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  • Omwana Ni Wa Bhone … It Takes a Village

    To address a problem, we first need to understand that it exists.

  • How Can We Make STEM An Inclusive Space for All?

    Throughout my entire career, I have lived at the intersections of race and gender, science, and society.

  • How Do We Mitigate the Impact of Systemic Bias on Faculty from Underrepresented Groups?

    Last year, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that as of Fall 2019, only 2.1 percent of tenured professors…

  • Why Won’t STEM Faculty Just Adopt Evidence-Based Teaching Practices Already?: Exploring a Weaver’s Approach to Graduate Teacher Training

    Learn how to support future faculty in their knowledge of evidence-based teaching practices and provide them ongoing and multifaceted…

  • Preparing Non-traditional Learners as Next Generation Science Teachers

    Learn how Dr. Sharma designed a course that draws on adult learning theories and first-hand experience to teach non-traditional…

  • Leveraging Institutional Data to Advance Equity in STEM Courses

    If instructors and administrators are to understand where their efforts to advance student learning and equity are succeeding, they…

  • Creating and Maintaining Communities to Support Faculty Implementing Effective Evidence-Based Strategies

    We need to support faculty so that they persist with research-based instructional strategies, learn new techniques, and engage in…

  • Handing Rose-Colored Glasses to STEM Faculty: Institutional Priorities in Disciplinary Identity Development

    As educators, we are setting the rules. As scientists, we can draw on our skills and training to find…

  • How Lightweight, Scalable, and Relational Learning Experiences Can Help Overcome System-Level Challenges in Education

    Can exploratory reading groups (ERGs) designed to be lightweight, scalable, and relational create system-level changes in education?