Research

Informal STEM PLC to Serve Black Girls (SDSE-clone)


Description
Research Questions
1. In dialogues about research-based supports for Black girls, how do practitioners of informal STEM learning make sense of empirical research as they consider race, gender, and class in their own work?
2. In what ways do practitioners of informal STEM learning propose the design of a Professional Learning Community to help them more positively affect the educational experiences of Black girls?
Content
  • Enrollment
  • Consent Form
  • Participant Questionnaire
  • Schedule Your 40-minute Interview
  • 1. Big ideas about underrepresentation of Black Girls in STEM
  • Self-Study on Black Girls and your organization
  • Read 1 Article + Leave at least 2 thoughts or questions.
  • Focus Group: Underrepresentation of Black Girls in STEM
  • Reflection Questionnaire
  • 2. Promising Practices to Empower Black Girls’ STEM Identity
  • Self-Study on Increasing Representation in your organization
  • Read 1 Article + Leave at least 2 thoughts or questions.
  • Focus Group: Empower Black Girls’ STEM Identity
  • Reflection Questionnaire
  • 3. A Complementary Solution: Professional Learning Communities
  • Self-Study on Collaboration
  • Read 1 Article + Leave at least 2 thoughts or questions.
  • Focus Group: Collaboration and PLCs
  • Reflection Questionnaire
  • Exit Ticket
  • Schedule Your 40-minute Interview
  • Review your Interview Summary
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever