Addressing DEI Issues in STEM Education

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Every Learner Everywhere® February 2021

Topic: Effective Teaching Practices Equity in Higher Education Evidence-based Teaching Practices Inclusive Course Design Student Experience

Role: Faculty

Institution: 2-Year Institutions 4-Year Institutions

Discipline: Biology STEM

This session facilitates participant discussion on how to connect local environmental and climate justice issues to STEM concepts. Participants explore a series of questions about what they know regarding climate and environmental justice from a race, class, and gender perspective, and brainstorm ways on how to use that context to engage students about STEM. The presenter will share her personal story about environmental and climate justice in her local community and how she has related that to her students.

Speaker: Dr. Elaine Villanueva Bernal

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Recommended citation:

Villanueva Bernal, E. (2021, February 12) Addressing DEI Issues in STEM Education [Video] Every Learner Everywhere® Strategies for Success Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZe0ZsN69Kk

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