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How to Nurture Awe through Education

Full-length video for GGSC members: Educators Julie Mann (of Newcomers High School) and Tom Rockwell (The Exploratorium) tell inspiring tales of how they foster awe in students and museumgoers.

By | June 2016 | TRT 43:25

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