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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...
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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...
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#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...
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#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...
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#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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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#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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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?...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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