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…
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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…
REGISTER HERE Following up from our November “Data Literacy 101” workshop, NCSCE is offering a deeper dive into data with this free workshop. Recent technology including social media and artificial intelligence have fundamentally changed data analysis and data literacy. As one example, the distinction between categorical and qualitative data on one hand and quantitative data…
You are invited to join us at the March 1-2, 2025 “Sustainability and Climate Change Across the Curriculum” workshop arranged in a collaboration between SENCER Hawaiʻi, SENCER Center for Innovation West, and AASHE Hawaiʻi hosted with support from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoaʻs College of Social Sciences.With ongoing and increasing climate change issues and research, the workshop is designed to inspire faculty and instructors (including graduate students) to integrate social, economic,…
NCSCE’s journal Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal (SECEIJ.net) features a special form hosted by The Indigenous Knowledges, Encouragements, Engagements, and Experiences (’IKE) Alliance for Transforming STEM Education This special forum is a collection of interviews, research articles, project reports, and policy papers from members of the ‘IKE Alliance, a group of Indigenous and…
Join and follow us at @ncsce.bsky.social. Lots of STEM reform people and groups are joining and and the science communication and advocacy numbers are HUGE and growing. Its pretty nice over there!
