:14:52:22	apprenticeship has her working
00:14:52:22	00:14:54:10	at an adult health facility
00:14:54:10	00:14:55:26	and St. Mary's Hospital
00:14:55:26	00:14:57:28	in Madison.
00:14:57:28	00:15:00:02	>> I think it's really helped me
00:15:00:02	00:15:01:26	appreciate how kind
00:15:01:26	00:15:03:19	people can be.
00:15:03:19	00:15:04:22	Like, I'm a real big
00:15:04:22	00:15:05:27	people person and so I know
00:15:05:27	00:15:07:01	I want to stay within
00:15:07:01	00:15:08:20	the nursing field,
00:15:08:20	00:15:09:26	because it's always
00:15:09:26	00:15:11:04	working with people.
00:15:11:04	00:15:12:21	Hi, my name is Shelby,
00:15:12:21	00:15:14:26	and I'll be your CNA for today.
00:15:14:26	00:15:16:02	If you're nice to them,
00:15:16:02	00:15:17:20	they'll be nice to you.
00:15:17:20	00:15:19:28	>> Wonderful person.
00:15:19:28	00:15:21:06	>> I think it's worked out
00:15:21:06	00:15:22:06	wonderfully.
00:15:22:06	00:15:23:17	When we looked at her
00:15:23:17	00:15:24:27	we also saw in her, not just
00:15:24:27	00:15:26:02	somebody who was prepared
00:15:26:02	00:15:27:10	in all those very basic ways,
00:15:27:10	00:15:28:19	but we also saw someone
00:15:28:19	00:15:29:19	with a lot of heart.
00:15:29:19	00:15:30:19	>> She's already learned
00:15:30:19	00:15:31:20	how to walk into a room,
00:15:31:20	00:15:32:21	and be comfortable.
00:15:32:21	00:15:33:22	She's learned
00:15:33:22	00:15:34:25	how to take vital signs.
00:15:34:25	00:15:36:01	It's been a great experience,
00:15:36:01	00:15:37:07	she's just learned so much,
00:15:37:07	00:15:38:29	from hands-on
00:15:38:29	00:15:42:14	to technical skills.
00:15:42:14	00:15:43:19	>> Shelby is already
00:15:43:19	00:15:45:07	a certified nursing assistant
00:15:45:07	00:15:46:29	from her advanced coursework.
00:15:46:29	00:15:48:01	And she'll be able
00:15:48:01	00:15:49:04	to keep working at St. Mary's
00:15:49:04	00:15:50:13	after high school
00:15:50:13	00:15:51:15	as she furthers
00:15:51:15	00:15:54:00	her health care education.
00:15:54:00	00:15:55:19	>> In each case now, these
00:15:55:19	00:15:57:06	students have also continued
00:15:57:06	00:15:58:13	to be employees
00:15:58:13	00:15:59:24	of St. Mary's Hospital
00:15:59:24	00:16:01:23	after the apprenticeship program
00:16:01:23	00:16:04:23	experience.
00:16:06:01	00:16:07:08	>> But it would be hard to find
00:16:07:08	00:16:08:10	an employer who has hired
00:16:08:10	00:16:09:24	more former apprentices
00:16:09:24	00:16:12:12	than Zimbrich Honda in Madison.
00:16:12:12	00:16:13:21	>> I would say
00:16:13:21	00:16:15:24	it was a really good experience.
00:16:15:24	00:16:16:29	I'd already pretty much
00:16:16:29	00:16:18:04	made up my mind
00:16:18:04	00:16:19:11	that this is what I wanted
00:16:19:11	00:16:21:09	to pursue for a career.
00:16:21:09	00:16:22:20	I love working with my hands,
00:16:22:20	00:16:25:02	so it's a great experience.
00:16:25:02	00:16:26:10	>> It was like I was being paid
00:16:26:10	00:16:27:22	to learn, and it was really
00:16:27:22	00:16:29:12	a great opportunity.
00:16:29:12	00:16:30:14	>> The program is definitely
00:16:30:14	00:16:31:18	worthwhile.
00:16:31:18	00:16:32:23	It takes a little bit of time,
00:16:32:23	00:16:33:28	but if you put in the work
00:16:33:28	00:16:35:03	and effort into it,
00:16:35:03	00:16:36:05	it pays out in the long run.
00:16:36:05	00:16:37:07	>> Like their fellow
00:16:37:07	00:16:38:11	apprentices, auto tech students
00:16:38:11	00:16:41:11	learn the latest technology.
00:16:41:11	00:16:43:06	>> The technicians we have today
00:16:43:06	00:16:44:11	are very different
00:16:44:11	00:16:46:00	than even ten years ago.
00:16:46:00	00:16:47:10	I mean, there's not a vehicle
00:16:47:10	00:16:48:24	made anymore without a computer,
00:16:48:24	00:16:50:07	and most of them have dozens
00:16:50:07	00:16:52:01	of computers on board.
00:16:52:01	00:16:53:22	So the diagnostic skills today
00:16:53:22	00:16:55:06	is really what
00:16:55:06	00:16:57:10	the technicians need to know.
00:16:57:10	00:16:58:18	The guys that are really good
00:16:58:18	00:17:00:26	have to be diagnosticians.
00:17:00:26	00:17:02:11	>> But diagnosing and fixing
00:17:02:11	00:17:04:09	a car isn't always high-tech,
00:17:04:09	00:17:05:28	sometimes it requires applying
00:17:05:28	00:17:07:28	more basic knowledge.
00:17:07:28	00:17:09:06	>> Kids think they don't need
00:17:09:06	00:17:10:16	to know the basics.
00:17:10:16	00:17:11:20	You still have to know
00:17:11:20	00:17:12:27	the basics of electricity.
00:17:12:27	00:17:14:08	You have to know
00:17:14:08	00:17:15:14	the basics of chemistry.
00:17:15:14	00:17:16:24	The things that you all thought
00:17:16:24	00:17:18:01	you never needed in school,
00:17:18:01	00:17:20:04	you really do need.
00:17:20:04	00:17:21:15	>> There aren't many other
00:17:21:15	00:17:22:20	school-to-work programs
00:17:22:20	00:17:24:04	like this one
00:17:24:04	00:17:25:29	anywhere in this country.
00:17:25:29	00:17:27:01	>> The connection
00:17:27:01	00:17:28:00	between school curriculum
00:17:28:00	00:17:29:04	and the knowledge demands
00:17:29:04	00:17:30:08	of today's workplace
00:17:30:08	00:17:31:12	is what makes
00:17:31:12	00:17:32:14	youth apprenticeship
00:17:32:14	00:17:34:26	such a powerful opportunity.
00:17:34:26	00:17:36:23	>> So this is a program that is
00:17:36:23	00:17:39:14	based on industry standards
00:17:39:14	00:17:41:00	that are aligned
00:17:41:00	00:17:42:29	to very specific career areas
00:17:42:29	00:17:44:15	that are of growth
00:17:44:15	00:17:46:12	and of need within communities.
00:17:46:12	00:17:47:19	It doesn't get much better
00:17:47:19	00:17:48:29	than that as you think about
00:17:48:29	00:17:50:09	the possible work world
00:17:50:09	00:17:51:16	that our young people
00:17:51:16	00:17:52:24	will participate in.
00:17:52:24	00:17:53:26	>> With their apprenticeships
00:17:53:26	00:17:54:27	wrapping up,
00:17:54:27	00:17:56:09	students from across Dane County
00:17:56:09	00:17:57:13	gather once again
00:17:57:13	00:17:58:19	for the annual
00:17:58:19	00:18:00:24	recognition dinner.
00:18:00:24	00:18:01:28	>> I think if young people
00:18:01:28	00:18:02:27	are willing to make
00:18:02:27	00:18:04:03	that type of commitment,
00:18:04:03	00:18:05:09	to not only go to high school,
00:18:05:09	00:18:06:19	but then to participate
00:18:06:19	00:18:08:02	for half of their day
00:18:08:02	00:18:09:29	in an out-of-high school
00:18:09:29	00:18:11:08	learning-related program,
00:18:11:08	00:18:13:07	we need to celebrate that.
00:18:13:07	00:18:14:11	>> And I'm very grateful
00:18:14:11	00:18:15:23	for my mentors for being
00:18:15:23	00:18:17:07	so patient and encouraging
00:18:17:07	00:18:19:14	and helping me out.
00:18:19:14	00:18:20:24	>> While this event celebrates
00:18:20:24	00:18:21:29	what youth apprentices
00:18:21:29	00:18:23:02	accomplished
00:18:23:02	00:18:24:09	over the previous two years,
00:18:24:09	00:18:25:11	what's really
00:18:25:11	00:18:26:13	on these students' minds
00:18:26:13	00:18:27:22	is the future.
00:18:27:22	00:18:28:25	Which is what
00:18:28:25	00:18:30:02	youth apprenticeship
00:18:30:02	00:18:31:12	is all about.
00:18:31:12	00:18:32:20	>> I got my foot in the door,
00:18:32:20	00:18:34:02	because in the health field,
00:18:34:02	00:18:35:09	they need you,
00:18:35:09	00:18:36:26	but it's hard to get a job
00:18:36:26	00:18:38:15	because so many people are going
00:18:38:15	00:18:40:00	for nursing assistants
00:18:40:00	00:18:41:28	and nurses.
00:18:41:28	00:18:43:01	So that was really huge
00:18:43:01	00:18:44:25	to get a job out of it.
00:18:44:25	00:18:45:25	>> It's a really good
00:18:45:25	00:18:47:02	opportunity to have this kind
00:18:47:02	00:18:48:12	of experience to get out
00:18:48:12	00:18:49:14	in the real world
00:18:49:14	00:18:50:26	before you're actually
00:18:50:26	00:18:52:16	thrown out into the real world.
00:18:52:16	00:18:53:28	>> I think I've learned a lot,
00:18:53:28	00:18:56:04	and I'll keep learning a lot.
00:18:56:04	00:18:58:10	It makes me feel good.
00:19:01:02	00:19:02:06	>> Youth apprenticeship
00:19:02:06	00:19:03:13	works for Dane County
00:19:03:13	00:19:05:01	but it might be less viable
00:19:05:01	00:19:06:20	in smaller population areas
00:19:06:20	00:19:09:13	with fewer employers.
00:19:09:13	00:19:10:16	One small Wisconsin
00:19:10:16	00:19:11:27	school district
00:19:11:27	00:19:13:14	is offering real-world
00:19:13:14	00:19:14:22	work experience by creating
00:19:14:22	00:19:17:11	a school-based business.
00:19:17:11	00:19:18:12	In Webster,
00:19:18:12	00:19:20:16	they are proud of their Tigers.
00:19:20:16	00:19:21:18	That includes
00:19:21:18	00:19:22:21	their state championship
00:19:22:21	00:19:24:03	cross country team
00:19:24:03	00:19:27:01	and coach Roy Ward.
00:19:27:01	00:19:28:06	>> He's one of those guys
00:19:28:06	00:19:29:16	who takes the bull by the horns
00:19:29:16	00:19:30:19	and do it.
00:19:30:19	00:19:31:21	>> If it goes over 15,
00:19:31:21	00:19:32:24	next time only go five.
00:19:32:24	00:19:34:02	>> And Ward is just as much
00:19:34:02	00:19:35:18	a coach in his tech lab
00:19:35:18	00:19:37:27	at Webster High School.
00:19:37:27	00:19:39:11	>> His enthusiasm and energy
00:19:39:11	00:19:43:15	for helping students learn is...
00:19:43:15	00:19:45:21	it seems like it's never-ending.
00:19:45:21	00:19:46:28	>> That's meant guiding students
00:19:46:28	00:19:49:13	through numerous projects.
00:19:49:13	00:19:51:27	>> Students in our classes,
00:19:51:27	00:19:53:03	when they need to learn,
00:19:53:03	00:19:54:28	usually it involves materials
00:19:54:28	00:19:56:06	and a project.
00:19:56:06	00:19:57:19	And not all students
00:19:57:19	00:19:59:03	had materials or money
00:19:59:03	00:20:00:17	to buy materials,
00:20:00:17	00:20:01:24	and the school financing
00:20:01:24	00:20:05:00	was getting to be less and less.
00:20:05:00	00:20:06:10	>> Which created a problem
00:20:06:10	00:20:08:21	for Ward's Tech Ed classes.
00:20:08:21	00:20:09:29	>> We never wanted the money
00:20:09:29	00:20:11:14	to be a barrier.
00:20:11:14	00:20:12:11	>> You're going to do this pile
00:20:12:11	00:20:13:10	right here.
00:20:13:10	00:20:14:14	>> So they started thinking
00:20:14:14	00:20:16:13	about a more sustainable model.
00:20:16:13	00:20:17:20	>> We basically brainstormed
00:20:17:20	00:20:19:25	an idea of creating a business
00:20:19:25	00:20:21:26	for students.
00:20:21:26	00:20:23:00	We wanted to do something
00:20:23:00	00:20:24:29	different, something unique.
00:20:24:29	00:20:26:24	>> Fortunately, they had an ally
00:20:26:24	00:20:29:17	in the Nexen Corporation.
00:20:29:17	00:20:31:01	Nexen's Webster factory
00:20:31:01	00:20:32:08	is proof that there are still
00:20:32:08	00:20:33:18	good jobs in manufacturing
00:20:33:18	00:20:35:08	in Wisconsin.
00:20:35:08	00:20:36:14	And it's not the low-skilled,
00:20:36:14	00:20:37:18	repetitive work
00:20:37:18	00:20:39:28	that has largely moved overseas.
00:20:39:28	00:20:41:02	>> But high tech manufacturing,
00:20:41:02	00:20:42:09	advanced manufacturing
00:20:42:09	00:20:43:13	requires excellent skills,
00:20:43:13	00:20:44:15	has outstanding
00:20:44:15	00:20:45:20	pay and benefits,
00:20:45:20	00:20:47:08	has great future potential,
00:20:47:08	00:20:49:01	and only going to get better.
00:20:49:01	00:20:50:19	>> Nexen's educated workforce
00:20:50:19	00:20:52:11	make high precision parts
00:20:52:11	00:20:53:24	for automated machinery.
00:20:53:24	00:20:55:00	They had a strong interest
00:20:55:00	00:20:56:05	in working
00:20:56:05	00:20:57:15	with their local school.
00:20:57:15	00:20:58:22	>> We think it's important
00:20:58:22	00:20:59:22	to give back to the school
00:20:59:22	00:21:00:29	because they're teaching
00:21:00:29	00:21:01:29	our future workforce,
00:21:01:29	00:21:03:13	and also the sons and daughters
00:21:03:13	00:21:04:25	of our employees.
00:21:04:25	00:21:06:06	>> So when Roy Ward told them
00:21:06:06	00:21:07:15	about his school's vision
00:21:07:15	00:21:08:22	of a high-tech business
00:21:08:22	00:21:10:29	for students, Nexen stepped up.
00:21:10:29	00:21:12:01	The company provided
00:21:12:01	00:21:13:04	a matching grant
00:21:13:04	00:21:14:08	to help launch
00:21:14:08	00:21:16:05	a school business venture.
00:21:16:05	00:21:17:19	>> Our community actually
00:21:17:19	00:21:20:19	ended up raising over $22,000.
00:21:20:19	00:21:23:16	So that just blew me away.
00:21:25:23	00:21:26:27	>> They invested the money
00:21:26:27	00:21:28:10	in their own high tech
00:21:28:10	00:21:29:25	manufacturing technology,
00:21:29:25	00:21:30:24	a computer
00:21:30:24	00:21:32:08	numerically controlled,
00:21:32:08	00:21:34:05	or CNC router.
00:21:34:05	00:21:35:25	With it,
00:21:35:25	00:21:37:22	Tiger Manufacturing was born.
00:21:37:22	00:21:39:06	>> I realized that there was
00:21:39:06	00:21:40:27	a need in our area
00:21:40:27	00:21:42:05	for a CNC machine
00:21:42:05	00:21:43:24	like we purchased,
00:21:43:24	00:21:45:22	so that we could do some work
00:21:45:22	00:21:47:26	for local community members.
00:21:47:26	00:21:49:09	>> Ward also had connections
00:21:49:09	00:21:50:16	with the many contractors
00:21:50:16	00:21:51:21	in the community
00:21:51:21	00:21:53:11	kept busy by cabin owners
00:21:53:11	00:21:54:24	and summer camps.
00:21:54:24	00:21:56:04	He knew they didn't have
00:21:56:04	00:21:57:09	a source for precision-cut
00:21:57:09	00:21:58:24	cabinetry, until the school
00:21:58:24	00:22:01:16	purchased the CNC.
00:22:01:16	00:22:03:01	>> It solved a problem for me
00:22:03:01	00:22:04:03	that would have taken me
00:22:04:03	00:22:05:25	hours to try and do,
00:22:05:25	00:22:09:03	and for a very reasonable cost.
00:22:09:03	00:22:10:14	>> That created a business
00:22:10:14	00:22:12:13	and learning opportunity.
00:22:12:13	00:22:13:22	>> So then we really did start
00:22:13:22	00:22:16:07	to design the class curriculum
00:22:16:07	00:22:18:17	around that piece of equipment.
00:22:18:17	00:22:20:05	>> It's a really good class.
00:22:20:05	00:22:21:22	>> This is more like a job
00:22:21:22	00:22:23:01	than a class to me.
00:22:23:01	00:22:24:06	>> I'm learning about
00:22:24:06	00:22:25:15	how jobs work,
00:22:25:15	00:22:26:28	and good job skills.
00:22:26:28	00:22:27:27	>> We are actually
00:22:27:27	00:22:31:13	running our own business.
00:22:31:13	00:22:32:21	>> Students enroll
00:22:32:21	00:22:33:25	in the semester-long
00:22:33:25	00:22:35:17	Tiger Manufacturing class.
00:22:35:17	00:22:36:29	There, they take on jobs
00:22:36:29	00:22:38:14	like processing orders,
00:22:38:14	00:22:39:24	controlling inventory,
00:22:39:24	00:22:41:03	managing accounts,
00:22:41:03	00:22:42:11	programming and operating
00:22:42:11	00:22:44:21	the CNC machine.
00:22:44:21	00:22:45:27	>> Seven.
00:22:45:27	00:22:47:06	And you're going to verify
00:22:47:06	00:22:48:10	that it's seven inches
00:22:48:10	00:22:50:04	to the bottom of the bit.
00:22:50:04	00:22:51:25	>> Clients like Wegner Cabinetry
00:22:51:25	00:22:53:07	assemble and install
00:22:53:07	00:22:56:02	the precision cut parts.
00:22:56:02	00:22:57:15	>> This job right here is for
00:22:57:15	00:22:59:11	a camp just north of here.
00:22:59:11	00:23:01:02	There's 15 new cabins
00:23:01:02	00:23:02:14	going in.
00:23:02:14	00:23:03:22	We've got the contract to
00:23:03:22	00:23:06:17	provide the millwork for that.
00:23:09:03	00:23:10:19	>> What do you think of the way
00:23:10:19	00:23:11:29	they look when they're together
00:23:11:29	00:23:13:10	and installed?
00:23:13:10	00:23:14:27	>> It's kind of amazing.
00:23:14:27	00:23:16:26	Weird how we make those,
00:23:16:26	00:23:20:00	and it turns out like this.
00:23:20:00	00:23:21:15	>> It's actually fascinating
00:23:21:15	00:23:23:01	to see how you can take
00:23:23:01	00:23:24:16	just one little sheet of wood
00:23:24:16	00:23:26:10	and when you're done with it,
00:23:26:10	00:23:28:04	it can become something that
00:23:28:04	00:23:29:15	you couldn't really believe
00:23:29:15	00:23:30:23	that you could make.
00:23:30:23	00:23:31:23	>> That's just one job
00:23:31:23	00:23:32:27	in the growing
00:23:32:27	00:23:34:15	Tiger Manufacturing portfolio,
00:23:34:15	00:23:35:18	which has included work
00:23:35:18	00:23:36:21	for the Webster
00:23:36:21	00:23:38:15	Elementary School office.
00:23:38:15	00:23:40:15	>> I think it looks really good.
00:23:40:15	00:23:41:20	>> It's hard to believe
00:23:41:20	00:23:43:09	that we built it.
00:23:43:09	00:23:44:17	>> It matches really well
00:23:44:17	00:23:45:23	with the cabinets
00:23:45:23	00:23:47:17	that were already here.
00:23:47:17	00:23:48:27	>> I'm so impressed
00:23:48:27	00:23:51:09	with these kids, because
00:23:51:09	00:23:53:28	they're learning so many things
00:23:53:28	00:23:55:10	that has to do with your
00:23:55:10	00:23:57:10	working life later on.
00:23:57:10	00:23:58:25	>> Retiree Chris Ingles
00:23:58:25	00:24:00:12	is a woodworking hobbyist.
00:24:00:12	00:24:01:21	He was so impressed
00:24:01:21	00:24:03:03	with Tiger Manufacturing
00:24:03:03	00:24:05:19	he became a program volunteer.
00:24:05:19	00:24:07:24	>> To go from what I grew up
00:24:07:24	00:24:10:08	with, and then to come to see
00:24:10:08	00:24:11:19	what the kids are working with
00:24:11:19	00:24:12:18	today.
00:24:12:18	00:24:14:11	It just blows my mind.
00:24:14:11	00:24:15:18	They certainly learn
00:24:15:18	00:24:17:07	the value of teamwork.
00:24:17:07	00:24:18:14	>> When we're working as a team,
00:24:18:14	00:24:20:15	we all support each other.
00:24:20:15	00:24:21:20	And if you need some help
00:24:21:20	00:24:23:03	you can lean on each other
00:24:23:03	00:24:25:13	to help get the job done.
00:24:25:13	00:24:26:23	>> And another thing happened
00:24:26:23	00:24:27:27	as students turned
00:24:27:27	00:24:29:01	from making their own projects
00:24:29:01	00:24:30:04	to working together
00:24:30:04	00:24:32:12	to satisfy their customers.
00:24:32:12	00:24:33:17	They took more pride
00:24:33:17	00:24:36:05	in their work.
00:24:36:05	00:24:37:19	>> I really think they care
00:24:37:19	00:24:39:01	a lot about what they do,
00:24:39:01	00:24:40:15	because they know
00:24:40:15	00:24:41:17	it's not just for them,
00:24:41:17	00:24:43:03	it's for somebody else.
00:24:43:03	00:24:44:06	>> If something goes wrong,
00:24:44:06	00:24:45:15	you want to fix it.
00:24:45:15	00:24:47:05	You don't want to just leave it,
00:24:47:05	00:24:48:08	and it teaches you
00:24:48:08	00:24:49:17	a lot of responsibility
00:24:49:17	00:24:51:05	for other people's stuff.
00:24:51:05	00:24:52:09	>> And that's something
00:24:52:09	00:24:53:19	clients appreciate,
00:24:53:19	00:24:54:25	like Mike and Judy Sperry
00:24:54:25	00:24:55:27	who worked
00:24:55:27	00:24:56:28	with Tiger Manufacturing
00:24:56:28	00:24:57:28	on cabinets
00:24:57:28	00:24:59:29	for their dream house.
00:24:59:29	00:25:01:07	>> I don't know, a bunch of kids
00:25:01:07	00:25:03:14	doing my cabinets.
00:25:03:14	00:25:05:19	But they were very--
00:25:05:19	00:25:09:02	They're so perfect, and timely.
00:25:09:02	00:25:10:10	>> Right.
00:25:10:10	00:25:11:26	The timeliness, that's probably
00:25:11:26	00:25:13:28	what impressed us the most.
00:25:13:28	00:25:15:11	>> This is the bathroom cabinet
00:25:15:11	00:25:17:01	we've been talking about,
00:25:17:01	00:25:18:18	an oak cabinet door
00:25:18:18	00:25:20:10	that would be hinged.
00:25:20:10	00:25:21:26	>> So right off the bat,
00:25:21:26	00:25:23:22	it's about our customers,
00:25:23:22	00:25:25:06	it's about work ethic.
00:25:25:06	00:25:27:02	It's about having
00:25:27:02	00:25:28:20	some good employability skills
00:25:28:20	00:25:29:23	when you're done.
00:25:29:23	00:25:30:24	>> That's an idea
00:25:30:24	00:25:31:27	a Webster business owner
00:25:31:27	00:25:32:29	like Mike Sperry
00:25:32:29	00:25:34:20	can get behind.
00:25:34:20	00:25:35:24	>> It's awesome.
00:25:35:24	00:25:37:00	It's huge.
00:25:37:00	00:25:38:11	And the way we look at it,
00:25:38:11	00:25:40:03	it could be a blueprint, a model
00:25:40:03	00:25:42:03	for the rest of the country.
00:25:42:03	00:25:43:07	>> Whether or not
00:25:43:07	00:25:44:15	school-based industries catch on
00:25:44:15	00:25:45:25	across the country,
00:25:45:25	00:25:46:27	it's an idea
00:25:46:27	00:25:48:08	that's making a big impression
00:25:48:08	00:25:49:12	on the lives of these
00:25:49:12	00:25:51:17	Tiger Manufacturing students.
00:25:51:17	00:25:53:05	>> When you look at it
00:25:53:05	00:25:54:14	and you see that you've actually
00:25:54:14	00:25:56:03	done that work, you can tell
00:25:56:03	00:25:57:14	if you've put a hundred percent
00:25:57:14	00:25:58:26	into it or not.
00:25:58:26	00:26:00:08	And it actually
00:26:00:08	00:26:01:15	makes you feel really good
00:26:01:15	00:26:02:21	about what you've done.
00:26:02:21	00:26:04:03	>> Well, I'm glad
00:26:04:03	00:26:07:06	you took the time to ask.
00:26:07:06	00:26:08:28	I'm proud of you.
00:26:08:28	00:26:10:14	I explain to them that I know
00:26:10:14	00:26:11:19	they're not all
00:26:11:19	00:26:13:00	going to become CNC operators,
00:26:13:00	00:26:14:03	but they're all
00:26:14:03	00:26:15:08	going to have a job some day.
00:26:15:08	00:26:16:16	And Tiger Manufacturing
00:26:16:16	00:26:18:18	is one more tool in the tool box
00:26:18:18	00:26:20:23	to be successful in life.
00:26:20:23	00:26:22:05	>> Mr. Ward always
00:26:22:05	00:26:23:12	preaches to us,
00:26:23:12	00:26:24:18	you've got to be on task
00:26:24:18	00:26:25:28	100% of the time.
00:26:25:28	00:26:27:20	Okay, now it's go time,
00:26:27:20	00:26:29:04	you've got to work.
00:26:29:04	00:26:30:08	>> That kind of stuff
00:26:30:08	00:26:33:06	is priceless.
00:26:33:06	00:26:34:18	>> Students across Wisconsin
00:26:34:18	00:26:35:23	are being exposed
00:26:35:23	00:26:37:04	to the traditional subjects
00:26:37:04	00:26:38:15	of science, technology,
00:26:38:15	00:26:40:01	engineering and math
00:26:40:01	00:26:41:14	in new ways,
00:26:41:14	00:26:42:21	through approaches that
00:26:42:21	00:26:44:05	integrate each of these fields
00:26:44:05	00:26:45:10	and apply them
00:26:45:10	00:26:47:13	in real world settings.
00:26:47:13	00:26:48:17	It's learning for life
00:26:48:17	00:26:49:22	that has the potential
00:26:49:22	00:26:50:28	to preserve and improve
00:26:50:28	00:26:53:10	our economy and lifestyle.
00:26:53:10	00:26:54:29	There's room for everyone
00:26:54:29	00:26:56:11	to get involved.
00:26:56:11	00:26:58:15	Teachers, students, parents
00:26:58:15	00:27:01:00	and business all have a hand
00:27:01:00	00:27:03:20	in drawing up that blueprint.
00:27:06:20	00:27:08:09	Log on to wistem.org
00:27:08:09	00:27:09:12	to learn more
00:27:09:12	00:27:11:00	and explore other initiatives
00:27:11:00	00:27:14:00	taking place across Wisconsin.