Helping educators create
equitable learning environments
so every student can thrive
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STEM Equity Initiative, Inc. brings research and practitioner-based expertise to educators in STEM and CTE (Career and Technical Education) courses and programs. Our goal is to collaboratively build on the expertise of current secondary and postsecondary educators in their unique school or college setting to improve their learning environment and better meet the needs of the diversity of students in our schools.
Who we serve
Secondary and post-secondary STEM/CTE educators including:
Individual teachers, counselors, administrators, faculty
Local schools
School districts
State education systems
Evidence shows that providing educators with the necessary knowledge and tools needed to create an equitable learning environment broadens student participation and their academic success.
A new model for education is needed if we are to meet the needs of businesses today and for the future.
NEIR Model
Creating Equitable Learning Environments
STEM Equity Initiative’s NEIR Model is a three-part systemic change model that identifies and uses leverage points in the education system to create or further develop equitable learning environments (ELEs)
Normalizing
Empowering
Inclusive
Relevant
Services
Tailored Professional Development
1 - 2 hours
Half- or full-day
2 - 3 day deep dive
Year-long engagement or more
Consulting
Facilitated Faculty
Learning CommunitiesEngineering Design Improvement Process Training
Technical Assistance
Customized Report for setting improvement priorities
Assessments & Analysis
Learning Environment Assessment and Analysis
Affective Learning Qualitative Assessment and Analysis
Student Assessments and Analysis
Faculty Assessments and Analysis
Educator-Requested
Resources
Toolkits
Activities
Animated videos
Mini-professional development
“A year after the professional development, using a new perspective and simple to learn tools, I can report that 2022-2023 was the first year in a long time that I remembered why I went into teaching. By creating an equitable learning environment, I became the “popular teacher” whose classroom everyone wanted to hang out in.”
— SCIENCE TEACHER,
HOPEWELL AREA HIGH SCHOOL, 2023
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