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From Christine Schneider, MeL Education Specialist: Not only do we celebrate reading in the month of March, we also celebrate women!  Here are some suggestions for using MeL resources to read about women who have made some major contributions in STEM: BookFLIX : Primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall is considered to be the world’s foremost expert of chimpanzees. Introduce children to her endearing subjects and work as both a scientist and activist with this  featured pair  from BookFlix. Britannica School : Britannica offers leveled reading on a multitude of subjects. Plus they include over 46,000 biographies. We’ve pulled together some resource packs you can use with your students.  First, click into any level of Britannica ( Elementary ,  Middle , or  High ), and then click on either  Women in STEM – Elementary  or  Women in STEM – Secondary . eBooks : Learn more about women and careers in computer programing, ...

From Tina Tribu, Instructional Technologist & Data Specialist from Kalamazoo RESA - Celebrating Women during Black History Month ~ just to name a few that you may not have studied before .  It is exciting that when conducting a search so many great individuals and groups are within our means to celebrate!  I am hoping a little something for everyone to explore.  Please feel free to share others that you are celebrating. 1.        Black Women in Computing 2.        The True Story of “Hidden Figures” 3.        Founder of Black Girls Code – Kimberly Bryant 4.        1 st Black Female Sheriff in Texas ~ Zena Stephens 5.        Technology Director, Educator, Author ~ Rafranz Davis 6.        Physicists Pioneer in Curing Cancer ~ Hadiyah-Nicole Green 7.    ...