Curriculum & content

3) Students recognize how the purposes of assignments/activities align to the course foundational stem disCIPlinary ideas. 

Students frequently and explicitly discuss the purpose of assignments and activities in relation to the big ideas of the course.

• Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) Project, TILT for Higher Ed aims to advance equitable teaching and reduce systemic inequities. The examples and resources page provides ideas for instructors to incorporate into assignments and activities. 

• Make explicit connections to STEM disciplinary ideas during class time: learning objectives, activities, etc.

Students connect foundational disciplinary ideas to content they are learning through structured peer activities or individual reflection.

• Co-creating Rubrics with Students, Center for Teaching & Learning, U of Colorado Boulder provides a variety of approaches for co-creating rubrics with students. 

• Self and peer assessment strategy pages from the National Council of Measurement in Education formative assessment formative assessment modules.