Back to top Community Partnerships Parents, caregivers, students, community members, and business partners of diverse backgrounds are crucial to discussions and actions that address equity in science and mathematics. Outreach activities empower parents, caregivers, students, community members, and business partners to engage in mathematics and science education. Alliances and collaborations among and between community members of various backgrounds are fostered to support equitable educational opportunities. Back to top Curriculum and Instruction Equity is addressed as an integral component of a mathematics and science curriculum framework that ensures focused and coherent instruction. Curriculum materials are selected to ensure that they are free of bias, are representative of various groups and strongly encourage participation of all students in mathematics and science.
Instructional strategies support learning for all students.
All students have equal access to high quality learning materials, including electronic resources of information and a variety of technological tools. All students have equitable opportunities to learn to use technology. Back to top Assessment Student assessments are aligned with science and mathematics curriculum standards, are free of bias, and are sensitive to diverse student populations. Educators use more than one type of assessment tool when assessing students' work. Back to top Preservice Education Preservice programs prepare teachers to teach science and mathematics to diverse populations of students.