How to support teens in leading STEM “Curious Sessions” for Youth
This is a guest post from After School Matters, an organization we work with in Chicago. This past spring we partnered with some of their wonderful te...
Read MoreFixed vs. Growth Mindsets
When I encountered Carol Dweck and her work on mindsets for the first time, I could almost physically feel a shift in my understanding. No gradual rev...
Read MoreSimilarities between Communism and the Common Core
When I was on my high school debate team, we would discuss all kinds of philosophical principles “in theory.” I remember several discussio...
Read MoreA Quick Look at the Common Core
As testing begins to roll out in the first states to adopt the Common Core standards, we thought it would be useful to talk about Common Core–wh...
Read MorePartnering with Libraries
Happy National Library Week! We love libraries and working with them, and thought we’d take the chance to celebrate some by talking about some of ou...
Read MoreA 4-stage model for training engineers and scientists to help bridge the gap between home and school
Children spend the majority of their waking hours (80%) each year outside of school (cite), yet the emphasis on education is placed primarily on teach...
Read MoreFunction vs. Aesthetics in data visualization
To me there are two aspects to data communication: aesthetics and functionality. Aesthetics is obvious, it’s the visual appeal of a graphic, but fun...
Read MoreMumbai slum girls innovating where governments can’t and markets won’t
I watched Slumdog Millionaire many years ago and cried. I grew up in India and routinely saw little, maimed beggar children on crossroads and never th...
Read MoreHow do you become a better listener?
A researcher in the 1950s found that the total impact of a message is about 7% verbal, 38% vocal (tone of voice, inflection etc ) and 55% nonverbal.&n...
Read MoreWho uses smartphones?
[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] This is an important question for us. We’re dedicated to scalin...
Read More200 girls learning how to program mobile apps – in a 2500 year old Indian city
Over the past few years, Iridescent has been growing and I dont have as much contact with participants as I did before. I miss that fuel.But thankfull...
Read MoreTaking a look at the STEM Education landscape: Strengths of Engineering Skill-Based Volunteering and Online Programs that inform our work
A literature review is a necessary component of most publications, demonstrating familiarity with the field and key research findings while also situa...
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