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MoreIn STEM Education Solutions, LLC

The Research

🧩 1. Why Micro? The Power of Small Changes

Key Ideas: Small shifts are sustainable, low-risk, and build momentum over time.
Articles:

  • Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. (2011). Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM instruction: An analytic review of the literature. JRST.
  • Weimer, M. (2013). Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice.
  • Thaler, R., & Sunstein, C. (2008). Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness.

⏱ 2. Moments That Matter: Timing, Focus, and Engagement

Key Ideas: Well-placed short activities support attention, retention, and metacognition.
Articles:

  • Lang, J. M. (2016). Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning.
  • Cavanagh, S. R. (2016). Student engagement in higher education: The need for participatory learning. College Teaching.
  • Ambrose, S. A., et al. (2010). How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching.

🔁 3. Changing Culture Through Small Initiatives

Key Ideas: Lasting change often begins with faculty-led, short-term, visible actions.
Articles:

  • Kezar, A. (2014). How Colleges Change: Understanding, Leading, and Enacting Change.
  • Kotter, J. P. (1996). Leading Change.
  • Reinholz, D. L., & Apkarian, N. (2018). Mechanisms of organizational change in higher education. JRST.

🧠 4. Motivation & Belonging

Key Ideas: Meeting psychological needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness) fosters motivation.
Articles:

  • Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The “what” and “why” of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry.
  • Fink, L. D. (2013). Creating Significant Learning Experiences.
  • Freeman, S. et al. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in STEM. PNAS.

🧬 5. Identity & Equity in Teaching

Key Ideas: Identity is formed and affirmed in small classroom interactions.
Articles:

  • Carlone, H. B., & Johnson, A. (2007). Understanding the science experiences of successful women of color: Science identity as an analytic lens. JRST.
  • Hammond, Z. (2015). Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain.
  • Gay, G. (2018). Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice.

🎓 6. Teaching Approaches that Align with Micromoments

Key Ideas: Micromoments complement and enhance many pedagogical models.
Articles:

  • Prince, M. (2004). Does active learning work? A review of the research. JEE.
  • Brame, C. J. (2013). Flipping the classroom. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching.
  • Tobin, T. J., et al. (2020). Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education.

🧭 7. Leadership Starts Small

Key Ideas: Everyday leadership through small, strategic action is powerful and scalable.
Articles:

  • Kezar, A. & Holcombe, E. (2017). Shared Leadership in Higher Education: Important Lessons from Research and Practice.
  • Quinn, R. E. (2000). Change the World: How Ordinary People Can Accomplish Extraordinary Results.
  • Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2017). Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership.