Place-Based Learning – Page 2

Math Functions in the Real World – Part 2

By Koshi Dhingra April 13, 2021Our of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, Videos

Photo by Erika Fletcher on Unsplash The Math Functions in the Real World playlist was created to group together walkSTEM virtual experiences that demonstrate the different forms that mathematical functions can take in the real world. From the playground to your...

Math Functions in the Real World – Part 1

By Koshi Dhingra April 11, 2021Math Learning, Our of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning

Photo by John Moeses Bauan on Unsplash The term “function” within mathematics has a long history, and is based on the more general concept of “relation.” A relation can be considered as a pair of objects. A three-pronged fork and the...

walkSTEM Go: A Free Online Game for Grades 4-12 Educators in Dallas

By Koshi Dhingra April 4, 2021Growth Mindset in STEM, Math Learning, Place-Based Learning

walkSTEM Go is a fun, free, online game that educators can use to foster creative exploration of math and science that is alive in places around us. We want the game to inspire children to go, to get out there and...

Give the Gift of Wonder and Exploration with talkSTEM’s Curated Video Collections

By Koshi Dhingra December 13, 2020Our of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, Teaching Strategies

We’re happy to launch our Curated Video Collections for people of all ages to watch and enjoy. We hope that these videos will inspire all children to be cognizant of the STEM moments in their day-to-day lives. Find out more and...

TikTok, here we come!

By Koshi Dhingra November 23, 2020Growth Mindset in STEM, Our of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives, Teaching Strategies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jh1ae91MCA https://www.tiktok.com/@talkstem/video/6898860730150423813 View more of our videos on TikTok on our channel - @talkstem ! #STEMlens, an education resource and social media project by talkSTEM, is now on TikTok! During the coming months, participants from around the world – students, parents,...

Creating During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Reflection from the Marymount School of New York on a walkSTEM Service Learning project in AP Physics

By Koshi Dhingra August 7, 2020Featured Posts, Math Learning, Place-Based Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies

Thanks to Eric Walters, Director of STEM at Marymount School of New York and AP Physics teacher, an AP Physics class in New York created their own walkSTEM tours in New York, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Marymount is an independent, girls...

Teaching Computational Thinking in School #STEMEducation #CareersinSTEM #CSforall #Math

By Koshi Dhingra July 21, 2020Math Learning, Place-Based Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, Teaching Strategies

This article was written by talkSTEM advisor and collaborator, Dr Paul Fishwick. Read on to gain insights on ways in which you can easily introduce children to computational thinking (CT) using your environment as your raw material. No specialized background is...

Using Photographs of Your Places in Sharing Your STEMlens

By Koshi Dhingra July 21, 2020Growth Mindset in STEM, Math Learning, Our of School Learning, Place-Based Learning, Science/Computer Science Learning, talkSTEM Events & Initiatives

STEMLens: We Want to See What You See! We invite you to share your STEMlens – a fun, engaging, STEM education challenge designed to get us all to share our unique STEM mindsets with each other.Below are examples of some STEMlens...