Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD

Assistant Director of Assessment at @redbirdimpact | expertise in STEM ed + teacher ed | also ❤️s thrifting, traveling, ⭐️ Trek, + trivia | she/her 🏳️‍🌈

[Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD @RachelASparks]

@AVM_fly @GEP_CURE @BlackInGenetics @BlackInBiophys @cientificolatin @acorbe2 @DBER_SiT @SABERcommunity

[Alysia Vrailas-Mortimer @AVM_fly]

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. https://t.co/qEh0vSU32x @GEP_CURE @BlackInGenetics @BlackInBiophys @cientificolatin @acorbe2

[Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD @RachelASparks]

ISU faculty, staff, students, and alumni - please take this survey to help us learn more about our relationship with the BN community!

[ISU Center for Civic Engagement @redbirdimpact]

🛑 Take the OCTA survey at https://t.co/bIzVSLYdzv by November 17 and help us understand the relationship between Illinois State University and the Bloomington-Normal community.

Respondents can enter a drawing to win one of 75 $10 Starbucks gift cards.

[Safe Redbirds @SafeRedbirds]

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!

[DBER-SiT @DBER_SiT]

Have end of semester writing deadlines coming up? Join us on May 1st at 12pm PST/3pm EST for our writing accountability session! ✍️👩‍💻👨‍💻

[Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD @RachelASparks]

Big fan of these seed paper name tags and this fabulous keynote on Engineering Science Reform! Are there any other @DBER_SiT members at #NARST23? (PS @NARSTorg please let this count as a selfie)

[DBER-SiT @DBER_SiT]

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!
https://t.co/CcUOrsKKXp

[DBER-SiT @DBER_SiT]

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: https://t.co/nyIjdvmioZ
Password: write

[Jon Freeman @freemanjb]

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.https://t.co/Q72PCLlBwe

[DBER-SiT @DBER_SiT]

(1/8) Before we break for a few days of fun, family, food, and rest, DBER-SiT would like to highlight a few upcoming funding opportunities! 🦃💸🥘📈

[Digital Inquiry Group @InquiryGroup]

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. 🧵

[Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD @RachelASparks]

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!
https://t.co/PXDSRiQgLz

[Dr. Nicole Kelp, PhD @NicoleKelp]

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

[Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD @RachelASparks]

@DaxOvid @ugavetmed Woooo congratulations!!!!

[Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD @RachelASparks]

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: https://t.co/n66eDuWzJr!

[DBER-SiT @DBER_SiT]

@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! 🌟🌟🌟

[Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD @RachelASparks]

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: https://t.co/x2w7DWMPPC
Session 2: https://t.co/x0ZQmLEpDW
Session 3; https://t.co/RvBWKKHmov

[Rachel Waring-Sparks, PhD @RachelASparks]

@DavidKnuffke @SABERcommunity Posters are (mostly) all posted online for remote viewing!
Session 1: https://t.co/x2w7DWMPPC
Session 2: https://t.co/x0ZQmLEpDW
Session 3: https://t.co/RvBWKKHmov

[Anisha Navlekar @AnishaNavlekar]

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!

[Jacob Wainman @JacobWainmanCER]

What should we keep from online teaching? Check out work from folks at Cornell presented by @sensitivsci. #SABER2022 https://t.co/Zix09MCgBC