During the first two years of the pandemic, students faced a deficit in the development of their problem-solving and social skills.
Science in the Service of Society aims to increase student awareness of the meaningful applications of the scientific process in helping to increase equity by considering the voices of traditionally marginalized groups when developing plans addressing environmental issues.
The goal of this ETP is to have students practice “Active Listening Skills.” It is part of a unit meant to train students in mentorship skills and with the goal of eventually beginning mentoring younger students to increase participation in STEM classes.
In this lesson series, students learn about the role of reliability engineering in product development and then engage in a math modeling experience using data related to reliability experiments from my fellowship at Facebook Reality Labs.
Women have been notable members of numerous space shuttle missions into space. As a matter of fact, more than 30 of NASA’s space shuttle missions have included more than one woman.
This project will focus on the statistical methodologies I encountered in the CDR Lab work and apply these in a professional development for teachers looking at improving Habits of Success for students in our school network.
The 2017-18 school year at St. Nicholas School in Los Altos Hills began with a foundational change in administration - a newly appointed principal! We had been under the same leadership for 14 years and found ourselves in the midst of an immense organizational change.
I’m creating this ETP to address a problem that I’ve observed at Richmond High School: a sizeable amount of students don’t know about STEM careers beside the nebulous “doctor,” “nurse,” and “engineer.” With new, diverse, and specialized STEM careers growing and expanding rapidly, especially here
Problem solving is critical to competitively navigating higher education and employment opportunities in the 21st century. Students who struggle with regulating their cognition, motivation, and behaviors during problem-solving activities may experience college and/or career challenges.