The IncludeHer team is working on a program for schools to bring diverse role models into the classroom! With the support of the community we aim to develop a program to bring role models into the classrooms for students across Australia. This program will run alongside teacher training sessions to help build class plans incorporating diverse examples of scientists without putting the onus on teachers to develop them themselves.
We have received support from several notable scientific organisations, individuals and political figures. These include the Astronomical Society of Australia, Australian Geographic, Arid Recovery, Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith, Professor Emma Johnston, Professor Alan Duffy, Richard Di Natale and several Superstars of STEM. We are also working with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and QLD Curriculum and Assessments Authority (QCAA) on developing year 11 and year 12 science courses to increase female scientists' representation.
We have started a GoFundMe to be able to finance the following activities:
- Develop and distribute a range of materials to teachers, including posters, flyers and worksheets
- Speaker fees to avoid free labour from already underrepresented and overworked minorities in STEM
- Travel costs to travel to remote schools
IncludeHer aims to be a voice of the community and work with curricula developers to help produce the best possible science curriculum for all students, and with your support we can achieve this.