This workshop (rescheduled from June) focuses on practices that develop caring relationships, communicate high expectations, and create inclusive environments. Throughout this workshop, participants will examine how good instructional strategies promote equity in STEM for diverse learners. Participants will leave the workshop with a collection of high impact instructional strategies that they can implement immediately in their work.

Both this workshop and the previous one on April 18th are built on a foundation of affirming student identities by designing curriculum that is relevant and responsive to students' lives and cultures. We identify STEM learning experiences that affirm positive identity as a STEM learner and examine why many students from marginalized communities have been excluded from that affirmation. Participants explore affirming approaches that utilize students’ funds of knowledge, make connections to students’ communities, and honor their identities and priorities.

Facilitated by Louise Wilmes, Charissa Jones, and Dan Prince

Audience: Community STEM educators and community members

Cost: Free

This workshop is part of a series of workshops that were developed by the PMSP Equity LeNS (Equity Leadership Network for STEM) team, a group of equity experts and STEM education experts. The goal of these workshops is to empower educators, community program staff, and others who work with marginalized or underserved youth to effectively serve as an Ally*.

MANY THANKS TO THIS YEAR’S WORKSHOP SERIES SPONSORS!

*Ally - Someone who makes the commitment and effort to recognize their privilege (based on gender, class, race, sexual identity, etc.) and work in solidarity with oppressed groups in the struggle for justice. Allies understand that it is in their own interest to end all forms of oppression, even those from which they may benefit in concrete ways. (Center for the Study of Social Policy)