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"I'm a Scientist" public engagment
I'm participating in I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here... an online, student-led STEM enrichment activity. It connects school students with scientists through energetic real-time text based chats.
Students ask scientists questions via a live-c...
Post · October 19, 2021
Upgrade to Rails 6 and more
I upgraded the many libraries and frameworks that Owlstown is built on. I will list them below and leave some notes about them. This will be a boring post, but I want to document the upgrades. Upgrading is often an invisible task, but necessary be...
Post · October 19, 2021
No shouting, no shaming: A case study of a mainstream primary school using a whole-school relational approach. Impact.
In September 2019, I conducted a case study of a mainstream primary school that used a whole-school relational approach to behaviour as part of my MA in Education thesis. One of the research questions addressed by this case study was, "What are th...
Post · October 15, 2021
Prep for Prep and my path to astrophysics
I was a part of this video commemorating Prep for Prep's 40th anniversary, as the featured alum for the 2000's. I owe Prep an enormous gratitude for opening critical doors for me.
From prepforprep.org:
Since 1978, we have identified New York Cit...
Post · October 15, 2021
Fun Times Helping Undergrads at a Resume Development Workshop!
Had a great time tonight as a resume consultant for a resume writing workshop organized by TK Francis in partnership with UW's Black Student Union and Zeta Phi Beta Inc. I was serendipitously partnered with one of my former organic chemistry stude...
Post · October 14, 2021
Guest Blogger: Caitlin Meyer the Science and Technology Policy Lady
Sorry for the delay in updating my blog! It is midterm season and the last two weeks have been incredibly busy.
Today I invited Caitlin Meyer also known as the Science and Technology Policy Lady on Instagram to be a guest blogger!
Caitlin's Advi...
Post · October 13, 2021
6 Things I Loved About the Adoption UK Conference
1. The Price
£30 for a conference, even though it was virtual, was a bargain! Without the extra burden of having to actually GO there, I feel like I've had a wonderful day meeting new people and listening to excellent speakers.
2. ...
Post · October 11, 2021
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