Come ready to move forward with your social justice journey. Progress toward a collective classroom well-being is a collaborative process that starts with individual reflection and action. Let us help each other by working together to find and check our own biases so that our hearts and minds are open to growth.

SPEAKERS:
Jason Foster (Evanston Township High School: Evanston, IL), Michael Nocella (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL)

In 2015, the American Psychological Association released the “Top 20 Principles from Psychology for PreK–12 Teaching and Learning” created by the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education. This session will focus on three of these principles dealing with Social Emotional factors important to learning and address six critical questions to consider as we continue to deal with the effects of educational disruptions resulting from the pandemic.

SPEAKERS:
Steven Turner (Albemarle High School: Charlottesville, VA)

In this session, we will discuss the myth of Learning Loss and what was actually found out as the pandemic unveiled underlying issues within our STEM education systems. We will have an open discussion on how we as educators can create an inclusive STEM classroom that prioritizes equity in in-person, at a distance, and beyond. We will culminate lessons learned from distance learning and next steps we can take to create equitable STEM spaces in our own context.

SPEAKERS:
Leena Bakshi (STEM4Real: No City, No State)