Kathryn Atkins
Date: January 10,
Place: Bennington Free Library, Rotary Room
Time: 3:00 pm.
All of us are aware of the huge discrepancy in the numbers of women, girls, and people of color in Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM). The “WHY” is a history lesson in sexual, racial, and cultural discrimination and oppression. But the question now is “WHAT” can be done to change the outcome? How do we get more young people interested in entering STEM fields?
Kathryn Atkins, of the Wade Institute for Science Education, will introduce us to “phenomena-based learning,” a new method of using the student’s questions, investigations, and collaborations to explain and predict real-world phenomena. And by doing so, help to shift inequities and encourage participation in STEM fields.
AAUW supports many STEM programs and provides guidance to educators. Here are links to a few key sources:
- Where We Stand: STEM education.
https://www.aauw.org/resources/policy/position-stem-ed/ - The STEM Gap
https://www.aauw.org/issues/education/stem/ - Closing the STEM Gap:
https://www.aauw.org/resources/article/closing-the-stem-gap/