Perspectives Fall 2019

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-24LEC as your access code for this course.

Module 1: The Demarcation Problem
What is our question? Why does it matter? How will we make progress?

Day	Reading to do tonight	Homework due before next class	Other information
August 26	On BS (in Perusall)	August 26
August 28	The Impact of Beliefs	August 28	I’m out of town today – no class meeting.

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
September 4	Umbrellaology	September 4	lecture slides
September 9	Seeing the Science	September 9	lecture slides
September 11	Problematizing	September 11
September 16	– catch up day –	none	email me if you have completed assignments late

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 18	Mathematical Horizon	September 18
September 23			in-class form in class – no need to read ahead of time: Literacy in Three Metaphors
September 25	Politics of Math also (no need to read) this.	September 25
September 30			“last word” discussion in class today
October 2	2 options: Why We Stink at Math OR Good teaching, bad results	October 2	also worth reading

Module 4: The Demarcation Problem in Engineering
What is engineering? What is engineering knowledge?

Day	Reading to do tonight	Homework due before next class	Other information
October 7			lecture slides
October 9	Choose 2:Read Tim Brown’s Design Thinking and one other	October 9
October 14	none		guests in class
October 16	none:  see HW →	October 16

Module 5: 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 21	none	none	in class: discuss findings (hw) why it matters  similar article  another
October 23	choose one	October 23 (reading done this weekend)	in class activity do women who want to be engineers have more difficulty? (yes – after graduating)
October 28	none		research briefs
October 30		October 23 (30) research brief done this weekend – be ready to present!	research briefs periscope lesson Leona (fyi)
November 4			research brief presentations
November 6		November 6th	research brief presentations

Module 6: Putting it together: Critiquing curriculum
What does curriculum look like that tries to engage students in equitable STEM? How well does it do?

Day	Reading to do tonight	Homework due before next class	Other information
November 11		stop motion animation	flipgrid
November 13		read notes on the parabola	in class flipgrid
November 18			biology week
November 20	Darwin’s Frogs OR Myth & Magic	Nov 13

Creating a lesson

Day	Reading to do tonight	Homework due before next class	Other information
THANKSGIVING!	THANKSGIVING!	THANKSGIVING!	THANKSGIVING!
December 2	pairs and work day		bring hw to class with you today!
December 4	groups work day
December 9	presentations		names…
December 11	presentations		names…

FINAL PROJECT INFORMATION. AND RUBRIC.

 

If you’d like to schedule a time to meet with me, please use this link.