1. Science Education & Issues of Race, Class & Gender
Science for All
Science Education & Issues of Race, Class & Gender

2. Equity vs. Equality Equity- the quality of being fair
Equality-the state of being equal

3. Groups vs. Individuals
Instead of trying to learn the generalities of ethnic groups in the abstract, teachers need to learn about the details of their students lives in the particular (Mehan et al. 2001)
One size fits all
Colorblindness
Learning styles

4. Frameworks
3 frameworks for thinking about the intersections of race, class, gender & science education
Use for organizing thoughts & grasping multiple dimensions of the issues/ being purposeful
Issues are timeless

5. Equity & Gender Classroom Interaction & Atmosphere
Disciplinary Patterns
Active Teaching Patterns
Evaluation Pattern
History of the domain
Peers’, teachers, parents & societal expectations
Curriculum materials
Attributions & confidence
Testing & assessment

6. Gender & Science

7. Equity & Race content integration,
the knowledge construction process, prejudice reduction,
an equity pedagogy,
and an empowering school culture and social structure
(Banks, 1995)

8. Multicultural Educaion & Science

9. Race & Science