Join The Lamplighter School for an inspiring “Change Makers” event
Dolores Evans Speaker Series
Monday, November 9, 7:00 p.m.
Dallas, TX
Today’s tinkerers, makers, and inventors are changing the world and improving the lives of children through innovative thinking. Join area parents and educators for a presentation and panel discussion featuring Jack Andraka, Kavita Shukla, and William Kamkwamba, moderated by KERA’s Krys Boyd.
Featured on 60 minutes, Stanford University freshman Jack Andraka, author of Breakthrough, is known for developing a method to detect an increase of a protein that indicates the presence of some cancers.
Click here to watch his TED talk
Kavita Shukla, seen on the Today Show, invented spice-infused FreshPaper which keeps food fresh by inhibiting bacterial and fungal growth.
Click here to watch her TED talk
The Daily Show guest William Kamkwamba, author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, built a solar-powered water pump supplying the first drinking water to his African village.
Click here to watch his TED talk
The event is open to the public and begins at 7:00 p.m. sharp. Reservations are available online at $15 per person from
October 1 onward..
To make reservations and for more information visit the Lamplighter School
Koshi Dhingra
Dr. Koshi Dhingra has dedicated her career to STEM education and is passionate about having every child live up to their potential. Seeing a lack of girls and other underrepresented youth in STEM programs, she founded talkSTEM in 2015 to address the imbalance. She has a doctorate in science education from Teachers College, Columbia University, has years of experience teaching in graduate and undergraduate programs, and has held leadership roles in universities. She advises and collaborates with a broad range of educational institutions globally. Dr. Dhingra began her career teaching science in middle and high school in New York. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, three children, and two dogs.
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About the Founder & CEO
Dr. Koshi Dhingra has dedicated her career to STEM education and is passionate about having every child live up to their potential. Seeing a lack of girls and other underrepresented youth in STEM programs, she founded talkSTEM in 2015 to address the imbalance. She has a doctorate in science education from Teachers College, Columbia University, has years of experience teaching in graduate and undergraduate programs, and has held leadership roles in universities. She advises and collaborates with a broad range of educational institutions globally. Dr. Dhingra began her career teaching science in middle and high school in New York. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, three children, and two dogs.
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