science educators for equity, diversity, & Social justice

Molly German (she/they) is a science teacher at Gridley High School in California.  Molly is currently deepening her approaches to place-based education, especially as related to indigenous ways of knowing, and rethinking her grading practices to better support student learning.  Molly recently participated in a Fulbright teacher exchange to Columbia and published an article on Connecting the Science of Water to Students’ Communities. 

Currently, Molly is reading Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin, which analyzes whose experiences are represented in the collective imagination that shapes social systems, including schools.  The chapters “Imagining Justice” and “Imagining the Future,” inspired her to think more expansively about what is possible in her science classroom. (November, 2024)

SEEDS at the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicines in Washington, D.C.

Alberto Rodriguez and Regina Suriel represented SEEDS at a recent meeting organized by the National Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicines in Washington, D.C. At this 2-day meeting in Washington, DC, SEEDS contributed to the planning of an Action Collaborative which will help provide guidance for enhancing science education in the country with a focus on equity. 

Pictured: 1. Heidi Schwiengruber, Director, Board on Science of Education (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine - NASEM), Regina Suriel, SEEDS-Co-Founder (Valdosta State University), Alberto J. Rodriguez, SEEDS Co-Founder (University of Houston), and Keene Dibner, Senior Program Officer, Board on Science Education (NASEM) | 2. Making working for equity and social justice look good: Regina Suriel and Alberto J. Rodriguez in front of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Washington, DC). | 3. Visiting the National Gallery.