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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: 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...
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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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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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What College Students want their Universities to Know about Virtual Learning
Fatima Bainazar and Katie Corbin are both college freshman, one at a large public university and the other at a small liberal arts...
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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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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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