Chess is one way to practice the thinking processes used in science and math. As I wrote in my book, Science, Math, Checkmate: 32 Chess Activities...
Category - Blogs
Blogs, Careers in STEM/STEAM, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Out of School Learning, Teaching Strategies
Seeing Math through Mime by Tanya & Tim Chartier
Mathematics lives largely in an unseen world. Mathematicians see the relationships of such entities without physical interaction. In his book, The...
By Christina Carlisle (NTEC) and Jennifer Makins (Parish Episcopal School) Parish is proud to partner with leaders in the North Texas community to...
Blogs, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies
Eighth Grade Physical Science: The Power of Choice and Time by M. McEwen
Students began the chemistry unit with a review of the structure of an atom and the basic organization of the periodic table. Standard stuff for a...
It was wonderful to see everyone who attended our special event, An Evening Honoring Women in STEAM, at the Dallas Contemporary on Friday evening...
Blogs, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives
An Evening Honoring Women in STEAM at the Dallas Contemporary
Mark your Calendars! As you know talkSTEM and the Dallas Contemporary are hosting a community event (FREE) at the Dallas Contemporary this coming...
Blogs, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Growth Mindset in STEM, Out of School Learning, Teaching Strategies
STEM to STEAM: Artful Thinking by Carolyn Armbruster
“I will incorporate the routines we practiced into my science lessons. I plan to use art as a basis for teaching the routines because it will be a...
Blogs, Math Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies
Conversation with Andrew Frinkle, Teacher and Writer
I came across Andrew’s books on Amazon recently and found them to be a valuable resource when contemplating fun STEM activities to do in the...
Blogs, Growth Mindset in STEM, Out of School Learning
STEAM II: Book Reviews by the Dhingra Brothers
Happy Holidays, Everyone! Here are two books, reviewed by Ronak and Tej Dhingra – in case you are looking for some good reads on your...
Blogs, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Science/Computer Science Learning
STEAM I: Conversation with author, Ali Benjamin (National Book Award Finalist)
Happy Holidays everyone! Since many of us are looking for holiday gifts for our middle schoolers, this is part I of a series of posts about STEAM...
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.
