In his newly-released book Learning Environment, Jared Fox writes, “I found that incorporating my passion for the natural world into the classroom was always worthwhile.” This is fitting, as the book explores the many ways that the classroom environment itself can be reimagined—including beyond the physical walls of the classroom!—and in doing so reminds us how necessary it is to pursue a “passion-driven pedagogy” as teachers.

In today’s conversation, Jared and Marcus go back and forth about a variety of topics: the best Magic School bus book; Jared’s early experiences exploring outside his physical classroom and what he learned in those explorations; how to make interdisciplinary learning happen tangibly; and even a discussion about where AI might fit into all of this.

To follow more of Jared’s work and potentially get your own copy of his book:

* His website: www.jaredfox.education

* His book: www.jaredfox.education/learning-environment-the-book

Thanks, as always, to:

Alberto Lugo, one of Jim’s former students, for writing and recording original intro music; Tom Csatari for allowing us to use his band’s recording of “Woodstock” from their 2020 album, Garden; and Courtney Milavec for graphic design.

Find Tom’s work at uncivilizedtom.com, and on Instagram @banduncivilized.

Find Alberto’s work at djsynchro.weebly.com, and on Instagram @djsynchro.

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