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Press Release July 10, 2019
LIFT, Detroit UPrep To Roll Out New Advanced Manufacturing Curriculum Next School Year. Students will utilize new LIFT Learning Lab for...
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023 | Getting Out of the Classroom & Into the Field | with Sheli Smith & Pam Hayes
We are joined by awesome guests who know a thing or two (or ten) about what happens when you take your kids out of the classroom, out of...
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022 | Clackamas Middle College: Dare to Step Out to Meet the Needs of Your Kids | with Brian Sien
Today, we are continuing our tour of early access programs that help children transition into post-secondary, often blurring the lines of...
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021 | STEMcoding: Reimaging STEM Education | with Chris Orban & Richelle Teeling-Smith
Today we’re excited to introduce you to a new program called STEMcoding, which is an effort to reimagine STEM courses with computer...
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020 | The Highs & Lows of Creating Transformative Educational Programs like Middle College | wi
This week, we are wrapping up our tour of the Alaska Middle College program with an on-location conversation at the Mat-Su Middle...
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019 | What’s Middle College Like? A Student & Teacher’s Perspective | with John Robertson &
In the last episode, we sat down with four of the innovative educators and administrators behind the Alaska Middle College program to...
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018 | Middle College: A Win-Win-Win for Students, Communities, & Schools | with Claudia Lampman
Today we are going to learn what Middle College programs are, why they’re so effective at improving student outcomes, and what...
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017 | Systemic STEM Transformation: How Communities & Schools Can Lead the Change | with Karl R
Karl Rectanus is an educator, entrepreneur, advisor, and the co-founder and CEO of LearnPlatform, an organization with a team of...
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016 | The Role of Invention in Education | with Robin Hilsmeier & Jim Bruner
Today, we’re talking about the role of invention in education – and why design thinking and problem-based learning should, ultimately,...
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015 | Energy Education: How to Create Opportunities for Problem-Based Learning in Classrooms | with
On Learning Unboxed, we like to share case studies of the projects and programs that are revolutionizing education; great new ideas that...
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Learning Unboxed Ep. 14 with Meka Pace & Vanessa Jester
Today, we are going to talk about the value of internships in high school. I’m asked question about this all the time, so it’s clear that...
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Learning Unboxed Ep. 13 with Kim Kiehl
Dr. Kimberlee Kiehl is a passionate supporter of education in the Columbus area, and she has been for a number of years. She actually...
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Mike Wiseman Joins PAST
Prior to this role, Wiseman served as co-director of the Honda – Ohio State Partnership at The Ohio State University, with responsibility...
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Learning Unboxed Ep. 12 with Josh Bernstein & Mike Schott
Today’s guests, Josh Bernstein and Mike Schott, are responsible for an awesome new program designed to get kids excited about science –...
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Learning Unboxed Ep. 11: #STEMFeedsOhio: How Design Challenges Empower Students to Solve Problems &#
Teaching students how to solve real-world problems, and giving them experience solving real-world problems, is critical to their...
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Learning Unboxed Ep. 10: Metro Early College High School’s “Metrobots” robotics team
One of the things that we love here at the PAST Foundation is having the opportunity to watch incredible young adults learn and grow;...
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Show Notes for Learning Unboxed Season 01 Episode 09: Lisa Hinkelman
Show Notes for Learning Unboxed Season 01 Episode 09: Lisa Hinkelman 009 | Investing in Girls’ Voices, Opinions, & Confidence | with Lisa...
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Transcripts for Lisa Hinkelman on Learning Unboxed
Transcript for Season 1, Episode 9: Lisa Hinkelman Annalies Corbin: [00:00:00] Welcome to today’s episode of Learning Unboxed. I’m...
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Holly Gross Joins PAST
Government Relations for the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, where she leads the organization’s advocacy efforts at the local, state, and...
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PAST Board Member Joins Eaton Corporation
Nick D’Angelo is Manager of Public Affairs for Eaton Corporation and specializes in state government and regulatory affairs for the...
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