Assistant Director of Assessment at @redbirdimpact | expertise in STEM ed + teacher ed | also ❤️s thrifting, traveling, ⭐️ Trek, + trivia | she/her 🏳️🌈
Joined November 2018
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Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
Are you a post-doc interested in a career in education?We are hiring an Instructor/Academic Advisor faculty member! Review starts Dec 8 and applications will be accepted through Dec 22. jobs.oregonstate.edu/posting… @GEP_CURE @BlackInGenetics @BlackInBiophys @cientificolatin @acorbe2
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Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
Extended heat like we'll experience this week can be dangerous, especially for those with breathing and heart conditions. Take it easy, stay hydrated and check on anyone who doesn't have access to AC. Stay #SafeRedbirds!
Oppressive heat will continue across central and southeast Illinois through most, if not all, of the work week. #ilwx
ALT Hot Week...Take Precautions: Drink plenty of water. Wear light clothing. Do necessary outdoor work early or late in the day. Check on kids, elderly and pets. Max Heat Index: Today-Thursday ~ 101 to 116 each day.
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
Did you recently earn your PhD and currently looking for a postdoc in STEM Education? Here's a gentle reminder about the solicitation for @NSF STEM Ed Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Applications are due in ONE MONTH - April 11th!
nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23544/n…
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
Need some motivation to finish up a paper? Join fellow DBER graduate students and postdocs for a writing accountability session on Monday (3/13) from 3-4 ET. We hope to see you there!
Link: zoom.us/j/98513006555?pwd=Sj…
Password: write
ALT Flyer for the DBER-SIT writing accountability sessions. zoom link is https://zoom.us/j/98513006555?pwd=SjB2amswU2FsOEc2aEF5Vmx6azZwQT09 and passcode is write
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
Update: @NSF is making a decision now whether or not to collect LGBTQ+ data on the US STEM workforce. After years of delays, it completed a pilot with n=7,800. There weren’t any issues. The scientific community can’t improve a problem it refuses to measure.nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
We hear it from students all the time: “.com websites are bad. .edu and .org websites are good, unless it’s Wikipedia.” These misconceptions can lead students dangerously astray. A thread on the problem and lesson ideas to use with your students. 🧵
Attention: #newpublication in @EducSci_MDPI with @JennyDauer @CitlallyCiencia + @kirbycai! Check out my first postdoc paper to learn more about students’ #argumentation skills regarding #socioscientificissues after engaging in #structureddecisionmaking!
mdpi.com/1845840
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
Interested in #Inclusive #SciComm and #ScienceEducation research? I'm recruiting a graduate student for an NSF-funded project on training STEM students in Inclusive SciComm and examining effects on student affective measures! Reach out for details! #DEI #STEM #DBER
Hello, grad student + postdoc members of @SABERcommunity! @DBER_SiT is seeking nominations for co-chairs for the Professional Development (2), Funding (1), and Bylaws + Elections (1) subcommittees. Nominate yourself or someone else here: forms.gle/ZWzQs3YMrBiVqdPq5!
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
@DBER_SiT would like to thank the @SABERcommunity for an AMAZING #SABER2022 !! 🎉 We were blown away by the amazing work done by the undergrads, grad students, and post-docs who presented this weekend. The future of #DBER is bright! 🌟🌟🌟
Reminder to all #SABER2022 attendees (virtual and in-person): posters are posted online for the next week! Please take a look, like, and comment!
Session 1: padlet.com/rachelsparksphd/S…
Session 2: padlet.com/rachelsparksphd/S…
Session 3; padlet.com/rachelsparksphd/S…
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
I really liked @sensitivsci Mark Sarvary's talk where he emphasized the importance of compassion for students facing the "new normal" in academic learning while ensuring academic rigor in lab courses. Learning so much at #SABER2022!
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
What should we keep from online teaching? Check out work from folks at Cornell presented by @sensitivsci. #SABER2022 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3549…
Spending time with friends at #SABER2022! Can’t wait to continue the conversations throughout the weekend! @SABERcommunity
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
DBER-SiT is so excited to meet the undergrads, graduate students, and post-docs attending #SABER2022 !! See the following 🧵for details about this weekend's DBER-SiT events! (1/6)
Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD retweeted
Dr. Rebekka Darner, of @CeMaST_ISU & @ISUBio, and Dr. Matt Aldeman, of @ISU_TEC, will host the @ISUResearch Fall Speaker Series focused on #sustainability and #RenewableEnergy. #RedbirdScholar news.illinoisstate.edu/2022/…