Advancing Equity through STEM Education
In this guide you will find:
- Guiding principles with features and examples for teachers to implement equity in STEM
- Ten example learning plans for grades K-12
- Deep-dive explanations of key features that address inequities in instruction and STEM curricula
Inspire students to embrace and learn STEM with lessons that increase equity and inclusive instruction.
- Teachers can improve equity in STEM education by following key principles and features that address the historical marginalization of women and BIPOC communities and reframe traditional instructional practices to be more inclusive of different ways of learning. Following an Understanding by Design Framework, the guide outlines each principle’s desired learning outcomes and performance indicators and provides suggested learning plans. Each principle’s features detail the issues surrounding STEM education inequities and offer new approaches incorporating culturally responsive teaching, improving classroom climates, and applying real-world examples.
- Advancing Equity through STEM Education makes the case that equitable teaching can revitalize academic disciplines and help students connect and take ownership of their learning.
This guide was developed by the Center for Education Equity at MAEC. The main authors of this guide are Maria del Rosario (Charo) Basterra, M.Ed., Education Consultant; Carolyn Parker, Ed.D., Sr. Professorial Lecturer, School of Education, American University; Susan Shaffer, M.Ed., President, MAEC; and Pamela Mathews, M.Ed., Education Consultant.
The contents of this guide were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.
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