BTM43-American Council on Education Military Guide
Show Summary
On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature a conversation with Air Force Veteran Spouse Michele Spires, Acting Executive Director for Learning Evaluations with the American Council on Education. We talk about the unique nature of adult learners in the military-affiliated population, and the revamped ACE Military Guide
About Today’s Guest
Michele Spires is ACE’s acting executive director for Learning Evaluations, the national leader in recognizing and validating learning and competencies to connect students, workforce, training providers, and universities. In this role, she provides leadership to innovate new and transformational opportunities for ACE and its membership.
With more than 25 years of wide-ranging experience in post-traditional and workforce education, Spires is actively engaged in tackling critical topics that range from the evaluation of educational experiences that occur outside the traditional classroom, credit for prior learning, military culture, military transcripts, competencies, credentials, transfer credit, and trends related to workforce education and training. She coauthored Recognition of Learning Across Military and Corporate Settings. Connecting individuals to education and career pathways is her passion!
Spires holds a BA in French (SUNY Plattsburgh) and an MS in Educational Leadership (Troy University). She has also completed post-graduate courses with a focus on adult education and curriculum (Nova Southeastern University) and is the proud spouse of a veteran who served 22 years in the United States Air Force.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
Course Choosing College and a Major. Each year, more than 200,000 service members leave the military in pursuit of higher education. This course discusses the array of options available to service members, Veterans and their families when selecting a major and choosing a school that aligns with their needs. An overview of the many tools and resources available to aid in their decision is provided. This course is narrated by Jared Lyon, president and CEO of Student Veterans of America, a U.S. Navy Veteran and longtime advocate for higher education. Lyon has served as the Vice-Chair for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran’s Advisory Committee and commissioner for the American Council’s Education Commission for Education Attainment and Innovation. You can check out the course by following this link: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/Choosing-a-College-and-Major
Theme Music
Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.
This Episode Sponsored By:
This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.
Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com