ParishSTEM Offers an Opportunity for Summer Sharing (written in June, 2015) Though classes at Parish Episcopal ended over a week ago...
Category - Science/Computer Science Learning
Engineering the World: Ove Arup and the Philosophy of Total Design
The first major retrospective of Ove Arup (1895-1988), the most influential engineer of the 20th century is running at the Victoria and Albert Museum...
Chef Kent Rathbun and Systems Thinking (Part II)
This is Part II of a post based upon a conversation with Kent about his experience and perspectives on food, kitchens, his restaurants, and more...
Chef Kent Rathbun and Systems Thinking in the Kitchen (Part I)
Happy Fourth! Reposting about the conversation I had with the amazing chef, Kent Rathbun last year. Delicious and inspiring – read on!! I had...
Conversation with Conrad Wolfram, Founder of ComputerBasedMath
Conrad speaks to us from the UK where he lives and works as CEO of Wolfram Research in Europe, Strategic Director of Wolfram Worldwide Group, and...
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...
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...
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...
Your Tacit Knowledge: Maker Movements are Growing Up
Why does the right nurse make all the difference to your care? Why does your pasta sauce not taste quite as good as your mom’s despite...
Google Time for Me: Hour of Code (Dec 7-13)
Although I am an advocate for STEM and STEAM Education, I have to confess that I have zero background in coding. In fact, coding is shrouded in...