The (STEM)2 Network: A Multi-Institution, Multidisciplinary Approach to Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education
Jessica Santangelo, Hofstra University; Alison Hyslop, St. John's University-New York
Recognizing that the systemic transformation of STEM higher education is challenging, the (STEM)2 Network directly addresses those challenges by bridging disciplinary and institutional silos, and leveraging the ...

Translating Theory Into Practice for Widespread Change: The TRESTLE Initiative
Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, University of Kansas Main Campus; Caroline Bennett, University of Kansas Main Campus; Mark Mort, University of Kansas Main Campus; Stephanie Chasteen, University of Colorado at Boulder
The TRESTLE (Transforming Education, Stimulating Teaching & Learning Excellence) initiative was developed as a multi-institutional intervention across six universities to promote broad adoption of ...

STEM Education Center to STEM Equity Center: Meaningful Ways to Increase Inclusivity and Access
Tracie Salinas, Appalachian State University
Because of their unique role at the intersection of teacher education, engagement, and scholarship, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education centers are a vital part of institutional ...

Inclusive Excellence meets Evidence-Based Instructional Practice: The case of a three-pronged approach towards changing institutional practice
Martin Storksdieck, Oregon State University; Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; Julie Risien, Oregon State University; Holly Cho, Oregon State University; Mary Beisiegel, Oregon State University; Lori Kayes, Oregon State University; Devon Quick, Oregon State University; Nana Osei-Kofi, Oregon State University
Our interactive presentation describes a project based on the premise that evidence-based instructional practices alone are not sufficient for addressing inequities that result in students succeeding in, or leaving ...

Getting STEM FIT! STEM-Forum for Inclusive Teaching as a model for broad dissemination of evidence-based inclusive teaching practices
Kimberly Mulligan, California State University-Sacramento; Kelly McDonald, California State University-Sacramento
Undergraduate STEM disciplines have notoriously large equity gaps and suffer from disproportionate rates of attrition of systemically minoritized groups. Evidence-based inclusive teaching practices can both ...

Networking STEM Initiatives to Enhance (NSITE) Adoption of Evidence-based Practices
Michelle Withers, Binghamton University; Erin Baumgartner, Western Oregon University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Xinnian Chen, University of Connecticut; Mark Graham, Yale University; Deb Pires, University of California-Los Angeles
Multiple initiatives have arisen to address the disconnect between theory and practice in post-secondary STEM education. While these initiatives share a common mission of making STEM education more effective and ...

Self-Evaluation Tools for Centers: Making Key Contributions to Undergraduate STEM Education
Deborah Carlisle, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Gabriela Weaver, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Centers are key institutional resources. In their mid-level support roles, centers lead and facilitate transformative campus efforts that enhance organizational learning and performance. Our research has explored ...

Mobile Summer Institutes: An Institution-based Iteration of the Summer Institutes on Scientific Teaching that Targets Both Individual and Institutional Transformation.
Michelle Withers, Binghamton University; Marguerite Brickman, University of Georgia; Xinnian Chen, University of Connecticut; Robert Bills, Binghamton University; Mark Graham, Yale University; Joseph Ankrom, Binghamton University; Elias Miller, SUNY at Binghamton
While research has demonstrated the benefits of active learning on student success and reduction of performance gaps for historically excluded groups, the majority of post-secondary STEM educators still rely ...