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Books that promote STEM learning

A friend wrote and asked last week: “My grandchild will turn 6 in September. Do you know of any game or book for her age to get the math and science query started? She starts Kindergarten late August.” Here are my ideas… Do you have others? 1) Books! So important. As an author, I appreciate …

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My Child Wants to Design Video Games Part Three: Develop a Portfolio

A unanimous sentiment of our the co-authors is “The biggest, most important piece of advise I can give anyone interested in making games for a living is to start making games now.” A college degree is important, but that degree has to accompanied by a portfolio to the interview question: What games have you worked …

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21st Century Job Tour

I was able to collaborate, as part of my work with the Beaver County STEM group, on a middle school student tour of Google’s Pittsburgh offices, the Pitt Engineering Prototype Lab, and the interesting work environment of Inventionland.  Students from all around Beaver County, represented cyber schools, home schools, brick and mortars, and several local …

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Leaders as Storytellers

The 21st Century calls upon our children to develop the skill of leadership – that is to abilify the gifts of others and work together to bring about changes that transform the world to be more just and beautiful. Developing the skill of leadership, according to the Grow a Generation resource What Do You Mean …

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