Linda Kekelis
@LindaKekelis
Advisor to STEM Next Opportunity Fund, Founder/former CEO/ED @Techbridgegirls, STEM champion for girls, UC Berkeley alumna, Oaklandish, loves to cycle and swim
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26-03-2014 20:01:59
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Awesome piece by Grace Bonilla United Way of New York City 'A universal approach to after-school programs would help level the playing field in education, and would play a pivotal role in keeping children doing what children should be doing – learning and playing.'
'you might offer students & their caregivers an open-ended set of ideas along with a few quick parameters & find this is plenty to inspire a variety of individual products. Leaving the process open allows for families to cocreate and coimagine with their children.'🧡Nawal Qarooni | NQC Literacy | @nqarooni on IG
We want to go big for #EarthDay2024 . Going from acts of conservation on Earth Day, let’s encourage youth to see a brighter future and find a lasting passion for working for the good of the environment. Our blog will help you plan @stemnext ☀️
stemnext.org/2024-earth-day…
Hip hip hooray for #NLWD24 #NationalLibraryWeek ! 🤸🏽♀️I just got back from my favorite library - Rockridge Oakland Public Library and thanked all the librarians.✨
We could all use some fun. Check out this webinar for 'resources and tools for making your upcoming summer one that is filled with joyful math conversations and play.' NAFSCE Center for Family Math☀️ #familyengagement
This is a great experience to share with your students, Ekuwah Mends Moses 🇬🇭🇺🇸. Let them know you have fears that you are working through them. I am reading Hidden Potential by Adam Grant with brilliant ideas relevant to this concept.
I 🧡these projects with materials that families have at home. #familyengagement is aMAZing. Thank you Ekuwah Mends Moses 🇬🇭🇺🇸 for brightening the start of a new week with these photos and peeks inside your classroom. 🌞
'elevate what families are already doing and naming that for families so that they can continue to do it with some intentionality, bring it back into the classroom to strengthen our literacy experience, and then cycle it back to families' Great piece Nawal Qarooni | NQC Literacy | @nqarooni on IG MindShift
I am inspired by how Girls Who Code supports its graduates with opportunities like this one. Here is a model for #STEM organizations to take on and for funders to support. ✨ Dr. Tarika Barrett
Look to #STEM programs like Scientific Adventures for Girls (SAfG), Techbridge Girls and ScienceClubforGirls who have decades of experience supporting young girls and their families. the74million.org/article/starti…
🧡this shout out to Rep. Phil Olaleye and reminder from Sabrina Gómez of the sacrifices made by the families of our politicians.
I really like the examples and specifics on Why We Love It! These are great reminders that can help us become better bloggers.🧡Code Like A Girl Thanks, Dinah.
'encourage all employees to participate, spanning different gender identities, job functions, technical experiences and more.' Yes and make sure these employees are trained and supported! Chris Moore, CEO of FIRST Check out resources from Techbridge Girls @forbes forbes.com/sites/forbesbu…
I'm in! For my part, I pledge to continue supporting programs that sustain girls' engagement in STEM and challenging partners to step up and welcome young women as they enter college and the workforce. Thank you kpeterson and NGCProject for this effort. #STEMTogether ✨
“Instead of approaching people and communities with solutions, thought of in their absence, we should be in conversation with people and communities to co-construct and implement solutions based on local knowledges and realities.” #familyengagement Mary Padden FLDC Education Northwest