On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark and Shawnee Caruthers talk about a recent set of school visits in Minnesota as a part of an ongoing series of Real World Learning field trips.  

The Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area is a thriving community of nearly 3 million people. Made up of 7 counties, 182 communities and 2 medium-sized, diverse urban districts (36k and 33k). Additionally, there are a couple big suburban districts like Apple Valley. 

Links:

• School for Environmental Studies 

• High School for Recording Arts 

• Dallas School Visits Podcast Episode

• Cajon Valley Public Schools

• xello.com

• Real-World Learning Case Study

• Sam Seidel - Hip Hop Genius

• Ford Next Generation  Learning

• Belton High

• St Paul Public Schools

• Shakopee High

• Burnsville High 

• School for Environmental Studies

• High School for Recording Arts 

• Avalon School 

• Exploration High School