Blog & Podcast Show Notes

Adventures In Learning

Sep 12, 202320 min read

The One and Only Katherine Applegate

Pour yourself a cup of coffee and join me for a chat with rock star Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate as we celebrate the book...

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Shining a Light on Untold Stories: Celebrating the Book Birthday of Kin: Rooted in Hope

Diane Schnoor

Sep 3, 202317 min read

Shining a Light on Untold Stories: Celebrating the Book Birthday of Kin: Rooted in Hope

Join me for a conversation with award-winning author and illustrator duo CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD and JEFFERY BOSTON WEATHERFORD (and...

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She's STEMspirational! Meet Teen Inventor Lydia Denton

Diane Schnoor

Aug 29, 202310 min read

She's STEMspirational! Meet Teen Inventor Lydia Denton

She's STEMspirational! Meet youth inventor Lydia Denton. At 15, she's already been honored for many of her inventions, including the Beat...

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STEM Superstar Covey Denton shares strategies for funding your classroom dreams!

Diane Schnoor

Aug 22, 202319 min read

STEM Superstar Covey Denton shares strategies for funding your classroom dreams!

On this episode of the Adventures in Learning podcast, we talk to somebody who is very near and dear to my heart. Meet my heart sister,...

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How Can We Use Music and Storytelling for Connected Learning?

Diane Schnoor

Aug 3, 20238 min read

How Can We Use Music and Storytelling for Connected Learning?

Meet Wincey Terry-Bryant, an incredible, knock your socks off edutainer who knows how to connect history, STEM, cultural, and the...

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Changing Perspectives Through Picture Books -- Adventures with Author/Illustrator Corinna Luyken

Diane Schnoor

Jun 6, 202325 min read

Changing Perspectives Through Picture Books -- Adventures with Author/Illustrator Corinna Luyken

Corinna Luyken joins us to share her journey and the story behind her latest book, ABC and You and Me. This delightful picture book...

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Fractured Fairy Tales, Cicada Symphonies, Leprechaun Traps, & Kid Scientists: Meet Author Sue Fliess

Diane Schnoor

May 30, 202322 min read

Fractured Fairy Tales, Cicada Symphonies, Leprechaun Traps, & Kid Scientists: Meet Author Sue Fliess

Welcome to Adventures in Learning, where curiosity and connection lead to exciting discoveries. In this episode, we delve into the world...

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Mental Health Awareness Month: Adventures in Learning with NAMI Virginia's Miranda Schnoor

Diane Schnoor

May 13, 202319 min read

Mental Health Awareness Month: Adventures in Learning with NAMI Virginia's Miranda Schnoor

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Miranda Schnoor works for NAMI, the National Alliance of Mental Illness. As NAMI Virginia’s...

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Building an Antiracist Early Childhood Environment: Adventures in Learning with Alyssa Dituro

Diane Schnoor

May 9, 202318 min read

Building an Antiracist Early Childhood Environment: Adventures in Learning with Alyssa Dituro

If we want to be the change in the world as the adult, first we have to look at ourselves and say, this is something we value, and then...

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Good Morning, Antarctica! Polar Adventures in Learning with Phil Hunter

Diane Schnoor

May 1, 202322 min read

Good Morning, Antarctica! Polar Adventures in Learning with Phil Hunter

When I traveled to Antarctica on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with my father and sister last December, we were fortunate enough to have...

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Culture, Astrophysics, and Chickens: Adventures in Learning with Author Teresa Robeson

Diane Schnoor

Apr 24, 202319 min read

Culture, Astrophysics, and Chickens: Adventures in Learning with Author Teresa Robeson

Teresa Robeson is the APALA Picture Book Award-winning author of Queen of Physics (also ILA Nonfiction PB Honor and NCTE Orbis Pictus...

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Welcome to the Wonder House: Adventures with Author and Illustrator Deborah Freedman

Diane Schnoor

Apr 17, 202320 min read

Welcome to the Wonder House: Adventures with Author and Illustrator Deborah Freedman

In this episode of the Adventures in Learning podcast, we speak with beloved children's book author and illustrator Deborah Freedman. You...

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Harnessing STEM in Informal Learning -- Adventures with Ray and Kahla DeSmit

Diane Schnoor

Apr 13, 202333 min read

Harnessing STEM in Informal Learning -- Adventures with Ray and Kahla DeSmit

In today's blog, we meet a power couple who really know how to connect STEM experiences and picture books for powerful 21st century...

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Diane Schnoor

Mar 21, 202324 min read

Soar With Alison Green Myers

Soar today with our very special guest Alison Green Myers, whose first book for middle grade readers, A Bird Will Soar, received the...

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Antarctic Adventures with Joyful World Traveler Georgina "Gigi" Satchell

Diane Schnoor

Mar 8, 202319 min read

Antarctic Adventures with Joyful World Traveler Georgina "Gigi" Satchell

In this episode of the Adventures in Learning podcast, we meet joyful world traveler Georgina "Gigi" Satchell. I met Gigi on deck as we...

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Stories Change And Improve Us: Meet Alicia D. Williams, author of The Talk and Genesis Begins Again

Diane Schnoor

Feb 21, 202320 min read

Stories Change And Improve Us: Meet Alicia D. Williams, author of The Talk and Genesis Begins Again

What brings award-winning author Alica D Williams joy? Bubble baths, her daughter's smile, and authentic connections, for starters....

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Falling in Love With Science: Adventures in Learning with Science Editor in Chief H. Holden Thorp

Diane Schnoor

Feb 14, 202316 min read

Falling in Love With Science: Adventures in Learning with Science Editor in Chief H. Holden Thorp

And so you have some checklist of all these things that you have to teach your students, and nowhere on there does it say teach them how...

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Stories That Stretch The Imagination: Adventures in Learning with Newbery Honor Winner Jasmine Warga

Diane Schnoor

Feb 7, 202319 min read

Stories That Stretch The Imagination: Adventures in Learning with Newbery Honor Winner Jasmine Warga

Hippos named Fiona, whether robots feel afraid, stories as gateways for building empathy and compassion, and creatively avoiding silos...

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Seeking Light in Dark Times: Conversation with Bishop Doug Fisher of Western Massachusetts

Diane Schnoor

Jan 8, 202320 min read

Seeking Light in Dark Times: Conversation with Bishop Doug Fisher of Western Massachusetts

Where do we go for hope in dark times? In this special conversation with Bishop Doug Fisher (Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts),...

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Bring on the Drama! Picture Books & STEAM as Theatrical Experiences: Adventures with Jenna Barricklo

Diane Schnoor

Dec 4, 202224 min read

Bring on the Drama! Picture Books & STEAM as Theatrical Experiences: Adventures with Jenna Barricklo

A picture book is a perfect theatrical experience, especially in the hands of Charleston Stage's Jenna Barricklo. Jenna is not only an...

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