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Exploring 7 Principles for Equitable and Effective STEM Education, Together
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Presenter: Josephine Pino
Executive Summary
This session explores the history, challenges, and future of STEM education, highlighting the need for more equitable teaching practices. Drawing from work with the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), presenter Josephine Pino shares insights on a framework designed to make undergraduate STEM classrooms more inclusive and supportive for all students. Participants engage in interactive breakout sessions to analyze and present seven evidence-based principles for effective and equitable teaching. The discussion covers practical ways to build community, use classroom data for continuous improvement, remain flexible to student needs, and bring clear transparency to learning goals and assignments.
Presentation Outcomes
- Apply synchronous collaboration tools—including shared slides and breakout rooms—to achieve individual and shared learning goals in a virtual setting.
- Explain and apply the seven principles of effective and equitable STEM teaching to classroom instruction.
- Reflect on the historical and structural factors that have shaped current STEM education practices and student demographics.
- Identify actionable strategies for incorporating flexibility, data-informed decision-making, and transparency into course design.
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