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Learning Unboxed: Hacking School, part 2
By Annalies Corbin, PAST Foundation Well before educators and industry were talking about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and...
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151. Giving Students Career Experience with Internships with Tammy Cooper
High school internship programs can be a fabulous experience for students and, when done well, are incredibly productive for all parties...
1 min read


150. Take Location-Based Learning Into Your Own Hands with Anne-Marie Gilliland
Travel is a wonderful thing, and so much learning can happen while doing it. Creating opportunities for learning takes a lot of work...
1 min read


149. Raising Our Teens Into Thriving Adults with Traci Bakenhaster
How do we get our kids through childhood and teenage years to adulthood? The world is changing rapidly, and that’s leaving young adults...
1 min read


148. Learning About Nature is in Our Nature with Jess Kaknevicius
How do we create good stewards of Mother Nature from a young age and give our kids a well-rounded education—while having fun? Jessica...
1 min read


146. How One Stone Empowers Students to Become Better Leaders
When given trust and resources, students can do some incredible things. One Stone is a student-led and directed nonprofit that makes...
1 min read


145. Improving Mathematic Instruction for Middle Schoolers with Elly Blanco-Rowe
Elly Blanco-Rowe is an expert in K-8 mathematics, with over 20 years of experience in teaching, coaching, and school leadership. We’re...
1 min read


144. Preparing Our Kids to Become Leaders of the Future with Michael Trezza
High school is a critical age for students. As our kids’ social lives expand, it can be harder to keep them interested in learning. And...
1 min read


143. How Kids Can Become Inventors with Dominic Wilcox & Mark Muzzin
Little Inventors is a creative education organization that inspires imagination by taking young peoples’ amazing ideas seriously. Dominic...
1 min read


142. Helping Entrepreneurs Reach Educators with Josh Chernikoff
Today’s guest has had a remarkable journey in the innovation and entrepreneurship space within education. His name is Josh Chernikoff and...
1 min read


141. Developing a New Generation of Environmental Stewards with Megan Karch
They offer a variety of immersive programs throughout the Seattle region to help children, educators, and community members deepen their...
1 min read


139. Bringing Reading to Underserved Communities with Kristen Walter
Reading and literacy are skills we can often take for granted, but they aren’t as accessible as we might think. Many children – and...
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137. Creating Equality Through Access to Educational Media with Dr. Jose Morey
This week, we’re talking about diversity and inclusion as it relates to the STEM fields and how we can continue working towards a more...
1 min read


136. Building Financial Resilience Through Hip Hop Pedagogy
Andrea Ferrero is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Pockets Change, a nonprofit that provides curriculum workshops and...
1 min read


135. Accelerating Innovation Within Your Community with Michael Dennis of CAS
Michael W. Dennis is the Vice President of Legal, PMO, and Innovation for CAS. He earned his PhD in biochemistry from the Ohio State...
1 min read


134. Democratizing Digital Mentorship with Angelica Estevez & Rania Ajami
As always on this podcast, we’re excited to have conversations about innovative opportunities for students, for schools, and in this...
1 min read


133. Designing Education for the Real World with Vivian Shen of Juni Learning
We know that the traditional education system doesn’t work for most people, but rarely do people set out to come up with solutions on...
1 min read


132. Take It Outside: Getting Students Invested In & Inspired By Nature with Pete Barnes
In this episode of Learning Unboxed, we take another field trip, this time, to the New Albany Intermediate School. Our guide is Pete...
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131. Bringing Community & Communion to Education with Christopher Travers & Derrick Tillma
Communion is an aspect of education that we rarely discuss, but it can have a tremendous impact on students’ personal outlooks and...
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130. Choreographing Ambitious, Messy Change with Dan McClure
Dan McClure draws on over thirty years of experience in order to, in his words “choreograph ambitious, messy change”. Now, he’s turning...
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