Making the Leap from Teaching to LinkedIn:

A Guide

This series has been created for educators looking to transition into the dynamic field of Talent Development (aka...Learning & Development).

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Featuring Kevin Wheeler

Career Transition SIG Part 5 of 5

June 12, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM CT | Virtual attendance only

Free for Chapter Members, $10 for Guests

Session Description

When leaving education, transitioning teachers are often overwhelmed by the sheer differences between the public school system and the corporate world. One of the greatest hurdles of all is getting on LinkedIn or similar job sites/boards and just being totally blindsided with the upskilling, networking, and career searching components inherent with the platform.

No one taught teachers how to network because we were often cloistered in our classrooms and had no reason to talk with others in our field.

No one taught teachers how to look for jobs outside of education.

No one taught teachers how to regularly upskill because there's no job growth as an educator and thus no reason to learn new things except for a pay bump.

Though this conversation will not be an entirely comprehensive dive into LinkedIn or how to use social media to change careers, I will help you get started with that process. It's incredibly stressful and daunting at first, but we'll figure it out together.

About the Speaker 

Kevin Wheeler - Instructional Designer

Kevin Wheeler is a former middle and high school History and English teacher from Southern California. He transitioned into the Learning and Development field back in 2022 and became an Instructional Designer after obtaining his Certificate in eLearning and Instructional Design from UC Irvine. He formerly made trainings for the customer success team at the autonomous vehicle firm, Cruise, but currently works for Hanger Inc. - the renown prosthetic and orthotic company - where he creates training videos and eLearning courses for clinicians, office administrators, and fabrication specialists.

Kevin is also an avid YouTuber and Podcaster where he discusses transitioning teacher issues, instructional design topics, and provides general career advice.

Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn and enjoy his portfolio here.

Meeting Agenda

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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CT - Speaker Presentation + Q&A

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How can this session help enhance your professional development?

This session will provide actionable insights from the Capability Model, showing you how to develop key skills and strategies, such as:

Personal: Lifelong Learning, Emotional Intelligence & Decision Making, Communication Professional: Career & Leadership Development, Technology Application Organizational: Consulting & Business Partnering, Talent Strategy & Management