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In recognition of National Hip Hop History Month, The Conversation presents four articles that deal with how educators and rappers are taking hip-hop from concerts to classrooms.
Women’s climate knowledge is often overlooked, despite it being a vital resource for adapting to a warming world.
Want to observe native bees? Or seek out invasive species? There are many ways to get hands-on science learning. An expert on adult STEM education suggests four places to start.
A survey of 251 women engineers who graduated from college in the 1970s sheds light on the experiences of these professional pioneers.
We spoke to 332 Year 3 students about what they want to be when they grow up. Some responses raised alarms.
New research demonstrates the many aspects of nature play that make it a great way for young children to gain STEM knowledge.
Effective science teachers use everyday natural events to get students to explore their world. Here’s how they do it, according to an expert who prepares elementary school science teachers.
Scientists and local communities can work together to design interactive play spaces that build math and literacy skills.
New study finds that workplace hostility toward motherhood in STEM fields can deter even young, childless women from pursuing academic careers.
Gifted education has long faced accusations of being elitist and excluding students of color. Will new changes prepare more students for elite colleges, or will they water down current curriculums?
The language in job postings may be hampering the efforts of organizations in male-dominated industries to create more gender-diverse workforces.
Excluding, silencing and discouraging so many brilliant minds carries a very heavy cost, not just to the women directly impacted, but to all of humanity.
Science teaches you many skills. Even if you don’t plan for a science related career, including a science subject in your senior years can provide a good balance. But only if you’re interested.
Picture books and young adult biographies can introduce kids to design-based thinking and engineering habits like creativity and persistence.
Her giving style is unusual for a billionaire donor.
A hands-on approach to learning about bugs can help students from urban communities take an interest in science.
She believed and advocated that Africa needs to find solutions to its own problems and worked tirelessly to build biomedical engineering capacity across the continent.
Applying cultural sensitivity in teaching STEM to Black students can help them engage in the sciences more.
Science is often taught from a white or Western standpoint. Can teaching science from a hip-hop perspective make science more relatable to students of color? A hip-hop science educator weighs in.
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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