LE 200: State Standards or Equity, Why Not Both with Dr. Leena Bakshi

About Leena Bakshi, Ed.D. Dr. Leena Bakshi is the founder of STEM4Real, a nonprofit professional learning organization committed to combining STEM and NGSS standards-based content learning and leadership with principles of equity and social justice. She also serves as the Board Secretary for the California Association of Science Educators. Leena currently works with pre-service teachers at UC Berkeley and Claremont Graduate University teaching STEM methods and Universal Design for Learning. She is a former county and state level administrator and mathematics, science and health teacher. Her research interests include Science/STEM education and how we can create access and opportunities for each and every student regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or socioeconomic status. Show Highlights Real Life Science Going beyond the textbook Equity in state standards Standards, Hook, and Society (SHS Method) Antiracist Science teachers Culturally Responsive Classrooms                                      Connect with Leena Website: www.stem4real.org LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leenabakshi https://www.linkedin.com/company/stem4real Twitter:  https://twitter.com/stem4real https://twitter.com/leenabmc Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/stem4real https://www.facebook.com/STEM4Real Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/stem4real/  Clubhouse: @LeenaBMc Additional Resources CASE/CSTA Equitable Science Education: Anti-Racism in Science Education: https://www.nsta.org/blog/building-anti-racist-science-classroom Equitable Access to Science Education: https://cascience.org/application/files/8515/6261/0691/Equitable_Access_to_Science_Education.pdf STEM4Real Website with our free lesson plan on Climate Change: stem4real.org Children's Book: There's Something in the Water:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/theres-something-in-the-water-leena-bakshi/1131140550 Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course FREE AUDIO COURSE: Race, Advocacy, and Social Justice Studies Learn more about the Advocacy Room

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This podcast focuses on supporting educators with the tools and resources necessary to ensure equity at their school. On this podcast, listeners can expect to hear interviews and stories from voices of equity in education today.