The future of STEM education | Roni Ellington | TEDxBaltimore

Professor Roni Ellington has served on the faculty at Morgan State University since 2006. Her work focuses on mathematics education. Research interests include understanding the experiences of high achieving mathematics students, STEM education, and teacher professional development.
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[@105margo]

I'm preparing to lead four weeks of STEM camp in rural NC and this video reinforces my passion to keep the STEM conversation going for our youth.

[@Ignite1961]

As a STEM educator or color....this was the highlight of my day! Thank you Dr. Ellington!

[@wbanhan]

Roni is not angry at all! She believes in our students and we ALL need to believe in them! YES THEY CAN!!!!! Come on y'all!

[@owenohara623]

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[@MediaNSTEM]

I love this video and how a teacher changed her life after taking her out of low level classes. I love how she says that teachers are "agents of change" and people who will change lives. Very inspiring!

[@SoCalRobots]

Great presentation. I completely agree with her 4 main points. I have implemented these same four points at the university level over the last 13 years and I have been satisfied with the outcome. My students now have great jobs and are productive members of many communities. What I have said has impacted the decisions made in their lives. - people factor, we teach people we don't teach a subject - using community, social capital - teacher development - innovative school practices

[@TaggingTechnician]

Roni, your passion is inspiring! I love how you have developed a plan around your vision for STEM, I want to help!

[@dagogg1]

A fascinating lecture, Dr. Ellington! More educators need to watch this lecture.

[@gloriahardrict-ewing1283]

Thank you for sharing your story, Dr. Ellington. You are an inspiration, and your message rings of truth. Teachers must claim and use their power to affect change in the lives of their students, and in theirs. Society will benefit as a result for generations to come.

[@CathyCSmith]

Outstanding! Thanks for sharing your story to the masses, this is much needed globally.

[@abdikalikosman4715]

Thank you Dr. Ellington. I learned something today.

[@radiahrhodes4842]

Absolute brilliance and passion!

[@patriciabaltzley5225]

Great job, Dr. E! I enjoyed your talk, and the message behind it is passionate. Kudos!

[@adriennejohnson6662]

This is something that I have been disappointed about in my rural area. My high school is K-12 and the county seat high school is spread out into two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. My high school has been denied the ability to expand and our curriculum has always included less than theirs but our students excel at the STEM classes when they are in college. I hope the next decade we can change this. Now, that my son will be in middle school in a couple of years, I am doing instead of just complaining about what needs to be done. I hope that your program is instituted into the curriculum for all students so we can have more productive and useful adults. Thank you for sharing your life with us, Roni Ellington!

[@DebraSchneiderB]

I was lucky enough to hear Dr. Ellington speak to our STEM group in California in June, 2017. Most meaningful to me in her talk to us was her discussion of BE-DO-HAVE. K-12 Districts often DO things in order to HAVE impacts, but we forget we must first do the work to BE the people that believe in our students' futures, BE people who see our students and their parents and communities as valuable and rich resources, and so on. You can see more about that here: s3.amazonaws.com/NSTA1/2201983/NSTA_National_Covention_Feature_Presentation_April_1.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIMRSQAV7P6X4QIKQ&Expires=1498579756&Signature=bdniQ7Ue5npH6xhOeUPkEsdyyIE%3d Dr. Ellington thinks and speaks deeply and explicitly about our responsibility to provide access to every student--every student, not just the ones we imagine have a future in STEM--so that they are empowered to innovate in ways that will liberate their communities and our entire nation. I think we often promote STEM to students underrepresented in STEM occupations as a career that will make their future and will earn them more money--and it will. But STEM empowers innovation in a way that will benefit EVERYONE, that is, our advocacy of STEM for these students builds the expertise and knowledge base of STEM and helps all of US.

[@UrbCon_Educ]

Dr. Ellington is a brilliant person!

[@lyricallye]

Amazing...and with a message that so resonates and is so timely. I'm moved to action!

[@santoshrathod7378]

she is astonishing, i can hear her hours.

[@frankshaw981]

Dynamic Presentation Dr. Ellington!!!

[@yumengwang6035]

Thank you for your sharing , you inspire me a lot.

[@Andy-gq5hb]

Parents supported her and gave her a “you can do it” mentality. They pushed the school and teachers invested. It seems like this should be a talk for parents.

[@robitdrone]

Amazing show from Dr. E! and Stem math education is interesting

[@buddyinfobiz]

Really A Great Video. Thank You Dr. Ellington. "EssayThinker"

[@JB-gt5ws]

You are amazing!!

[@ReadingwithMrRamos]

I loved this!!! STEM should be a mandatory class for elementary schools. I'm a teacher and I read STEM books on my channel. Feel free to check them out at your leisure.

[@dijonnestricklen244]

This is a great program

[@TaggingTechnician]

Blessings on Ms. Mitchell!!!!

[@DolandB]

So proud of my classmate...

[@saabmom]

I am using this with my Towson math ed students.

[@carmelaadkins]

Great job cuz! I'm so proud of you!!!

[@shaylathomas8636]

The students of the Transportation Technology Academy at Cardozo Senior High School could really benefit from listening to your lecture.

[@ghanaezra2210]

Beautiful

[@kevinirungu967]

agent of change

[@shelley825]

so proud of you Roni......You go Soror!!!!! But in honesty, when I first met you at Morgan, I was scared of you...I too thought you were an angry black women, until I got to know you through Andi Moore...lol

[@scandalousgirl378]

stop streotyping africans

[@jerroldhewson3600]

I think the missing factor she is looking for is A, arts integration. STEAM is the all inclusive IQ/EQ training ground for not only our minds, but our behaviours as a society.

[@nutronhammernutronhammer]

Ya daz rite, we do scienz like tha why man now

[@sumthin5]

*WE*

[@chevyhoodz2168]

25 angry ppl

[@nutellalatte7522]

WHY DIDN'T THEY CLAP??😭😭😭😭

[@brentoniverson1020]

Nutella Latte Plenty of applause???

[@rodneyh1947]

what people dont realize is you don't choose STEM, it chooses you. the problem is very few people actually has the engines in their heads capable of handling STEM

[@nisreenadnan768]

🤍🤍

[@laerciolealluz5224]

Que coisa superficial.