STEM Transformative Practices
Million Girls Moonshot Transformative Practices
Million Girls Moonshot’s four Transformative Practices include resources for all educators to foster inclusive STEM learning spaces for all youth, particularly girls. All resources have been vetted using a culturally responsive and equity lens. Below is each transformative practice along with corresponding resources you can start using today!
Engineering Mindset
One of the primary goals of engineering education is to promote the development of an engineering mindset. Also referred to as ‘engineering practices’ or ‘engineering habits of mind’, the engineering mindset refers to the values, attitudes, and thinking skills associated with engineering. Million Girls Moonshot identified 10 critical features of high-quality engineering experiences that help students develop and strengthen an Engineering. Mindset.
Equity & Inclusion
Cultural responsiveness is an approach to equitable and inclusive STEM education.
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Integrate cultural responsiveness in every aspect of the framework to foster equity and inclusion in STEM education.
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Recognize and include culturally responsive practices (CRP) at the organizational, personal, and instructional levels.
Role Models & Mentors
Incorporating Role Models:
Are you trying to inspire others with authentic and relatable images of women in STEM?
Digital asset library of women in STEM
Check out the IF/THEN® Collection, a digital asset library of women STEM innovators, for educational and other noncommercial use.
Connecting with role models
This guide is designed to help you recruit and prepare role models to inspire girls in science, technology, and engineering.
