TAF prepares underserved children of color for higher education and professional success by providing a rigorous and relevant K-12 curriculum. http://www.techaccess.org
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just posted the latest Notes from Trish's Desk, TAF's bi-monthly eNewsletter. http://blogs.techaccess.org/medialab/200
Technology Access Foundation Two blog posts over the weekend got our attention. Visit TAF MediaLab to read more: http://blogs.techaccess.org/medialab/
Source: blogs.techaccess.org
STEM-ology blogger Liz Nilsen points out that "fewer than 1 of 5 African-American college freshmen intend to major in a STEM field, and their persistence/graduation rates significantly lag their white and Asian classmates’."
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TAF Exec Director Trish Millines Dziko is adding her voice to tonight's panel discussion at TechFlash LIVE: Women in Tech. http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/e
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TAF students need your support now more than ever: Vote NO on I-1033 and preserve basic funding for our public schools. Washington kids deserve better. http://www.educationvoters.org/ballot-me
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TAF recommends these "Ideas Worth Spreading" courtesy of TED. What's your "big idea" for the evolution of STEM-focused public education?
http://blogs.techaccess.org/medialab/200
Source: blogs.techaccess.org
Having a constructive discussion about the future of public education, STEM, and increased opportunities for students of color requires a lot of “big ideas.” TED is an amazing resource for where those big ideas are coming from. ...
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When Stedman Graham talked to TAF Academy kids on Tuesday, he engaged them in a profound discussion about their personal identities as a key to achieving great things in school and in life.
http://blogs.techaccess.org/medialab/200
Source: blogs.techaccess.org
Stedman Graham, the educator, entrepreneur and best-selling author, is clear about how to improve public education. “We don‟t have a dropout problem. We have a leadership problem.” Teachers and school officials need the training and resources to prepare all students to achieve success, he said. ...
Technology Access Foundation Stedman Graham has selected TAF Academy to launch a new pilot program based on his best-selling book, "Teens Can Make It Happen." (http://bit.ly/FWHeQ) More details to come after he addresses the students in Federal Way on Tuesday, October 13!
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Why is STEM curriculum so revolutionary in Seattle Public Schools? We don't have to travel "over there" to the Tri-Cities, as the author suggests, for a good example of STEM when TAF Academy is right here in our own backyard.
http://blogs.techaccess.org/medialab/200
Source: blogs.techaccess.org
A recent post on the Seattle Public Schools Community Blog started a discussion about the arrival of STEM education in Western Washington. Cleveland High School will be adopting a STEM curriculum next ...
Technology Access Foundation Announcing TAF MediaLab, a media blog dedicated to learning, listening and sharing information about TAF's work. Join us and be part of the conversation about the evolution of STEM-focused public education and the creation of more opportunities for students of color. http://blogs.techaccess.org/medialab
Technology Access Foundation The results from the GlobalGiving American Open are in: Whether you made a personal gift or spread the word to friends, your support helped us raise $11,710 IN THREE WEEKS! That's nearly enough to save one more TechStart class this fall. Thank you! The ch
Source: www.techaccess.org
During the month of June, TAF will join organizations from across the U.S. in a 3-week marathon fundraising event. We hope you will join us for this exciting opportunity to make your support of TAF go global!
Technology Access Foundation We made it past our FIRST TWO GOALS! Thanks to our phenomenal group of friends like you, we have raised over $4,500 from 50 individual donors in the GlobalGiving American Open... but we still have a ways to go to SAVE 2 TECHSTART CLASSES this fall. With o
Technology Access Foundation GlobalGiving UPDATE: We're almost halfway to our goal! With 14 days left, here's how you can help us reach the magic number of 50 individual donors: Think of 2 or 3 friends who can come together to give $60, $80 or $100. Let them know they can improve pub
Technology Access Foundation GlobalGiving UPDATE: There is still time to save 2 TechStart classes next fall! As a fan of TAF, you know what a difference this free afterschool program makes in the lives of our young students. If every member of this group gives $25 today, we can rea
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GLOBALGIVING UPDATE: We need a burst of Facebook Fan support!
We were just informed TAF dropped from #5 to #9 in the rankings since this morning. Can you give $20 today? What about you and 5 friends? Each gift brings us one step closer to up to $6,000 in extra funding and one step closer to educational equality for our students!
Take action at GlobalGiving:
http://www.globalgiving.com/projects/283
Source: www.globalgiving.com
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