Transforming the learning experience
My Experience with Osmo for Schools by Omar Takadoum During spring break, I had the amazing opportunity to work with young students on the Osmo for Schools’ Tangram app. The app uses different shapes to challenge the students and develop their problem solving skills,...
Boeing Youth Lab Launches PE Students
Project Exploration has partnered with the Boeing Company to bring students from Chicago’s west and south side to work with Boeing employees and participate in a daylong rocket design challenge.
Project SYSTEMIC Leads Community Mapping Sessions: Reflections on Problem Structuring Methods
Using Systems Thinking to Understand Local Perspectives on STEM Ecosystems Over a two week period this summer, Project Exploration held 19 problem-structuring method sessions with over 100 community stakeholders from the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. These sessions...
Project SYSTEMIC launches with Austin STEM Leadership Board Meeting
On April 13, 2018, Project Exploration kicked off its NSF-funded award, Project SYSTEMIC, by convening the Austin STEM Leadership Board. Our inaugural meeting took place at the new West Side STEM Learning Center, located in the George Leland Elementary School annex building.