It’s that time of the year when homework assignments are ramped up. Another month or two, and our kids will be homework-free! Before that, however, it can get a little...
I had always heard the phrase, “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life”, I was fortunate enough to find my passion at a...
Blogs, Careers in STEM/STEAM, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Teaching Strategies
My piece from Dallas Morning News 1/25/14
It’s been a hectic week and I did not get to completing an original piece to share. Here’s something I wrote that was published a little while ago. I’ve...
An Open Letter to Fareed Zakaria in Response to his Opinion Piece Click here to view Fareed Zakaria on his opinion piece in the Washington Post, March 26, 2015: Why...
I visited the Nasher Sculpture Center (one of my most favorite spaces in Dallas) last fall to view the exhibition Provocations: The Architecture and Design of...
A Conversation with Parent, Engineer, and Educator, Chris Rogers (part 3 of a series of 3 pieces) Since I have three middle school aged children, I confess to being...
Gladwell’s ten thousand hour rule, based on a study by Anders Ericsson, in his book The Outliers is frequently referenced by parents, educators and other avid Gladwell...
Blogs, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Math Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies
Why Coding is Creative
Written by Trishia Poplawska, a software developer who likes coding. Many people think that coding is based purely on mathematics. As much as logical thinking is...
Blogs, Math Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies
Engaging Our Kids: In the Classroom
A Conversation with Parent, Engineer, and Engaged Educator, Chris Rogers (part 2 of a series of 3 pieces) In part 1 of my conversations with Chris, we talked a great...
Blogs, Growth Mindset in STEM, Out of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, Teaching Strategies
Juggling with STEM
Written by the mom of a 12-year old girl, who is also a homemaker and the Chief Financial Officer of the Investment Banking division of a bank in New York City, who also...