equity – STEMteachersNYC

STEMteachersNYC Equity Lab/K-12 Outreach Program at the Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University

How do research, resources, policy and practice intersect to support our MLL learners and their teachers? October 26, 2021. We were a small group of teachers, researchers, and K12 Program coordinators who came together to plant the seed of new collaboration.

Thinking and Drinking Critically: A Unit on New York City’s Water Quality Part 3

Upon learning that many of their water samples may be impure, students are motivated to devise a solution to contaminated drinking water.

Thinking and Drinking Critically: A Unit on New York City’s Water Quality Part 2

To delve deeper into the unit’s driving questions, we start with the concept of pH, or “power of hydrogen.” Students review a graphic illustrating the pH scale and learn that substances can be classified as acidic, neutral, or basic.

Thinking and Drinking Critically: A Unit on New York City’s Water Quality Part 1

The Flint, Michigan water crisis drew national attention to the effects of unsafe drinking water and issues of equity and social justice. It also opened up opportunities for engaging in socio-scientific issues in the science classroom (Ewing and Sadler 2020). Students consume hundreds of gallo

5 Reasons to Support STEM This Holiday

As the holiday season approaches, we hope you’ll keep STEMteachersNYC in mind when you consider your annual giving. As NYC’s only teacher-led platform for professional development in STEM we need your support now more than ever.

Encouraging Diversity, Inclusion and Recognizing Bias and How it Shapes the STEM Curriculum

In this workshop join educators Jenny Shen and Caroline Doherty for a discussion on how to recognize implicit bias and use it as a lens to frame STEM teaching practices.