"What Are We Missing?" Examining Culturally Relevant Teaching Practices in STEM Educator Preparation Programs

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Eighteen
  In Roundtable Session: Centering and Sustaining Diverse Multicultural and Multiethnic Literacies (Table 17)

Abstract

The STEM field now faces a two-fold crisis of students’ waning interest and underrepresentation of marginalized student populations such as Black and Brown students contrary to the high demand for STEM-qualified professionals. We must examine EPP STEM methods curriculum as culturally relevant pedagogy that has been proven to enhance learning outcomes, pique and retain interest, and foster confidence in students. To this end, this study interrogates the current processes of STEM EPPs and their ability to create equitable and just education for marginalized student groups. Utilizing content analysis, we examine course descriptions from top-ranked teacher-training universities in the United States for the presence or lack of training that STEM PSTs receive in their respective EPPs regarding culturally relevant pedagogy.

Authors

• Miriam Marie Sanders, Texas A&M University
  Presenting Author

• Maiya A. Turner, Texas A&M University
  Presenting Author

• John A. Williams, Texas A&M University
  Presenting Author