March is Women’s History Month and many organizations nationwide have recognized and honored women in the fields of STEM. This is why I feel especially honored to receive the Minority Businessperson of the Year Awardin recognition of all the work the Why Science team, and educators who have partnered with us, have [...]
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Central Connecticut State University has invited Dr. Yvonne Kielhorn, Why Science® Founder and CEO, to speak during their Women’s History Month Luncheon on Thursday, March 14th at noon. This year, as the university celebrates women in STEM, CCSU has asked Dr. Kielhorn to speak about the highlights and challenges of her life and career [...]
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Business New Haven has named Dr. Yvonne Kielhorn (née Akpalu) Minority Businessperson of the Year for her creation and development Why Science, customized inquiry-based learning systems that empower educators to teach STEM topics, science literacy and problem-solving skills aligned with frameworks and standards in any classroom.
“Through this award, Business New Haven is recognizing [...]
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The Connecticut Technology Council has named WHY SCIENCE a “2012 Tech Company to Watch”. On November 1, Tech Companies to Watch, Connecticut’s most promising technology innovators, will exhibit their products at the Connecticut Technology Council’s sixth annual awards program for emerging or start up companies in the state and the region who qualify with:
an [...]
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Why Science is showcasing Poly & Mer at the 2012 Connecticut Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Annual Conference as an ongoing professional development resource for educators. Visit the Why Science booth at the CSTA conference between 11 am and 3:30 pm to test-drive Poly & Mer and explore our suite of blended learning tools
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We are pleased to announce an ongoing online demonstration of Poly & Mer to showcase our product. Poly & Mer is our new learning platform offering 360o solution for teaching literacy, problem solving and STEM.
Our product demonstrations are focused on providing our guests with a great overview of our learning platform in each demo we will be covering the following items:
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A constant theme we are seeing across our country is focused on resourcing. How to get more of them and what to do with the resources we have. In tight economic times the pressure to have “answers” is heightened and let’s face it we live in tight economic times.
Evolving, Yet Expanding Needs
K-12 education [...]
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We hope you can tune in for our upcoming radio interview on WQUN AM 1220. Our founder Dr. Yvonne A. Akpalu is scheduled to sit down with Ray Andrewsen on Friday, August 17 2012 at 8:30 AM.
While we are not sure if they take calls during our interview, please feel free to go to the WQUN Facebook Page as that might be a good way to have your questions addressed on air.
From Milford to Madison to Meriden, to Hamden, New Haven and more, Quinnipiac’s commercial radio station has a diverse format that includes local news, interviews, national news, and live coverage of Quinnipiac sports.
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Following our announcement in late May that we were bringing Poly & Mer to classrooms for the fall of 2012 our entire team has been hard at work, applying the finishing touches to the platform and toward that end we have been [...]
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Announcing the official release of Adventures with Poly & Mer, an interactive learning technology platform that implements the scientific process of problem solving in an educational based gaming structure.
Coming to classrooms July 2012.
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