Today’s students are growing up in a world that moves fast and is forever changing. It's time to move past the occasional field trip and dig into immersive learning off campus. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of exposing students to industry professionals to better understand how their learning applies in the real world and receive authentic feedback on their projects and innovations.

Join us for our final episode this season as we dive deeper into TAF’s last component: Expanded Community. Hear how career awareness, real-world skills, innovation, and much more are fostered in collaboration with community partners to provide an authentic, student-led learning experience that can have a lasting impact in public education.

Host: Trish Millines Dziko, Executive Director, Technology Access Foundation

Guest: Rochelle Gandour-Rood, Education & Sustainability, Tacoma Public Utilities

Guest: Sarah Frisbie, STEMbyTAF TransormED Coach, TAF

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Who is teaching can often be just as impactful as what is being taught for students. In this episode, we discuss the wealth of expertise, and the invaluable lived experiences educators of color bring to their students.

The school system was not designed for students of color, let alone teachers of color. Join us as we dive deeper into TAF’s next component, diversity of staff, and explore what can be done to support teachers of color and why we should strive to have staff at all levels mirror the student population at schools.

Co-Host: Trish Millines Dziko, Executive Director, Technology Access Foundation

Co-Host: Amrita Kauldher, Director of Network for EdWork, Technology Access Foundation

Guest: Scott Friedman, Associate Director, Association of Washington School Principals

Guest: Elizabeth Brobbey, Tacoma Educator and AWSP Aspiring Leader

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How does the content used to teach today’s students impact their learning experience? In this episode, we explore how curricular content can cover the same subject matter through different approaches that are relevant to the students and their lived experiences.

Our guests discuss the impact of curricular content on student learning and share how a diverse curriculum is foundational to preparing students for the complexities of the modern world and addressing historical inequities in education.

Host: Denise McLean, Director of Professional Learning, Technology Access Foundation

Guest: Bethany Avery, Senior Program Manager, Technology Access Foundation

Guest: Ann Balala, Former Boze Instructional Coach

Guest: Shaylyn Karan, 2018 TAF Alum

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