In fall 2018, one college senior used Pretty Brainy as a platform for researching the STEM gender gap and girls' math self-efficacy. Among the things girls confided: "You don't know you need this [kind of program]." See the research findings and more of what girls have to report.
"The amount of female brain power in the room for MISSion Innovation was energizing, and the experience taught me more than a few math equations or a couple of scientific principles," writes Madzie B. Learn how the experience took her beyond her comfort zone.
Experts to deliver lightning lessons during our two-day innovation marathon for the climate, MISSion Innovation, are announced. Our guests will give innovators insight on engineering design thinking, behavior change, climate science, and stereotype threat.
MISSion Innovation participants will collaborate Sept. 22-23 to address climate action challenges articulated by the City of Fort Collins, CO. Solutions will help the city advance its climate action plan and meet its 2050 goal for carbon neutrality. See the challenge statements here.
The fourth post in our series, High School Survival Guide, helps you overcome habits of procrastination. The post looks at Academic and Open-ended Procrastination, which can derail lives, our blogger writes. What to do when life’s distractions undercut academic greatness?
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