Stories from the Driftless | April 7, 2022
Collaborating with Community Partners in Potosi, Wisconsin — PRTP20Today’s podcast episode takes you on a journey to Potosi, Wisconsin where you’ll meet a group of both students and adults all dedicated to three missions, all of which benefit […]
Stories from the Driftless | March 4, 2022
Interdisciplinary Learning at Platteville High School — PRTP19In today’s podcast episode you’ll learn about an interdisciplinary project between two classes in high school, social studies and band. I realized, though, that as the interview was unfolding, our […]
Stories from the Driftless | January 2, 2022
Kindness from Richland Center — PRTP17This episode actually goes back to the spring of 2020, when our kids were sent home for virtual learning. It’s not an era I’d like to revisit, but I do […]
Stories from the Driftless | November 15, 2021
Deep Learning in Decorah, IA — PRTP16Decorah, Iowa is a beautiful town, rich with connections to water and the land. Decorah is in NE Iowa just west of the Mississippi, right on the edge of the […]
Stories from the Driftless | April 22, 2021
Ecoliteracy SCHOOL: A Collaborative Program in Minnesota’s Great Outdoors — PRTP15If you’ve ever wanted to ponder ways to connect students with the great outdoors and environmental education, stay tuned. This will be quite a treat. Today you’re meeting Megan Barnett Schimek a […]
Stories from the Driftless | April 2, 2021
Project Based Learning Makes an Impact at Coon Valley Elementary – PRTP14Today we’re going back to the flooding of Coon Valley in 2018. The area endured over 12 inches of rain in just a few days, and to complicated matters, multiple […]
Stories from the Driftless | March 24, 2021
Taliesin Preservation: Providing Connection with the Driftless – PRTP13If you live in the Driftless, you’ve certainly heard of Frank Lloyd Wright and maybe even, prairie style architecture. You can see evidence of his work throughout southern Wisconsin in […]
Stories from the Driftless | March 7, 2021
Tower Rock Elementary: An Exemplary School for Place-Based Education — PRTP12Note: Most of the photos in this post capture events prior to March 2020. Today I’m speaking with Terri Anderson, 1st grade teacher at Tower Rock elementary school in the […]
Stories from the Driftless | February 11, 2021
Agriculture Education Moves Forward in Maquoketa, IowaToday you’re meeting a former student of mine, Cassie Miller, and her colleague Matt Lansing from Maquoketa high school. Initially, I asked for this interview because I read a recent […]
Stories from the Driftless | January 17, 2021
Transition Plus & Culver’s = an Impactful Partnership – PRTP10Today you’re meeting three wonderful people who have developed opportunities for students in the Baraboo school district for over the 15 years as part of a program called Transition Plus. […]