Associate professor 卡桑德拉保罗 and colleagues collaborate on an NSF-funded project to transform STEM education.

离开了,博士. 卡桑德拉保罗. Top row from left to right: Dr. 雷萨·凯利博士. 马科斯皮萨罗.
Bottom row from left to right: Dr. Tammie Visintainer, Dr. Katherine Wilkinson

An interdisciplinary team of STEM faculty lead by Dr. 卡桑德拉保罗 (Physics & Astronomy/科学 教育)  and including Dr. Tammie Visintainer (Teacher 教育/科学 教育), Dr. Resa Kelly (Chemistry/科学 教育), Dr. Katherine Wilkinson (Biology) and Dr. 马科斯皮萨罗 (Associate Dean of the Lurie College of 教育), are working 在1美元上.7 million National 科学 Foundation-funded project entitled, “Transforming Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Through Culturally Sustaining, Active, and Asset-Based Approaches to Introductory 科学 Courses”. With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM 教育 Hispanic Serving Institutions program, this project aims to increase diversity, inclusion, and retention in STEM by transforming teaching and learning in introductory undergraduate science courses. Underrepresented students enter higher education and STEM fields with a wealth of cultural capital and resilience that supports their success in demanding and innovative disciplines. This project aims to leverage those assets through inclusive and affirming STEM learning opportunities that enhance undergraduate students' STEM identities. To this end, the project will implement teaching innovations within introductory science courses and create a faculty learning communities committed to instructional transformation.