Constructing the Future

Westwood High School

With demand for construction on the rise in Texas and growing cities like Austin, companies are looking to school districts to train the next generation of tradespeople to fill empty job positions.

Produced by Jessica Currah, Matthew Donald, Noah Darden, and Alyssa Lam at Westwood High School in Austin,Texas. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Tish Saliani.

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