Michigan Works! 2026 Annual Conference
Building Thinking Skills for the AI Workplace
Session
Skills Development and Career Pathways – Preparing Talent for Tomorrow’s Jobs
Katie Marchionna
Project Tomorrow
Speaker
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Description
AI-ready employees need more than technical skills. Strong critical thinking, adaptable problem-solving, and the ability to collaborate with AI systems are baseline expectations in today’s workplace. Yet these skills don’t develop on their own — they need to be intentionally built and practiced. Project Tomorrow has been studying how Computational Thinking (CT) frameworks develop exactly these capacities across learners of all ages. CT gives people the thinking foundation that transfers directly to workplace demands. Join us to explore the four foundational CT skills and what it looks like to build the problem-solvers employers need.
*This workshop qualifies for CWDP Competencies 3 and 4. All attendees are responsible for tracking and submitting CEUs.
