SSPI-WISE Past Events On-Demand
Have you missed some SSPI-WISE open meetings? Want to catch up on the content on demand? Check out these videos of past SSPI-WISE events, including all-star panels featuring women from throughout the industry!
Insights and Strategies for Meaningful Engagement of Underserved Communities in STEM Education
At the February All-Members meeting of SSPI-WISE, we heard from Heidi Ann White, who joined us to discuss strategies for engaging underserved communities with STEM education opportunities.
Dr. Heidi Ann White is an Outreach Officer for the Universit← de Montr←al. She is especially passionate about bringing astronomy learning to underserved and disproportionately impacted populations in Canada and around the globe, which is why she is a co-chair of the SSPI-WISE STEM Outreach Working Group today. Dr. White is a co-founder and instructor of the Pan-African School for Emerging Astronomers, PASEA, a bi-annual school that brings hands-on astronomy learning and research opportunities to STEM undergraduates from across the African continent. She is a core member of the Astrodigenous educational team, which has created an Indigenous Astronomy portal that supports the work of Canadian educators who aim to build mindful inclusion of ISK in their teaching.