With student debt at an all-time high, affordability of advanced degrees is on the minds of students and parents across the country (and around the world). The debt challenge is significant – the class of 2016 has an average loan debt of $37,172, up by six percent from the year before and currently on the rise […]
Inspiring Stories of Women & The Computer World
July 10th, 2017 by Rich Feller
Around the world, computers are woven into the fabric of our daily lives. For many, we carry them with us wherever we go- they are our teachers, guides, mentors, translators, accountants, friends, playmates, and many other roles. From the beginning women have played an important role in “the history of computing”, and this resource shared […]
Learning Science: It’s Not About the Test
May 1st, 2017 by Rich Feller
Do you find your student’s “learning to the test” or not connecting your lessons with life outside the classroom? This Time Traveler website may be just the homework assignment you need! Empower your students to see for themselves how scientific innovations make a difference in our world. Students can pick any decade and travel through […]
CSI Web Adventures
April 24th, 2017 by Rich Feller
One of the best ways to foster children’s interest in science is to expose them to the joy of discovery! CSI Web Adventures is a great resource to get children thinking like scientists through an engaging computer-game format. Students go through a series of beginner, intermediate, and advanced CSI cases, apply their knowledge of forensic […]
Try on a Career as an Engineer
April 17th, 2017 by Rich Feller
https://www.engineergirl.org/ is a great resource for middle school girls to begin exploring and getting excited about careers in engineering. Students can browse engineering fun facts, bios of women professionals who love their work, and even “try on a career” in engineering that fits their individual interests and talents. Do your students already know they want […]
Engage Creativity
April 10th, 2017 by Rich Feller
Interested in creating a program where young girls are excited about participating in science and math? Techbridge’s after-school program called FabLab allows young girls the space to dream and create though hands-on projects like taking apart lawn mowers to building biomass-burning stoves for families across the world. “Every day, everybody gets to make something. It’s […]
Produce a Scientific Leader
April 3rd, 2017 by Rich Feller
What a better way to learn about how to help kids reach their potential than to turn to scientific evidence that is 45-years in the making. The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) is the longest-running longitudinal survey – consisting of over 5,000 participants whom have gone on to become high achieving scientists. Although over […]
Equal Representation on the Horizon
March 27th, 2017 by Rich Feller
The results are in. Stack Overflow’s annual web developer survey found that 10% of the respondents identified as women. While this is still an incredibly low number, the percentage increased 3.4% in the last year. But what does this mean for you? If you’re a woman interested in entering the field of technology, the field […]
