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Gregg Behr

@greggbehr

Advocate for innovative + joyful learning | Director of the Grable Foundation | Founder @remakelearning | Co-author, w/ @RyanRydzewski, of @When_You_Wonder

 Pittsburgh (@KidsburghPGH)
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Joined April 2009
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Are you a #teacher or #parent? Maybe a fan of #MisterRogers? There's something in @When_You_Wonder to help you apply #FredRogers' blueprints to inspire creativity, curiosity, and kindness in your classroom, your home, wherever kids learn! 🎁Available now: bit.ly/WYWYLBook
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE! @DrDanaSuskind joins @greggbehr & @RyanRydzewski on #RemakingTomorrow. "All children, no matter your background, deserve to be raised by humans who love them and are supported in that endeavor." 🎧 bit.ly/4BGerz9 🤝 @slbradio
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How do you put delight, connection, and care into 3,500 boxes? Start with joy. Learn more about "Boxes of Joy" and other innovations that have shaped Pittsburgh’s learning landscape in #The57. ➡️ remakelearning.org/stories/i…
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What if waiting for the bus became an opportunity to learn? 🚌 WORDPLAY! transformed Pittsburgh bus shelters with colorful posters that encouraged kids and caregivers to play with words, tell stories & connect. Find WORDPLAY! and more in #The57: remakelearning.org/the-57/
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"Environment drives behavior." —Bill Strickland So, what types of educational spaces better support learning for today's students? And how are these spaces evolving? kidsburgh.org/better-places-…
Better Places to Grow: Redesigned spaces are the next frontier for future-driven learning

Better Places to Grow: Redesigned spaces are the next frontier for future-driven learning

These districts are renovating and redesigning spaces based on what their students need and innovating today with learners’ futures in mind.

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🎙️ NEW on #RemakingTomorrow: "We're in the boat together. We're in the same crew. We're facing the same storms... These are not personal failures on the parts of adults or kids. It's weather conditions." -- Stephanie Malia Krauss 🎧 bit.ly/4eWg5Tz 🎙️@slbradio
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🆕 Got 20 minutes? Listen to historian and educator Fernande Raine, whose work focuses on reimagining how young people learn history, develop civic agency, and prepare to contribute to a more engaged and democratic society. Find S11, Ep2 of the "Remaking Tomorrow" #podcast.
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Who says grown-ups have to be the experts? 🎨 At @assemblepgh's free Saturday Crafternoons, kids make, tinker, experiment & even teach, exploring art, science and technology thru play. Find Saturday Crafternoons and more in #The57: remakelearning.org/the-57/
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New on #RemakingTomorrow: @fernande_raine of @TheHistoryCoLab joins @greggbehr & @RyanRydzewski to rethink civic learning. "[Young people] have an enormous degree of passion for engaging for their community and solving problems. Listen: bit.ly/4sfrG5F 🎙️@slbradio
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What happens when teens have room to create? The Labs at @carnegielibrary give teens access to music, video, game design & other creative tools, plus supportive staff who learn alongside them. Find The Labs and more in #The57: remakelearning.org/the-57/
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🎙️ New Ep! Author & columnist @DavidBrooks224 talks curiosity & lifelong learning w @greggbehr & @RyanRydzewski. "To me, the most important thing for any human being is the ability to just be curious and keep learning through life." 🎧 bit.ly/4yMlp3L 🙏@slbradio
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What if...? What if a closed community hospital were to become a thriving hub for education, healthcare, and workforce development? Why not?! 🏥 ➡️ 🏫 #remakelearning Learn more about this inspiring partnership in #The57: remakelearning.org/stories/i…
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"Mister Rogers knew that children’s imaginations are powerful tools for learning. When the capacity for make-believe meets the chance to try on grown-up jobs and responsibilities, remarkable things can happen." kidsburgh.org/little-cities-…
Little Cities, Big Dreams: How districts are building real-world skills through play

Little Cities, Big Dreams: How districts are building real-world skills through play

“I knew this was something our students truly needed, especially for those who don’t always have a place where they feel they belong.”

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Earlier this fall, @greggbehr and @RyanRydzewski joined @nationwidekids and @AppalachianChi1 in celebrating a multi-year, $64 million investment (by the state of Ohio) to expand pediatric primary care, behavioral health, and school-based health services across Appalachian Ohio.
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How does community-school engagement actually work? Emily Markovich Morris and Richaa Hoysala map out community partners and how they help education decisionmakers and practitioners inside and outside of the school walls: brookings.edu/articles/why-c…
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What happened when a teacher listened to her students' idea and responded with "Okay, let's try it"? Something special. And these kids have since sold 100,000s of #BeTheKindKid t-shirts nationwide. 👕 🇺🇸 You'll find this + other great ideas in #The57: remakelearning.org/the-57/
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What does it take to make learning irresistible? In the @slbradio Youth Media Center, teens create podcasts, audio dramas, songs & more while building skills and finding their voices. 🎙️ Explore this project + more in #The57: remakelearning.org/the-57/
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What if cities treated play as essential infrastructure? Ultimate Play Day by @Trying_Together transforms parks & public spaces into giant intergenerational playgrounds. Explore this project + more in #The57: remakelearning.org/the-57/
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What if you could hold a molecule in your hands? ⚛️ Created by @SchellGames, Happy Atoms uses magnetic models to turn atomic bonding into something students can build, experiment with & explore. Find Happy Atoms + more in #The57: remakelearning.org/the-57/
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On this #WorldTeachersDay and everyday, please thank a teacher. Maybe someone who once taught you, or the one(s) who teach your kids, or your neighbor who does everything to be a great teacher. #ThankYouTeachers | #ShapingFutures
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What might it look like to #remakelearning? 🌤️ A weather balloon 🎮 A video game 📺 A TV show 🧸 A toy 🏫 A new kind of classroom We gathered 57 projects from two decades of learning innovation to show what people tried, learned, and made possible: remakelearning.org/the-57/
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