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Summit on Latino Student Success: Critical Analysis and Dialogue for Transforming STEM Pedagogies and Policies

During the days 13th and 14th of May of 2010, the Academy for Teacher Excellence, College of Education and Human Development, at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) hosted a Summit on Latino Student Success: Critical Analysis and Dialogue for Transforming STEM Pedagogies and Policies that included university faculty, researchers, teachers, principals, students, and local, state and national representatives. Fifty guests were invited to the event to share their expertise in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Their perspectives enriched the discussion on changing the tide on the current educational gaps that exists among the Latino population, specifically in the STEM fields. Throughout the summit, participants engaged as interdisciplinary teams in critical dialogue and analysis of STEM pedagogies and policies that impact Latino students’ success.

According to Belinda Bustos Flores, Professor and Principal Investigator for the Academy for Teacher Excellence, the Summit took a proactive stance to address Latino student educational issues.

These thought-provoking discussions culminated with the development and publication of a policy brief with specific recommendations/strategies to transform STEM teacher preparation and impact the success of Latino students. The policy brief will be widely disseminated in August to policy makers, presidents and deans of education in colleges and universities, and school districts’ superintendents.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Belinda B. Flores at Belinda.Flores@utsa.edu or Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark at ellen.clark@utsa.edu or the Academy for Teacher Excellence at ate@utsa.edu