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Read more about the article What’s an Environmental Engineer?

What’s an Environmental Engineer?

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:June 23, 2022
  • Post category:Featured/General Interest/Million Girls Moonshot/Quality/Resources/STEM
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Environmental Engineers use the principles of engineering, soil science, biology, chemistry and math to develop solutions to environmental problems.  Using their expertise, an Environmental Engineer works to prevent, control or…

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Read more about the article Do it Yourself Mindset

Do it Yourself Mindset

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:July 26, 2021
  • Post category:Featured/General Interest/Inspiration/STEM
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My cousin posted a facebook picture of a recent "tool" she created to rest her horse's hoof on for different types of management like hoof cleaning, filing, etc.  Kathy (my…

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Read more about the article Living in Three Dimensions

Living in Three Dimensions

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:July 21, 2021
  • Post category:Featured/General Interest/Inspiration

Another beautiful account from Susan Fisher from the Mystic Museum of Art.  I hope you enjoy it. Rose One of the many surprises about emerging from the COVID lockdown is…

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Read more about the article Curiosity is the Cure

Curiosity is the Cure

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:June 28, 2021
  • Post category:Featured/General Interest/Inspiration/Quality/Social-Emotional Learning
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I love reading the MMoA blogs of Susan Fisher, they always make me happy.  This one struck me because it talks about curiosity.  With multiple teachers in my family we…

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Read more about the article Girl’s Equity in STEM

Girl’s Equity in STEM

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:May 25, 2021
  • Post category:Featured/General Interest/Research
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I just got through reading an article in Edutopia about How Hidden Classroom Dynamics Can Stymie Girls in STEM.  The discussion was related to the “invisible forces that shape classroom culture”.

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Read more about the article Our Kids are Stressed Out

Our Kids are Stressed Out

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:March 15, 2021
  • Post category:Featured/General Interest/Inspiration/Quality/Resources/Social-Emotional Learning
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I was looking through my email this morning and I caught site of a BOOST blog with the above title.  I have grandchildren and I've been using them as guinea…

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Read more about the article Computer Science Week

Computer Science Week

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:November 17, 2020
  • Post category:Featured/General Interest/Inspiration/Quality/Resources/STEM

Did you know that the week of December 7th is Computer Science Week? 

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Read more about the article Missing Narratives

Missing Narratives

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:July 17, 2020
  • Post category:Featured/Inspiration/Summer Learning

The Mystic Museum of Art newsletter always inspires the creative part of my brain. In this instance it was particularly inspiring in the wording and invitation for all to join…

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Read more about the article What’s a Mizzen?

What’s a Mizzen?

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:May 18, 2020
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The Mott Foundation has released a new app they have created for after school staff called Mizzen; the app is completely free and can be found on both iOS and…

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Read more about the article The 4 Burners Theory

The 4 Burners Theory

  • Post author:Rose Dugas
  • Post published:March 1, 2019
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I belong to a cloud app called "pocket".  It allows me to download interesting articles to save and/or read later; it also suggests interesting reads on my google page. I…

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