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Putting Engineering Mindsets in Action

Post author:Khadija Bshara
Post published:July 27, 2021
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Million Girls Moonshot STEM

Engaging in STEM: Putting Engineering Mindsets in Action So we’ve talked about the engineering mindsets, but let’s look at some ways you can bring them to life in your program.…

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…

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…

Educator Opportunity: Practitioner Focus Group

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:June 28, 2021
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Professional Development Quality Seminars STEM Summer Learning

Out-of-School Time Educator Summer Opportunity announcement from The Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona

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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…

Virtual Summer Training – Week 4

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:June 21, 2021
Post category:Events Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Professional Development Quality Summer Learning Trainings

Week 4 (June 21 – June 25): Connecting with Families and the Community

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STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 10

Post author:Khadija Bshara
Post published:June 15, 2021
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Professional Development Quality Research STEM
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Engineering Mindset 10 and Beyond : Children Envision Themselves as Engineers

Anyone Can Be An Engineer (or STEM professional) with the Right Set of Skills, Opportunities, Supports and Interests

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Virtual Summer Training – Week 3

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:June 14, 2021
Post category:Events Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Professional Development Quality Summer Learning Trainings

Week 3 (June 14 – June 18): Partnerships for Impactful Learning Recovery

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Virtual Summer Training – Week 2

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:June 7, 2021
Post category:Events Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Professional Development Quality Summer Learning Trainings

Week 2 (June 7 – June 11): More than Beads, Putting Intention into Activities

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What Made Us Happy…This Week

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:June 4, 2021
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration

Many things can contribute to happiness. Happiness in itself is a state of contentment, it is more long-lived than joy or pleasure. On the other hand happiness can increase joy or pleasure. (more…)