# From Disengaged to Inspired: The Power of CTE With Stephanie Lund Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-classroom-6584476/from-disengaged-to-inspired-the-power-of-cte-with-stephanie-lund Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-classroom-6584476/from-disengaged-to-inspired-the-power-of-cte-with-stephanie-lund.md Podcast: [American Classroom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-classroom-6584476) Published: 2025-10-17T06:10:40+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/american-classroom/2274184 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/330872/2274184/american-classroom/2025_10_16_19_07_03_6564443e-88f0-482a-82f3-7633c2f42992.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-classroom-6584476/episodes/from-disengaged-to-inspired-the-power-of-cte-with-stephanie-lund Duration seconds: 1227 ## Resource This episode of American Classroom explores how Career and Technical Education (CTE) is transforming high school learning and preparing students for real-world success. Host Lindsey Lundeen Crosland sits down with Stephanie Lund, principal of Paul Revere Academy in Mesa, Arizona, to discuss how hands-on learning brings relevance and purpose to academics. Lund shares inspiring stories of students who found confidence, direction, and even career opportunities through CTE programs like automotive technology, digital media, and cosmetology. Listeners will discover how CTE boosts engagement, reduces dropout rates, and equips students with both technical and soft skills that matter in today’s world. This conversation reveals how partnerships between schools and industries create pathways to meaningful futures for every type of learner. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/xTJN7FnijKc Show Notes: 1. If you want to learn more about the American Classroom podcast, please visit AmericanClassroom.Show 2. To learn more about Paul Revere Academy or to take a tour, Visit PaulRevere.tech Open Enrollment starts soon and runs November 1, 2025 through the next school year (for the 2026-2027 school year). 3. Sponsored by: Heritage Academy, downtown Mesa campus- www.hamesa.com 4. To read the blog associated with this episode, visit: ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-classroom-6584476/episodes/from-disengaged-to-inspired-the-power-of-cte-with-stephanie-lund/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-classroom-6584476/from-disengaged-to-inspired-the-power-of-cte-with-stephanie-lund.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.