165. Tears & Teaching: How to Prepare for Engineering
Claire and Natasha catch up after a Thanksgiving holiday break filled with family, fun, and a little bit of chaos! They also share creative ways to STEMify your Elf on the Shelf before they pick back up on the last episode’s discussion of what they found to be their most valuable experiences to prepare for engineering. (Spoiler Alert: it wasn’t design challenges!)
164. STEM Overload: A STEM Space Q&A
Claire and Natasha tackle your questions from The STEM Space Facebook group!
163. Brain Building Box: What's Inside the Moon?
Vivify's co-founders share ideas and big takeaways for facilitating STEM PD for teachers before Claire tortures Natasha with questions from her students' “Brain Building Box!”
162. EcoInsight: A 10th Grader’s Vision for Sustainability ft. Tara Tony
Natasha discovers how a 10th grader is making a difference. Tune in to hear Tara Tony discuss her experiences with the EESC and her inspiring project, EcoInsight, and competition, EcoInnovate.
161. Making Tech Education Accessible ft. imagi Co-Founders
Natasha chats with imagi’s cofounders Dora Palfi and Beatrice Ionascu. Imagi is a Swedish EdTech startup bridging the gender gap in tech by offering fun and inclusive computer science education, empowering educators to teach engaging coding lessons & inspiring a new generation of diverse tech talent.
160. How Does a Toilet Work?
Claire reflects on the success of her recent Star Party event. Meanwhile, Natasha, as always, delves into the broader implications of integrating engineering into the classroom, exploring the challenges of teaching it as a profession versus as a subject.