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Instructors as Meaning-Makers: Growth Mindset Messages that Support Stigmatized Students

In this talk, Dr. Canning will discuss her recent research on cultivating growth mindset cultures in the classroom—the idea that anyone can develop their abilities over time with good strategies, hard work, and seeking help. Three empirical studies suggest that growth mindset messages from instructors inspire motivation and promote performance for people excluded due to their ethnicity/race, women in STEM, and first-generation college students.

On the relevance of regional collections: a perspective from a recent mammal collection in the heart of the Atlantic Forest hotspot in Brazil

Submitted by Edú-Guerra on

Bissoli-Silva H, Guerra E, Lemes T, Silveira M, Nascimento Mdo, Leite Y, Costa L.  2021.  On the relevance of regional collections: a perspective from a recent mammal collection in the heart of the Atlantic Forest hotspot in Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Mammalogy.

Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math

Submitted by Elli-Theobald on

Theobald EJ, Hill MJ, Tran E, Agrawal S, E Arroyo N, Behling S, Chambwe N, Cintrón DLaboy, Cooper JD, Dunster G et al..  2020.  Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117:6476–6483.

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