STEP UP: A collective effort to achieve gender equity in physics

ORAL  · Invited

Abstract

This session will introduce the STEP UP curriculum to our PhysTEC partners so they are better prepared and enthusiastic about promoting the STEP UP program with pre-service teachers. We will discuss our new initiative in which STEP UP is partnering with PhysTEC sites in three regions to create local communities that support increasing the representation of women in physics programs. In the third part of the session, we will discuss ways to modify the STEP UP curriculum to work best in undergraduate and pre-service settings. All interested PhysTEC partners are welcome.

*This project is funded by the National Science Foundation, grant # 1720810, 1720869, 1720917, and 1721021 and the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders.

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Publication: "The value of physics identity", Symmetry Magazine, Sept 13, 2022
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Presenters

  • Bree Barnett Dreyfuss

    • Amador Valley High School

Authors

  • Bree Barnett Dreyfuss

    • Amador Valley High School

  • Elissa Levy

    • Hunter College High School

  • Kori Bowns-Kamphuis

    • Argo Community High School

  • Praisy Poluan

    • Edison High School