Adventures in Learning Podcast Note

Sep 26
11 min

Spooky Storyteller Ciera Burch

Are you looking for shivers this spooky season? Today. Encanto meets Coraline in Finch House, a delightfully thrilling middle grade novel...

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Sep 20
12 min

Ann Braden, A Judy Blume for This Generation

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

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Sep 12
19 min

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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Sep 3
17 min

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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Aug 30
10 min

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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Aug 22
19 min

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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Aug 3
8 min

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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Jun 6
25 min

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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May 30
22 min

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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May 13
19 min

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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May 9
18 min

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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May 1
22 min

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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Apr 24
19 min

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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Apr 17
20 min

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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Apr 14
33 min

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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Mar 21
24 min

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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Mar 8
19 min

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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Feb 21
20 min

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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Feb 14
16 min

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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Feb 7
19 min

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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