INCLUSION AND EQUITY IN STEM

I'm working to identify the best ways for me, as a white scientist and educator, to be an ally. As I better understand how to do that I will grow and prune this section.

Do introductory courses disproportionately drive minoritized students out of STEM pathways?

Hatfield, Brown, Topaz. 2022. PNAS

Article coverage in Inside Higher Ed.

Race Matters

Asai. 2020. Cell

Syllabus for "Introduction to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-racism in Biology"

by Ray L. Allen,

Anita Simha,

and Lauren Carley

"Responses to 10 Common Criticisms of Anti-Racism Action in STEM."

An open letter to the EEB community

"This letter was authored by a number of people at different institutions, and representing all career stages. We write this letter in a composite voice representing a variety of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) experiences. The letter emerged from the heat of ongoing events and an opportunity to contribute our voices to a constructive future. You may read this as an unsolicited screed, or you may read this as the cry of our desperation, but what it is not is an attempt to shame white people.""

What Black scientists want from colleagues and their institutions

Anti-racism lesson plans for educators

My resources page from my old website

EFFECTIVE TEACHING - GENERAL

Teaching cannot be effective without a focus on equity and inclusion. The resources in this section, therefore, all speak to this in one way or another but are broader in scope than those with targeted subject matter listed in the 'Inclusion and Equity in STEM' section.

How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching by Joshua R. Eyler (extensive references)

Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James M. Lang (extensive references)

Classroom Transformation Guide by Science Education Inititive, University of Colorado Boulder (extensive references)

Ballen, C. et al. (2019) Smaller Classes Promote Equitable Student Participation in STEM, BioScience, 69, 669-680.

Colvin, G. (2008) Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, Penguin Books

Gibbs, G., & Simpson, C. (2005). Conditions Under Which Assessment Supports Students’ Learning. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 1, 3–31.

STUDENT RESOURCES

Potentially helpful learning resources for students

Assignment Planner that breaks down research and writing projects into manageable steps based on the due date - University of Waterloo