Women in STEM Careers
The second diversity consideration we will look at is gender, specifically the issue that women are underrepresented in STEM fields. For example, in 2015 WISE found that of 14,000 engineering …
Course: Volunteering in the Classroom: Adapting Resources for STEM Activities
STEM Activity Resources
In this step, you will be encouraged to try to matching resources for STEM activities to different contexts. Here is a summary of what you will look at: STEM Resources …
Searching STEM Learning resources
In the previous step, you examined a wide variety of organisations which produce resources which can be used for practical activities. We will now look at the resources on STEM …
The impact you could make
We really want you to appreciate the value volunteers can bring and to get you thinking about what you could offer as a volunteer. In this video we look at …
The next step for your volunteering
At the start of the course, we introduced the impact that you could make as a volunteer in STEM. We hope that you will continue your development with us. You’ve …
Adapt a Resource
Now we want you to think about how you would adapt one resource for a specific group of young people. You can choose your own resource or another from the …
Checklist for Reviewing Your Resources
The final part of this course asks you to take a look at one of the resources you found from the resources Padlet and consider how you might need to …
Disadvantaged Pupils
In this step, we are going to be looking at disadvantaged young people. The UK government and STEM Learning are aiming for STEM Ambassadors to increase engagement with young people …
Advice from a STEM Ambassador on gender
In this video interview, Alice Gray, a STEM Ambassador in Wales, talks about her approach to working with young people and her awareness of gender bias. Alice featured recently on …
Advice from teachers working with pupils with special educational needs
Teachers from a special needs secondary school in England talk about teaching pupils with moderate and severe learning difficulties. Summary Draw upon the specialist advice available in special educational settings. …
Special Educational Needs
The first aspect of diversity we will explore is supporting students with special educational needs. Whilst this is a specialist area, and we cannot cover all learning difficulties or disabilities …
How Your Biases May Affect Being Inclusive
One of the barriers to being inclusive is your own bias: your preferences to favour one person or thing to another. We all have biases. Bias can be positive or …
Inclusivity and diversity in STEM
One of the particular concerns for the STEM sector is the under-representation of groups with particular characteristics and how employers, volunteers and society in general can influence to effect positive …
Resources and different contexts
Understanding your audience and any particular needs they have is key to developing effective practical STEM activities and choosing the most appropriate resources. This week we will look at gender, …
Summary of week 1
Well done for completing the first week of the course, and the first week of the Inspiring Young People in STEM program. This week you have: Discovered how volunteers play …
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Volunteering in the Classroom: Adapting Resources for STEM Activities