Project team: Dr. Adriana Villavicencio, Dr. Doron Zinger, Socorro Cambero Award: Office of Inclusive Excellence Building Community To Confront Extremism Title: Confronting Extremism through Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in a STEM Educator Program Abstract The underrepresentation of marginalized students in STEM is a serious equity issue. Teachers can play a pivotal role in addressing this issue,…Continue Reading Confronting Extremism through Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in a STEM Educator Program
Day: December 23, 2021
Assistant Professor receives two grants aimed at reducing inequities among English Learners, dismantling racism in K-12 schools
Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio was recently awarded two grants, both to begin in 2022, aimed at reducing inequalities among English Learners and dismantling racism in K-12 schools. First, a three-year, $598,000 grant from the William T. Grant Foundation, “Reducing Inequalities for Immigrant, Multilingual Students in Secondary Schools,” will research the impacts of Internationals Academies (IAs). IAs are specialized…Continue Reading Assistant Professor receives two grants aimed at reducing inequities among English Learners, dismantling racism in K-12 schools