This is the website for students in STEM-Ed 220. Our syllabus for the course can be found here. Below are links to information you will need for each week; it will be populated with more information throughout the semester. To view the links (most of which are stored on Google Drive) and to submit the homework you will need to be logged in to your Boise State account. Typically we will have a longer reading on the weekends, along with a written assignment, and a shorter homework assigned on Monday nights. Most of our readings we will do collaboratively in Perusall (if not, I will link the reading below). You should create an account on Perusall and add: ATKINS-ELLIOTT-3RSDE as your access code for this course.
Module 1: The Demarcation Problem
What is our question? How will we make progress?
| Day | Reading to do tonight | Homework due before next class | Other information |
| August 20 | The Impact of Beliefs *try to do in Perusall* | register (see above) read and comment using PERUSALL | |
| August 22 | On BS (in Perusall) | August 22nd | mentioned in class |
Module 2: The Demarcation Problem in Science
What is science? – How educators answer
| Day | Reading to do tonight | Homework due before next class | Other information |
| August 27 | Umbrellaology (in class) | none | |
| August 29 | Seeing the Science | August 29 | lecture slides
no class Monday – due date is Tuesday |
| September 5 | Problematizing | September 5 | |
| September 10 | – catch up day- | none |
Module 3: The Demarcation Problem in Math
What is math? – How educators answer
| Day | Reading to do tonight | Homework due before next class | Other information |
| September 12 | Mathematical Horizon | September 12 | |
| September 17 | Literacy in Three Metaphors | ||
| September 19 | Politics of Math | September 19 | “last word” discussion |
| September 24 | q&a day | ||
| September 26 | 2 options: Why We Stink at Math OR Good teaching, bad results | September 26 | also worth reading |
Module 4: Is STEM Racist? Sexist?
How do we answer “what is science” or “what is math” in equitable ways? Can we?
| Day | Reading to do tonight | Homework due before next class | Other information |
| October 1 | in class: discuss findings (hw) why it matters similar article another Unrelated article – came out this week |
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| October 3 | choose one | October 3 (reading done this weekend) |
in class activity |
| October 8 | research briefs | ||
| October 10 | October 3 research brief done this weekend – be ready to present! |
research briefs periscope lesson Leona (fyi) |
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| October 15 | math presents today | ||
| October 17 | science presents today |
Module 5: Putting it together: Critiquing curriculum
How do we answer “what is science” or “what is math” in equitable ways? Can we?
| Day | Reading to do tonight | Homework due before next class | Other information |
| October 22 | no Leslie today! | ||
| October 24 | finish presentations | ||
| October 29 | biology week | ||
| October 31 | Darwin’s Finches | October 31 (Task 1) | |
| November 5 | math week | ||
| November 7 | Nov 7 (Task 2) |
Creating a lesson
| Day | Reading to do tonight | Homework due before next class | Other information |
| November 12 | |||
| November 14 | Final project | ideas from lecture | |
| THANKSGIVING! | THANKSGIVING! | THANKSGIVING! | THANKSGIVING! |
| November 26 | Mark, Ricardo, Carl | ||
| November 28 | Carl, Megan, Ryan | ||
| December 3 | Jeffery, Marco, Allie | ||
| December 5 | Allie, Jasmine, Jenn |
If you’d like to schedule a time to meet with me, please use this link.
Atkins Elliott Lab 