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STEM Education and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy: Envisioning New Horizons in Teacher Preparation for Student Liberation
Wed, April 8, 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (7:45 to 9:15am PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 2nd Floor, Platinum ISession Type: Symposium
Abstract
While research has explored the connection between culture and content, much of it overlooks the diverse ways of knowing that underrepresented students bring to STEM classrooms. As a result, STEM education often positions these students as outsiders rather than rightful participants—lacking the sense of rightful presence essential for meaningful engagement (Calabrese Barton & Tan, 2019). This symposium reimagines STEM education and teacher preparation by centering equity, identity, and community knowledge, and offering a liberatory framework through the lens of CSP. Presenters will share research, practical strategies, and critical reflections that collectively reframe preparatory and professional development initiatives—moving from deficit-based models to transformative approaches that position all students as full participants in STEM teaching and learning.
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Expanding CSP Through Afro-Indigeneity and Pan-Disability: An Inclusive Equity STEM Interrogation - Johana E. Thomas Zapata, Washington State University; Alexis Padilla, Independent Scholar
STEM Sin Fronteras: Bridging Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies, Chicana Feminist and DisCrit Perspectives in Third Space STEM Education for Latinx Youth - Rachel G. Salas, University of Nevada - Reno; Lizeth I. Lizarraga, University of Texas at Austin
CSP in STEM Teaching: Preparing the Next Generation through Ambitious Teaching in Mathematics and Science - Karen L. Terrell, Loyola University Maryland; Karen Clark, Loyola University Maryland; Afra Ahmed Hersi, Loyola University Maryland; Stacy Williams, Loyola University Maryland; Qi Shi, Loyola University Maryland
Advancing Culturally Responsive STEM Education: An Evidence-Based Framework for Latinx Student Success Through Monarch Butterfly Migration - Maryam Saberi, University of Shiraz; Noushin Nouri, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
A Heuristic Model for the Preparation of Culturally Sustaining Teachers of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics - Diane H. Silva Pimentel, Brown University; Indira Gil, Brown University
Rightful Presence in Early Childhood STEM: Honoring Disability Culture through Professional Development - Michele Stites, University of Maryland - Baltimore County; Hsiu-wen Yang, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Chih-Ing Lim, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Susan Sonnenschein, University of Maryland - Baltimore County; Megan Vihn, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Jonathan E. Singer, University of Maryland - Baltimore County; Besjane Krasniqi, University of Maryland - Baltimore County; Freya Kaur, University of Maryland - Baltimore County