UCLA SEA Change Initiative: A collaborative approach using data for institutional change
Rachel Kennison, University of California-Los Angeles
The AAAS's Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) Equity Achievement (SEA) Change initiative uses research-informed strategies including a self-assessment process to build capacity ...

Longitudinal outcomes of a large-scale implementation of the discipline-based education specialist model: the legacy of the Science Education Initiative
Warren J Code, University of British Columbia
The Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (cwsei.ubc.ca) transformed teaching and learning in the mathematics and science departments at the University of British Columbia (UBC) over the period of 2007-2017, ...

A Unique Approach to Diversifying the STEM Pipeline: Creating a STEM Center Despite Funding, Faculty Support and Engagement Challenges
Jessica Spott, Texas Tech University; Narges Hadi, Texas Tech University
Increasing the representation of underrepresented students in STEM is an admirable goal, but it often faces obstacles when it comes to developing a model that can effectively boost diversity among K-12 and ...

A Survey Tool to Assess Team Collaboration Around Instructional Change
Madison Fitzgerald-Russell, Texas State University-San Marcos; Alice Olmstead, Texas State University-San Marcos; Andrea Beach, Western Michigan University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University; Diana Sachmpazidi, University of Maryland-College Park; Cynthia Luxford, Texas State University-San Marcos
Instructional change teams are increasingly common in efforts to improve undergraduate STEM instruction. Such teams include three or more members who may have different perspectives and backgrounds. When they are ...

Back to the Future: Recovering the Civic Purpose of Science Education
Eliza J. Reilly, National Center for Science and Civic Engagement
Since the assault on the US Capitol there is no longer any question that US democracy is in crisis. Racial, economic, social, and political divisions are growing. Media manipulation, gerrymandering, voter ...

Transforming undergraduate education by building racial equity-centered STEM courses
Veronica McGowan, University of Washington-Bothell Campus; Rachel E Scherr, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus; Carrie Tzou, University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Increasingly, the natural sciences are recognizing the need to address social theories in the study of natural systems. However, postsecondary science education has been shaped by Eurocentric ideologies that depict ...

A New Model for Transdisciplinary Curriculum Development in Higher Education Using the Wicked Problems of Sustainability
David Szymanski, Bentley University; Ellen Iverson, Carleton College; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Laura Jackson Young, Bentley University; Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University; Christine Mooney, Northern Illinois University; Rick Oches, Bentley University; John Ritter, Wittenberg University; Rachel Wilson, Wittenberg University
A scientifically literate citizenry is essential to meet the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals and ensure that the U.S. remains economically competitive in an increasingly resource-constrained society. Yet neither ...

Improving the Center's Lever: Strategic Addition of a Co-curricular Activity to Improve STEM Faculty and Student Success
Ken Griffith, Texas Tech University; Alyssa Kramer, Texas Tech University; Abby Miller, Texas Tech University; Torrey Stubblefield, Texas Tech University; Mckenna Mckay, Texas Tech University
After the 2015 annual meeting of the POD Network in Higher Education, leaders from POD and the Network of STEM Education Centers (NSEC) came together to host a workshop called "Collaborating at the ...

From Diagnostics to Dialogics: a generative approach to STEM education reform
Narmin S. Ghalichi, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
From its early origins in social psychology (Lewin 1946), organization development theory and practice has sequentially focused on capacity building (Senge 1990) and whole-system managed change (Dannemiller & ...

Advancing Excellence and Equity in Science: A curriculum to build community and belonging in STEM
Emily Borda, Western Washington University
The Advancing Equity and Excellence in Science (AEES) initiative at Western Washington University (WWU), funded through an HHMI Inclusive Excellence grant, works at multiple levels to make science majors more ...