Activity #1: What are key equity and inclusion issues you have experienced in Physics instruction? by Robin Greenler https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm en-us 2020-10-13 21:23:58 UTC 2020-10-15 22:06:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Request for gender neutral bathrooms stephaniechasteen https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833757252 2020-10-15 19:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833757252 Class vs student https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833757368 A student did not want to participate in class (I think because she's shy), yet this conflicts with the class goals of participation and active learning. Where to set the boundary?

]]> 2020-10-15 19:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833757368 Thee are so few Black students in a typical physics classroom - I want to fully support them without making them hypervisible rescherr https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833757610 2020-10-15 19:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833757610 Level of Preparation https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833757928 2020-10-15 19:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833757928 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758357 Especially in the current environment, lack of access to appropriate technology has been an issue.]]> 2020-10-15 19:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758357 Academic background https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758360 The standard deviation of the students' background knowledge is wide for intro-level physics class for  non-physics (still mostly STEM) majors.]]> 2020-10-15 19:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758360 Dismissive/disbelief https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758486 disbelief or dismissive of what URM contribute in the classroom

]]> 2020-10-15 19:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758486 Assumptions about student background https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758517 Lots of more traditional ways of teaching physics courses implicitly expect the students to have some minimum background in mathematics and physics in order to keep up, without support given to level any differences.]]> 2020-10-15 19:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758517 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758835 students finding a sense of community]]> 2020-10-15 19:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833758835 when asking questions, only certain people answer. How do I get others to respond? https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759117 2020-10-15 19:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759117 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759222 The him/her/it pronoun. ]]> 2020-10-15 19:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759222 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759231 Low enthusiasm/motivation from some students]]> 2020-10-15 19:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759231 cost of textbooks https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759340 2020-10-15 19:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759340 Is this how it works? https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759719 2020-10-15 19:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759719 Minority students are very hesitant about participating actively. https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759909 Sometimes other students do not want to work with minority/international students because of language 
issues etc.]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833759909 Observatory access https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833760086 Enabling students with mobility issues to be able to use the telescopes or view astronomical objects somehow.]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833760086 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833760188 Access to reliable internet]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833760188 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833760810 The small inclusion issue that I have noticed is how many students think that because they aren't "smart", "nerdy", "can't do math" they can't do Physics or Physics isn't for them.]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833760810 Biased instructors https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833760836 Some people working in the field feel they have the right to decide who can join or make it and who can't.]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833760836 Challenges accessing online assignments/devices https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761206 2020-10-15 19:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761206 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761244 disability issue, students how are from low-income family, first gen students, ]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761244 Students who are taking physics for the first time can have a hard time feeling comfortable fully participating in the class. https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761391 2020-10-15 19:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761391 Participation online in breakout rooms, I know has been addressed already https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761486 2020-10-15 19:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761486 Compounding Inclusion issues leading to increased disparity https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761699 Minorities having genearlly poorer backgrounds in prior material causing them to fall behind even more in our classrooms. ]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761699 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761826 This looks back to when I was teaching labs in graduate school. There times when students asked me to help them navigate work schedules (multiple jobs) and class work. In another case, a student occasionally had to bring a child to the lab, which required flexibility in arranging space for them.]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833761826 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762150 tremendous diversity in background learning, for example, capability with math]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762150 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762309 vastly differing mathematics abilities

]]> 2020-10-15 19:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762309 Students wearing offensive clothing. https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762650 2020-10-15 19:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762650 Unhealthy peer interactions https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762658 2020-10-15 19:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762658 stereotype threat https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762745 2020-10-15 19:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833762745 I have a lot of students with financial difficulties. https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833763274

]]> 2020-10-15 19:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833763274 Main issue with student's backgrounds: In Louisiana, public education is terrible and I get students in my class who can't even do algebra but then I get student's from private catholic high schools who have excellent math preparation. Most of my private school students are white and public school students are POCs https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833763376 2020-10-15 19:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833763376 Male students "mansplaining" https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764471 So often, when observing students working in groups at the whiteboard, I see male students ignoring women who know the subject better, and could help them if they would back off.

]]> 2020-10-15 19:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764471 Non-scientific background https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764700 Students do not identify with people in the physics field. They consider physics as a difficult-to-learn topic with no applications in real word, rather than teaching it. ]]> 2020-10-15 19:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764700 Lack of help/support from family (e.g., financial) https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764765 2020-10-15 19:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764765 Some of my students report having to work e.g. double shifts on the same day quizzes are due, clearly others aren't working (both by choice and not) https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764871 2020-10-15 19:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764871 covid specific: financial issues caused by complicated job situations right now (hours uncertain, can't turn down any chance at work) https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764957 2020-10-15 19:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833764957 diversity in the background preparation to the class https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833765783 2020-10-15 19:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833765783 veazeyj2 https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833766013 Insufficient preparation on a single topic, such as vectors. ]]> 2020-10-15 19:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833766013 Students from low-income families have full time jobs while enrolled in 16 credits per semester. https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833766454 2020-10-15 19:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833766454 Stereotypes https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833767057 According to pop culture, physics is for male, old, introvert people.]]> 2020-10-15 19:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833767057 Promoting difficult discussions within the classroom without tokenizing the minorities that are present https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833769624 2020-10-15 19:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833769624 different student preparations, some may feel less prepared https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833770731 2020-10-15 19:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833770731 I think identifying and compensating less popular ones https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833774201 2020-10-15 19:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rgreenler/1cl11wo71vnjrhmm/wish/833774201