A friend suggested that I explore the STEM embedded in the art of brewing beer. Since it is summertime and talkSTEM is all about real world contexts, here is some...
Blogs, Growth Mindset in STEM, Teaching Strategies
Building Critical Thinking Skills: Is Purple the Perfect Color?
By Jamie Repasky As an elementary science teacher and mother of two young boys, I love hearing, “Guess what I just discovered?”. It often occurs when...
An interview with Sabari Raja, Cofounder of Nepris Last week, Margaret McEwen, middle school teacher at Parish, shared a project her students worked on that involved...
By Margaret McEwen, middle school STEM teacher This week, the group of students participating in a final exam STEM project met with a design expert from Dallas...
Blogs, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Math Learning, Teaching Strategies
Learning in Math II: Parent Resources and new Research
This is Part II of my conversation with Prof. Candace Walkington, math education researcher at Southern Methodist university, in Dallas, TX. Candace shared a little...
A Brief Conversation with Bill Burton, author of article, “Engineering Encounters”, and Lower School Science teacher at the Lamplighter School in Dallas, TX...
I could not pass up the opportunity to interview Alexey Root, distinguished chess educator – right here in Dallas! Chess players, what do you love about the...
Blogs, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Teaching Strategies
Learning in Math: Personalizing Learning and more
Last fall, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Prof. Candace Walkington at SMU (Southern Methodist University) and learn about her research on personalizing...
As my kids grow and develop, I realize that Mother’s Day is more significant to me now than it was even a year ago. Perhaps it’s because I am so aware now of how...
Here’s an excerpt from the Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Strategic Plan: “We want to make sure that we are exciting...