STEMERs-OSU Events

Welcome to STEMERs – OSU!

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Please let Dr. Chao (Chao.160@osu.edu) know if you can make it. We would very much like you to have some time to get to know Jay and his work before the talk on Thursday evening at the OSU Faculty Club (see below).

Evening Event

The Power in the Room: Math Literacy, Peer-to-Peer Knowledge and Youth Power

Speaker: Jay Gillen, facilitator of the Baltimore Algebra Project

Thursday, Nov. 07

The Faculty Club, The Ohio State University, 181 South Oval Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43210

Time:   4:30 p.m. Reception

            5 – 7 p.m. Talk followed by Discussion & Book Signing

 The Algebra Project revolutionized equity in STEM by declaring Mathematics as a Civil Right, organizing against a system that removed Black and Brown children from a civic engagement by denying them access to algebra. While the fight over algebra has been won, new mechanisms that use mathematics and quantitative literacy still depower students of color. In this talk, Baltimore mathematics teacher and community organizer Jay Gillen describes the power of youth-centered enterprises to develop community-based art, science, and mathematics experiences that increase financial literacy, civic engagement, and youth political power. 

Drawing on more than 20 years of experience working with youth in the Baltimore Algebra Project, Gillen, in his new book, argues for a much-needed shift in the education system by arguing that young people should be paid to teach their peers what they know. When young people earn money from teaching each other, they challenge racist and caste-based educational systems. They also find their economic, educational, and political power. Gillen offers insight into how to making these initiatives work, through urban policies that redirecting funds used for youth policing and incarceration to peer-to-peer youth enterprises, upending our current “educational scam” that devalues the real knowledge that youth hold in their communities.

 

This event is sponsored by College of Education and Human Ecology’s Department of Teaching and Learning Diversity & Equity Committee; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education program; Office of the Dean; and Office of Equity, Diversity and Global Engagement.

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These were events for the 2018-2019 academic year for STEMERs members.

Annual Kickoff Event
Our annual kickoff event is in collaboration with the STEM Education Open House this year.
Friday, November 2
4:00pm-6:00pm
Woody’s Tavern @ The Ohio Union
Pizza will be provided

PhD Writing Groups
Opportunity for doctoral students to peer review articles for feedback and accountability.

PhD Student Talks
Opportunity for doctoral students to present their conference or job talk presentations.

Brown Bag Luncheons
Brown bag luncheons for guest speakers and topics of interest for doctoral students, including: writing an IRB, candidacy exams, dissertation proposal & defense, and careers.

Job Search Talk
Opportunity for doctoral students to learn about: job search, interviewing for jobs, the campus visit, and negotiating contracts.

End of the Semester STEMERs – OSU Social Event
December 2018
Location TBD
FREE appetizers for STEMERs members

End of the Year STEMERs – OSU Social Event
April 2019
Buffalo Wild Wings (corner of High St. and Lane Ave.)
FREE appetizers for STEMERs members