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Equity means ensuring all students of any sex, gender identity and/or expression, or sexual orientation—regardless of racial or ethnic background or ability—are empowered, challenged, supported, and provided full access to become successful science learners.

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Assessment of Demographic Biases Associated With the Ground Rules System in a Large Undergraduate Engineering Course

Despite more women and underrepresented students entering engineering, there are still gaps in achievement. A potential remedy is to establish equit...

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 16, 2024
 

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Making Formative Use of Student Experience Data to Promote Equity in a Cycle of Collaborative Teacher Inquiry

This article describes a cycle of teacher collaborative inquiry called the Student Experience Improvement Cycle (SEIC). The SEIC is a novel form of as...

 

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Equitable instructor assessment changes amid COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak mandated a rapid transition to online classes with little warning. Previous literature studying the effect of this...

 

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It’s About Time: Exploring the dose-dependent effects of active learning on students of different social personalities in an upper-level biology course.

Active learning is the new standard for teaching in higher education. As more faculty seek to expand their teaching practices by including active lear...

 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 12, 2024
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 5, 2024
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, February 27, 2024
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, February 20, 2024
 

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Medical and cancer-STEM education for underrepresented minority elementary school students in Audiology, Gastroenterology and Osteology/Orthopedics

The goal of the University of Southern California (USC)/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center funded Wonderkids Program is to develop medical and cancer ...

 

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Creating Equity for Black Science Students

Creating equity for Black science students requires deep listening and can be achieved with phenomenological qualitative research and a community of i...

 

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Making Science Accessible for All

It’s time for a change in mindset. We must shift our focus toward recognizing the assets and strengths of our students as a pivotal starting point. ...

 

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How Can We Make Our Students’ Thinking Visible?

Understanding our students’ thinking is paramount to moving a lesson forward and seeing where misconceptions exist. By providing particular prompts,...

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