By: Dawn Marie Johnson, Community Advocate, South Dakota Life weaves beautiful moments that define who we are, nudging us to act from the heart. For me, the journey of bringing together the wisdom of our past with the excitement of modern STEM education isn’t just about academics – it’s deeply personal. Growing up on the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Reservation,…
Collaborating for STEM Success: How Indian Hill Elementary Achieved Designation
In May, the Ohio STEM Committee approved six schools in the state for five years of STEM school designation. Two schools in the Cincinnati area – Indian Hill Primary and Indian Hill Elementary – received the statewide designation for the first time. Whitney Buell, principal of Indian Hill Elementary School, agreed to answer a few questions about her school and…
Best Books of October
Do you like fast-paced thrillers or slow-moving fictional stories best? I have some of both to share this month. These are the best books of October! I have four to review and a few more to recommend. This was a great month of books. I only gave up on one and it was a nonfiction selection I just didn’t…
Best STEM Summer Camps In Denver 2023
If you want your children to learn about STEM, you’re not alone. Filling the future skills gap in the country and across the globe is a key focus of these science, technology, engineering, and math camps. Some also incorporate the arts and are therefore known as STEAM. The following picks for STEM camps in Denver include everything you really…
15 Best Enrichment Activities For Kids
Enrichment activities give kids a chance to explore the things that they’re interested in outside of school that may not be offered as a class. These are fun extracurricular activities with the sole purpose of enriching the lives of children and broadening their horizons. Before we get into the list of enrichment activities, we’ll briefly cover what they are…
Game Based Learning and Gamification in Maths teaching
CC-BY Pedagogical and didactic motivations Anyone at any age loves to play and we have known for many years that play is a crucial component of cognitive development from birth to adulthood. The child’s desire to play is an innate biological response to survive in the world. Play is widely practiced by many animals too. Learning through games has…
How can data management tools help us discover new treatments for a chronic disease?
How can data management tools help us discover new treatments for a chronic disease? Published: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex disease that can take a huge toll on a person’s everyday life. There is still much we do not know about the disease, and researchers are working hard to learn more about what causes it. Dr…