"An inclusive classroom is one where all voices, regardless of background have equal opportunity to contribute to and shape the community dialogue. This has implications for the pedagogical approach. . . . I consider the instructor not to be teaching science, but teaching students (Moje 1996). . . . We are asked therefore to think of the relationships created and to contextualize the exchange of information within the framework of that relationship. This paradigm makes teaching inclusive. It implicates the instructor as part but not necessarily central to the learning process, and ascribes greater power to the student voice."
—Bryan Dewsbury in Deep Teaching in a College STEM Classroom (2019)
Center for Teaching & Learning Inclusive Practices in STEM Research Labs
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Book by Bunnell and Jaswal
Being Human in STEM: Partnering with Students to Shape Inclusive Practices and Communities by Sarah Bunnell, Sheila Jaswal and Megan Lyster, published in March 2023, presents the Being Human in STEM Initiative, or HSTEM, as a model for challenging the assumptions we make, and how we communicate to students, about who belongs and who can thrive in STEM.
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Article about planting and cultivating equity in our human relationships
In Planting Equity: Using What We Know to Cultivate Growth as a Plant Biology Community, Beronda L. Montgomery addresses "ways we might use our knowledge as plant scientists to help us address systemic racism and persistent issues of inequity in scientific spaces and far beyond.”
Nature's Guide for Mentors
Having a good mentor early in your career can mean the difference between success and failure in any field. Adrian Lee, Carina Dennis and Philip Campbell look at what makes a good mentor.
Inclusive Practices in STEM Resources
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- Being Human in STEM: Partnering with Students to Shape Inclusive Practices and Communities. Bunnell, S., Jaswal, S., & Lyster, M. (2023). Stylus.
- Chavella Pittman's online course on Developing Effective Practices for Inclusive Classrooms. Pittman, C. (n.d.). [Lots of generalizable information here that extends to the research space, and many reflective prompts throughout the course. Use Contact Us link for more information.]
- Deep Teaching in a College STEM Classroom. Dewsbury, B. (2019, March 19). Cultural Studies of Science Education, 15, 169-191.
- Lessons from Plants. Montgomery, B. (2021). Harvard University Press. [Book about inclusive mentoring]
- Lessons from Plants: A Conversation with Beronda Montgomery. Williams, M. (2021, April 6). American Society of Plant Biologists. [Plantae Webinar with Beronda Montgomery]
- Mentoring Competency Assessment (MCA). (n.d.). University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Nature's guide for mentors. Lee, A., Dennis, C., & Campbell, P. (2007). Nature, 447, 791–797.
- Planting Equity: Using What We Know to Cultivate Growth as a Plant Biology Community. Montgomery, B. (2020). The Plant Cell, 32(11), November 2020, Pages 3372-3375.
- Racial Healing Handbook. Singh, A. (2019). New Harbinger Publications. [Link provides free tools available for this book.]
- Teaching in Color Podcast. Pittman, C. (n.d.). Teaching in Color.