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...
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Blogs, Math Learning, Out of School Learning, Place-Based Learning
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...
Blogs, Math Learning, Out of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Videos
Science Experiments in the Kitchen #athomeactivities #STEMEducation
In this blog post, we introduce our Watch This, Do That series where you can watch a short video from our YouTube channel and do a task (experiments in this case) that...
Blogs, Math Learning, Out of School Learning, Videos
New Math Game To Play At Home #IndoorActivities
At talkSTEM, we think games are a great way to engage your children in family with math – sometimes without them even realizing it! Ever play Yahtzee? What about Bingo...
Blogs, Out of School Learning, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives, Videos
Making Lemonade from Lemons: Virtual Pi Day 2020
Pi Day Math Festival at Sammons Park Cancelled talkSTEM and AT&T Performing Arts Center decided to host the Pi Day Math Festival VIRTUALLY instead of outside in...
On National Engineers Week, this question may be crossing some minds. The answer is a resounding yes. Computer and Information Science grew out of mathematics. Charles...
It may seem like we’ve been hibernating – but spring is in full swing for talkSTEM! We started 2020 strong with some fun community events (photos below) and...
Blogs, Growth Mindset in STEM, Teaching Strategies
6 Easy Ways to Incorporate Mindfulness into Your Day
It’s no secret that our jobs and our lives are stressful. Nearly 8 out of 10 employees in America regularly experience physical symptoms of stress at work which can have...
Blogs, Math Learning, Out of School Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies
Add STEM Thinking to Your Holiday Celebrations this Season
Are you making a list (and checking it twice) of family activities over winter break? At talkSTEM, we’re all about creating experiences and sharing activities that bring...
For this year’s Giving Tuesday campaign, we outlined 15 ways that talkSTEM serves all children. We are grateful for all partners, collaborators, friends, and...
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.
