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Diane Schnoor
May 24, 202318 min read
Edutainment and STEM for All --Adventures with DLR Foundation Director Shaakira Hardy
What is an edutainer? How do we use entertainment to inspire STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education for and...
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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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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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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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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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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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Diane Schnoor
Apr 14, 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
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Nature Resources for Early Childhood
How do we connect multicultural picture books with STEM to help very young children engage in active discovery and enthusiastic learning...
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Diane Schnoor
Apr 4, 202329 min read
Captain Antarctica: Meet Real Life Superhero Sean McBride
How often in life do you get to meet a real life superhero? Strap in for a fun ride with Captain Antarctica, aka Sean McBride. A former...
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Diane Schnoor
Mar 28, 202317 min read
Nurtured Noggins: Adventures in Early Learning Making, Tinkering, and STEM with Ann McKitrick
In today's podcast episode, we visit with parenting expert, coach, blogger, and podcast host of Parenting in the First Three Years, Ann...
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Diane Schnoor
Mar 23, 20237 min read
How NOT to be the Monster at the End of Your Book: STEAM, Dreams, and The Arts
Meet Broadway Actress and Entrepreneur Denise Summerford On this episode of the Adventures in Learning podcast, we chat with...
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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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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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Diane Schnoor
Mar 1, 202321 min read
Polar Adventures in Learning with Ocean Youth Academy's Gaby Pilson
On today's Adventure in Learning podcast, we meet Gaby Pilson, a guide and outdoor educator with a passion for introducing people to the...
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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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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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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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Diane Schnoor
Jan 31, 202312 min read
Storytelling As a Key To Learning: Adventures with Nicole Flores Jara
"We are part of the universe." She loves leopard seals and cormorants even more than penguins -- and she tells an amazing and engaging...
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Diane Schnoor
Jan 24, 202316 min read
Nina Draws Scientists We Should Have Learned About in School, But Probably Didn't
Meet Nina Chhita, the creator of the popular @nina.draws.scientists If you love history and you are fascinated by women in STEM, you...
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Diane Schnoor
Jan 18, 202318 min read
Children Are Natural Scientists: Building Powerful Early Childhood Experiences
Learning through play is the hallmark of Millbrook Community Preschool, an innovative preschool program currently celebrating its 16th...
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