On December 3-5, 2025, 50 thought-leaders in undergraduate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education met at the headquarters of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) in Washington, D.C. to discuss the future of undergraduate STEM education and the successes and barriers related to providing an engaging STEM education for all undergraduate…
https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/rios_lc_science_dem_f25 Civic education has long been defined as knowledge and understanding of US government structures and processes—e.g the U.S. Constitution, the three branches of government, how a bill becomes a law—thus the curricular domain of history and political science. But does knowledge of these facts and texts translate into a deeper understanding of the principles…
To register go to: https://ncsce.wildapricot.org/event-6254629 At-a-glance schedule Events will take place at either the R. Michael Shanahan Center for Teaching and Learning or the Platt Campus Center. Thurs. Sept 18, 2025 4p Check-in and reception (Sprague patio, adjacent to Shanahan 1430) 5p – 6:15p Keynote Speaker Katie Worth, Censoring the Future: How Climate Change is…
Due to demand NCSCE will offer a repeat screening of the film Counted Out. This time there is NO cap on registrations and you can register directly from this link to Show&Tell: https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/counted-out-ncsce-02 If you want to share the link with colleagues, please send them to NCSCE.net so they can use the link with their…
Continue Reading REPEAT SCREENING OF COUNTED OUT: MATH IS POWER, AUGUST 8, 2pm Eastern
On June 6 NCSCE hosted a screening of the film Counted out: Math is Power. The film investigates the biggest crises of our time—political polarization, racial and economic inequity, global pandemic and climate change–through an unexpected lens: math. From the Director’s (Vicki Abeles) statement: I learned that a film about the way math is taught—and…
Continue Reading Report on Film Screening of Counted Out: Math is Power June 6
We encourage members of our community to reach out if NCSCE resources or assets can support your work. What we can offer now: Our digital platforms—Do you have relevant knowledge or a successful teaching strategy you want to share? We can host a workshop or webinar, or you can submit an article or report to…
Continue Reading What can NCSCE offer our community of civically engaged STEM educators right now?
These are dark times for both science and education. The withdrawal or freezing of federal funding, mass firings in federal agencies, total bans on program, activities, and even specific words have already had profound impacts on the institutions where NCSCE participants work. These ruptures, and the dismantling of agencies that provide verified public data in…
Many of your NCSCE colleagues will be participating in this national demonstration of support for science, public health, the environment and evidence-based inquiry. Science impacts everyone!
August 1-4, 2024 Humanizing STEM: Higher Education’s Role in Realizing the Social Contract for Science In 1997 Jane Lubchenco, the incoming President of the American Association for Science, issued a call for “a new social contract for science.” She believed scientists should re-examine their obligations to society in order to serve society better, engage with…
Congratulations to SENCER Ambassador and NCSCE’s 2021 Wm. E. Bennett Awardee Pat Marsteller for receiving the nation’s highest honor for mentors in science and technology. Marsteller, who retired in 2020 after a 30-year career, is among 25 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). Read more Davida Smyth, NCSCE…
