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Leveraging Out-Of-School Stem Programming To Support Education Recovery

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The passage of the American Rescue Plan provides historic levels of funding for out-of-school time programming, with $30 billion set aside for afterschool and summer learning. While school closures in New Mexico have resulted in unfinished learning across disciplines, STEM learning has been particularly affected. In a recent survey, 65% of parents with children in online or […]

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Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 Through Summer Learning

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Recently, I attended a webinar entitled: “Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 through Summer Learning and Enrichment,” hosted by the national Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety. As we look towards summer, and plan for summer learning programs this year, there are 4 key takeaways from the expertise of the individuals presenting at

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Safety by Design: How can we make sure OST is truly a safe space for youth in our communities?

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, failed to take safety precautions to protect children from sexual predators in their programs for decades. Thousands of lawsuits are now pending against the BSA, all filed by men and women who were sexually abused by molesters within the

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Women Who Made History: Mathematics

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, this post features four women who paved the way for women in mathematics throughout history: Hypatia of Alexandria (top left), Wang Zhenyi (top right), Marjorie Lee Browne (bottom left), and Maryam Mirzakhana (bottom right). This post is part of a series focusing on women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and

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Women Who Made History: Engineering

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, this post features four women who paved the way for women in engineering throughout history: Emily Roebling (top left), Hertha Ayrton (top right), Lillian Gilbreth (bottom left), and Mary G. Ross (bottom right). This post is part of a series focusing on women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

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Self Care Series, Part 5: Jeff sweats the small stuff

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My self-care routine includes many of the same elements outlined by my co-workers here at NMOST: regular exercise, time spent outdoors, making the time to pursue enjoyable activities like cooking, gardening, and reading good books, and spending quality time with family and, as pandemic circumstances allow, with friends. It’s also critical to my health and wellbeing

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Women Who Made History: Technology

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, this post features four women who paved the way for women in technology throughout history: Ada Lovelace (top left), Grace Hopper (top right), Hedy Lamarr (bottom left), and Annie Easley (bottom right). This post is part of a series focusing on women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). There

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Women Who Made History: Science

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n celebration of Women’s History Month, this post features four women who paved the way for women in science throughout history: Alice Ball (top left), Ynés Mexía (top right), Chien-Shiung Wu (bottom left), and Mamie Phipps Clark (bottom right). This post is part of a series focusing on women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

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Self-Care Series, Part 4: Ethan Needs To Live In The Moment And Celebrate Simple Things In Life

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During these difficult times it is easy to view the future as a light at the end of a dark tunnel. The future is where we we can finally take off our masks and see our friends. The future is where we can get on an airplane to see our family members or travel to

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Countdown To Mars!

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Do you remember where you were on August 6, 2012? That was the day NASA landed the Curiosity rover on Mars. Curiosity was meant to explore the Red Planet for a two year mission, but is still active today and has sent countless photographs and scientific readings that help us to understand Mars. On Thursday,

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