Making our Voices Heard: Negotiating the Promises and Challenges of STEM Education for Historically Under-represented Youth

Friday, October 12, 2012: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
617 (WSCC)
Chair:
Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis, PhD, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico

Description: This interactive session explores the promises and challenges associated with the integration of mathematics and engineering education. Throughout this session, the presenters will provide and engage the audience in discussing perspectives of K-12 and college level under-represented students’ experiences through these approaches.



8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:55 AM
Supporting Access to STEM for First Generation and Historically Under-represented Students in Gateway Mathematics Courses
James Epperson Mendoza, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Texas at Arlington
9:15 AM
“With our Feet on the Ground:” Affordances and Challenges of Developing an Integrated STEM Approach for Latina/o Middle School Students
Carlos LópezLeiva, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of New Mexico ; Marios Pattichis, PhD , Associate Professor , University of New Mexico
9:35 AM
Latino/a Mathematics Identity Negotiation in Algebra 1 Classrooms: Examining Race and Language
Maria Zavala, PhD , Assistant Professor , San Francisco State University