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    For a Racially-Just, Inclusive, Open, STEM education: The RIOS Institute imagines an Open Education as the radical idea that education should be affordable, accessible, equitable, inclusive, and relevant to everyone
    As we engage in Open STEM Education, “Open for Whom?” becomes an increasingly urgent question. Why should we invest in an education that is free, if it does not attend to the inclusion of...

    Keywords: social justiceriosNABT 2022

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    Adapting BioQUEST and QUBES Resources to Accelerate STEM Education Reform
    This informal presentation will provide an overview of the resources available from the BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium and the QUBES platform to support individuals and projects. These resources...
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    "Vaccines.. Where do they come from? And how do they work? By Dane Samilo
    Dane Samilo, a Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the Department of Defense joined us to talk about an extremely relevant topic for all to understand. That is vaccines. He walked us through...

    Keywords: BiotechnologyVaccines

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    Conducting Biodiversity Science in the 21st Century (Poster)
    A poster summarizing how museum resources can be used for conducting biodiversity science in the 21st century including in research, education and in increasing inclusivity and diversity in STEM.

    Keywords: researchmuseumPosterBiodiversitynatural history museumsOpen Datadata literacydiversityinclusionBLUEdigitized natural history collectionsbiodiversity data

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    Building an Inclusive Botany - Structuring in Class Discussions
    Driven by the national conversation on systemic racism, ongoing inequities, appeals to decolonize science, and the many recent calls for diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion, we use...

    Keywords: botanyplant sciencediversityAccessibilityHistory of Sciencetraditional knowledgeCommunityScienceColonialismSpecimen Digitization

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    STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Universal Design for Learning
    Slides and materials for the STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Universal Design for Learning

    Keywords: webinarBIOMAAPResources @ BIOMAAPUDL

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    Diversifying and Humanizing Scientist Role Models Through Interviews and Constructing Slide Decks on Researchers’ Research and Life Experiences
    To maintain recruitment and retention, biology teachers face the challenge of finding relatable role models for their students. Our ever-increasing scientific knowledge has been facilitated by...

    Keywords: researchdiversityinclusionScientific ProcessRepresentationScientistRole Models

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    STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Episode 4
    Beyond Techniques: A Phenomenological Approach to Inclusive Teaching with Dr. Mays Imad.

    Keywords: teaching strategiesinclusionInclusive teachingphenoPhenomenological

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    The RIOS Institute Strategic Plan
    The Institute for a Racially Just, Inclusive, and Open STEM Education (RIOS Institute) is a virtual synthesis center led by a diverse set of individuals at the interface of open education, STEM...
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    Building Better groups in STEM Courses
    Formation of student groups that can work effectively together is challenging at best. Considerations include group size and formation (assigned or student choice) and how group members will be...

    Keywords: EquityinclusionDiversity in STEM classroomsgroup workdeidiversity equity and inclusionBIOME 2022

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    NSF Final Outcomes Report: Using the Lived Experiences and Narratives of Black Heritage and African American Gullah/Geechee to Learn Science Concepts
    This resource is a public report that provides final outcomes from the NSF funded project award # 1928832. The resources included in this report are outcomes from the catalyst project titled:...

    Keywords: biologyEquityenvironmental scienceScience curriculumdiversityinclusion#NGSSBlack representationbelongingusing lived experiences and narrativesBlack heritageGullah/Geechee

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    STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Universal Design for Learning Recording
    Video recordings (with captions), transcript, and chat for the STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Universal Design for Learning.
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    STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Fixed vs Growth Mindset and Why the Biggest Challenge May be Faculty (Episode Seven)
    This webinar will explore how faculty can teach with a growth mindset and identify some potential areas of fixed mindset that might prove to be obstacles for many students.

    Keywords: growth mindsetfaculty developmentDiversity and Inclusionfaculty mindset

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    Data Cards Sample Created From Lost Crops of Africa (NRC, 1996, 2006, 2008)
    This resource provides a sample of the data cards that have been used in conference presentations, trainings, and science methods courses over the years. This resource provides supplemental data...

    Keywords: environmental scienceCurriculum developmentScience curriculumAfricacultural resourcescultural heritageancient fruitsancient vegetablesdiversity equity and inclusionBlackNext Generation Science StandardsBlack representation in STEMgrain sizescience capitalcrops

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    The River Field Studies Network: Connecting rivers, people, & science through immersive field-based education (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    Connecting rivers, people, & science through immersive field-based education

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    Examining Medical and Scientific Racism Using the Story of Henrietta Lacks
    This is a semester-long project in which students read and discuss the story of Henrietta Lacks from multiple ethical perspectives. This project was developed for an undergraduate science ethics...

    Keywords: diversity equity and inclusiondecolonizing scienceanti-racist pedagogy

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    Leveraging Panel Discussions to Promote Positive Representation, Develop Science Identity, and Shift Stereotypes
    The overrepresentation of cis straight white male scientists in examples used in Biology curriculum makes it difficult for students with other axes of diversity (race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality,...

    Keywords: professional developmentEquitydiversityscience identitysense of belongingCentering Student VoicesCareer Paneland InclusionPositive Representation of Diverse ScientistsFostering Community Between Students

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    Field Safety: Right To Know Documents for Building Inclusive Field Teams
    This module discusses mental and physical aspects of field safety. The module contains resources for supporting students and technicians in the field and guides supervisors as they write their own...

    Keywords: ecologydeidiversity equity and inclusionfield workfield safety

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    Evaluation of DEIJ in Lectures of Junior Year Science Undergraduate Course
    Diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, DEIJ, is important for both students and faculty as they improve learning outcomes and elicit professional competency respectively. DEIJ...

    Keywords: stempedagogyArticleUndergraduateOpen Sourcescienceevaluationneurobiologythe role of active learning in retention and engagementFacultyAnalysismethod#DEI-J-ADEIJinterdisplinaryjunorlearning spacesadditional support learning systemenhancement

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    Urban stream invaders: a scientist spotlight featuring Dr. Piatã Santana Marques
    Students read and interpret data from a study which addresses how urbanization affects the invasive attributes of a non-native species. They also reflect on the identity of the lead researcher and...

    Keywords: ecologyInvasive SpeciesStream ecologyurban ecologynutrient pollution

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