{"id":15005,"date":"2025-11-11T22:10:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wise.staginglinks.com\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=15005"},"modified":"2025-11-11T22:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:10:36","slug":"arana-shapiro","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/wise.staging-dev.com\/ar\/biography\/arana-shapiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Arana Shapiro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arana joined G4C in 2019 and oversees the organization\u2019s day-to-day operations, and provides strategic and programmatic support on all learning initiatives. As the former Executive Director of the Institute of Play (IOP), Arana led strategy, development, and operations in addition to major initiatives concerning school design, leadership, and school-based partnerships. She was part of the founding team that opened IOP\u2019s flagship project, NYC public school, Quest to Learn, and is co-author of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Quest-Learn-Developing-Catherine-Foundation\/dp\/0262515652\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=quest+to+learn+developing&amp;qid=1636471630&amp;qsid=144-5410434-9356520&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;sres=0262515652,B00MB4FS82,1509306978,0190231459,1625311176,172723667X,0062347543,159562015X,B00BVJG2LK,110847313X,0986155500,0786617918,1954392974,1608685640,B00IWTWO0K,1119359287&amp;srpt=ABIS_BOOK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quest to Learn: Growing a School for Digital Kids<\/a>. She has 20+ years of experience in education and nonprofit management as a teacher, educational technologist, curriculum developer, and organizational leader. 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