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STEM Equity Pipeline Services for Career & Guidance Counselors

STEM Equity Pipeline Services for Career & Guidance Counselors. Rick Larkey STEM Equity Pipeline Facilitator-Oklahoma Lou Hargrave Oklahoma STEM Equity Pipeline Contact. Topics. Defining Nontraditional Careers Defining STEM Careers Concern for the lack of females entering STEM Careers

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STEM Equity Pipeline Services for Career & Guidance Counselors

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  1. STEM Equity Pipeline Services for Career & Guidance Counselors Rick Larkey STEM Equity Pipeline Facilitator-Oklahoma Lou Hargrave Oklahoma STEM Equity Pipeline Contact

  2. Topics • Defining Nontraditional Careers • Defining STEM Careers • Concern for the lack of females entering STEM Careers • The STEM Equity Project funded by NSF • 5 Step Training, Root Causes, & Resources • We invite you to participate with us!

  3. Nontraditional Career A non-traditional career is defined as one where more than 75 percent of the workforce is of the opposite gender -ñ or conversely where fewer than 25 percent of the workforce is of your gender. For women, many non-traditional careers fall into a few broad categories of jobs: labor-intensive, scientific/ technical, and supervisory (see hand out). And while fewer non-traditional careers are available for men than for women, these careers tend to involve education, health, and service-related jobs.

  4. Defining STEM • US Dept. of Ed., Office of Vocational and Adult Education • STEM Transitions Project • www.stemtransitions.org • 16 Career Clusters – 6 Clusters

  5. Defining STEM (see handout) • Science, Technology, Engineering and Math • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources • Health Science • Information Technology • Manufacturing • Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

  6. Nontraditional Careers: Who Cares • Started as an equal opportunity issue especially for women to have access to high wage-high valued employment. • Has evolved into an economic development issue (e.g. Rising Above the Gathering Storm) with people being concerned about shortage of skilled labor in STEM careers (latest fad: Green Jobs) • Carl Perkins accountability success measures include non-trad measurements for participants and completers

  7. Concern for the lack of females entering STEM Careers • “US women have earned the majority of all bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering since 2000. • “The bad news is that women are not distributed equally across the STEM workforce…Indeed, in engineering and computer sciences, the percentages of female students have reached a plateau or even dropped during the last decade. • “This decrease in female participation rates accelerates after graduation in the science and engineering workforce. While more women are entering the STEM pipeline, they later leak out of this pipeline in record numbers.” Economic Security: Expanding Women's Participation in US Science, From Global Education, Vol. 30 (3) - Fall 2008 Sue V. Rosser has served as Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology since 1999, where she is also Professor of Public Policy. 
Mark Zachary Taylor is an Assistant Professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the same institution. • More serious gaps appear when you disaggregate the female performance by ethnicity.

  8. STEM Equity Project Out of concern for enabling females to successfully undertake STEM careers, NSF Funded NAPEEF to: 1. Build capacity of the formal education community 2. Institutionalize the implemented strategies by connecting the outcomes to existing accountability systems 3. Broaden commitment to gender equity in STEM education

  9. STEM Equity Pipeline Project Methods • Consulting and Technical Assistance Team: Experts & Facilitators (Extension Services Group) • Virtual Web-based Professional Learning Community: webinars, resources, links • Best Practices Handbook • Professional Development: 5 Step Training

  10. Extension Services Group (ESG) • State Facilitator • Cadre of national recognized experts • Focused technical assistance and professional development with State Teams

  11. Virtual Learning Community • Public portal for the STEM equity community • Listserv • Links • Articles, Resources, Reports and Research • Calendar of Events in STEM • Webcasts, Webinars, Video, Podcasts, Power Points • Online courses and Tutorials • Performance Data on Women & Girls in STEM • Professional Development Needs Assessment • Evaluations Instruments and Surveys • Suggestion Box • More!

  12. The Five Step Process

  13. Analyze and Evaluate Potential Causes Group Causes Into Two Categories: • Group 1: Causes Within Your Control • School scheduling • Classroom climate • Faculty awareness and capacity • Group 2: Causes Outside Your Control • Media representation • Family demographics

  14. Test and Evaluate Potential Causes Within Your Control Select root causes that: • Have the strongest theory and evidence to support them • Focus on direct causes of performance gaps • Address the most critical needs • Provide the best opportunity to have high impact on performance • Are supported by stakeholders who will help develop and implement solutions (See page 17 of the OVAE Guidebook)

  15. Root Causes • Career Guidance Materials and Practices • Access to and Participation in STEM • Instructional Strategies • Classroom Climate • Role Models • Early Exposure

  16. Root Causes • Curriculum Materials • Occupational Choice/Segregation • School Climate • Student Attitudes • Support Services • Student Isolation Based on Gender

  17. Some Resources to Look At • Engineer Girl:http://www.engineergirl.org/ • Girls E-Mentoring Program:http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/ • Assessing Women in Engineering:http://www.engr.psu.edu/awe/ • Am I a Fair Counselor Destination Success,MAVCChttp://www.mavcc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv? Screen=PROD &Store_Code=mavcc%20member%20catalog&Product_Code= NT0007 • Could This Be Your Life? Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support http://ctbyl.icsps. ilstu.edu/ IllinoisNTC/ch0/intro.asp • American Careers Magazine: Expanding Career Options Issue (in your packet). • Minot Public Schools, Minot, North Dakota http://pages.minot.k12.nd.us/votech/File/fair.htm#2007

  18. More Resources to View • NAPE’s Career Guidance Page: http://www.napequity.org/page.php?30 • STEM Equity Pipeline Site:http://www.stemequitypipeline.org/Default.aspx • Let’s Look in Your Packet

  19. We invite you to participate with us! • Join us by signing up with the STEM Equity Pipeline http://www.stemequitypipeline.org/ • Tell others about the websites! • Download & use the resources! • Sign up for webinar training! • Help us fit this training in other training opportunities! • Become a STEM Equity Pipeline Trainer! • Sign up for the 5 step training this summer! • Organize a team to bring to summer training!

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