The last several months have been particularly challenging for parents and teachers of young children. This summer, many parents want to make sure they kids have fun, even while many of them are not going to their usual camps. In addition, however, many parents are concerned about the Covid-19 slowdown or slide, especially when it […]
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A Day in Code: Helping Kids Learn to Code Through a Picture Book
This guest blog was contributed by Shari Eskenas, who has written a children’s book. My vision for A Day in Code is to help kids and students of all ages enjoy learning to code by overcoming the following two problems: Beginner code examples are mundane and hard to relate to Beginner coding books that teach how to […]
Creating During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Reflection from the Marymount School of New York on a walkSTEM Service Learning project in AP Physics
Thanks to Eric Walters, Director of STEM at Marymount School of New York and AP Physics teacher, an AP Physics class in New York created their own walkSTEM tours in New York, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Marymount is an independent, girls school located on the Upper East side of Manhattan. Four groups of students in […]
Join talkSTEM’s First Ever Webinars
As teachers prepare to adapt to new circumstances, we are offering two STEM education webinars that are free of charge to teachers everywhere. Both webinars will showcase unique STEM activities that require no special equipment or background knowledge. They are designed to be flexible while still providing guidance and frameworks. Participants will leave with a sound understanding […]
Democratizing STEM Education #ShutDownSTEM
In honor of #ShutDownSTEM which “aims to transition to a lifetime commitment of actions to eradicate anti-Black racism in academia and STEM,” I would like to share what I have learned about engaging underrepresented groups in STEM. I work hard to democratize STEM learning spaces so that all children regardless of gender, class, or race, can participate […]
A message to our readers
Dear Friends and Supporters, Today, I’m writing to reflect on what is happening in our city, country, and world. I founded talkSTEM five years ago to address inequity in education and to support all educators and students. talkSTEM mourns George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other victims of racism and violence. We have […]
Learning & Teaching during the COVID-19 Time Frame – #Education
When the pandemic rolled across America affecting our everyday lives, it become evident that traditional learning was coming to an end and the school house doors were going to have to be closed for the rest of the year. School districts plunged into uncharted territory, forcing educators to ban together to design a plan for […]
COVID-19 Perspective for our Youth by Infectious Disease Physician, Dr. Jain
We are immensely grateful to our generous collaborator, Dr Mamta Jain, who shares her perspectives and understandings on the coronavirus pandemic with school-age children and their educators. Dr. Jain serves as an Infectious Disease Physician and is working on the front line during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Through this video blog, she shares how math […]
Creating a Math Walk in Your Backyard – #AtHomeLearning
Dr Walkington has been a wonderful collaborator and friend of talkSTEM since before our first Pi Day Math Festival in March, 2017. We are thrilled that she included this video of how to create a math walk as an example of an easy, fun, and rich family activity that can be done at home during […]
The talkSTEM Young Professional Group: Our STEM Journeys
The talkSTEM Young Professionals Group launched Fall of 2019 and strives to provide a growing network of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) professionals interested in improving STEAM education. We achieve this by providing networking socials, committee leadership positions, and opportunities to engage and support local K-12 students through after school and outreach programming. […]
Teaching Computational Thinking in Middle School
How can we see objects and scenes in the real world as computing or computer science? The answer to this question is based upon a more traditional topic: seeing math everywhere. Computer science along with computational thinking are extensions of mathematical thinking. The set of videos below was created by graduate students in Computer Science […]
How to Use the Outdoors to Teach STEM This Spring
This year, spring is looking very different from the previous years. With extended time of children learning at home, it is more important than ever to have varied educational experiences. This is why we are revisiting an article that was published by Edutopia last fall, written by CEO and founder of talkSTEM, Dr. Koshi Dhingra. […]
The Perfect STEM Staycation for Mom – #MothersDay2020
Mother’s Day is around the corner and this year we are challenged to be extra creative given the current circumstances. We know that moms around the world have gone above and beyond the past few months especially to provide stability, health and security the best they can for their family. Let’s give them a day […]
Earth Day 2020: Party for the Planet: Part 2
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day celebration! talkSTEM created a 2-part blog post to share ways to get your young scientists to participate in Earth Day 2020! You can read the first part here. In this second part, we are excited to launch our latest walkSTEM experience that highlights a […]
Earth Day 2020: Party for the Planet: Part 1
It is the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day celebration and we have loads of STEM ideas for you and your family to try! Our Earth Day celebration ideas will be shared in a 2-part blog post. In this blog post, we are sharing the Sustainability and the Environment playlist, consisting of 4 short […]