By Margaret McEwen, middle school STEM teacher This week, the group of students participating in a final exam STEM project met with a design...
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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. ...
A Brief Conversation with Bill Burton, author of article, “Engineering Encounters”, and Lower School Science teacher at the Lamplighter...
I could not pass up the opportunity to interview Alexey Root, distinguished chess educator – right here in Dallas! Chess players, what do you...
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...
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...
Here’s an excerpt from the Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Strategic Plan: “We want to make sure...
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...
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 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...