by Jack Cooley, Executive Director | Jan 14, 2021 | STEM- Robotics
Stereotypes and cultural norms dampen girls’ interest in STEM, but educators can counter the disparities with small changes to their practice. In several studies, when children were asked to draw a mathematician or scientist, girls were twice as likely...
by Jack Cooley, Executive Director | May 19, 2020 | STEM- Robotics
By Maia Silber/ July 16, 2017/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/ From left, Katie Johnson, Sanjna Ravichandar and Colleen Johnson sit with their robot while watching the FIRST Global competition at DAR Constitution Hall. (April Greer/For The Washington...
by Jack Cooley, Executive Director | Jan 17, 2019 | In the news
Summer 2019 The Community Bots was featured on another national radio interview in Jamaica which also reaches an international audience. Dr. Vivienne Forester, Head of Upper School Technology at The Chapin School and Community Bots coach, and Jack Cooley, Cofounder of...
by Jack Cooley, Executive Director | Jan 17, 2019 | In the news
Summer 2019 During the Summer 2019, we ran our program in La Línea de Concepción, Spain, partnering with the US Embassy, La Fundación Secretariado Gitano, and the mayor’s office. We trained 12 teachers for one week and then ran a 6-day STEM-robotics program for 30...
by Jack Cooley, Executive Director | Jul 23, 2018 | In the news
By Casa de Campo Living – Posted on July 23, 2018 This post is also available in: Spanish During this summer, The Foundation MIR hosted a robotics camp for their students at the MIR school for girls, thanks to the extraordinary support of The Community Bots. The...
