SupportingthesuccessofALLstudents:Broadeningparticipationofunderrepresentedgroupsinthegeosciences

RachelBeane,BowdoinCollege,Maine

SueEbanks,SavannahStateUniversity, Georgia

HeatherMacdonald,CollegeofWil l iamandMary,Virginia

GaryWeissmann,UniversityofNewMexico

Workshopgoals•Discusshowtoreachandattractstudentstothegeosciences•Recognizebarrierstoinclusivityandassesshowwemightbeexcludingstudents•Explorestrategiestohelpstudentsthrive•Developanactionplanforstrategiestoimplementincoursesanddepartments

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Ifyou◦ Areinvolvedwithteachingoroutreach◦Workwithstudentsinresearcharenas◦ Advisestudents◦ Areanadministrator

Howdiversedoyouperceiveyourdepartmentorprogramtobe?

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DiversityVarietyofpeopleandperspectives

SupportingthesuccessofALLstudents:Broadeningparticipationofunderrepresentedgroupsinthegeosciences

Scenariodiscussion1. Individually,readoneofthescenarios2. Asatable,discusstheissues3. Guideddiscussionamongall

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BroadeningParticipation:attractingstudentstothegeosciences

ImplicitbiasasabarriertoinclusivityAttitudesorstereotypesthataffectourunderstanding,actions,anddecisionsinanunconsciousmanner.”

Mentalshortcutsthatdevelop“throughculturalinfluences,mediaandotherdirectandindirectmessages.”

Maybe“countertoourexpressedvaluesandcanactivatefeelingsandattitudesaboutothersbasedontheirappearance,race,ageandothercharacteristics.”

https://gatewaytolearning.osu.edu/diversity-and-inclusion/identifying-and-addressing-implicit-bias

Yes,wehaveimplicitbiases,too

Asfaculty,“weevaluatestudents,makejudgments,createrules,andoftendecidewhogetstospeakandwhen.”Tocreateenvironmentswhereallstudentshaveopportunitytothrive◦wemustexamineourownbehaviors◦ takestepstointerruptourimplicitbiases.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/Yes-You-Have-Implicit-Biases/241797

ACT toaddressimplicitbiasAcknowledge thatweallhavebiases

e.g.ProjectImplicit:https://implicit.harvard.edu/

Counteract:questionstereotypes,providepositiveexamples,interactwiththosedifferentfromus

Transform:introduceprocedurestooutwitimplicitbiasesrubricsforgradingmechanismsforfacilitatingclassdiscussionsnotviewstudentsnameswhengrading

https://gatewaytolearning.osu.edu/diversity-and-inclusion/identifying-and-addressing-implicit-bias

ContextDiversity:Anewdimensionofdiversity• Culturalcontextisbothconscious andunconscious behaviorsorbeliefsthatsetswhywedowhatwedoandhowweperceivetheworldaroundus.

• Differentcultureswilloperateunderdifferentculturalcontexts;individualswithinculturesvarygreatlyandmayoperateMulticontextually.

LowContext, Individuated HighContext,IntegratedTends tobe:• Private• Compartmentalizedandobjectfocused• Linear• Scheduled,and• Haveacontextuallyindependentconception

oftheworld

Tends tobe:• Interconnected• Systemsandconnectionsfocused• Cyclicalandmosaic• Lessschedulesensitive,and• Haveacontextuallydependentconception

oftheworld.

Ibarra,RA,2001,BeyondAffirmativeAction:ReframingtheContextofHigherEducation,UniversityofWisconsinPress,Madison,323p.Chávez,AF,andLongerbeam,SD,2016,TeachingAcrossCulturalStrengths:Aguidetobalancingintegratedandindividuatedculturalframeworksincollegeteaching,StylusPress,241p.

StrategiestosupportALLstudentsCountoff1-7atyourtable.Movetotheposterthatcorrespondswithyournumber.

Whatresonateswithyou?

Whathaveyoutried?

Whatquestionsdoyouhave?

Reflectingonourinstructionalchoices

Whatchoicesdowemakeaseducators?Whomightourchoicesexclude?Whatwillwechange?

Actionplanning

•Howmightyouoryourdepartmentreachandattractstudentstothegeosciences?•Whatbarrierstoparticipationmightyoubeabletoremove?•Whatstrategiesmightyouusetohelpstudentsthrive?

TravelingWorkshopProgramOpportunitiestostrengthencoursesandprogramsthroughcampus,regional,andnationalworkshops.

TravelingWorkshopThemes• SupportingtheSuccessof All Students•GeoscienceandEnvironmentalScienceDepartments• Cross-CampusEnvironmentalandSustainabilityPrograms• EarthScienceinK-8TeacherPreparationPrograms• IntroandUpper-LevelCourses• EffectiveandSocietallyRelevantCourses

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Our Goals:• To foster improvements in the teaching and learning about Earth as

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