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Williams College x talkSTEM: Environmental Field Methods – Summer Science Program 2024

By talkSTEM Contributor November 14, 2024Featured Posts, Growth Mindset in STEM, Math Learning, Place-Based Learning

When picturing a college science class, many people may recall long lab sessions, rigorous training, and extensive lab reports. This past summer, however, this stereotype was broken. As part of the Summer Science Program at Williams College, an environmental field methods...

Empowering Educators and Engaging Students with new talkSTEM Educator Dashboard!

By talkSTEM Contributor November 6, 2024Blogs, Featured Posts, General Topic, Teaching Strategies

talkSTEM is excited to introduce a simple game-changing dashboard for Educators to connect students to engaging and interactive live or virtual STEM Walks! As Educators, the challenge often lies in finding the right tools and resources to make these subjects easily...

Latest newsletter from our MathFinder project

By talkSTEM Contributor April 24, 2024General Topic

We've made a lot of exciting progress these past few months with our MathFinder initiative, supported by the National Science Foundation - read all the latest updates in our latest newsletter issue! Read the Newsletter

March Mathness 2024 is here!

By talkSTEM Contributor March 1, 2024General Topic

We're happy to announce that the 2024 March Mathness challenge has officially begun! Join us as we explore the greater Dallas - Fort Worth area and discover the mathematics of the everyday world around us. Adding to the fun, each week...

A Dad is inspired by his child to innovate the teaching of Computational Thinking

By talkSTEM Contributor February 18, 2024Science/Computer Science Learning

Early education is all about creating a foundation for future learning. Since there has been formal education, it has been accepted that the 3R’s (Reading, wRiting, and “aRithmetic) were key skills. This served us well for over 100 years, but are...

Get involved in National STEM Day!

By talkSTEM Contributor November 3, 2023General Topic

Nov 8 is National STEM Day, and talkSTEM invites ALL educators and students to participate by sharing their STEM mindsets. Held annually on November 8th, National STEM Day unites communities in celebrating the importance of teaching and learning science, technology, engineering,...

Introducing talkSTEM Across Texas!

By talkSTEM Contributor September 29, 2023talkSTEM Events & Initiatives

talkSTEM is delighted to launch a series of virtual monthly meet-ups for all educators across Texas. We know so many talented, committed, innovative, and thoughtful educators in the state of Texas working in a wide variety of educational settings and we...

MathFinder Infusion in Summer Camp at the Dallas Arboretum

By talkSTEM Contributor September 25, 2023General Topic

We are grateful to our MathFinder partner sites and other partners who infused our open-access resources during summer camp this year. Our friends at the Dallas Arboretum shared a little about MathFinder activities during summer camp this year! The Dallas Arboretum...

Instagram Curiosities are here!

By talkSTEM Contributor June 21, 2023General Topic

Introducing our newest summer initiative open to ALL teachers. Summer is a great time to be curious – and now we want us to create a collective #STEMlens that we can all share and use to inspire and delight students in...

This Mother’s Day, we’re connecting fashion and STEM with Vita Isola and other women entrepreneurs

By talkSTEM Contributor April 19, 2023Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives

STEM fields and fashion are more connected than we might think. From material science to technology and sustainability, STEM plays a vital role in shaping the future of fashion. As we continue to innovate and develop new technologies and materials, the...