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Regaining the ST(E)AM in STEM Education: Transcending Boundaries to Transform STEM Education Roni Ellington, PhD Plenary Session Midwest Regional Noyce Connections Conference Friday, October 30, 2015 Omaha, Nebraska Thank You for the
Roni Ellington, PhD
Plenary Session Midwest Regional Noyce Connections Conference Friday, October 30, 2015 Omaha, Nebraska
It is my pleasure and honor to be here today! NOYCE ROCKS! I am deeply moved that you thought I had something worth sharing
The numbers for minorities and women are even more dismal! And for minority women, no comment!
Science, T
echnology, (Arts), Mathematics Transcending Boundaries is what will clog the Leaky Pipeline
After decades of well intentioned efforts to
make STEM education and careers more attractive to a wide range of students, data from various studies reveal that little has
education is in CRISIS!!!
WHY? WHY? WHY?
We need to expand our narrow focus of “preparing students to make a living”, to one that “empowers ALL students for Living” Holistic, innovative and transformational lives.
This may require a NEW Paradigm for STEM
programs and practices that EMPOWERS and LIBERATES, not Just Employs!
We need to change WHO WE ARE not just what
we do in STEM
Transformation is changing how we SEE what we
do not just Doing things differently
STOP “Criminal Malpractice” that fuels the Leaky STEM PIPELINE
A New Vision of STE(A)M Education
Transcending Boundaries
A Transformative Framework for STEM education
Student Identity, Agency, and Resiliency
T eacher Professional Development and Empowerment Utilizing Community Social and Cultural Capital Transformative School Practices and CIA
Resiliency Community Conscious STEM identity Positive Self-efficacy Academic Self Concept Sense of Belongingness Student Engagement Empowerment Empowered Peer Support
Message: “I am a competent STEM learner”
Fostering Positive STEM Identities
Caring teachers, school personnel and community Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Pedagogy Transdisciplinary Programs, Practices and
Partnerships
Problem-Based Learning Experiences Social Justice Focused Curriculum
Message: “STEM Education is Critical, Vital and Relevant to me, my communities and solving real problems”
Best Practice Brainstorm
Creating Positive Learning Environments for
minority students in STEM
Addressing the Social Cultural Positioning of
students
Relationship and Partnership Building Transdisciplinary Teacher Training and PD Professional Communities of Practice
Message: “Teachers are more than content experts, they are game changers, agents of transformation, and critical partners in developing our children”
PD that Empowers
Real Partnership Building (School, Community, Business, Non-profit) Business Role models and mentors Mentoring and Academic Support Programs Learning Experiences connected to community
concerns and issues
Message: “ We recognize that education occurs in historic, cultural, social , and contexts, and I draw on the rich resources of the community to enhance the teaching and learning in STEM and the development of children. We partner with communities in all that we do
Community Gold Mining
See yourselves as Agents of Transformation by: Thinking outside the box, together.
1% of P = 72,000,000 √1% of P=8,485 The number of people it takes to
If we change the way we look at STEM and the work we do, what we look at changes.
Never sell out on the vision because the “problems” get hard.
From Content Centered
approach
From a focus on “STEM
people”
From individual From STEM as simply
means to get a job
Student Empowerment
Centered
To a Focus on ALL people To Collective efforts To STEM as a vehicle to
Transforming People, the Nation and the world
For Your listening to my thoughts and bringing these ideas to your discussion groups. The Result……