Melissa Burt Education & Diversity Manager CMMAP Weather and Climate for Educators Diversity: Perspectives, Approaches, and You

Cubes of Science 1. Without touching the cube in any way, figure out what is on the bottom of the cube 2. When you are ready, we will hear from each group about a) what is on the cube b) how do you know c) how did you figure out the answer

Reflection What do these cubes have to do with science? How can what you learned from this activity be applied to your classrooms?

Diversity - What does it mean to you? + = highly effective and innovative sparks creativity distinct perspectives and heuristics gains in individual abilities Identity diversity: Differences in their demographic characteristics, cultural identities and ethnicities Functional diversity: Differences in how people represent problems and how they go about solving them, techniques, etc.

Diversity contributes to Science Lack of diversity may be the window into an underlying disconnect between our science and society Our future workforce depends on it A majority-minority USA by 2050 Global problems require global solutions Science should serve all communities Broader perspectives improve science Need broadest and largest possible “ brain pool ”