I had the chance to chat with Shilpi Jain, chemist and entrepreneur, who has launched an ayurvedic skincare line very recently, right here in the Dallas area. Here’s our conversation about her interests, her business, and her family: How did you come to develop your...
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Bedtime Math: Crazy 8s Club by Laura Overdeck and Sandy LoPiccolo
Have you heard about Crazy 8s? It’s the new nationwide after-school club designed to get kids fired up about math. Kids get to build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess… and make friendships at the same time. Crazy 8s is the latest offering from Bedtime Math Foundation, a...
Project-based Learning IV: High Tech High's STEAMM Teacher, Scott Swaaley, Shares his Perspectives
After the talkSTEM screening and panel discussion of the documentary film, Most Likely To Succeed, in August, one of the key points emerging in audience questions was an excellent one. How do we get more teachers like the ones we saw in the film? I reached out to High Tech High School...
Project Based Learning III: Building GRIT and Exposure to Adversity by Design
After the talkSTEM screening and panel discussion of the documentary film, Most Likely To Succeed, in Dallas this past August, one of the key points emerging in audience questions was an excellent one. How do we get more teachers like the ones we saw in the film? I reached out to High...
Project Based Learning and Design Thinking II: Five Ways to Super-Charge the STEAM Classroom
Are you looking for a way to jazz up the STEAM (STEM + arts) programming at your school? Try combining hands-on STEAM with authentic global learning. Level Up Village partners U.S. students one-on-one with peers in the developing world for meaningful cultural exchange and collaboration on...