LATANYA BROOKS IS INSPIRING A DIVERSE GENERATION OF STEM MASTERMINDS

(ENSPIRE SHE DID THAT!) EDUCATOR AND CHILDREN’S AUTHOR LATANYA BROOKS IS EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO PURSUE STEM CAREERS

ENSPIRE Contributor: Sophia Kang
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​A Houston educator is taking a creative approach to raising STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) awareness in her own classroom and beyond. LaTanya Brooks launched her ongoing children’s book series, Grow With STEM, in 2017 to inspire curiosity about STEM among students of color and students with disabilities—two groups significantly underrepresented in the STEM industries. So far, the series includes two books: Marisol: A Little Girl with a Big Dream and Adam Baum: The Autistic Engineer.
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