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77 | Internships, Manufacturing, & The Future of Work | with Rosemary Coates & Ryan Edward
When the PAST Foundation travels around the country to talk to policymakers, colleges, universities, and trade schools, there’s one topic...


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...


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...


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,...


65 | What Happens When High School Students Get to be Scientists? | with Andy Farke
Raymond Alf Museum of Paleontology in Claremont, CA, is unique in that they’re the only nationally accredited Natural History Museum...

64 | Learn, Build, Play: How OASIS is Helping Kids Fall in Love with STEAM | with Maurice Womack
When Maurice Womack was a kid, he loved science fiction. Star Trek, Star Wars, Transformers, Voltron — pretty much anything an 80s kid...


63 | The Courage to Try: The Story of Grypmat | with Tom Burden
Tom Burden was an F-16 mechanic in the Air Force, and every day, one of the most painful parts of the job was having his tools slide off...


060 | Solving Real-Life Problems with Underwater Robots: The MATE ROV Competition | with Jill Zande
The MATE ROV program is one of the most wonderfully unique, engaging, and fun expressions of STEM education that a student can...
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