A Look at the STEM Field and Diversity
The field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is a rapidly growing field. As the world become increasing reliant on technology, it becomes ever […]
Urging for Equity in STEM
The status of women and minorities in stem has always been a hotly debated topic. STEM, or the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, […]
The “E” in STEM Also Stands for Everyone.
There have been recent efforts over the years to encourage more people to pursue careers in science other than your stereotypical representation of someone a […]
Equity of STEM Encouragement
The inequity in STEM is shocking and we as educators have the unique opportunity to attack this problem and inspire our future generation to pursue […]
Enhancing Equity in STEM
Women and Minorities in STEM For years, women and minorities in science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM), have faced substantial opposition and challenges in pursuit […]
A Note to the Teacher: Encouraging All to Pursue STEM
There are many misconceptions about equity and equality. These two terms are often used interchangeably even though they are very different. Equity is defined as […]
Equity : Science Education :: Equilibrium : Science
Equity and equality, as terms, are often used interchangeably. Before we proceed, I would like to clarify the differences between the two. Equality: everybody gets […]
Science Teaching 2.0: Fostering Equity in STEM
When you think of a scientist, engineer, or mathematician – who do you think of? What do they look like? And, more importantly, why did […]
How Can I DRIVE My Students?
In Daniel H. Pinks book, “DRIVE,” Pink shows us that much of what we know about motivation is actually wrong. Pink addresses that tasks are […]
Student Driver
How can we foster intrinsic motivation in our science classroom? Ways to instill autonomy within my future students: Instead of doing a traditional test on […]