Diversity in the STEM Teaching Workforce
The Smithsonian Science Education Center in collaboration with Shell USA, Inc. is working with a Steering Committee of experts on minority participation in teaching careers. The Steering Committee is composed of education thought leaders, including experts from PK-12 and postsecondary education, Minority-Serving Institutions, and nonprofits. Together we will give schools and districts the tools to attract and retain STEM teachers from underrepresented groups resulting in 30,000 new and existing teachers by 2030.
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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce
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An Integrated Approach to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion in STEM
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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms
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Smithsonian Science Education Summit: Building a Coalition for Attracting and Retaining STEM Teachers
October 15 - December 13, 2024 -
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Dr. Amy D'Amico to Keynote at Einstein Project's 2nd annual STEM Innovation Summit: Promoting Equity in K-12 STEM Education
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Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint
2019 STEM Education Summit
From March 22-24, 2019, 21 leadership teams representing schools, districts, and alliances convened at Xavier University in New Orleans at the STEM Education Summit: Building a Coalition for Attracting and Retaining a Diverse STEM Teaching Workforce. These teams identified problems of practice related to recruitment or retention of STEM teachers from underrepresented populations. The Summit is a highly interactive 2.5 days, with clear objectives:
- Create a logic model for attracting or retaining a diverse STEM teaching workforce.
- Empower teacher leaders to be change agents in their schools or districts.
- Foster a community of professionals committed to improving education for all students.
A team transcribes the highlights of their logic model onto a poster in preparation for sharing their plan with other attendees.
Individuals selected as mentors (pictured) work closely with a leadership team during the summit and in the months beyond to challenge their team’s thinking, champion their work, and support implementation of their logic model.
A team and their mentor experience the principles of systemic change in an activity at the outset of the 2019 STEM Education Summit.