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Look Up!

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:March 2, 2022
Post category:Featured General Interest Million Girls Moonshot STEM

Look who is back! The days are getting a bit longer and skies seems to be clearing as well. So, it is time to look up! As the Earth shifts each season, we come across objects in the sky that are easier for us to notice here in the Northern Hemisphere.

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January Mentoring Month Event

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:January 4, 2022
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Quality Resources STEM Webinar
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In support of January Mentoring Month, Million Women Mentors-CT & The Connecticut Afterschool Alliance invite you to attend this Virtual Coffee event about STEM Pathways. Virtual Coffee about STEM PathwaysWed.…

STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 7

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:October 7, 2021
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Professional Development Quality Research STEM
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Engineering Mindset 7 : Children evaluate designs and make improvements By Christine Cunningham As mentioned earlier, reflection and evaluation of ideas is critical to the engineering mindset. Children are rarely…

Look Up!

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:September 1, 2021
Post category:Featured General Interest Million Girls Moonshot STEM

That’s right, look up! Everywhere around us everyone is looking down at a computer screen or phone. Even when on vacation, many tend to take pictures instead of sitting and capturing what is around them visually to record in their memories. (more…)

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.…

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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Girl’s Equity in STEM

Post author:Rose Dugas
Post published:May 25, 2021
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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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STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 9 – Team Work

Post author:Khadija Bshara
Post published:May 11, 2021
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Engineering Mindset 9: Children Work Effectively in Teams When you think teamwork skills as part of afterschool activities, I’m going to guess that science isn’t the first activity that comes…

STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 8 – Failure

Post author:Khadija Bshara
Post published:April 12, 2021
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Engineering Mindset 8: Children Persist and Learn from Failure Can you remember a time when you failed? Was it public--a moment when you get a pit in your stomach, your…

STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 5 – Brainstorming

Post author:Khadija Bshara
Post published:March 16, 2021
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