STEM Equity: Closing Nevada’s Racial and Gender Gaps | Nevada Week

Nevada Week | STEM Equity: Closing Nevada’s Racial and Gender Gaps

SEASON 1: EPISODE 18 | Aired: 11/13/18

To achieve our state’s vision of a New Nevada, our education system has some comparatively large Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math gaps, or STEM gaps to close. Our panel of educators and educational leaders identify the largest racial and ethnic gaps we have in STEM education, solutions to close them, and what additional support and coordination our state needs to continue into the new age of STEM Equity.

Resources

• Nevada STEM Hub
• Pathways to Step Nevada
• PBS NOVA Wonders
• College of Southern Nevada: Advanced and Applied Technologies
• Workforce Connections: STEM Career Pathways
• Nevada Governor's Office of Science, Innovation & Technology
• National Girls Collaborative Project: Engaging Girls in STEM
• State of Nevada Department of Education: K-12 Computer Science Standards
• Achieving the Dream
• Empathy in the Classroom: Why Should I Care?
• Nevada Promise Scholarship
• AAUW: Hands-On STEM Resources for Girls
• National Center for Women and Information Technology
• Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership
• Harvey Mudd College
• Advanced Technologies Academy

Episode Guests

• Dr. Talithia Williams, Co-host of PBS series, NOVA Wonders
• Ursela Garvin, AP Computer Science Teacher at Advanced Technologies Academy
• Mark Newburn, Nevada State Board of Education; District 4
• Clarissa Cota, Vice President of Academic Affairs at CSN