by Ron Ottinger Looking Beyond the Classroom to Get Students Back into Learning A note from Ron Ottinger, Executive Director STEM Next Opportunity Fund Everywhere we turn, we see headlines and stories hyper-focused on student “learning loss” with the release of daunting new data assessing student learning. It can be overwhelming at best. However, this moment gives us the opportunity…

coauthored by Linda Kekelis and Teresa Drew Seven Fun and Family-friendly Ideas for a Summer of STEM Summer is coming. So is the search for ideas to support summer learning. With less structure and more time for self-directed play, summer is an ideal time to encourage children’s interests, confidence, and creativity. …

Dream Big and Reimagine the Possible with the Million Girls Moonshot — Coauthored by Linda Kekelis and Teresa Drew Photo Credit: OregonAsk Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2022 is one of our favorite days of the year. Girl Day is part of Engineers Week that celebrates how engineers make a difference in our world and engages youth in engineering. Bringing youth…

Before you start your holiday shopping we hope you take a moment to reflect on the power of your choices. As part of the Ready for Girls campaign, Lego partnered with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in the Media and surveyed parents about their toy preferences. Seventy-six percent of…

Photo Credit: The 50 State Afterschool Network As students returned to classrooms and afterschool programs this fall, many for the first time in a year and a half, the STEM community has a lot of catching up to do. …

by Suzanne Eisenberg Guest blog from Suzanne Eisenberg, a freshman at New Mexico Tech, majoring in astrophysics, and recipient of NMOST’s Advancing Young Women Scholarship When I was younger, I never thought I was going to be “good” at science. I didn’t even consider that I could one day have a career in STEM. Now, as a college freshman studying astrophysics, my confidence in my STEM capabilities is a world of difference…

by Linda Kekelis Six Ideas for a Summer of STEM Coauthored by Linda Kekelis and Teresa Drew Summer is coming. So is the search for ideas to support summer learning. Let’s not let stereotypes hold us back from providing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) opportunities for girls. A new…

Coauthored by Linda Kekelis and Teresa Drew Photo Credit: The 50 State Afterschool Network Summer is coming. So is the search for ideas to support summer learning. Let’s not let stereotypes hold us back from providing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) opportunities for girls. A new research brief by…

by Linda Kekelis Imagining Tomorrow, Reimagining Possibilities Photo credit: MonkeyBusiness Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2021 is like no other. Girl Day may be different this year, but it does not have to limit your options. Engineers are always dealing with constraints. Limited resources, unexpected circumstances, and changes in…