The Evolution of PAST Foundation
Phase II of the PAST Innovation Lab In the 22 years PAST Foundation has been in existence, adaptation, innovation, and evolution have...
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Learning Unboxed: Hacking School, part 1
By Annalies Corbin, PAST Foundation The disruption in education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought to light many long-standing...
96 | Veterans and Archaeology: Digging into Our Nation’s History with Jessica Mundt, Kelly Bro
This wonderful trio of educational leaders —Kelly Brown, Shannon Johnson, and Jessica Mundt — is on the ground, literally making history...
#ProjectMartian: Chapter 5 War Of The Worlds, Water, and Wonder
Potatoes, onions, squash, growing in #zerodirt #ProjectMartian beds. By Jim Bruner This Spring and Summer have been one of the greatest...
#ProjectMartian: Chapter 4 – Two Gardens, Two Worlds
One of the 21 trips with Biomass from Mezzacello to PAST Innovation Labs By early spring of 2020 #ProjectMartian was in full pivot. The...
#ProjectMartian: Chapter 1 – Preparing for Launch
The Sultan of Systems (AKA as Jim Bruner) working with I Know I can Summer Camp Students to set the initial growing beds at PAST...
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,...
Mentorship: A Human Condition
Mentorship is an alchemy: When it is done well it changes both parties. I have been a mentor for 20 years, but I have been mentored my...
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...
#ProjectMartian: A Non-Profit’s Mission to Innovate and Feed During COVID19
Adding nutrients to the #zerodirt garden beds at Mezzacello resetting them after harvesting shallots and onions. A Multipart PAST...
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...
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...
051 | How Universities Can Better Engage K-12 Students Through Community Outreach | with Jamie Shuda
Today we’re talking about a critical piece of the educational landscape that we haven’t really touched on in previous episodes: how...
050 | BoSTEM: How Communities Can Collaborate to Create High-Quality STEM Learning Opportunities | w
BoSTEM is, as the name suggests, a collaborative effort throughout the City of Boston that aims to ensure that every middle-school...
048 | Creating Real-World Implications for Grade-School Curricula | with Angela Forino
Have you ever heard a kid ask, “But how will I use this in the real world?” Maybe you even asked that question yourself back in the day?...
PAST Presents at AEA Conference
Monica Hunter and Sheli Smith of PAST, along with Kate Harkin of OSU, recently presented at the American Evaluation Association’s...
OSU Forensics Day 8
Day 8: Bone Histology and Mapping Systems “Today was a long, but informative day. I found histology very difficult. All of the topics we...
OSU Forensics Day 7
Day 7: Forensic Taphonomy and the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation “Today was an extremely busy day for all of us! We...
OSU Forensics Day 6
“Today we focused on building a biological profile. This was extremely interesting to me, and sometimes it raised more questions than it...
OSU Forensics Day 5
“Osteology was the topic of the day. Alexis and Jessica mapped out the skeletal system in a power point presentation. It was a...
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