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83 | What Does a School Board Do & What Does It Mean to be a School Board Member? | with Lori T
Today we’re covering a topic that we’ve never actually talked about on the program before: What do school boards do? Why would someone...


82 | Progressive Learning & Project Zero: Making Learning Visible | with Mara Krechevsky &
Our guests are Mara Krechevsky, a senior researcher from Project Zero, and Dr. Fred Burton, who has spent 44 years as an educator in...


81 | Expedition Yellowstone: Science Education in the People’s Classroom | with Beth Taylor
Our guest is Beth Taylor, the Youth Education Program Manager at Yellowstone National Park. One of the park’s hallmark programs is...


80 | 16 Strong: Normalizing Conversations About Mental Health & Mental Illness | with Samantha
Our collective unwillingness to have conversations around things like mental health, familial mental illness, and addiction is really...


79 | Online Opportunities to Learn From Indigenous American Voices, Cultures, & Perspectives |
2020 has brought a lot of challenges. But at the same time, it’s brought a lot of opportunities to access educational resources from all...


78 | #ProjectMartian: Farming on Mars, Food Scarcity, & Urban Sustainability | with Jim Bruner
This is the question that we wanted to answer when we started #ProjectMartian. Inspired by our previous SOIL Lab Project and a forced...


76 | Teaching Teachers in 2020: Inside Ohio University’s STEM+ for All Program | with Mary Schneider
Today we’re talking to a few of the people who participated in one of The Ohio University’s most unique teaching programs: the STEM+ for...


75 | Global Competencies for K-12: Agency, Entrepreneurialism, Altruism, Advocacy, Citizenship, Deep
Karen Yager’s dream started three years ago when she was watching the 9th and 10th grade students at Knox Grammar School in New South...


Special Edition: Ensuring Personal Connections with Your Students During a Global Pandemic | with Al
Alyssa Reder, PAST’s “Baroness of Balance” working with students out in the community. Prior to the impacts of COVID-19 on teaching and...


Special Edition: Thinking About Teaching and Communication in a Virtual Environment | with Ashley Pr
Ashley Price PAST’s Khalesi of Curiosity exploring Virtual Learning in Minecraft covering fractions. There has been so much angst about...


Special Edition: Quick Modification of Activities for a Wide Range of Learners with Alyssa Reder and
Ashley Price, Khalesi of Curiosity at PAT Foundation working with students in Summer Student Programs during #COVID19 As teachers,...


74 | Cultivating Creative & Civic Capacities | with Jennifer Lehe, Jason Blair, & Britanie
Today we’re talking to three guests who are involved with the Cultivating Creative & Civic Capacities project, “a 3-year...


73 | Implementing Student-Centered Education & Collaboration: Where Do We StarT? | with Outi Ha
Our guest is Outi Haatainen, who is one of the facilitators for the StarT program created by LUMA Centre Finland and a doctoral candidate...


72 | Innovation in Crisis: Thinking Differently During the COVID-19 Pandemic | with Mike Wiseman
So, what does that kind of forced pivot look like within a big organization? And how can we prepare kids now to be able to think more...


71 | What All Educators Can Learn from Camp Invention: Hands-On Learning, Low-Tech STEM, & Remo
Our guest today is Krissy Hostetler, Education Team Specialist at the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) in Akron, Ohio, which hosts...


70 | Empowering Social Change | with Adam Morris
It was asking himself that question—how can I make an impact?—that led Adam Morris to his current career as a social impact coach who is...


69 | Equipping, Empowering, & Inspiring Kids in Tech | with Olu Ibrahim
That’s why Olu Ibrahim created Kids in Tech, a nonprofit that strives to excite, educate, and empower children to acquire skills and...


68 | The Zebrafish Effect: How BioEYES is Inspiring Young Minds | with Katie Benton
We first talked about BioEYES — a K-12 science education program that aims to foster enthusiasm for science by offering students...
67 | Engaging in Wonderment: The Intersection of Art, Joy, & Critical Thought | with Raygan Ba
Today’s episode is all about the intersection of art education, joy, and critical thought. Our guests, Raygan Barrett & Nicole Clevenger,...


66 | When Zoo Becomes School | with Emily Cunningham & Erin Murray
This week, we’re talking about one of our favorite styles of education — one that asks students to get hands-on, roll up their sleeves,...
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