Solving Systemic Problems Through Early STEM Education | Rachna Mathur | Stories in AI

I enjoyed having a dear friend of mine, Rachna Matura, on the latest episode of the Stories in AI podcast. Rachna Matura, Founder & CEO of STEMology Club, opens our eyes to just how valuable teaching STEM ideas early in the education system is.

About Rachna:

Rachna Mathur is an educator and a computer engineer with over 20 years of combined experience in teaching children and adults coding, AI, robotics, other STEM subjects, dance, and art. She is a computer engineer, classical Indian dance teacher, STEMpreneur, and educational researcher who is currently the founder of STEMology Club, teaching out-of-school STEM programs to K-6 students and teachers, and a Doctoral Candidate at ASU's Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College focusing her research on elementary-age STEM education. Rachna's diverse experiences and expertise in art, education, and engineering are often interconnected and reinforce critical thinking, critical inquiry, and problem-solving skills through various perspectives. Prior to the world of education and starting her own STEM education non-profit, Rachna spent 10+ years at Intel working on challenging projects as a Software Engineer/Architect and in Software Product Marketing. Her first job as an ASU first-year student was informally teaching coding outside the classroom, sometimes to a room of 100 students! She has served as Director at ID Tech's summer STEM camps, Academy & Marketing Director at prominent Indian dance schools in Austin and Phoenix where she lead and grew company operations, managed instructor staffs, implemented their software platforms, and most importantly, taught whenever needed

Learn More:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rachnamathur

Website: www.rachnamathur.com

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