{"id":3332,"date":"2020-11-03T22:33:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T03:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=3332"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:44:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:44:05","slug":"equity-science-education-equilibrium-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2020\/11\/equity-science-education-equilibrium-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Equity : Science Education :: Equilibrium : Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic2.png?resize=700%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic2.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic2.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Equity and equality, as terms, are often used interchangeably. Before we proceed, I would like to clarify the differences between the two.<br><br><strong>Equality: <\/strong>everybody gets the exact same amount of resources\/treatment<br><strong>Equity:<\/strong> resources\/treatment is distributed based on the needs of the recipients.<br><br>Please consider the image below:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic1-1024x768.png?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic1.png?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic1.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic1.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic1.png?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic1.png?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>In this situation, equality fails to address the biggest issue that inhibits everyone from enjoying the baseball game since it falls under the assumption that everyone will be able to benefit from the same amount of support. A system of equity allows everyone access to the same opportunities.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the status of women and minorities in STEM?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we as a society have improved our overall outlook towards women and minorities, certain social constructs, socioeconomic issues, and stigmas still maintain a strong influence towards dissuading women and minorities from the STEM field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2020\/11\/blog5pic4.jpg?resize=290%2C174&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3342\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>This data shows us that a there is a staggering amount of white men that hold science and engineering occupations vs women and minorities. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How would we go about encouraging women, individuals with disabilities, and minorities to pursue a career\/education in STEM?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Promote gender equity at an early age. Allow both boys and girls of all ethnic groups to utilize their innate creativity and foster their appreciation for the sciences.<\/li><li>Make an effort to foster their self-efficacy in science. Boosting a their self confidence towards their competency of science at a young age will go a long way towards convincing them to develop their passions in STEM.<\/li><li>Increase their exposure\/awareness to women, individuals will disabilities, and minorities that hold prominent roles in the STEM field. Modern media is doing a decent job increasing their inclusivity in leading movie roles, inspiring millions. If we want to inspire future women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities to become scientists, engineers, doctors, etc., we must put in the same, if not greater, effort to inspire inclusiveness in STEM.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Change the Numbers: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity in STEM | Imogen Coe | TEDxRyersonU\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/63xTTTYWEQ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>In this video, Dr. Imogen Coe does a fantastic job addressing why we see a lack of women in the STEM field and empowers them to challenge stereotypes and pursue their passions for science using real life examples and witty humor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How you can foster equity and a passion for STEM in your classrooms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers need to be aware of their influence on their students. In my future classroom, I promise to foster equity and a passion for STEM by:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Focusing my pedagogy around student-centered learning through inquiry, utilizing open-ended problems, and hands-on collaborative work that reflects how science is practiced throughout the professional community.<\/li><li>Fostering and maintaining an environment where diversity is celebrated.<\/li><li>Establishing lab groups to consist of different people of all backgrounds and encourage them to work together.<\/li><li>Scaffolding my content to include significant women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities in physics\/chemistry in my lessons.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We must do our part to making the scientific community more welcoming to future women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. Those groups have done so much to advance the community and we must work to pay them back in kind.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EDT431?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EDT431<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scienceteaching<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/equilibriumIRL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#equilibriumIRL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jay Chen (@chenjSun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chenjSun\/status\/1323829939481837576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>It may be daunting for one teacher to solve the issues of inclusivity alone, but science has always advanced under the sum of each scientist. We must tackle these same issues with that exact same strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Equity and equality, as terms, are often used interchangeably. Before we proceed, I would like to clarify the differences between the two. 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