Phoenix
Wrap-up from 21st Century STEM: Integrate 2 Innovate
I spent two full days in downtown Phoenix at last month’s 21st Century STEM: Integrate 2 Innovate conference. This ambitious event was presented by the Arizona STEM Collaborative (AzTEA-Arizona Technology in Education Association, ASTA-Arizona Science Teachers Association, AATM-Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics) and Science Foundation Arizona. Keynote addresses from Hadi Partovi and Elizabeth Holmes…
Read MoreArizona’s teachers embrace the challenge of teaching STEM in the 21st Century
What does it take to create a conference for STEM teachers? If you’re in Arizona in 2016, it takes vision, determination, and a dash of moxie. The 21st Century STEM: Integrate 2 Innovate Conference on January 22-23 brings teachers from all corners of Arizona and the United States to the Phoenix Convention Center for two days. They…
Read MoreConnect2STEM kicks off the Arizona SciTech Festival during Super Bowl Weekend
My most recent guest blog post for the Arizona SciTech Festival is about Connect2STEM, the Festival’s 2015 kickoff event that happens Saturday, January 31 from 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. in downtown Phoenix. To write it, I talked with Allison Otu, Director of Outreach and Communications at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix. Her excitement and…
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