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Creating meaningful, real world experiences for students can be a huge undertaking. Our guest co-host Laura Boyd showcases amazing ways to facilitate these experiences involving the local community. We break down the strategies needed to start these experiences from the ground up. We also share the impact it can have on the way students approach learning in the classroom and the academic progress it promotes.

In This Episode We Cover:

• Examples of experiences for students involving local community members and businesses.


• Strategies to prepare your students to actively engage and feel successful when interacting with local community members.


• Examples of activities to bring local into your own classroom.


• Ideas to look inside your own district for connections and collaborative experiences.