Communities-of-Practice

Overarching Research-Practice Objectives

Objective 1: Build theories that examine the nexus of science and society to explore multidimensional interactions impacting the development of equity-driven STEM educators.
Objective 2: Assess Informal Science Institution's (ISI’s) ability to increase interest and strategies for preparing equity-driven STEM educators.
Objective 3: Examine ISI’s impact on affective sociocultural dynamics that decolonize dogmatic practices and identities among emerging STEM educators.
Objective 4: Utilize existing community partnerships to implement robust informal learning opportunities to increase Mississippi STEM educator recruitment and preparation.
Objective 5: Institutionalize undergraduate STEM employment and service opportunities that incentivize service-learning experiences that center local community members’ existing funds of knowledge.
Objective 6: Develop, sustain, and assess methods for establishing authentic communities-of-practice with ISIs to advance STEM education and research.