Literacy Identity Much conversation has taken place recently about students building STEM identities and how these self-perceptions affect who is entering the STEM fields (Singer et al., 2020). The thinking is that if students can imagine themselves as a successful microbiologist, mechanical engineer, financial analysist or
Create a Sense of Belonging for Your Students By Paul Hernandez Developing an environment that affirms students' cultures, languages, and identities is important for providing effective student services and teaching and learning. Educators must create a sense of belonging for students to develop this environment. You must
As educators, we agree our post-pandemic goal shouldn’t be to go back to the way things were. It’s a time for a creative reimagination. How can we right some of the pre-existing wrongs and help our systems, structures, and mathematics instruction rebound in ways that
Originally published on SmartBlog on Education One day I was running in my neighborhood and I saw the following sign on a front lawn: “Drive like your children live here.” I stopped and thought about the hidden message sent to the driver who sees it: “You