Term
Summer 2018
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAED: NSEE
Facilitator(s)
Laura Halldin
Content Expert
Rellen Hardtake
Abstract
With a demand and a need for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) professionals in our work society, it is paramount that public education institutions become a positive interaction with STEM content. The unconscious bias that some female kindergarten teachers hold must be part of the courageous conversations to address The Cycle of Socialization in order to deconstruct gender normative behaviors. The purpose of this capstone project was to create a workshop so that female kindergarten teachers can recognize their own unconscious bias in STEM education and how they have been part of a systematic cycle of oppression. The research question addressed in this project was how could kindergarten teachers more readily access The Cycle of Socialization in order to reflect and recognize their own gender bias in STEM education? The research and literature confirms that kindergarten teachers need to be made aware that they are part of the cycle of socialization to help us in the balance of equality in order to eradicate the stereotypes of gender, normative behavior and sex-typing students to create an equitable classroom. (181 words)
Project Type
Professional Development
Keywords
Social Justice
Recommended Citation
Bray, Jodie, "Are Kindergarten Teachers Aware Of Their Unconscious Bias Of Gender In Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering And Math) Education?" (2018). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 214.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/214
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations