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It’s Time To “RE-MESSAGE” STEM

Time and reflection on the past offers an opportunity to re-evaluate and re-boot. I look back at the many articles […]

June 20, 2018 1 4
Is Science More Important than Art?

Is Science More Important than Art?

I know it has been a very long time since I blogged. I think I ran out of new things […]

December 4, 2017 1 1

Is it Art?

What is art?   How do you define it?  Can you define it?   Is there art everywhere?   This […]

June 23, 2016 1 3

Improving the Quality of the Teacher Pipeline

    Having enough good teachers is a problem in today’s world. We obligate teachers with so much responsibility and […]

March 23, 2016 0

International Women’s Day– Celebrate a Young Woman and Dare Her To Dream

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In some ways, the idea that we need to have a day to celebrate women or…

March 8, 2016 0

Encouraging the Concept of “Failing Well” ~ A New Mindset

“We choose to go to the moon,” the president said. “We choose to go to the moon in this decade […]

February 4, 2016 0

60 Seconds With a Mars Rover Engineer: Jaime Catchen

Inspire! Encourage young women to dare to dream! Empower girls to become explorers!     There are more videos HERE.

October 12, 2015 0 1

Thoughts about what comprises a VALUE ADDED STEM Education: Use Growth Mindset and Divergent Thinking

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September 14, 2015 0 1

Will We Ever Break Down the Silos?

Life is messy. Like it or not, it just is. I would prefer to organize everything into neat piles and only […]

September 8, 2015 0

What’s Wrong with Interpretive Dance? Embracing the Promise of Integrating the Arts into STEM Learning

What’s Wrong with Interpretive Dance? Embracing the Promise of Integrating the Arts into STEM Learning Ruth D. Catchen Educational Consultant, […]

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