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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