Thank you so much for visiting my Black Representation in the Science Curriculum video clip. This project led to the creation of video clips and an animation which may be viewed from my main website. Visit:  https://www.visibilityinstem.com and select video clips and animation. I am interested in your feedback and discussion surrounding these video clips. You may provide your feedback in the discussion below or participate using the feedback link: https://forms.gle/3tSi5tD34Rik2wm47.

The multimedia has been used to create curriculum products using the 5E Lesson plan format that were tested in my preservice science methods courses. Recently, I gave an 11-hour (3 day) webinar with various guests to invite people to the launching of my curriculum lab (link will be made available on main website).

I am creating a network that participate on varying levels – from attending webinars/courses to learn, to implementing materials, to collaborating. Please indicate your level of interest using my interest form https://forms.gle/Yw73SgS56571UeU78.

For this video clip, I’d like to begin this discussion by asking you the following (Please feel free to answer some or all):

1. What is your reaction to this video clip? What did you find surprising? Confusing? What questions do you have?
2. What does representation means to you? What does Black representation mean to you? How might these products be useful to you?
3. What suggestions do you have for assessment and/or evaluation?

It was great to learn about this project!

I'm curious to hear if there are plans to expand these ideas across multiple different areas within STEM. For example, having math-specific stories, biology-specific stories, etc. so that educators can implement them in their subjects.

My reaction to this video, is that it is very informative in regards to teaching us about cultural diversity and awareness of other countries. 

Thank you for sharing! It is so interesting and helpful to see the embeddedness of NGSS's Science and Engineering Practices and Cross Cutting Concepts within local knowledges and how those practices can be shared in a way that centers those epistemologies. I look forward to exploring further how teachers can pull from the resources you provide here and in the video to highlight these connections. 

In your introduction above you mention how the multimedia has been used in curricular development. It would be great to learn about how some of the videos/animations were contextualized in a science lesson and how it might link to the NGSS dimensions described in the video.

Thank you so much. I'm actually in the middle of writing that up to share out. However, one of the ways they were used were as an engaging context in the 5E model along with other engage activities. In one activity I created data cards for students from the research data I gathered and students engaged in inquiry. Great question. Thank you. 

I'm interested in learning how you learn or track who is using your varied resources and in what contexts. thanks! 

Greetings Dr. Quinlan! Thank you for sharing your work in our Gullah community!  We have very similar projects, so I am definitely interested in being in touch for potential synergies!

I appreciate your dissemination of resources through the curriculum lab. Can you share more about the intended purpose of and audience for your lab?

 Thank you for sharing this excellent work Dr. Quinlan. In response to your discussion prompt, I envision sharing your resources with my preservice teachers to deepen how we discuss representation in STEM. Thank you.

I enjoyed watching your video. This is a wonderful project! I'm a historian of science, and I especially like the way this project integrates history and STEM to increase Black representation in the science curriculum. Thank you for this important work!

 Hi Dr. Quinlan,

My name is Chanda Jefferson and I am so grateful to join the conversation. I was born in Georgia and raised in South Carolina and it brings me joy to see your work including the narratives of the Gullah Geechee community. Growing up in South Carolina, I only had one African American female science teacher from kindergarten through college and her class made me choose to pursue a degree in Science. Her lessons allowed me to see myself  and my ancestors in the curriculum, so these amazing resources are needed in classrooms across the nation. It is important for students to see representation in all areas of STEM starting at an early age.  I love this project and I would love for you to expand on the organization and structure of your unit plan. Do you all intend to connect the unit plan to South Carolina and Georgia Science Standards?  

Thank you for this important work. There is great potential and impact in bringing awareness to and highlighting our lived experiences, culture and heritage, and leveraging that for culturally relevant pedagogy. I have been mentoring and providing culturally relevant curriculum development for K-12 teachers and informal science leaders in the community for over 20 years and this work is greatly appreciated. 

Thank you so much for sharing your work! I am a member of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Education Sessional Committee I was thinking these resources would be particularly interesting and relevant to people who work in museums, or teach about natural history that want to have more representation. 

To that end, I have an invitation for you. We are hosting a virtual Natural History Collection Education DemoCamp The goal of this free, virtual event is to share, discover, and discuss educational materials that have a framework in natural history. If you are interested you can learn more here https://spnhc.org/education-democamp/. I would also love to just talk with you more about other ways we could promote your work or collaborate together in the future. Thanks so much!

Please feel free to connect with me by email at catherine.quinlan@howard.edu

Thank you for sharing your work!