Education Archives - We Rep STEM

February 22, 2021February 25, 2021

Short-term anti-racist training not enough to counter systemic racism in Canadian education

Ministries of education need to embed ongoing anti-racist training into their teacher education programs. Short-term anti-bias training has little impact.

by The Conversation

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Black History Month Education

We all lose from anti-Black racism on Canadian university campuses

Two books published this year explore how anti-Blackness on Canadian university campuses shapes higher education for Black students.

by Cheryl

Education

Education group working to include Indigenous knowledge into Canadian STEM curriculum

"Teachers have been telling us for years that they want to bring this into the school. It’s systemic change that we’re looking for. "

by Cheryl November 23, 2020November 26, 2020

Education News

University admissions tests are under scrutiny, especially during COVID-19

This article was written for theconversation.com by Louis Volante, Brock University; Christopher DeLuca, Queen’s University, Ontario, and Don A. Klinger, University of Waikato Many...

by The Conversation November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Education

Paper finds areas in US lack access to informal STEM learning, Indigenous communities most likey to be impacted

A portion of the Great Plains encompassing 48 counties was found to have no ILIs at all, leaving more than 327,000 people with limited access to informal STEM learning.

by Cheryl October 28, 2020November 1, 2020

Education

Racism contributes to poor attendance of Indigenous students in Alberta schools

Indigenous parents in the study reported that they chose to send their children to an off-reserve public school for increased access to specialized programs, such as mechanics, and special education support.

by The Conversation September 30, 2020October 14, 2020

Education News

Bellarmine University announces $1 million program to recruit low-income students for STEM studies

The university says it hopes the scholarship will help add "much-needed" diversity to the STEM workforce by recruiting and developing traditionally underrepresented students.

by Cheryl September 21, 2020September 30, 2020

Education Math

Future teachers often think memorization is the best way to teach math & science – until they learn a different way

This study matters because a teacher’s beliefs – their personal philosophy about teaching and learning – often determine how they will teach and what students will learn. And because problem-solving is necessary for scientific and mathematical literacy, students need teachers who will expose them to problem-solving.

by The Conversation September 17, 2020September 30, 2020

Education

$10M program aims to improve access to STEM for Black, Latinx students

A new initiative sponsored by the Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will contribute $10 million over the next 10 years to help Black, Latinx, and all...

by Cheryl August 26, 2020September 1, 2020

Education

Future teachers more likely to view Black children as angry when compared to white students

The findings may help teachers' colleges and school boards devise bias elimination training programs.

by Cheryl July 9, 2020July 28, 2020

Education

‘Little scientists’: Kids prefer books that explain how the world works

A 2017 report by the Independent suggests kids ask upwards of 73 questions a day, often starting at breakfast and going full steam ahead, seemingly...

by The Conversation April 16, 2020June 12, 2020

Education Engineering

Teaching kids how to make guitars can get them hooked on engineering

This article was written for theconversation.com byMark French, Purdue University The Big Idea: I’m part of a team of professors and high school teachers...

by The Conversation February 20, 2020June 12, 2020