The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project has been made possible by your time and commitment. You are in a community of our 400+ ISTP facilitators. As an acknowledgement of your dedication and contribution, all without compensation, we are providing you descriptions of your training and learning community facilitation that you can use to gain local awareness of your work and receive acknowledgement from your supervisors, chairs, and institution.
Description of Facilitator Training
I <name> am a trained facilitator for the national, NSF-funded Inclusive STEM teaching Project (ISTP). ISTP supports the professional development of faculty, largely in STEM, as reflective, inclusive practitioners through a 6-week, free online course and associated learning communities. ISTP has reached 11,240 participants to date. Learning communities are small groups of faculty and sometimes PhD students and postdocs who meet to engage with the course content, contextualize it to the local department or teaching context, share their own experiences and create a community of practice. ISTP nationally trains facilitators like me to lead these learning communities.
The ISTP facilitator training required an application process for acceptance, two or more local folks to co-facilitate and learn together, and prior experience in equity and inclusion work and commitment to STEM teaching professional development. I participated in a 2-day, 6 hour training led by project leaders that advanced my skills in team-based facilitation, engaging a community of practice, multipartial facilitation, and addressing hot moments; all grounded in social justice and a ‘do no harm’ framework. Training included establishing and sustaining community norms, collaboratively problem solving during difficult DEI conversations, and how to center discussions on identity, positionality, power and privilege in the STEM classroom.
I have led <X> ISTP learning communities….
Share your credentials
We invite you to list these credentials in your CV, faculty/staff annual report, or LinkedIn under Professional Development or Certifications as a “Certified Inclusive STEM Teaching Project Learning Community Facilitator.”
Request a letter sent to your chair/supervisor
If you would like a description of your training and preparation as an
ISTP learning community facilitator emailed to your chair/supervisor,
please complete the form below.
Request a facilitator certificate
To request an official certificate from the project, please feel free to email inclusivestemteaching@gmail.com
Thank you for all of your work in shaping the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project!
The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project Team