Math Learning Archives

MathFinder Introduces new AI Math-Question Tool!

By Koshi Dhingra October 17, 2025General Topic, Math Learning

MathFinder, a key initiative of talkSTEM in partnership with Southern Methodist University, is pleased to announce a new addition to the suite of tools freely available at goMathfinder.org. The goal of MathFinder is to help students connect math to their everyday...

Dallas Teachers Test AI-Powered Tools to Spark STEM Engagement

By Koshi Dhingra August 9, 2025Blogs, Math Learning, Place-Based Learning, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives, Teaching Strategies, walkSTEM®

If you're an educator, summer break is for two things: trying to recover from the previous year while already preparing for the next one. This summer, talkSTEM and Southern Methodist University (SMU) recruited twelve educators from the Dallas area and asked...

Immersive MathFinder Experiences across Dallas on Saturday, May 10

By talkSTEM Contributor April 29, 2025Featured Posts, Growth Mindset in STEM, Math Learning, Place-Based Learning

Immersive MathFinder Experiences across Dallas on Saturday, May 10 celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Science Foundation Join the MathFinder team at our partner sites to see animals, art, nature, and human design and engineering through a math lens. You...

Using talkSTEM Videos for Learning Standards-Aligned Science in Texas

By talkSTEM Contributor January 6, 2025Featured Posts, Growth Mindset in STEM, Math Learning, Place-Based Learning

talkSTEM videos provide great real world connections to the science TEKS to build excitement about science. The videos can be used as phenomena to launch the learning of a science concept. talkSTEM has created a spreadsheet to help you easily find...

A Special Invitation: Film Screening of “Counted Out” – hosted by MathFinder

By Koshi Dhingra December 15, 2024Blogs, Math Learning

We are thrilled to invite you to an exclusive, free screening of Counted Out hosted in Dallas, Texas by MathFinder, a collaborative project of Southern Methodist University and talkSTEM. Join us for an enlightening evening for educators, students, institutions and organizations...

talkSTEM x Math Circle Network: A Collaborative Opportunity We are Grateful For

By Koshi Dhingra November 21, 2024Blogs, General Topic, Growth Mindset in STEM, Math Learning, Place-Based Learning

We were delighted to collaborate with the Math Circle Network, a special project of the American Institute of Mathematics, in June, 2024 when our founder and CEO, Dr Koshi Dhingra, led a webinar open to all math circle leads from across...

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...

Introducing a new Math Walk at Dallas’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center

By Benjamin Feinstein April 15, 2024Girls and Women in STEM/STEAM, Math Learning, Our of School Learning, Videos

We're always excited to see STEM discoveries and curiosity from the community, and as such are happy to highlight a brand new series of videos from students at the GEMS Camp - Girls interested in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science. Middle school...

March MATHness is Back!!!

By Koshi Dhingra February 18, 2024Math Learning, Our of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives

talkSTEM, SMU, and our partner sites are thrilled to announce the launch of the March Mathness Challenge soon. This is a great opportunity for teachers, museum and community educators, school / out of school learning site administrators, children in grades 3-12,...

5 Tips from talkSTEM/Comerica Teacher Fellow for Elementary Math Classrooms!

By Koshi Dhingra September 25, 2023Math Learning

Engaging students in Math and STEM learning can be difficult at times - and talkSTEM is here to help. talkSTEM resources can work in conjunction with the new Eureka Math curriculum, launched this school year across the Dallas Independent School District,...