The Science and Math Institute (SAMI) is committed to supporting our Science Division faculty’s support of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) students in and outside the classroom.
SAMI supports the Science Division’s Equity Projects
Project Lead for the Works-in-Progress (WIP) Series
Our WIP series is a chance for faculty to share a short case study around an equity-issue in our division, and then lead a cross-disciplinary discussion around where to go next with the issue. Past topics include:
- Collaborative Online Quizzes and Exams to Build Community and Decrease Test Anxiety, Jennie Mayer
- Race-Conscious Teaching: Striving for Equity in the Classroom, Ilder Betancourt-Lopez
- Talking about Leaving STEM, Jackie Gapinski and Allison Kang
- Analyzing Your Own Instructor Data, Dana Vukajlovich
- Colonialism’s Impact on Information, Data, and Research, Elena Maans-Lorincz
- Sketchnoting as a Pedagogical Tool, Fatma Serce
- Decolonization of Information, Elena Maans-Lorincz and Roshni Tewari
- Timely and Warm Feedback: Impact on You and Your Students, Sonya Doucette
- CidiLabs: Canvas Design Worth Doing, Jessica Wang
- Division Equity Goals: Where do we focus next?, Jenn Pang and Eric Davis
- Introduction to CidiLabs, in collaboration with eLearning, Jessica Wang and Raji Sundar
- Panel and Discussion on Gender and Sex, Naomi Jones, Jackie Gapinski, Chris Shelley
- Inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge and Perspectives within College Science Curriculum, Claire McKinley and Jessie McAbee
- Facilitating Peer-Peer Interactions during Class Discussions and Assessments, Stacy Alvares
Next Works in Progress:
Wednesday, April 24, from 2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Topic: Scientist “Spotlights,” Rachel Hutto
Science Division Book Club
Our Book Club series is a chance for faculty to engage with a topic for an academic year, and brainstorm ways to adapt pedagogy in and outside the classroom. Past books include:
- Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, by Zaretta Hammond
- Who’s Asking?: Native Science, Western Science, and Science Education, by Douglas Medin and Megan Bang
Current Book Club for 2023-24:
Successful STEM Mentoring Initiatives for Underrepresented Students, by Becky Wai-Ling Packard
Contact
If you are a Bellevue College STEM faculty or staff member who would like to be involved with these activities, please reach out to us in L200Y.
Last Updated April 9, 2024