By Dr. Iolani Connolly A good school goes a long way, but what kids do and learn outside of the classroom can be just as powerful. My daughter was on her way to...
by Jennifer Bartkowski, CEO of Girl Scouts of North Texas North Texas is growing. Whether it is the tax structure, the low cost of living, healthy schools, or the space...
Between flying home from vacation and dropping my daughter at camp, this week was hectic And did not allow for...
By Ronak Dhingra My son Ronak savored his seventh grade life science class. He savored it so much that when I asked him to do some summer writing, he chose to...
We moved to Singapore from Dallas in the summer of 2012. We had spent seven much cherished years at Dallas and two very fruitful years for our son at Greenhill School...
A friend suggested that I explore the STEM embedded in the art of brewing beer. Since it is summertime and talkSTEM is all about real world contexts, here is some...
Building Critical Thinking Skills: Is Purple the Perfect Color?
By Jamie Repasky As an elementary science teacher and mother of two young boys, I love hearing, “Guess what I just discovered?”. It often occurs when...
An interview with Sabari Raja, Cofounder of Nepris Last week, Margaret McEwen, middle school teacher at Parish, shared a project her students worked on that involved...
By Margaret McEwen, middle school STEM teacher This week, the group of students participating in a final exam STEM project met with a design expert from Dallas...
Learning in Math II: Parent Resources and new Research
This is Part II of my conversation with Prof. Candace Walkington, math education researcher at Southern Methodist university, in Dallas, TX. Candace shared a little...