Part ONE: (worth up to 10 points)
In anticipation of the upcoming event, Decolonizing STEM through Intentional Justice-Based Pedagogy Guided by Zapatista Principles of Community Building featuring Dr. Jorge Moreno Soto, professor of Physics and Astronomy at Pomona College, CA, please browse the links below to help familiarize yourselves with Dr. Moreno Soto’s scholarship, activism, and teaching:
Why the Universe Needs More Black and Latino Astronomers (Links to an external site.)
MIRA Conversations on Inclusion and Equity Presents (Links to an external site.)
Intergalactic Pachamama: Kichwa Cosmology vs. Western Astrophysics (Links to an external site.)
Jorge Moreno’s CV (Links to an external site.)
Astrophysicists Investigate Where Stars Form in Merging Galaxies (Links to an external site.)
NSF Award: Jorge Moreno Soto (Links to an external site.)
Pose at least 2 thoughtful questions (5 points each) to Dr. Moreno Soto. Send your questions to: sttoscano@pasadena.edu no later than 11/10/21.
Part TWO (worth up to 15 points)
After having attended the live session(s) OR viewed the recording of the event, Decolonizing STEM through Intentional Justice-Based Pedagogy Guided by Zapatista Principles of Community Building, please provide a summary of each hour you attended, providing specific details of what you observed. After your summary, discuss any connections you can make to the class content so far in this class. Finally, add any additional comments or suggestions. Students can earn up to FIVE points for each hour they attend/view and also summarize, connect, and comment–as explained above.
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