Engineering Mindset #3: Children investigate the properties and uses of materials Exploring the Properties and Uses of Materials Our lives are filled with all sorts of lovely inventions that meet…
Technovation Online Design Challenges Over three hour-long sessions this fall with Technovation, you’ll become an expert in leading engineering design challenges online that help students develop engineering mindsets: 1) use…
How Do You Solve a Problem? Engineering Mindset #2: Children use a specific problem-solving process: Our lives are filled with all sorts of lovely inventions that meet our needs with…
As the 20/21 school year started, I reflected on our 2020 summer program. I am thankful that I made it through camp without showing any COVID19 symptoms. You could say it was a matter of luck because (unfortunately) several summer programs we heard about in the news were not as lucky, but I think it was much more than that.
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I’m probably preaching to the choir, but there are some unsung heroes in our midst that deserve some recognition. In March when Connecticut went virtual, some afterschool professionals among us…
I’m probably preaching to the choir, but there are some unsung heroes in our midst that deserve some recognition. In March when Connecticut went virtual, some afterschool professionals among us…
*** SEE NEW GRAPHIC BELOW *** The State of Connecticut has just issued its 50 page guidance document to help communities prepare to re-open schools in the fall. Right now…
We join with our colleagues in organizations across the country working to support young people by endorsing the statement put out this week by the America's Promise Alliance, quoted in…