Creating Equitable STEM Classrooms

Teachers can make a crucial impact on students’ lives by disrupting society’s narratives about who is allowed to become successful in STEM fields. By enacting purposeful instructional practices and by using powerful learning tools, a great teacher can catalyze students’ interest in STEM fields, and can provide opportunities for students to develop identities as STEM leaders who will shape the next generation of research and problem-solving. Too often, however, marginalized students are routinely subjected to underprepared.