Disrupting Anti-Blackness with Young Learners in STEM: Strategies for Elementary Science and Mathematics Teacher Education

If we envision a future for Black young learners where their full humanity is honoured and educators facilitate rigorous science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) learning experiences that are justice-focused, must disrupt systemic racism now. In this article discuss how anti-Blackness pervasive in science education, especially learners. We also address why teacher anti-Black our work with elementary candidates research. argue to do anti-Blackness, need political clarity (Beauboeuf-LaFontant, 1999). Political the understanding of structural school inequalities (re)produce differential minoritized offer suggestions can further develop candidates’ clarity. Drawing upon prior research, course assignments, as women educators, share examples an individual’s be developed within methods courses. doing so, build research STEM education on teachers come see teaching act engage hard equity-focused teaching.