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124. Me and My City with Kaisa Koistinen
Kaisa Koistinen is the mastermind behind Finland’s innovative Yrityskylä concept. Now, under its new name “Me and My City,” the program...
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123. Looking at History Through a Critical Archaeological Lens with Matthew Reeves
It’s fascinating the way archaeology impacts how we think about teaching, learning, and the future of the world. We’re going to be...
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122. Teaching Forensic Science in Elementary School
As the new academic year gets ready to start, we’re going to have a conversation about some of the amazing science programs that are...
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Press Release October 18, 2021
Representation Matters:
Ad Astra Media is Helping More Kids See Themselves in STEM/STEAM...
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121. Bringing Education Outdoors with Jessa Goldner
Elementary school students in the United States don’t typically focus much on science, but sparking that interest early can be a great...
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120. Creating Brave Spaces in the Classroom with Melissa Crum
Joining us to discuss brave spaces is Dr. Melissa Crum. She’s an artist, an author, a researcher, and the founder of Mosaic Education...
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The PAST Foundation Partners With Bath & Body Works to Provide Innovative STEM Education to Loc
A Collaboration with Bath & Body Works Inc. in Mentorship and STEM By Alyssa Reder The PAST Foundation is excited to announce its newest...
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119. Combining Education & Entrepreneurial Skills for Success with Nik Kafka
What happens when social enterprise meets education and opportunity? A whole lot of good. Nik Kafka is the Chief Executive and Founder of...
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118. How Apprenticeship Plays a Role in the Future of Education with Rebecca DeMatteis & BJ Knu
Apprenticeship is a classic mode of education that we have yet to tap into the full potential of in modern times. But there are...
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117. Building Out the School to STEM Pipeline with Frederic Bertley of COSI
How can we effectively, as a community, create STEM pipelines for our local businesses and industries? And how can we make sure that...
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116. The Future of Education is Individual with Paolo DeMaria
When you think about learning, it’s important to remember that each classroom – or wherever the learning takes place – is made up of a...
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115. Our Chance to Rethink Early Education with Colin McGinnis
Colin McGinnis is the CEO of South Side Early Learning, a high-quality early learning school founded in 1922. He’s passionate about early...
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114. Hacking the Education System with Jerry Valentine
We’re going to continue our ongoing conversation around entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and how the two relate to the education...
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Dr. Mandy Smith Joins PAST as the new Director of Research
Dr. Smith’s work spans numerous areas of education, including informal education contexts, PreK-16 education, play-based and...
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113. A Positive Outlook on Education Reform with Steve Shapiro
Steve Shapiro is a veteran educator of 32 years. He has taught sixth grade through graduate school, primarily as a high school teacher...
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PAST Foundation’s Maria Green Cohen to Expand Role
Maria first joined the PAST Foundation in 2007 as a member of the research team of ethnographers conducting PAST’s first STEM program...
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112. The Future of Media in Education at WOSU with Amy Palermo
Today we’re talking about the WOSU classroom. WOSU is a public media station that hosts everything from radio stations, to TV stations,...
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111. Changing Education to Meet a Changing World with Doug Schachtel of Portfolio School
Is traditional education about learning to be a successful, well-rounded human, or just about getting good at school itself? Doug...
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Press Release July 23, 2021
The PAST Foundation in Columbus, Ohio is a recipient of a $98,606 grant to help develop, implement and share a system for...
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Columbus Green Building Forum Provide Generous Material Donation to PAST
Last month PAST received a generous donation of renewable energy kits from the Columbus Green Building Forum. These kits, which include...
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