The National Academies just released a new report titled Equity in K-12 STEM Education: Framing Decisions for the Future. Overview of the Report Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are seen as crucial for maintaining the United States’ global competitiveness, fostering innovation, and ensuring both individual and collective prosperity. However, despite their importance, STEM learning ..read more

A Personal Connection with Alzheimer’s Disease My mother had Alzheimer’s disease. I clearly remember the day when my brother and I confronted her about her declining cognitive status. She was furious and wouldn’t believe us. Within a year she needed a full-time caregiver. We kept her in her home as long as we could- about ..read more

I haven’t made many asks of readers on this site. I don’t sell merch, or ask anyone to join a Patreon to support the site, or to “click on the associate link below”, etc. I just try to offer the occasional STEM education content that might be helpful to STEM education leaders and teachers. And ..read more

A Personal Connection with Alzheimer’s Disease My mother had Alzheimer’s disease. I clearly remember the day when my brother and I confronted her about her declining cognitive status. She was furious and wouldn’t believe us. Within a year she needed a full-time caregiver. We kept her in her home as long as we could- about ..read more

I haven’t made many asks of readers on this site. I don’t sell merch, or ask anyone to join a Patreon to support the site, or to “click on the associate link below”, etc. I just try to offer the occasional STEM education content that might be helpful to STEM education leaders and teachers. And ..read more

In my decades as a working adult I’ve experienced many different communities of workers and learners. I’ve worked on biotech research teams, and with science education leaders from around the state, with groups of teachers, and with cohorts of 4th graders, and 5th graders, and now college students. And I’m always amazed when I’m in ..read more

In my decades as a working adult I’ve experienced many different communities of workers and learners. I’ve worked on biotech research teams, and with science education leaders from around the state, with groups of teachers, and with cohorts of 4th graders, and 5th graders, and now college students. And I’m always amazed when I’m in ..read more

People with disabilities make up the largest minority group in the U.S. While STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) might seem open to everyone, in reality, stigma and discrimination often keep people with disabilities from fully participating and succeeding in the STEM workforce. To tackle this issue, the planning committee for “Beyond Compliance: Promoting ..read more

Prologue: During the lockdown months of the pandemic I was involved in an online book study where we were reading the book All We Can Save. This is a pretty fabulous book on feminism and climate science and each chapter has poetry, art and essays embedded. I remember one meeting when the facilitator on Zoom ..read more

Washington State LASER is hosting an upcoming FREE online workshop on Tuesday, June 4th 3:30pm-5:30pm titled- Increasing Student Learning: A view of science, math, and literacy learning from Smithsonian Science Education Center There are still spots available. Click HERE to get more information and to register. This event also qualifies for 2 equity clock hours ..read more