Get them talking!

Get them talking!

That’s all you need to do! These days kids are flooded with information. How confusing it must be for them to sort through it all. To figure out how to process and apply it to their lives. Information can get lost, or “deleted” in the process. The...
How to become a STEM ambassador

How to become a STEM ambassador

How connected do you feel to your chosen #STEM profession? Maybe you feel connected in some ways, but disconnected in others? When was the last time you talked passionately about the work that you do, or the impact you are having, or the change you are making? What is...
Making engineering accessible

Making engineering accessible

I was shocked by a conversation I had recently with a young engineer. She was telling me that as a high school student, she was intimidated by engineering and insanely scared that she didn’t have what it takes for the program or career! You read that right....
It’s not about winning

It’s not about winning

We’ve designed and delivered hundreds…scratch that…thousands of STEM outreach activities over the years! And, well, we’ve learned a few things along the way. So, let’s chat a little bit about competition-style events. We see these used A...
The lighter side of engineering

The lighter side of engineering

We were chatting around the dinner table about what the kids had been doing in school recently. My daughter was excited to tell us that they are learning about Pi! She was having some trouble remembering the formula to calculate the area of a circle. So….of...