The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

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Let Your Inner STEM Grow!

  • Year 2024
  • NSF Award #2050388
  • Registration Noyce Scholar/Teaching Fellow/Master Teacher
  • Role Current Noyce Scholar
  • First Name Abigail
  • Last Name Lupinacci
  • Discipline STEM Education (general)
  • Institution Sacred Heart University

Abstract

This poster focuses on the promotion of fostering growth mindsets in the classroom and encouraging students to be in touch with their STEM Identity. Having a growth mindset allows students to prosper in and outside of the classroom. It is vital that students know that making mistakes or misunderstanding a concept the first time, is okay, and teachers must create an environment in which students feel comfortable doing so. This poster highlights the differences in having a fixed verse growth mindset, and depicts the connections between growth mindset and STEM Identity. STEM is not limited to the four subjects making up the acronym BIOCHEMACS, and integration of STEM and student capability through STEM is essential.

Focus

STEM content and/or convergent skills development, Developing self-identity, Culturally relevant pedagogy

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant Numbers DUE-2041597 and DUE-1548986. Any opinions, findings, interpretations, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of its authors and do not represent the views of the AAAS Board of Directors, the Council of AAAS, AAAS’ membership or the National Science Foundation.