On March 14, 2017 (Pi Day), we launched our walkSTEM initiative for the public and a few weeks before we gathered with our volunteers and docents in the Arts District. Since then, we have been growing and have reached a good many people in the Dallas area and all over the world! We are so thankful for everyone who has been apart of walkSTEM, either as a docent, volunteer, or a participant! We also are excited about the new and exciting things coming our way this year! We’d love to hear from you if you’ve been on a walk with us at any location – NorthPark Center, Dallas Arts District, Dallas City Hall Plaza, Dallas Public Library, First Lego League Championship (organized by Perot at Parish Episcopal School) or with our student affiliates, the after-school walkSTEM clubs! Tell us what you’ve been seeing since then – what interesting STEAM objects and phenomena have you noticed in your world? Share your pictures and videos. Use #IwalkSTEM.
To celebrate our big year, we had a small gathering with our docents at the SMU Annette Simmons Building. It was a fun and insightful filled evening. You can take a look at the moving pictures below! Thank you to our community partner, SMU Simmons for hosting us!
Dr. Koshi Dhingra has dedicated her career to STEM education and is passionate about having every child live up to their potential. Seeing a lack of girls and other underrepresented youth in STEM programs, she founded talkSTEM in 2015 to address the imbalance. She has a doctorate in science education from Teachers College, Columbia University, has years of experience teaching in graduate and undergraduate programs, and has held leadership roles in universities. She advises and collaborates with a broad range of educational institutions globally. Dr. Dhingra began her career teaching science in middle and high school in New York. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, three children, and two dogs.
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