2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Apoyando y Modificando el Currículo: Supporting our Next Generation Latinx STEM Students

Presented at Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 2

Work in Progress(WIP) Paper: To address inequity within higher education, the NSF INCLUDES ALRISE Alliance (NSF#2120021) has empowered faculty to modify their curriculum, tackle inequity issues within Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and aim for systems change benefiting Latinx/e students in STEM. Inequity manifests in various forms within the classroom, by adjusting the curriculum, faculty can establish an equitable learning environment. The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) approach within the ALRISE Alliance equips STEM Team faculty with the tools to identify problems, devise and implement solutions, and utilize data to refine PDSA cycles. The PDSA is an iterative process that is normally done in 60 days, or in our case in a 120-day semester, all in pursuit of addressing the shared challenge of broadening participation. This paper will delve into the implementation, design, and execution of the PDSA framework during a lightning talk.

Authors

Mayrismir Cordero, MPA Palo Alto College [biography]

Mayrismir Cordero obtained her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. She knows and understands that student success is a collaborative effort. Her project management and organizational skills have led her to design programs that lead and serve a large community of multidimensional learners. After 17 years in education, her love for students, her connection with faculty and her shared identity as a Latina with the Hispanic/Latino community, are the motivating factors that continue to encourage her work in Higher Education at Palo Alto College as an Academic Program Coordinator while collaborating on the NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES ALRISE Alliance grant as a Regional Hub Lead & Experiential Learning Coordinator, PDSA Facilitator.
Anna Tanguma-Gallegos PhD(c) Arizona State University [biography]

Anna Tanguma-Gallegos is a Ph.D. Candidate and Research Program Manager, at the Center for Broadening Participation in STEM at Arizona State University, has over 15 years of experience in higher education and medical research. Her research experience in higher education includes a STEM focus on minoritized groups and Hispanic Serving Institutions. Medical research experience includes cognitive virtual patient simulation technology, Chronic pain, and Opioid use which also requires an understanding of mapping and migrating data. With a love of data, Anna digs deep into targets, programs, and operations to improve, optimize, and ensure services to minority groups. She has published papers and presented at national higher education and medicine conferences.
Caroline Vaningen-Dunn Arizona State University [biography]

Caroline VanIngen-Dunn is Director of the Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University, providing services for Maximizing the Educational and Economic Impact of STEM. VanIngen-Dunn is the inspiration behind the programs and resou

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