What does a scientist look like? That was just one question asked Saturday of 25 local elementary and middle school teachers as part of a workshop by Sally Ride Science to help teachers encourage student interest in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math. “A scientist is not just a crazy old white […]
Effort to promote STEM education takes off like a rocket
By Julie Anderson / World-Herald staff writer Robots. Rockets. Raspberry Pi’s. They’re some of the tools educators, scientists and business people are using to spark children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. The idea is to hook them early — efforts have pushed as far down as prekindergarten — and keep them […]
Taking time out to thank our teachers
(From ExxonMobil’s Perspectives blog; view post.) We talk a lot about education on this blog, so naturally our focus often turns to teachers. “Access to quality teachers is critical for all students,” Sara Martinez Tucker of the National Math & Science Initiative wrote in this space last year. “Exceptional teachers believe in us, keep us […]
Sally Ride Science to Deliver Keynote Address at Smartforce Student Summit at IMTS 2014
McLean, Va. … AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology is proud to announce that Dr. Karen Flammer, Co-Founder and Senior Science Advisor, Sally Ride Science®, will deliver a keynote address on Wednesday, September 10, during the Smartforce Student Summit at the IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014. Sally Ride Science® provides tools […]
The Private Life and Natural Feminism of Sally Ride
An article posted on the Ms. Magazine Blog, Nov. 4, 2014 In the recently published biography, Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space, Lynn Sherr fills out the story of this American hero, who worked tirelessly during her lifetime to encourage girls and boys to stick with their interests in science and to pursue careers in […]
Sally Ride Science Featured in SEEN Magazine
Sally Ride Science co-founder Dr. Karen Flammer recently had an article published in SEEN magazine (South East Education Network), a publication that reaches around 100,000 educators throughout West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas. In the article, Dr. Flammer makes the case for STEM education as a pillar […]
Million Women Mentors Launches National Movement…
Million Women Mentors Launches National Movement to Mobilize One Million Mentors of Girls & Young Women in STEM Education and Careers WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Million Women Mentors (MWM), a ground-breaking collaborative effort designed to engage one million science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) mentors, launches today at the National Press Club in Washington, […]
Stanford School Of Engineering Names New Engineering Heroes
Nobel Prize winner, Google founders, the first woman in space and others honored for their contributions to technology and society. By Jamie Beckett A Nobel Prize winner, the founders of Google and the first woman in space are among the six people selected as this year’s Stanford Engineering Heroes, an honor recognizing those who have advanced […]