A Brief Conversation with Bill Burton, author of article, “Engineering Encounters”, and Lower School Science teacher at the Lamplighter School in Dallas, TX...
I could not pass up the opportunity to interview Alexey Root, distinguished chess educator – right here in Dallas! Chess players, what do you love about the game...
Blogs, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Teaching Strategies
Learning in Math: Personalizing Learning and more
Last fall, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Prof. Candace Walkington at SMU (Southern Methodist University) and learn about her research on personalizing...
As my kids grow and develop, I realize that Mother’s Day is more significant to me now than it was even a year ago. Perhaps it’s because I am so aware now of how...
Here’s an excerpt from the Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Strategic Plan: “We want to make sure that we are exciting...
It’s that time of the year when homework assignments are ramped up. Another month or two, and our kids will be homework-free! Before that, however, it can get a little...
I had always heard the phrase, “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life”, I was fortunate enough to find my passion at a...
Blogs, Careers in STEM/STEAM, Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Teaching Strategies
My piece from Dallas Morning News 1/25/14
It’s been a hectic week and I did not get to completing an original piece to share. Here’s something I wrote that was published a little while ago. I’ve...
An Open Letter to Fareed Zakaria in Response to his Opinion Piece Click here to view Fareed Zakaria on his opinion piece in the Washington Post, March 26, 2015: Why...
I visited the Nasher Sculpture Center (one of my most favorite spaces in Dallas) last fall to view the exhibition Provocations: The Architecture and Design of...