Guest blog post on STEM Connector: Parenting with STEM by Koshi Dhingra
Here’s a guest blog by Koshi Dhingra, founder and director of talkSTEM on STEM blog, which is created by STEMconnector, the one-stop shop for who’s doing what in Science, Technology, Engineering and...
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Nasher Gallery Lab: Seeing Science in Art featuring Paul Fishwick, October 27
This post is from the Nasher Sculpture Center site: October 27, 2016 6 pm Join professor Paul Fishwick for an examination of the role that science can play in offering additional perspectives on art....
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On KERA’s Morning Edition (Nov 1): walkSTEM and moMath (NYC) Partnership
“Ultimately we hope that even if they don’t feel like they’re a math person, even if they’re not going to be a mathematician – they will be able to understand how mathematics is connected to the world...
View ArticleCongratulations to Girl Scouts!!
Last night, I attended the Crystal Charity Ball in Dallas which gave a generous gift of $976,000 to the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas’ STEM Center of Excellence. Here at talkSTEM, we are thrilled for...
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Guest Post: Reasoning Mind’s Recipe for Creating Effective EdTech Programs
Today, more and more campuses are experimenting with education technology (edtech) tools in an effort to improve engagement and instruction for their students. These technology tools can range from...
View ArticleA Preview of walkSTEM in the Dallas Arts District – coming soon in March 2017!
Here is a sneak peek of walkSTEM, a community outreach and teacher development program involving going on a special kind of walk – a math walk. Our very first math walk will be with Dr. Glen Whitney,...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from the talkSTEM team!
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American India Foundation’s Digital Equalizer Program (Part I)
The American India Foundation was founded in 2001 after the tragic devastation caused by the Gujarat earthquake in 2001 when President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee...
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Quiet Schools Network and the Quiet Revolution
Teaching and learning anything, including STEM, requires that teachers, students and administrators be aware of diversity in temperament and style. Read this email exchange with Heidi Kasevich,...
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American India Foundation’s Digital Equalizer Program (Part II)
It is fabulous to see that despite the many complex barriers that exist in STEM education reform relating to social justice, change is both possible and scalable! I hope this will provide food for...
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Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’ Neil
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy is a New York Times Bestseller and is on the National Book Award longlist. It is an eyeopening look at the big...
View ArticleScience from Scientists by Dr Erika Angle
Watch this 3min video to hear directly from Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle, Founder and Executive Director of Science from Scientists. talkSTEM is delighted to share Erika’s unique and inspiring perspectives...
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#IwalkSTEM #PiDayMathFestival
Thank you to all who came out to celebrate math in the Dallas Arts District yesterday and to those who walked with us as we launched the walkSTEM community program! We had about 250 walkers, 20...
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Monsoons and Teaspoons by Anjuli Sethi
Chatting with a Myanmar farmer over some traditional green tea I arrived in Yangon at the very beginning of the monsoon season. It was dark, drab, and damp. I never thought I would get used to 100%...
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James Tanton (Part 1 of 2): The Mathematician He Never Knew
James Tanton wears multiple mathematical hats. He is an ambassador for the Mathematical Association of America (currently serving as their Mathematician-at-Large, a fabulous title!), Chair of the...
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James Tanton (Part 2 of 2): Global Math Project
This video gives an overview of the Global Math Project and its roll-out topic for the inaugural Global Math Week, 2017. We ask cofounder, James Tanton, some questions about their bold and audacious...
View ArticleWalkSTEM Launch Party
We had a FUN launch party for our walkSTEM community outreach program in the gorgeous setting of KPMG at Hall Arts in the Dallas Arts District! We had a wonderfully diverse group of people attending...
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Using Fiction to Hook Young People on STEM by Polly Holyoke
Acclaimed Youth Author, Polly Holyoke, shares her perspectives on Fiction as a means to engage kids with STEM. She also shares some great reads for young people just in time for summer reading! An...
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walkSTEM@Mount Auburn Elementary: an After School Pilot Program by Mary Peterson
“We’re DOCENTS!” My walkSTEM Club Members quickly responded in unison to students on the playground questioning their intense discussion about the size of a tree stump and how they could use this...
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21 Day STEAM Challenge
It’s summer time! That means vacations, beaches, stay-cations and kids running around at home. While the summer is meant to relax and unwind, it can mean that kids lose some knowledge that they...
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