The Earth’s climate is currently being altered at a more advanced rate than previously seen at any point in modern history. Primarily as a result of human activities...
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Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Growth Mindset in STEM, Place-Based Learning, Social and Emotional Learning, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives
Show Her that Every Girl is A STEM Girl
During the entire month of February, talkSTEM will be kicking off its special #herSTEMlens campaign, part of its STEMlens photo and video exhibition, and we’d love for...
Growth Mindset in STEM, Math Learning, Out of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, Videos
Engage Your Child in the World of STEM Through Our New Exploration Plans
As the pandemic continues, we are aware that parents (and other educators in classrooms as well as in the community) are looking for more virtual learning resources...
Blogs, Math Learning, Out of School Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies
Simple STEM Activities To Do At Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended education for teachers, parents, and students alike, but before that revolution, there was another one just as profound. Long before...
Growth Mindset in STEM, Out of School Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies
Supplementing STEM Education at Home
Photo by Jeswin Thomas on Unsplash The COVID pandemic forced our children home from school in March, leaving parents and teachers scrambling. Many parents had to adjust...
Blogs, Careers in STEM/STEAM, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Growth Mindset in STEM
Hear from PepsiCo’s Global R&D Director, Dr. Deepali Palta about her STEM journey and that of a potato chip
PepsiCo and STEM may not be synonymous, but they definitely merit cross-referencing. Trust me on this one, as I believe my experience offers a compelling case study in...
Blogs, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Growth Mindset in STEM
Dear #ScienceFair Kid – A #STEM Mindset Entry
Monisha Veerapaneni shares her perspective on participating in science fairs as a kid. We’re the nerdy ones. We’re “those” kids. We’re the weird ones who...
Blogs, Math Learning, Teaching Strategies
Using EdPuzzle and talkSTEM videos to Engage Mathematics Students in School
As teachers across the country look to make the shift from traditional classrooms to online learning, they are presented with an opportunity to take advantage of many...
talkSTEM Events & Initiatives, Teaching Strategies
Hidden Tech Treasures amplify talkSTEM videos in Math and Science classrooms #STEMeducation
We are excited about the abundance of freely accessible and convenient tech tools that, coupled with talkSTEM videos, can share STEM stories with students in math...
Blogs, Growth Mindset in STEM, Math Learning, Out of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies
Modeling the World Around Us: A Great Activity to Build Computational Thinking in Middle Schoolers #STEMEducation #CareersinSTEM
This project was done for a University of Texas at Dallas class on modeling and simulation. For a similar blog post on computational thinking activities for middle...
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.
