Blog & Podcast Show Notes

Meet Ann Braden, a modern day Judy Blume, who has written the most wonderful, sensitive middle grade books about that time in your life...

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

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

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

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,...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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