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Hoop Dream

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments education, Nets for Neighbors, Owen Goldberg, schools, St. Mark's School of Texas, West Dallas Community Church

Need help donating your basketball hoop? Owen Goldberg can provide an assist.

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How to Get Your Teen to Care About Managing Money

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Libby Magliolo 0 Comments education, Life, living, Money, money management, personal finance, Schools, teens

Getting your teens to care about managing money and taking control of their own financial decisions may be a bit like getting them to eat their vegetables or put on sunscreen.

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Student Achievements: Three to Celebrate

January 13, 2021January 6, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Ava Thigpen, Close Up, education, Hockaday, Hockaday School, Schools, TCA, Trinity Christian Academy, Twelve Hills Nature

Ava Thigpen

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For Better Results, Ask Better Questions

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Richard Duschl 0 Comments Caruth Institute for Engineering Education, education, Questions, Richard Duschl, science, SMU, Special Section, STEAM, Texas Instruments

If you’re a baby boomer, like me, your science education likely involved coming to terms with boldface words and not having any engineering, building, or prototyping experiences.

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IF/THEN Ambassador Jennifer Stimpson takes Sabbatical from Hockaday to Write Federal Legislation

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments education, Hockaday, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Ambassadors, Jennifer Stimpson, Sabbatical, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

Jennifer Stimpson is on a mission: She wants to change what people picture when they think of a scientist.

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What Do Scientists and Engineers Look Like? Well, You

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 Kelsey Shoemaker 0 Comments American Association for the Advancement of Science, education, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Collection, Jennifer Makins, Magaret Black, NorthPark Cente, Schools, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

The 3-D printed statues produced after scanning 125 female innovators named American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassadors in 2019 have at least this much in common – they are orange.

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What’s a Not-So-Little Healthy Competition Between Robots During a Pandemic?

January 5, 2021December 31, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments 2021, education, REC Foundation, Robotics Education & Competition, Special Section, STEAM, STEM, VEX Robotics

The robots are in full competition mode and on their way to Dallas for The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation in April.