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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...
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Is Homeschool The New Norm?
Is Homeschool The New Norm? With schools shut down unexpectedly nationwide – globally – Home School has quickly become the new norm. This...
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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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62 | Restorative Practices & Responsive Classrooms | with Allison McMannis
Today we’re going to talk about Restorative Practices and Responsive Classroom, a relatively new but incredibly powerful approach to...
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61 | Dinosaurs, Digging, & Interdisciplinary Education at the Tate Museum | with JP Cavigelli a
At some point growing up, kids discover dinosaurs — and most kids at least go through a phase where they love (if not obsess over)...
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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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59 | Engineering & Empathy | with Melissa Higgins & Michelle Cerrone
What do engineering and empathy have to do with each other and how we learn? That’s the question we’re going to address in today’s...
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57 | Making Computer Science Education Standard & How to Teach Computer Science While Homeschoo
In previous episodes, we’ve talked about the importance of computer science and coding, the opportunities that open up for students when...
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56 | Learning in The Wilds & Resources for Homeschooling (When You Didn’t Expect to Be) | with
When our host Annalies grows up, she wants to be today’s guest: Emily Knapp, the conservation education coordinator at The Wilds, where...
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055 | Shining a Light on Career Opportunities in the Fashion Industry | with Yogi Terrell, Rob Smith
When you think about the fashion industry, the first city that comes to mind probably isn’t Columbus, Ohio — but there’s a group of...
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Special Edition 3 | From Traditional Classroom to Virtual Instruction with Jeff Schneider
Welcome to Learning Unboxed Special Edition! This is our series of relevant episodes during the COVID19 lockdown. We thought we thought...
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Special Edition 2 | Working Collaboratively in Virtual School Environments with Mary Schneider
Welcome to Learning Unboxed Special Edition! This is our series of relevant episodes during the COVID19 lockdown. We thought we’d discuss...
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Special Edition 1 | Easy Tips for Working Remotely with Kat Deaner
Welcome to Learning Unboxed Special Edition! This is our inaugural episode during the COVID19 lockdown. We thought it was appropriate to...
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054 | The Fab Foundation: Democratizing Tools for Change | with Sonya Pryor-Jones
Sonya Pryor-Jones is the Chief Implementation Officer for The Fab Foundation, an organization with a mission to provide access to the...
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053 | Lessons from the Rijksmuseum: Creating Immersive & Fun Opportunities for Education in Pub
There’s a common problem that pops up at the intersection of classic art and education: it’s challenging to make those collections...
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052 | Honoring Georgia O’Keeffe: Educator, Artist, & Independent Spirit | with Katrina St
Georgia O’Keeffe is known as the mother of American modernism; an individual who forged her own path in both American and art history....
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Press Release March 3, 2020
The PAST Foundation headquartered in Columbus, Ohio is proud to announce they will join forces with ESPORTS OHIO, the North America...
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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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