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Engineer Inclusion

Dr. Pollock’s company, Engineer Inclusion, helps people intentionally and systematically engineer equity and inclusion into their organizations: driving positive outcomes and effectively supporting employees and the community. Leveraging engineering thinking, process-improvement, and research-based inclusion strategies, Engineer Inclusion is uniquely equipped to help industry, education, and community organizations reach their diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Through professional development workshops, speeches, resources, and consulting, we are partners with educational and community organizations, as well as industry.

How can Meagan help?

Inspire Awareness. Initiate Action.

Services

Meagan speaks and teaches to inspire and initiate change, and has been doing so since 2008. Contact Meagan for staff professional development workshops, keynote speeches, and consulting on topics related to engineering, education, and equity.

Tools

A designer and writer at heart, Meagan develops books, guides, and tools to help herself and others take action towards a more equitable and just world.

Resources

There is much to learn about equity in education, the workforce, and in our communities. We are each on a journey of discovery, and Meagan shares resources from her journey to help others on theirs. Plus, tune-in to her free webinars!

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TEDx Talk: How to become an inclusive leader

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Books

In using these books, I hope that you inspire awareness, initiate action, and lead change.

This new, socially-conscious children’s book with an integrated discussion guide teaches awareness, inspires compassion, and encourages action.

101 thought-provoking quotes explore seven essential themes, and two unique prompts accompany each quote for meaningful conversation-starters or reflective journaling.

Webinars

I’m excited to introduce a new webinar series designed to help anyone increase their social awareness and equip themselves with tools for action. If you want to live in a more just world, then I hope you will tune-in! Let’s work together to make the world better!

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Meagan’s latest content is shared on her company webpage Engineer Inclusion.

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“You don’t belong here.”

Two nearly identical and maddening workplace stories of gender discrimination, 66 years apart, and what we can do to change the narrative.

27 November, 2019 No Comments

Group of people with Pronouns on their shirts

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Why I Put Pronouns on my Email Signature, Social Media Profiles, and Nametags, and Why You Should Too

The simple answer is because it normalizes the sharing of pronouns for more inclusive spaces. In this post, I include important definitions framing your understanding of why pronouns matter. I then offer a brief explanation on gender-neutral pronouns, offer my recommendations for what you can do, and answer a few frequently asked questions.

1 November, 2019 No Comments

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Confidence or Self-efficacy?

Confidence is an informal, popularized term to describe the intersection of self-efficacy, self-esteem, self-concept, and identity — all key constructs that affect our motivation, performance, and persistence.

15 August, 2019 No Comments

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Mindset Resources

Growth Mindset remains one of my most favorite things to teach because with small modifications we can see big changes in ourselves and those around us. This page is a collection of helpful mindset resources for educators.

7 August, 2019 No Comments

Explore Nontraditional Careers by Engineer Inclusion

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Free posters for Nontraditional CTE Careers

Access the complete set of 11 posters featuring people in nontraditional CTE careers. Simple in design, yet colorful and eye-catching, these posters challenge gender norms for nontraditional careers.

15 May, 2019 No Comments

The Case of the Missing $1000 Egg - Tale of Schemas and Implicit Bias

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The Case of the Missing $1000 Egg: A Tale of Schemas and Implicit Bias

Finding the egg would have won me a $1000 prize. Not finding the egg won me an egg once worth $1000, and a good anecdote for explaining schemas and implicit bias.

13 April, 2019 2 Comments

What People Say About Meagan

You are the world’s leading expert on the topic of training guidance counselors for promoting STEM.

Meagan is an excellent leader and coach because she challenges me appropriately, and gives specific, constructive feedback while ensuring I feel valued and positive about the work I am doing.

Thanks again for spending the time with us this past week [at Learning.com]. Everyone was very excited about the engineering curriculum you developed and especially your expertise and passion. This should be a great year for us promoting STEM, thanks to you.

I wanted express my great appreciation and gratitude for the work that Meagan did in our workshop. Her enthusiasm, compassion, and professionalism in leading me and my colleagues through difficult, and often uncomfortable issues covered by your program was exemplary. If her comportment in our workshop was indicative of how NAPE as a whole advances the vital mission of advancing equity in STEM and education as a whole, the world will be a better place because of it. I will certainly implement the lessons I learned from Meagan into my work and appreciate all that she and your organization do in promoting student success.

Meagan is intelligent, capable, passionate, talented, deeply experienced and educated in technology and STEM education.

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