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, ...

Assessing Quantitative Reasoning Across Ohio
Gregory Foley, Ohio University-Main Campus; Deependra Budhathoki, Defiance College
Quantitative Reasoning (QR) is gaining in popularity across the United States as a gateway postsecondary mathematics course. In particular, enrollment in QR at public institutions of higher (IHEs) in Ohio increased ...

What did we START? Three Years Supporting Intergenerational Department Change Teams to Build Anti-racist Courses and Curricula
Monica Linden, Brown University; Stacey Lawrence, Brown University; James Valles, Brown University; Eric Kaldor, Brown University; Dana Hayward, Brown University; Mary Wright, Brown University
In the summer of 2020, three Brown University faculty (2 STEM, 1 humanities) and three staff from Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning began developing the Seminar on Transformation around Anti-Racist Teaching ...

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 ...

Blueprint for Accelerating Change in Social Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM Curricula
Patricia Marsteller, Emory University; Melissa Haswell, Delta College; Ruthmae Sears, University of South Florida
Our group is developing a book and eventually a grant to support and give examples of curricular ideas that use Social and Racial Justice issues for STEM curricula. The book will aim to provide change agents, ...

Characterizing the culture of chemistry to catalyze change
Courtney Ngai, Colorado State University
Historically, STEM fields have been criticized for exclusive practices and culture. People who are excluded due to ethnicity or race (PEERs - Asai, 2020) experience inequitable conditions as students and ...

Change Leaders for Improving Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation
Wendy Smith, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Brian Lawler, Kennesaw State University
The Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (MTEP) is a national networked improvement community (NIC) seeking to transform secondary mathematics teacher preparation, centering principles of equity and inclusion. ...

Using Idea Flow Theory to Understand Levers for Change in 2- to 4-year STEM Transfer Between Wisconsin Public Institutions
Janet Branchaw, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amanda Butz, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kevin Mirus, Madison Area Technical College
The University of Wisconsin - Madison's HHMI Inclusive Excellence project aims to increase the number and diversity of students graduating with STEM bachelor's degrees in the state of Wisconsin by ...