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Take a Math Walk at the Twelve Hills Nature Center!

By talkSTEM Contributor March 8, 2023Math Learning, Our of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives, Videos

We’re excited to announce a new series of MathFinder educational videos featuring and filmed at the Twelve Hills Nature Center, a wonderful blackland prairie restoration project and gardens right here in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas! You can now take...

A Welcome to STEM at Voice of Hope

By talkSTEM Contributor March 8, 2023General Topic

Voice of Hope has teamed up with Mathfinder (our NSF-funded initiative in partnership with SMU and others) and talkSTEM to create a math walk on its beautiful campus in West Dallas, together with a new series of short video guides that...

Art and STEM Combine at the DMA!

By talkSTEM Contributor March 8, 2023Math Learning, Our of School Learning, Place-Based Learning

Now you can go on a Math Walk at the Dallas Museum of Art. We are excited to launch a new series of video guides exploring the connections between STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and art. You can go on...

Let the March MATHness begin!

By talkSTEM Contributor March 1, 2023Our of School Learning, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives

March is here, and with it comes the newest initiative from talkSTEM and MathFinder – the March Mathness Challenge! We’ve compiled our walkSTEM tours of Dallas (and added a few new ones!) into a competition to explore and engage with Math...

Taking a Math Walk at the Dallas Arboretum with an Informal Educator – Part 2

By talkSTEM Contributor February 20, 2023General Topic, walkSTEM®

After visiting all these places, I wanted to understand a little bit more about how to create my own walkSTEM stop. So, I went to a place in the Arboretum where I love to sit and watch – the koi pond...

Taking a Math Walk at the Dallas Arboretum with an Informal Educator – Part 1

By talkSTEM Contributor December 1, 2022General Topic, Videos, walkSTEM®

Somewhere, a student is sitting in their math class thinking, “Why am I learning this? I’ll never use this in real life.” I remember questioning the purpose of memorizing the quadratic formula or calculating how many apples Stacy ate. My perspective...

Ethical Sustainability in STEM Education

By talkSTEM Contributor January 12, 2022Blogs, Science/Computer Science Learning

Sustainability is a driving force of modern innovation and for good reason. Through sustainable practices, we stand to build a cleaner and more equitable world. In Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) sustainability is especially vital, since these are the fields...

What a Year it’s Been! Three Important Highlights from 2021 You Will Want to Know About

By talkSTEM Contributor December 14, 2021Careers in STEM/STEAM, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Math Learning, Our of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives

As we enter the holiday season, we are sure that we are all extremely busy. At talkSTEM, we have been extremely busy for the past few months, and wanted to take the time to thank our subscribers and also give you...

Innovate(her) – University of Texas at Dallas Program Is Preparing the Next Generation for a Future in STEM

By talkSTEM Contributor June 28, 2021Careers in STEM/STEAM, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM

talkSTEM was delighted to partner with the University of Texas at Dallas and sponsor Innovate(her) to reach middle school-aged girls. Participants in the program spent time with mentors from the community who work in STEAM careers or have started their own...